| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 | 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.7 | |
| 2 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 | 2 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 12.4 | |
| 3 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 | 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.4 | |
| 4 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 | 4 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.7 | |
| 5 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 | 5 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 | |
| 6 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 7.0 | 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.4 | |
| 7 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 | |
| 8 | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 | 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 8.7 | |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 | 9 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.4 | |
| 10 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 | 10 | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.4 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 6.5 | 1 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf | fla nl | 6.0 | |
| 2 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 | 2 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf | pit nl | 5.5 | |
| 3 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 5.5 | 3 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 5.5 | 4 | Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 5.5 | |
| 5 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 4.5 | 5 | Winker, Jesse 3988 | lf | cin nl | 5.0 | |
| 6 | Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 4.5 | 6 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 4.2 | |
| 7 | Laureano, Ramon 4054 | cf dh | oak al | 4.0 | 7 | Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 4.2 | |
| 8 | Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b | ana al | 4.0 | 8 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 4.0 | |
| 9 | Sano, Miguel 3527 | 1b pr | min al | 4.0 | 9 | Posey, Buster 2745 | ca | sf nl | 4.0 | |
| 10 | Garcia, Adolis 4387 | cf | tex al | 4.0 | 10 | Naquin, Tyler 3662 | cf rf lf | cin nl | 4.0 |
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to first place in Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing last week’s leader, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, June 24.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 13.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 13.4 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 12.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.4 |
| 6 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
| 7 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.4 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
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Meanwhile, Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to lead National League batters. Last week’s American League leaders remain the same: Cole leads AL pitchers and Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
deGrom now has 13.7 Box-Toppers points, rising from second place last week, passing Cole (13.4.), who falls to second. The only other time deGrom led Box-Toppers season player rankings was in the 2015 season from July 26 to Sept. 1.
deGrom also leads National League pitchers for the second straight week ahead of second-place Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers (12.4).
National League batters—Adam Duvall of the Marlins rises to the lead with 6.0 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader Nick Castellanos of the Reds (5.5), who falls to third. Duvall leads ahead of second-place NL batter Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates (5.5). Duvall ranks 38th among all players.
American League pitchers—Cole leads the category for the second straight week with 13.4 points ahead of second-place Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (12.7). He ranks second overall.
American League batters—Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox leads AL batters for the third week with 6.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He ranks ahead of second-place AL batter, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (6.2). Three of the top four AL batters are Red Sox players, including fourth-place Rafael Devers (5.5). Bogaerts is 34th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Top 10 list exits and entrances—Two players rise into Box-Toppers top 10 overall players list this week:
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer rises to eighth place with 9.4 points.
Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to ninth place with 9.4 points.
They displace two players who were on the top 10 list last week—Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea and Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker.
The #BT40—The Box-Toppers 40 (#BT40) is made up of the 40 players on Box-Toppers’ four top 10 category lists—AL and NL pitchers and batters. The #BT40 are listed in the chart at the top of this page.
Seven players joined the #BT40 this week:
Ramon Laureano of the Athletics rises to seventh place among AL batters with 4.0 points.
Miguel Sano of the Twins rises to ninth place among AL batters with 4.0 points.
Adolis Garcia of the Rangers rises to 10th place among AL batters with 4.0 points.
Trevor Bauer of the Dodgers rises to fifth place among NL pitchers with 9.4 points.
Pablo Lopez of the Marlins rises to ninth place among NL pitchers with 8.4 points.
Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to second place among NL batters with 5.5 points.
Tyler Naquin of the Reds rises to 10th place among NL batters with 4.0 points.
Those seven displace these seven players: Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees, Randal Grichuk of the Blue Jays, Randy Arozarena of the Rays, Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber, Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers, Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres and Austin Riley of the Braves.
It should be noted that the #BT40 are not the overall top 40 players, but the top 10 in each of four categories. The lowest-ranking player among the #BT40 is Adolis Garcia of the Rangers (4.0 points, 10th among AL batters), who ranks 98th overall.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—527 (last week 506).
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—192 (last week 175).
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—86 (last week 82).
Games completed so far in 2021—1,113, an average of 74.2 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—45.8.
Pitchers have won 65.3 percent of all Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors compared to 34.7 percent won by batters. (Through last week, pitchers had won Player of the Game honors in 65.9 percent of all games played.)
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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