| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 | 1 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 19.1 | |
| 2 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 17.1 | 2 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.1 | |
| 3 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 14.7 | 3 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 15.7 | |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 14.4 | 4 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 13.7 | |
| 5 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 14.1 | 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 13.7 | |
| 6 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 13.4 | 6 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.7 | |
| 7 | Miller, Bryce 4797 | pi sp | sea al | 13.1 | 7 | Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.7 | |
| 8 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 12.4 | 8 | Steele, Justin 4415 | pi sp | chi nl | 11.1 | |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 12.0 | 9 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.0 | |
| 10 | Bradish, Kyle 4597 | pi sp | bal al | 12.0 | 10 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 11.0 | |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |||
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 | 1 | Acuna, Ronald Jr. 3947 | rf | atl nl | 10.7 | |
| 2 | Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 11.0 | 2 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 10.5 | |
| 3 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf dh | nyy al | 10.0 | 3 | Gorman, Nolan 4633 | 2b | stl nl | 10.0 | |
| 4 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 7.5 | 4 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf 2b | lad nl | 8.5 | |
| 5 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | 2b | hou al | 7.5 | 5 | Outman, James 4699 | cf | lad nl | 7.7 | |
| 6 | Henderson, Gunnar 4739 | dh 3b ss | bal al | 7.5 | 6 | Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b | fla nl | 7.5 | |
| 7 | McCormick, Chas 4444 | lf cf | hou al | 7.5 | 7 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | lf | mil nl | 7.5 | |
| 8 | Duran, Jarren 4783 | cf | bos al | 7.5 | 8 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | lad nl | 7.0 | |
| 9 | Paredes, Isaac 4666 | 3b 1b 2b | tb al | 7.2 | 9 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | stl nl | 6.7 | |
| 10 | Rengifo, Luis 4178 | 2b | ana al | 7.0 | 10 | Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | mil nl | 6.7 |
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Shohei Ohtani leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the 12th straight week, though he hasn’t earned Box-Toppers points in nearly two weeks and hasn’t played since Sunday.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2023. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Thursday, Sept. 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | pi sp dh | ana al | 19.4 |
| 2 | Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 19.1 |
| 3 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | tor al | 17.1 |
| 4 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | fla nl | 16.1 |
| 5 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 15.7 |
| 6 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 14.7 |
| 7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 14.1 |
| 9 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 13.7 |
| 10 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 13.7 |
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Meanwhile, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider continues to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers team rankings and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves continues to lead NL batters.
Ohtani leads
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Ohtani, the Angels pitcher/designated hitter, also leads both American League pitchers and batters with 19.4 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week.
Ohtani maintains his lead over Strider (19.1) by 0.3 points. Ohtani leads AL pitchers for the 12th straight week, ahead of Chris Bassitt of the Blue Jays (17.1) and leads AL batters for the 16th straight week, ahead of Kyle Tucker of the Astros (11.0).
Ohtani has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors 16 times in 2023—eight as a designated hitter and eight as a starting pitcher. He has 9.7 Box-Toppers points as a batter and 9.7 as a starting pitcher.
However, Ohtani’s pitching season has been shut down when it was learned in late August he had a ligament tear in his pitching elbow. It is unclear if it will require surgery. Ohtani continued to serve as a designated hitter, though hasn’t played since Sunday after straining his right oblique muscles in batting practice. Ohtani had batted in 135 of the Angels’ 137 games before missing four straight games this week. He’s not been placed on the injured list and reports indicate he was set to pinch hit Thursday and could return to the lineup soon.
While Box-Toppers adds all his points together and counts the overall total when ranking him as an AL pitcher and an AL batter, if they are separated, Ohtani still ranks fairly high. His 9.7 points as a batter would rank third among AL batters. His 9.7 points a pitcher would rank 17th among AL pitchers.
National League pitchers
Braves pitcher Spencer Strider leads the category for the sixth straight week with 19.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week.
Strider missed a chance to pass Ohtani for the Box-Toppers points lead Wednesday, but had his worst outing of the season (2.2IP 6H 6R 3BB 5K L in the 11-6 loss to the Cardinals).
Strider leads over second-place NL pitcher Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins (16.1 points).
Strider ranks second overall.
National League batters
Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves leads the category for the second week with 10.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up no points in the past week. He leads over second-place NL batter Pete Alonso of the Mets (10.5).
Acuna ranks 30th among all players.
Box-Toppers almanac
Players who have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2023—747 (there were 733 as of last week).
Players with more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points—367 (there were 353 as of last week).
Players with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points—39 (there were 34 as of last week).
Players who’ve made their Box-Toppers debut so far in 2023 (earning their first career Player of the Game honor)—168 (there were 159 as of last week).
Games completed so far in 2023—2,101, an average of 140.1 per team.
Percentage of scheduled season completed—86.5.
Batters had their best week of the season, winning Player of the Game honors in 51 of the 93 games played (54.8 percent), with pitchers winning in 42 (45.2 percent). It is only the second week in the 22 weeks of the 2023 season that batters have won a majority of Player of the Game honors over pitchers. (The other time was the week ending July 27 when batters won in 45 of 89 games played.) Batters’ share of Player of the Game honors for the season increased from 40.6 percent last week to 41.3 percent this week (867 of the 2,101 games played). Pitchers have won in 1,234 games (58.7 percent).
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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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