Three teams each have seven players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2022 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Top 100 players of 2022
Here are Box-Toppers Top 100 players of 2022 at the All-Star break, ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP).| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 17.0 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 15.0 |
| 3 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | chi al | 14.7 |
| 4 | McClanahan, Shane 4399 | pi sp | tb al | 14.4 |
| 5 | Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 12.7 |
| 6 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 7 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.4 |
| 9 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | sf nl | 10.7 |
| 10 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 11 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | tb al | 10.0 |
| 12 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.7 |
| 13 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 9.7 |
| 14 | Wright, Kyle 4349 | pi sp | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 15 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sea al | 9.4 |
| 16 | Cortes, Nestor 4160 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.4 |
| 17 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 9.2 |
| 18 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.1 |
| 19 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.0 |
| 20 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.7 |
| 21 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 8.7 |
| 22 | Gonsolin, Tony 4211 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.7 |
| 23 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 |
| 24 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.4 |
| 25 | McKenzie, Triston 4303 | pi sp | cle al | 8.0 |
| 26 | Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 8.0 |
| 27 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | lad nl | 8.0 |
| 28 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 7.7 |
| 29 | Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 30 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 7.7 |
| 31 | Rodriguez, Julio 4590 | cf | sea al | 7.5 |
| 32 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | min al | 7.4 |
| 33 | Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | tex al | 7.1 |
| 34 | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 35 | Cron, C.J. 3338 | 1b | col nl | 7.0 |
| 36 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 6.7 |
| 37 | Manoah, Alek 4424 | pi sp | tor al | 6.7 |
| 38 | Garcia, Luis 4423 | pi sp | hou al | 6.7 |
| 39 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 6.7 |
| 40 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 6.7 |
| 41 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | bos al | 6.7 |
| 42 | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.7 |
| 43 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf cf | nyy al | 6.5 |
| 44 | Keller, Brad 4008 | pi sp | kc al | 6.4 |
| 45 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.0 |
| 46 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 47 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.0 |
| 48 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 6.0 |
| 49 | France, Ty 4243 | 1b | sea al | 6.0 |
| 50 | Stripling, Ross 3629 | pi sp | tor al | 6.0 |
| 51 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | 2b | tex al | 6.0 |
| 52 | Kopech, Michael 4385 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
| 53 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | dh | phi nl | 6.0 |
| 54 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 55 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 6.0 |
| 56 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.0 |
| 57 | Bednar, David 4499 | pi cp | pit nl | 6.0 |
| 58 | Thompson, Keegan 4579 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.0 |
| 59 | Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.7 |
| 60 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 |
| 61 | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 |
| 62 | Megill, Tylor 4464 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 63 | Tellez, Rowdy 4078 | 1b | mil nl | 5.7 |
| 64 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp mr | atl nl | 5.7 |
| 65 | Story, Trevor 3607 | 2b | bos al | 5.5 |
| 66 | Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | dh | nyy al | 5.5 |
| 67 | Machado, Manny 3087 | 3b | sd nl | 5.5 |
| 68 | Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf dh ph | col nl | 5.5 |
| 69 | Aguilar, Jesus 3787 | 1b dh | fla nl | 5.5 |
| 70 | Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | sea al | 5.5 |
| 71 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.4 |
| 72 | Ashby, Aaron 4511 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.4 |
| 73 | Alvarez, Yordan 4209 | dh | hou al | 5.2 |
| 74 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 75 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 76 | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 |
| 77 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 |
| 78 | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 |
| 79 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 5.0 |
| 80 | Gray, Jon 3634 | pi sp | tex al | 5.0 |
| 81 | Turner, Justin 2865 | 3b | lad nl | 5.0 |
| 82 | Lopez, Jorge 4060 | pi cp | bal al | 5.0 |
| 83 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.0 |
| 84 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 85 | Chavis, Michael 4127 | 1b | pit nl | 5.0 |
| 86 | Ward, Taylor 4345 | rf | ana al | 4.9 |
| 87 | Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.7 |
| 88 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 |
| 89 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | min al | 4.7 |
| 90 | Canha, Mark 3454 | lf cf 1b | nym nl | 4.7 |
| 91 | Gray, Josiah 4503 | pi sp | dc nl | 4.7 |
| 92 | King, Michael 4549 | pi mr cp | nyy al | 4.7 |
| 93 | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.7 |
| 94 | Kirby, George 4595 | pi sp | sea al | 4.7 |
| 95 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 4.5 |
| 96 | Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 4.5 |
| 97 | Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | dc nl | 4.5 |
| 98 | Arraez, Luis 4219 | 1b 2b | min al | 4.5 |
| 99 | Verdugo, Alex 4129 | lf | bos al | 4.5 |
| 100 | Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss | cle al | 4.5 |
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The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers each have seven players on the top 100 list, tied for the most of any team. The Yankees also lead Box-Toppers team rankings, the Dodgers rank second and the Brewers are sixth. All teams except for the Oakland Athletics have at least one player among the top 100. The Athletics are 30th and last among all teams in 2022 Box-Toppers team rankings.
Three teams are tied for the next-most players among the top 100 with six each—the Houston Astros, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves have five players among the top 100, seventh-most among all teams.
The top 100 player list is led by Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani with 17.0 Box-Toppers points. Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara, who leads National League players with 12.7 Box-Toppers points, ranks fifth overall.
New York Yankees
Here are the seven Yankees players in the All-Star break top 100, with their overall rank shown, their position and their season Box-Toppers point total:
8. Gerrit Cole, starting pitcher, 11.4
16. Nestor Cortes, starting pitcher, 9.4
43. Aaron Judge, outfielder, 6.5
61. Jameson Taillon, starting pitcher, 5.7
66. Giancarlo Stanton, designated hitter, 5.5
83. Luis Severino, starting pitcher, 5.0
92. Michael King, relief pitcher, 4.7
The Yankees rank first in Box-Toppers team rankings with its players accumulating 81.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022, including a combined 48.2 by its seven players in the top 100.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Here are the seven Dodgers players in the All-Star break top 100, with their overall rank shown, their position and their season Box-Toppers point total:
12. Julio Urias, starting pitcher 9.7
22. Tony Gonsolin, starting pitcher, 8.7
27. Mookie Betts, right fielder, 8.0
34. Tyler Anderson, starting pitcher, 7.0
46. Clayton Kershaw, starting pitcher, 6.0
54. Freddie Freeman, first baseman, 6.0
81. Justin Turner, third baseman, 5.0
The Dodgers rank second in Box-Toppers team rankings with its players accumulating 77.1 Box-Toppers points in 2022, including a combined 50.4 by its seven players in the top 100.
Milwaukee Brewers
Here are the seven Brewers players in the All-Star break top 100, with their overall rank shown, their position and their season Box-Toppers point total:
10. Corbin Burnes, starting pitcher, 10.4
23. Brandon Woodruff, starting pitcher, 8.4
24. Eric Lauer, starting pitcher, 8.4
55. Josh Hader, closing pitcher, 6.0
63. Rowdy Tellez, first baseman 5.7
71. Freddy Peralta, starting pitcher, 5.4
72. Aaron Ashby, starting pitcher, 5.4
The Brewers rank sixth in Box-Toppers team rankings with its players accumulating 66.3 Box-Toppers points in 2022, including a combined 49.7 by its seven players in the top 100.
The Oakland Athletics are the only team without a representative among the top 100 players. The top-ranked Athletics player is starting pitcher Paul Blackburn with 4.0 Box-Toppers points, 134th among all players. The Athletics rank 30th and last among all teams with 35.0 Box-Toppers points.
Three other teams have just one representative on the top 100 list:
Orioles (Jorge Lopez, closing pitcher, ranked 82nd with 5.0 points)
Tigers (Tarik Skubal, starting pitcher, ranked 21st with 8.7 points)
Royals (Brad Keller, starting pitcher, ranked 44th with 6.4 points)
Top 100 breakdown by position
Most players in the top 100 are starting pitchers. Here is the position-by-position breakdown of players (if a player played more than one position, then their primary position—the one at which they most often earned Player of the Game honors—is used):
68—Starting pitcher
9—First base
7—Outfield
5—Third base
4—Designated hitter
3—Closing pitcher
2—Second base
1—Shortstop
1—Middle relief
0—Catcher
Of note here, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels ranks first overall with 17.0 Box-Toppers points. While he has served as both a starting pitcher and designated hitter this season, Box-Toppers lists him primarily as a starting pitcher because he has won eight of his 11 Player of the Game honors as a starting pitcher this season. Note in the chart elsewhere on this page Top 100 players for 2022 that Ohtani’s position is listed “pi sp dh,” meaning both starting pitcher and designated hitter, but he is included among the 68 starting pitchers, not among the four designated hitters in the top 100.
There are no catchers among the top 100 players for 2022. The highest-ranking catcher is Jonah Heim of the Rangers, whose 4.2 Box-Toppers points is 110th among all players.
There are 72 total pitchers among the top 100 players (68 starters, three closers and one middle reliever). That’s down from 2019 and 2021, when there were 77 total pitchers among the midseason top 100. Here is a look at the number of pitchers among the midseason top 100 in recent seasons:
In 2015, there were 74 pitchers among the top 100 players at the All-Star break (67 starters and seven closers).
In 2016, there were 65 pitchers (64 starters and one closer).
In 2017, there were 60 pitchers (55 starters, four closers and one middle reliever).
In 2018, there were 72 pitchers (64 starters, six closers and two middle relievers).
In 2019, there were 77 pitchers (70 starters and seven closers).
In 2020, there was no All-Star Game (pandemic, as you may recall), so no actual All-Star break.
In 2021, there were 77 pitchers (74 starters and three closers).
Newcomers among top 100 players
There are five players on the top 100 list who have made their Box-Toppers debut in 2022, each having earned Player of the Game honors for the first time in their career this season:
31. Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez, 7.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters.
58. Cubs starting pitcher Keegan Thompson, 6.0 points, 23rd among NL pitchers.
64. Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider, 5.7 points, 27th among NL pitchers.
93. Padres starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore, 4.7 points, 39th among NL pitchers.
94. Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby, 4.7 points, 33rd among AL pitchers.
So far this season, 122 players have made their Box-Toppers debut.
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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