| 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 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 15.1 | |
| 3 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 12.7 | 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 | |
| 4 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 11.4 | 4 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 | |
| 5 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 9.7 | 5 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.7 | |
| 6 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 9.7 | 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 | |
| 7 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 | 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 | |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 8.7 | 8 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 10.4 | |
| 9 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 8.0 | 9 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.7 | |
| 10 | Flexen, Chris 4368 | pi sp | sea al | 8.0 | 10 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 11.4 | 1 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 8.0 | |
| 2 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 9.7 | 2 | Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 7.5 | |
| 3 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 7.0 | 3 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf | atl nl | 7.0 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 6.5 | 4 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf | pit nl | 7.0 | |
| 5 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 6.5 | 5 | Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 7.0 | |
| 6 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 6.0 | 6 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 5.9 | |
| 7 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh lf | hou al | 6.0 | 7 | Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 5.5 | |
| 8 | Grichuk, Randal 3474 | dh cf rf | tor al | 5.5 | 8 | Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 5.5 | |
| 9 | Haniger, Mitch 3772 | rf | sea al | 5.5 | 9 | Winker, Jesse 3988 | lf | cin nl | 5.0 | |
| 10 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b | tor al | 5.2 | 10 | Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf | atl nl | 5.0 |
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Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom maintains his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings, despite not playing in more than three 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 Friday, July 30. (NOTE: This top 10 list includes the results of Friday’s games, while the graphic and chart above were tabulated prior to Friday’s games. As a result, Chris Bassitt appears in this top 10, having displaced Shohei Ohtani, who ranked 10th prior to Friday’s games.)| 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 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 15.1 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 6 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 12.7 |
| 7 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 12.7 |
| 8 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 11.7 |
| 9 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.7 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.4 |
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Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to lead American League batters in this week’s report, while the two other category leaders remain the same:
Gerrit Cole of the Yankees leads AL pitchers.
Nick Castellanos of the Reds leads National League batters.
deGrom has 16.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points since last week’s player rankings, to maintain his lead ahead of second-place player Cole (16.4). It is the fifth straight player rankings report deGrom has led, dating back to June 24. deGrom also leads NL pitchers for the fifth straight time, ahead of second-place Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (15.1). deGrom last appeared in a game July 7 (earning Player of the Day honors), has been on the injured list and reports indicate he will not pitch again until September.
A note: Box-Toppers usually posts player rankings reports on Fridays, but delayed this week’s since the trade deadline also fell on Friday this year. Rather than making a report while team and player positions were in flux, we waited until after the deadline Friday afternoon to tabulate the top 10 lists. However, the tabulations shown here were made prior to Friday’s slate of evening games, so some slight changes have taken place in the meantime. However, all four category leaders shown in the chart above and mentioned in this story remain the same.
And despite the rampant player movement late this week prior to the trade deadline, only one player among the four top 10 lists shown above was traded in the past week—Max Scherzer, seventh among NL pitchers with 10.7 Box-Toppers points, was traded from the Nationals to the Dodgers.
American League batters—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels rises to the lead with 11.4 Box-Toppers points, passing previous leader J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (9.7), who falls to second place.
Prior to the games of Friday, July 30, Ohtani ranked 10th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, the only batter among the overall top 10. However, Ohtani was displaced from the top 10 after Friday’s games, falling to 11th, when Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt earned Player of the Day honors and jumped to eighth place with 11.7 points.
Ohtani has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game eight times in 2021, three as a designated hitter and the other five as a starting pitcher. Uniquely, Ohtani qualifies in Box-Toppers rankings among both batters and pitchers.
American League pitchers—Cole leads the category for the fifth straight report with 16.4 points, picking up no points in the past week. He ranks ahead of second-place Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (12.7). Cole ranks second overall.
National League batters—Castellanos leads for the fourth straight report with 8.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week, ahead of second-place NL batter Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres (7.5 points).
Castellanos ranks 35th among all players in 2021 Box-Toppers points.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2021—642 (it was 620 as of last week).
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—263 (it was 251 as of last week).
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2021 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—126 (it was 119 as of last week).
Games completed so far in 2021 through July 29—1,537, an average of 102.5 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—63.3.
Pitchers have won 62.5 percent of all Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors compared to 37.5 percent won by batters. (Through games of July 22, pitchers had won Player of the Game honors in 62.6 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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