The Detroit Tigers rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Los Angeles Dodgers, who led for the past three weeks.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2025 team rankings through games of Thursday, May 22. 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 May 16 to May 22. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of May 15.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers | 39.9 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Dodgers | 39.6 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 3 | Phillies | 39.0 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 4 | Yankees | 38.9 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 5 | Mariners | 36.4 | 5.7 | 7 |
| 6 | Cubs | 35.5 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 7 | Royals | 33.9 | 3.0 | 6 |
| 8 | Padres | 33.3 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 9 | Mets | 33.2 | 2.7 | 8 |
| 10 | Diamondbacks | 33.1 | 4.7 | 12 |
| 11 | Twins | 32.7 | 5.0 | 15 |
| 12 | Cardinals | 32.7 | 4.0 | 11 |
| 13 | Rangers | 31.9 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 14 | Reds | 31.6 | 4.5 | 16 |
| 15 | Giants | 31.4 | 4.5 | 17 |
| 16 | Guardians | 31.2 | 3.0 | 13 |
| 17 | Red Sox | 31.1 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 18 | Brewers | 30.2 | 4.7 | 19 |
| 19 | Astros | 29.1 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 20 | Blue Jays | 29.0 | 5.0 | 21 |
| 21 | Braves | 28.4 | 2.0 | 18 |
| 22 | Angels | 26.5 | 9.0 | 27 |
| 23 | Nationals | 25.9 | 5.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Rays | 23.5 | 3.0 | 24 |
| 25 | Athletics | 23.5 | 0.0 | 22 |
| 26 | Pirates | 21.6 | 2.0 | 25 |
| 27 | Marlins | 21.0 | 3.5 | 27 |
| 28 | Orioles | 18.7 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 29 | White Sox | 18.4 | 1.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rockies | 9.7 | 1.5 | 30 |
The Dodgers, however, maintain their lead among National League teams while the Philadelphia Phillies are the week’s hottest team.
Tigers lead
Tigers players have accumulated 39.9 Box-Toppers points this season, including 5.0 in the past week, rising from second to first place overall, passing the Dodgers, who fall to second place with 39.6 points.
The Tigers also maintain their lead among American League teams ahead of the second-place New York Yankees, whose 38.9 points is fourth overall.
The Tigers have baseball’s best winning percentage (.647) and are led by outfielder Riley Greene (6.5 Box-Toppers points, seventh overall and first among AL batters). Tigers’ top pitcher is Tarik Skubal (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 10th overall and seventh among AL pitchers). Fourteen different Tigers players have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
Dodgers lead NL teams
The Dodgers fall from first to second place overall with 39.6 Box-Toppers points, picking up 3.0 points in the past week. They maintain their lead among NL teams, ahead of the second-place Philadelphia Phillies (39.0 points).
The Dodgers have the second-best winning percentage among NL teams (.620) behind the surging Phillies (.640).
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8.0 Box-Toppers points, third overall and second among NL pitchers). Dodgers top batter is Mookie Betts (3.2 points, 13th among NL batters). Nineteen different Dodgers players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Hottest team: Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are the week’s hottest team, picking up 9.2 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The Phillies now have 39.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising from 10th to third place overall, the biggest jump this week among all teams.
The Phillies won all seven games they played this week, earning 8.2 Box-Toppers points, including twice earning bonus points:
On May 17, pitcher Zack Wheeler earned 0.7 bonus Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day
On May 21, catcher J.T. Realmuto earned 0.5 bonus Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day.
In addition, the Phillies picked up 1.0 Box-Toppers point by signing reliever Lucas Sims this week. Sims earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point earlier this season with the Nationals before being released.
Biggest fall: Rangers
The Texas Rangers fell from fifth to 13th place overall with 31.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week. That eight-spot fall was biggest among all teams this week.
Last place: Rockies
The Colorado Rockies remain in 30th and last place for the sixth week with 9.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.5 points in the past week. By contrast, the Phillies earned nearly as many points in the past seven days (9.2) as the Rockies have earned in all 50 games they have played this year. The gap between the Rockies and the next-highest ranked team, the 29th-place Chicago White Sox, is 8.7 points, the biggest gap between any two adjacent-ranked teams in Box-Toppers team rankings.
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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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