| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 16.4 | 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 | |
| 2 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 | 2 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 | |
| 3 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 10.7 | 3 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.1 | |
| 4 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 9.7 | 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 | |
| 5 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 | 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 | |
| 6 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 | 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 | |
| 7 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 | 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 9.7 | |
| 8 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 8.4 | 8 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 | |
| 9 | Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 8.0 | 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 9.7 | |
| 10 | Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 | 10 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | sf nl | 9.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 9.7 | 1 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 8.0 | |
| 2 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 8.4 | 2 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf | fla nl | 7.0 | |
| 3 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 7.0 | 3 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf | pit nl | 7.0 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 6.5 | 4 | Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 6.5 | |
| 5 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 6.5 | 5 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 5.9 | |
| 6 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 6.0 | 6 | Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 5.5 | |
| 7 | Grichuk, Randal 3474 | dh cf rf | tor al | 5.5 | 7 | Winker, Jesse 3988 | lf | cin nl | 5.0 | |
| 8 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b | tor al | 5.2 | 8 | Muncy, Max 3969 | 2b 1b | lad nl | 5.0 | |
| 9 | Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 5.0 | 9 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 5.0 | |
| 10 | Walsh, Jared 4332 | 1b | ana al | 5.0 | 10 | Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 4.5 |
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in more than two weeks.
All other category leaders remain the same as in the last Box-Toppers player rankings report July 11, prior to the All-Star break:
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, July 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 16.4 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 4 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 14.1 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 10.7 |
| 9 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 |
| 10 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 9.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads American League pitchers.
J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox leads AL batters.
Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
deGrom has 16.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points since the last player rankings report July 11, to maintain his lead ahead of second-place player Cole (16.4). It is the fourth straight player rankings report deGrom has led, dating back to June 24. deGrom also leads NL pitchers for the fourth straight time, ahead of second-place Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers (14.4). deGrom last appeared in a game July 7 (earning Player of the Day honors) and is on the 10-day injured list, eligible to return Sunday.
American League pitchers—Cole leads the category for the fourth straight report with 16.4 points, picking up 2.0 points since July 11. He ranks ahead of second-place Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (12.7). Cole ranks second overall.
American League batters—Martinez leads for the third straight report with 9.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points since July 11.
Martinez ranks 16th among all players.
He ranks ahead of second-place AL batter Shohei Ohtani of the Angels (8.4), who has earned only 3.0 points as a designated hitter in 2021—the other 5.4 points were earned as a pitcher.
National League batters—Castellanos leads for the third straight report with 8.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points since July 11, ahead of second-place NL batter Adam Duvall of the Marlins (7.0 points).
Castellanos ranks 30th among all players in 2021 Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 list exits and entrances—Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings this week. He displaces Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, who was among the top 10 (ranked 10th) at the last player rankings report July 11.
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.
Two players joined the #BT40 this week:
Carlos Rodon of the White Sox rises to seventh place among AL pitchers with 8.7 points.
Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises to eighth place among NL batters with 5.0 points.
Those two displace these two players: Indians pitcher Shane Bieber and Trevor Story of the Rockies.
It should be noted that the #BT40 are not the overall top 40 players, but the top 10 in each of four categories (in fact, with Ohtani’s inclusion on two top 10 lists—AL pitchers and AL batters, it actually includes 39 players). The lowest-ranking player among the #BT40 is Austin Riley of the Braves (4.5 points, 10th among NL batters), who ranks 103rd overall.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—620 (it was 588 as of the last report on July 11).
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—251 (it was 238 as of the last report on July 11).
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—119 (it was 111 as of the last report on July 11).
Games completed so far in 2021—1,442, an average of 96.1 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—59.3.
Pitchers have won 62.6 percent of all Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors compared to 37.4 percent won by batters. (Through games of July 11, pitchers had won Player of the Game honors in 63.1 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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