The Los Angeles Dodgers lead Box-Toppers team rankings report for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees lead among American League teams for the second week and the Chicago White Sox are the week’s hottest team.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2022 team rankings through games of Thursday, Sept. 8. 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 Sept. 2 to Sept. 8 . The column Wk ago shows the team's rank on Sept. 1.Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
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1 | Dodgers | 115.4 | +4.5 | 1 |
2 | Braves | 111.8 | +6.2 | 2 |
3 | Yankees | 107.7 | +5.7 | 4 |
4 | Mets | 106.2 | +1.7 | 3 |
5 | Astros | 106.0 | +4.0 | 5 |
6 | Cardinals | 102.9 | +5.0 | 6 |
7 | Mariners | 101.2 | +5.5 | 7 |
8 | Padres | 98.3 | +3.0 | 8 |
9 | Blue Jays | 94.7 | +7.2 | 11 |
10 | Twins | 94.1 | +2.5 | 9 |
11 | Phillies | 91.6 | +2.0 | 10 |
12 | Rays | 90.0 | +5.5 | 12 |
13 | Brewers | 89.5 | +5.5 | 13 |
14 | White Sox | 87.0 | +8.2 | 16 |
15 | Orioles | 84.4 | +4.5 | 15 |
16 | Guardians | 82.8 | +2.0 | 14 |
17 | Giants | 76.3 | +4.5 | 17 |
18 | Diamondbacks | 74.1 | +4.7 | 20 |
19 | Red Sox | 74.1 | +3.5 | 18 |
20 | Angels | 73.1 | +3.0 | 19 |
21 | Rockies | 69.4 | +3.0 | 22 |
22 | Rangers | 67.7 | 0.0 | 21 |
23 | Cubs | 62.3 | +1.7 | 23 |
24 | Tigers | 59.4 | +1.0 | 24 |
25 | Marlins | 59.2 | +1.0 | 25 |
26 | Royals | 58.3 | +3.0 | 26 |
27 | Nationals | 51.8 | +5.5 | 29 |
28 | Pirates | 49.0 | +1.0 | 27 |
29 | Athletics | 48.7 | +1.0 | 28 |
30 | Reds | 47.7 | +5.0 | 30 |
Dodgers players have accumulated 115.4 Box-Toppers points, picking up 4.5 in the past week. They lead National League teams for the ninth straight week, ahead of the Atlanta Braves (second overall with 111.8 points, picking up 6.2 in the past week). The Dodgers also have baseball’s best winning percentage (.691).
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Julio Urias (16.4 Box-Toppers points, sixth among all players and third among NL pitchers). The Dodgers top batter is Mookie Betts (11.7 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters). There are 25 different Dodgers players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022.
The Yankees lead AL teams for the second week with 107.7 points (rising from fourth to third overall), picking up 5.7 points in the past week. The second-place AL team, the Houston Astros, ranks fifth overall with 106.0 points, picking up 4.0 in the past week. The Yankees have the second-best winning percentage (.601) among AL teams, behind the Astros (.642).
The Yankees are led by pitcher Gerrit Cole (15.4 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players, fourth among AL pitchers). The Yankees top batter is Aaron Judge (10.2 Box-Toppers points, third among AL batters). There are 26 different Yankees players who have earned Player of the Game honors so far in 2022.
The Yankees passed the New York Mets, who fall to fourth in team rankings with 106.2 Box-Toppers points, picking up a net of 1.7 points in the past week. While the Mets won three games in the past week, picking up a total of 3.7 Box-Toppers points, they designated for assignment relief pitcher Adonis Medina, losing the 2.0 Box-Toppers points he’s earned this season.
The Chicago White Sox are the week’s hottest team, picking up 8.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The White Sox now have 87.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising from 16th place overall last week to 14th place this week.
The White Sox and three other teams each had two-spot jumps in Box-Toppers team rankings, tied for the biggest jump this week:
The Toronto Blue Jays rose from 11th to ninth place with 94.7 points, picking up 7.2 in the past week.
The Arizona Diamondbacks rose from 20th to 18th place with 74.1 points, picking up 4.7 in the past week.
The Washington Nationals rose from 29th to 27th place with 51.8 points, picking up 5.5 in the past week.
The Cleveland Guardians had a two-spot drop in rankings, the biggest decline among all teams, falling from 14th to 16th place with 82.8 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 in the past week.
The Cincinnati Reds remain in 30th and last place for the seventh straight week with 47.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.0 points 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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