The Los Angeles Dodgers maintain their lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox maintain their lead among American League teams and the Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2021 team rankings through games of Thursday, Aug. 5. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from July 30 to Aug. 5. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank at the July 30 trade deadline.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers | 95.8 | +4.7 | 1 |
| 2 | White Sox | 86.7 | +4.0 | 2 |
| 3 | Brewers | 85.9 | +5.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Braves | 82.1 | +5.7 | 8 |
| 5 | Red Sox | 81.3 | +2.0 | 4 |
| 6 | Phillies | 80.9 | +5.5 | 9 |
| 7 | Yankees | 80.6 | +6.5 | 10 |
| 8 | Padres | 79.6 | +2.0 | 5 |
| 9 | Astros | 79.0 | +2.5 | 7 |
| 10 | Mets | 78.5 | +2.0 | 6 |
| 11 | Giants | 77.4 | +5.7 | 11 |
| 12 | Rays | 75.4 | +4.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Blue Jays | 73.4 | +8.9 | 15 |
| 14 | Athletics | 72.5 | +4.0 | 13 |
| 15 | Mariners | 71.5 | +3.5 | 14 |
| 16 | Reds | 67.9 | +4.0 | 16 |
| 17 | Angels | 65.5 | +4.0 | 17 |
| 18 | Cardinals | 62.9 | +2.0 | 18 |
| 19 | Rockies | 61.3 | +5.7 | 21 |
| 20 | Indians | 60.9 | +2.7 | 19 |
| 21 | Tigers | 59.3 | +3.0 | 20 |
| 22 | Marlins | 49.0 | +2.0 | 22 |
| 23 | Twins | 47.3 | +3.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Royals | 45.6 | +2.0 | 24 |
| 25 | Orioles | 41.7 | +3.0 | 25 |
| 26 | Nationals | 37.7 | +2.0 | 26 |
| 27 | Pirates | 36.9 | +3.0 | 27 |
| 28 | Diamondbacks | 34.5 | +1.0 | 28 |
| 29 | Cubs | 34.0 | +2.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rangers | 30.0 | +4.0 | 30 |
Dodgers players have accumulated 95.8 Box-Toppers points in 2021, extending their lead over the second place White Sox (86.7) with a lead of 9.1 points. It’s the second straight week the Dodgers have led all teams. The Dodgers have a winning percentage of .596, tied for the second-best among all teams, behind the San Francisco Giants (.633), who rank 11th in Box-Toppers team rankings (77.4 Box-Toppers points). Three other teams also have winning percentages of .596—the Milwaukee Brewers (85.9 points, ranked third), the Houston Astros (79.0 points, ranked ninth) and the Tampa Bay Rays (75.4 points, ranked 12th).
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Max Scherzer with 12.4 Box-Toppers points, eighth overall and fifth among National League pitchers. Scherzer was acquired at the July 30 trade deadline from the Nationals. Top Dodgers batter is Max Muncy with 5.0 Box-Toppers points, 14th among NL batters. So far this season, 25 Dodgers players have earned Player of the Game honors.
White Sox lead AL teams
The White Sox lead AL teams for the ninth straight week and rank second overall with 86.7 Box-Toppers points. They have led AL teams for 13 of the past 14 weeks.
The White Sox have the fourth-best winning percentage among AL teams (.578), behind the Houston Astros (.596), Tampa Bay Rays (.596) and Boston Red Sox (.582). The Astros are ninth in Box-Toppers team rankings (79.0 Box-Toppers points), the Rays are 12th (75.4) and the Red Sox are fifth (81.3). (The Red Sox rank second among AL teams in Box-Toppers team rankings.)
The White Sox are led by pitcher Lance Lynn with 9.7 Box-Toppers points, sixth among AL pitchers. White Sox’ top batter is Jose Abreu with 7.0 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters. There are 26 White Sox players who have earned Player of the Game honors this season.
Hottest team: Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are the week’s hottest team, gaining 8.9 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team, rising from 15th to 13th in team rankings with 73.4 Box-Toppers points. The Blue Jays won six of their seven games this week, their first games in their home ballpark in Toronto, since 2019, after Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions forced them to play home games in Florida and Buffalo, New York. Here’s how the Blue Jays earned 8.9 points in the past week:
Friday, July 30—Bo Bichette earns 1.0 point as Player of the Game.
Saturday, July 31—Alek Manoah earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Sunday, Aug. 1—Jose Berrios earns 1.7 points as AL Player of the Day.
Tuesday, Aug. 3—Teoscar Hernandez earns 1.5 points as AL Batter of the Day.
Wednesday, Aug. 4–Steven Matz earns 1.0 point as Player of the Game.
Thursday, Aug. 5—Ross Stripling earns 2.0 points as overall Player of the Day.
The Atlanta Braves had the biggest rise in Box-Toppers team rankings, climbing four spots from eighth to fourth overall with 82.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.7 points in the past week.
The New York Mets had the biggest decline of the week, falling four spots from sixth to 10th with 78.5 points, picking up 2.0 points in the past week.
The Texas Rangers maintain their spot in 30th and last place for the second straight week with 30.0 Box-Toppers points, picking up 4.0 in the past week.
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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