The Tampa Bay Rays maintain their lead in Box-Toppers team rankings for the fifth straight week.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers final 2023 team rankings through games of Thursday, May 4. 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 April 28 to May 4 . The column Wk ago shows the team's rank on April 27.Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
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1 | Rays | 32.4 | +5.2 | 1 |
2 | Dodgers | 25.1 | +7.7 | 11 |
3 | Braves | 25.0 | +6.5 | 9 |
4 | Rangers | 24.9 | +6.2 | 7 |
5 | Pirates | 24.1 | +2.0 | 2 |
6 | Blue Jays | 23.7 | +2.0 | 3 |
7 | Orioles | 23.2 | +4.5 | 5 |
8 | Twins | 22.9 | +3.5 | 4 |
9 | Red Sox | 22.7 | +7.0 | 16 |
10 | Diamondbacks | 21.4 | +3.5 | 10 |
11 | Yankees | 20.7 | +2.0 | 6 |
12 | Brewers | 20.7 | +2.0 | 8 |
13 | Padres | 20.4 | +4.0 | 14 |
14 | Astros | 19.4 | +2.7 | 13 |
15 | Angels | 19.2 | +4.5 | 19 |
16 | Marlins | 18.7 | +3.0 | 17 |
17 | Phillies | 18.0 | +3.0 | 18 |
18 | Cubs | 17.9 | +1.0 | 12 |
19 | Mets | 17.0 | +1.0 | 15 |
20 | Tigers | 16.5 | +6.5 | 26 |
21 | Mariners | 16.4 | +4.7 | 17 |
22 | Rockies | 15.9 | +6.7 | 27 |
23 | Nationals | 14.9 | +4.7 | 25 |
24 | Guardians | 14.7 | +2.0 | 20 |
25 | Reds | 14.2 | +3.5 | 24 |
26 | Giants | 14.2 | +2.0 | 21 |
27 | White Sox | 11.0 | +3.0 | 28 |
28 | Cardinals | 11.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
29 | Royals | 8.0 | +2.0 | 29 |
30 | Athletics | 5.5 | 0.0 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the week’s hottest team, rise to lead National League teams.
Rays players have accumulated 32.4 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 5.2 points in the past week. They lead over the second-place Dodgers (25.1) by 7.3 points and lead over second-place American League team, the Texas Rangers (24.9) by 7.5 points. The Rangers rank fourth overall.
The Rays have baseball’s best winning percentage (0.813) and are led by pitcher Shane McClanahan (5.7 Box-Toppers points, sixth among all players and fifth among AL pitchers). Top batter is Wander Franco (3.0 points, fifth among AL batters). There are 13 different Rays players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023.
The Dodgers rise to lead NL teams this week, passing previous leader, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who fall from second to fifth overall, third among NL teams. Dodgers players have accumulated 25.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 7.7 in the past week, rising from 11th to second place overall. Their nine-spot rankings rise and 7.7-point gain are both the largest among all teams in the past week.
The Dodgers have the third-best winning percentage among NL teams (0.594), behind the Atlanta Braves (0.688) and the Pirates (0.625). The Braves rank third overall with 25.0 Box-Toppers points, second among NL teams, 0.1 point behind the Dodgers. The Pirates rank fifth overall, third among NL teams with 24.1 points.
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Clayton Kershaw (4.4 points), 11th overall and fourth among NL pitchers. Top batter is outfielder James Outman (3.2 points), fourth among NL batters. There are 12 different Dodgers players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023.
The Chicago Cubs had the biggest decline, falling six spots from 12th to 18th place with 17.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
The Oakland Athletics rank 30th and last in Box-Toppers team rankings for the third week in a row with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, a net gain of 0.0 points in the past week. Six teams gained more Box-Toppers points in the past week than the Athletics currently have this season.
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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