The past season’s Rookie of the Year winners—Yankees pitcher Luis Gil and Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes—are among the Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team players.
Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie team
Here are the Box-Toppers points leaders for 2024 at each position among all players with rookie status. The team includes nine batters and seven pitchers—five starters and two relievers.| Pos | Player | Team | BTP | Rookie rank |
Overall rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | Michael Busch | Cubs | 3.5 | 32* | 290* |
| 2B | Colt Keith | Tigers | 5.0 | 17* | 194* |
| SS | Max Schuemann | Athletics | 5.0 | 17* | 194* |
| 3B | Joey Ortiz | Brewers | 3.0 | 36* | 332* |
| CA | Hunter Goodman | Rockies | 3.0 | 36* | 332* |
| OF | Jackson Chourio | Brewers | 5.7 | 14* | 157* |
| OF | Jackson Merrill | Padres | 5.0 | 17* | 194* |
| OF | Jhonkensy Noel | Guardians | 5.0 | 17* | 194* |
| DH | Wenceel Pérez | Tigers | 3.5 | 32* | 290* |
| SP | Shota Imanaga | Cubs | 20.7 | 1 | 4 |
| SP | Luis Gil | Yankees | 17.4 | 2 | 6 |
| SP | Paul Skenes | Pirates | 13.0 | 3 | 23 |
| SP | Tobias Myers | Brewers | 10.0 | 4 | 59 |
| SP | Gavin Stone | Dodgers | 9.0 | 5 | 73 |
| RP | José Buttó | Mets | 6.0 | 11* | 139* |
| RP | Mason Miller | Athletics | 5.0 | 17* | 194* |
* Tied. (Box-Toppers point ties are more common among rookie players. Season point ties are generally broken by players’ previous season totals and most rookies do not have previous season totals.)
Gil is placed on the Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team as the second starting pitcher and Skenes is placed as the third starter. Gil ranked second among rookie starting pitchers with 17.4 Box-Toppers points and Skenes ranked third with 13.0 Box-Toppers points. Both finished behind Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked rookie pitcher, who earned 20.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024.
Gil was also Box-Toppers’ choice as American League Rookie of the Year while Imanaga was Box-Toppers’ choice over Skenes as National League Rookie of the Year. Imanaga, Gil and Skenes also rank as the top three rookies in 2024 Box-Toppers points.
Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team is composed of the Box-Toppers points leaders for 2024 at each position among all players with rookie status regardless of league. The team includes nine batters and six pitchers—five starters and two relievers. They are:
First base
Michael Busch of the Cubs led rookie first basemen with 3.5 Box-Toppers points, 20th among all first basemen, tied for 32nd among all rookies and tied for 290th overall.
Second base
Colt Keith of the Tigers led rookie second basemen with 5.0 Box-Toppers points, sixth among all second basemen, tied for 17th among all rookies and tied for 194th overall.
Shortstop
Max Schuemann of the Athletics led rookie shortstops with 5.0 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all shortstops, tied for 17th among all rookies and tied for 194th overall.
Third base
Joey Ortiz of the Brewers led rookie third basemen with 3.0 Box-Toppers points, 20th among all third basemen, tied for 36th among all rookies and tied for 332nd overall.
Catcher
Hunter Goodman of the Rockies led rookie catchers with 3.0 Box-Toppers points, tied for 12th among all catchers, tied for 36th among all rookies and tied for 332nd overall.
Outfielders
Box-Toppers’ three top rookie outfielders are:
Jackson Chourio of the Brewers, who led rookie outfielders with 5.7 Box-Toppers points, 11th among all outfielders, tied for 14th among all rookies and tied for 157th overall.
Jackson Merrill of the Padres and Jhonkensy Noel of the Guardians are the next two top rookie outfielders, tied for second at the position with 5.0 Box-Toppers points each. They are tied for 19th among all outfielders, tied for 17th among all rookies and tied for 194th overall.
Designated hitter
Wenceel Pérez of the Tigers led rookie designated hitters with 3.5 Box-Toppers points, 31st among all designated hitters, tied for 32nd among all rookies and tied for 290th overall.
Starting pitchers
The four rookie pitchers with the most 2024 Box-Toppers points were selected for the All-Rookie Team, including:
Shota Imanaga of the Cubs, whose 20.7 Box-Toppers points led all rookie players, was third among NL pitchers and fourth overall. It is the highest point total for any rookie since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. Imanaga was Box-Toppers’ choice as NL Rookie of the Year.
Luis Gil of the Yankees, whose 17.4 Box-Toppers points was second among all rookie players, first among AL rookies, second among AL pitchers (behind only Tarik Skubal of the Tigers with 21.1) and sixth overall. Gil won AL Rookie of the Year and was also Box-Toppers’ choice for that honor.
Paul Skenes of the Pirates, whose 13.0 Box-Toppers points was third among all rookie players, second among NL rookies, 10th among NL pitchers and 23rd overall. Skenes was voted NL Rookie of the Year.
Tobias Myers of the Brewers, whose 10.0 Box-Toppers points was fourth among all rookie players, 26th among NL pitchers and 59th overall.
Gavin Stone of the Dodgers, whose 9.0 Box-Toppers points was fifth among all rookie players, 31st among NL pitchers and 73rd overall.
Relief pitchers
The two rookie relievers with the most 2024 Box-Toppers points were selected for the All-Rookie Team:
José Buttó of the Mets, whose 6.0 Box-Toppers points was second among all middle relievers (behind Nick Martinez of the Reds with 9.7), tied for 11th among all rookies and tied for 139th overall.
Mason Miller of the Athletics, whose 5.0 Box-Toppers points was 18th among all closing pitchers, seventh among AL closers, tied for 17th among all rookies and tied for 194th overall.
Highest-ranking players not on Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team
The highest-ranking rookie pitcher who did not make Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team is Spencer Schwellenbach of the Braves, whose 7.7 Box-Toppers points was sixth among all rookies, sixth among rookie starting pitchers, 41st among NL pitchers and 97th overall.
The highest-ranking rookie batter who did not make Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team is Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu, whose 4.5 Box-Toppers points was 26th among all rookies, but fourth among rookie outfielders, behind Jackson Merrill of the Padres and Jhonkensy Noel of the Guardians (both with 5.0).
Rookies by the numbers in 2024
There are 451 players classified as rookies in 2024, according to Baseball-Reference.com. Of those, 153 have earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors at least once. However, only 135 of them earned points in 2024. Eighteen players classified as rookies who did not earn points in 2024 earned them in 2023 or earlier. (Players can maintain their rookie status over more than one season until they meet specific thresholds.) Of those 18 rookies who earned points in previous seasons, the player who earned his longest ago did it in 2020—Marlins pitcher Sixto Sánchez, who had 3.0 points that season but has none since.
Among the 153 rookies who have earned Box-Toppers points, 74 finished the season on an American League team, 77 on a National League team and two finished the season not on a Major League roster.
Teams with most players on Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team
The Milwaukee Brewers have the most players on Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team (three): Third baseman Joey Ortiz, outfielder Jackson Chourio and starting pitcher Tobias Myers. The Athletics, Cubs and Tigers each have two players on Box-Toppers All-Rookie Team.
Rookies on Box-Toppers overall All-Star teams
Two players who made the Box-Toppers 2024 All-Rookie Team also made Box-Toppers 2024 year-end All-Star teams:
Shota Imanaga of the Cubs is the third-ranked National League starting pitcher with 20.7 Box-Toppers points.
Luis Gil of the Yankees is the second-ranked American League starting pitcher with 17.4 Box-Toppers points.
Other all-rookie teams
Here is a look at two other rookie all-star teams for 2024:
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