| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 | 1 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 | |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 | 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 | |
| 3 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 | 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 | |
| 4 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 | 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 | |
| 5 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 5 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 | |
| 6 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 | 6 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.4 | |
| 7 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 6.0 | 7 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.0 | |
| 8 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 | 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 | |
| 9 | Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | pi sp | det al | 5.7 | 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 6.7 | |
| 10 | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | tb al | 5.7 | 10 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | chi nl | 6.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 | 1 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf lf | fla nl | 4.5 | |
| 2 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 5.5 | 2 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 4.0 | |
| 3 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 5.5 | 3 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 4.0 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 4.0 | 4 | Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 4.0 | |
| 5 | Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b | ana al | 4.0 | 5 | Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 3.5 | |
| 6 | Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 3.5 | 6 | Winker, Jesse 3988 | lf | cin nl | 3.5 | |
| 7 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | dh | nyy al | 3.5 | 7 | Story, Trevor 3607 | ss | col nl | 3.2 | |
| 8 | Grichuk, Randal 3474 | dh cf | tor al | 3.0 | 8 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf lf | pit nl | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Arozarena, Randy 4331 | lf dh | tb al | 3.0 | 9 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Benintendi, Andrew 3815 | lf | kc al | 3.0 | 10 | Cronenworth, Jake 4380 | 2b ph | sd nl | 3.0 |
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Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings for the second straight week and for the sixth time in the past eight weeks.
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 3.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 |
| 7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.4 |
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Meanwhile, Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers rises to lead National League pitchers, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox maintains his lead among American League batters and Adam Duvall of the Marlins maintains his lead among NL batters.
Glasnow has 10.7 Box-Toppers points in 2021 to lead all players and all AL pitchers for the second straight week. He ranks ahead of Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole. Though both Glasnow and Cole have 10.7 points for the season, Glasnow ranks higher because he had more 2020 points—8.0 vs. 7.4.
National League pitchers—Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers rises to lead with 10.4 Box-Toppers points, third place overall, passing last week’s leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (8.4), who falls to second place.
American League batters—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads for the eighth straight week with 6.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He falls from 11th place overall last week to 17th this week. He ranks ahead of second-place AL batter Jose Abreu of the White Sox (5.5 points).
National League batters—Adam Duvall of the Marlins leads for the second straight week with 4.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. Duvall ranks ahead of second-place NL batter Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals (4.0). Duvall ranks 48th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Top 10 list exits and entrances—Three players rise into Box-Toppers top 10 overall players list this week:
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to sixth place with 8.0 points.
White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn rises to eighth place with 7.7 points.
Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rises to ninth place with 7.7 points.
They displace three players who were on the top 10 list last week—Marlins pitcher Trevor Rogers, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and Indians pitcher Aaron Civale.
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.
Ten players joined the #BT40 this week:
Sean Manaea of the Athletics rises to fourth place among AL pitchers with 7.7 points.
Spencer Turnbull of the Tigers rises to ninth place among AL pitchers with 5.7 points.
Ryan Yarbrough of the Rays rises to 10th place among AL pitchers with 5.7 points.
Randal Grichuk of the Blue Jays rises to eighth place among AL batters with 3.0 points.
Andrew Benintendi of the Royals rises to 10th place among AL batters with 3.0 points.
Freddy Peralta of the Brewers rises to ninth place among NL pitchers with 6.7 points.
Craig Kimbrel of the Cubs rises to 10th place among NL pitchers with 6.7 points.
Brandon Crawford of the Giants rises to fourth place among NL batters with 4.0 points.
Jesse Winker of the Reds rises to sixth place among NL batters with 3.5 points.
Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates rises to eighth place among NL batters with 3.0 points.
Those 10 displace these 10 players: Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda, White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease, Adolis Garcia of the Rangers, Yermin Mercedes of the White Sox, Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias, Jason Heyward of the Cubs, Freddie Freeman of the Braves and Manny Machado of the Padres.
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 Jake Cronenworth of the Padres (3.0 points, 10th among NL batters), who ranks 106th overall.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—455
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—135
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—65
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut in the past week—6
Games completed so far in 2021—836
Percentage of scheduled season completed—34.4
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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