Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2025 team rankings through games of Thursday, June 19. 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 June 13 to June 19. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of June 12.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigers | 58.1 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2 | Yankees | 56.3 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 3 | Dodgers | 55.8 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 4 | Phillies | 54.9 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 5 | Cubs | 54.6 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 6 | Mets | 50.2 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Reds | 49.8 | 5.0 | 7 |
| 8 | Astros | 48.3 | 5.5 | 11 |
| 9 | Red Sox | 48.0 | 5.7 | 13 |
| 10 | Padres | 47.8 | 3.5 | 9 |
| 11 | Diamondbacks | 47.8 | 3.0 | 8 |
| 12 | Mariners | 47.4 | 7.0 | 19 |
| 13 | Giants | 46.8 | 4.7 | 15 |
| 14 | Rays | 45.7 | 5.5 | 20 |
| 15 | Cardinals | 45.7 | 4.0 | 17 |
| 16 | Blue Jays | 45.5 | 2.0 | 10 |
| 17 | Rangers | 45.4 | 3.0 | 12 |
| 18 | Brewers | 44.7 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 19 | Royals | 44.6 | 3.5 | 18 |
| 20 | Twins | 43.7 | 1.5 | 14 |
| 21 | Angels | 43.0 | 3.0 | 21 |
| 22 | Guardians | 41.9 | 2.0 | 22 |
| 23 | Braves | 41.6 | 7.5 | 25 |
| 24 | Orioles | 38.9 | 6.5 | 26 |
| 25 | Pirates | 36.8 | 2.0 | 23 |
| 26 | Nationals | 35.6 | 1.0 | 24 |
| 27 | Athletics | 34.4 | 6.4 | 28 |
| 28 | Marlins | 32.7 | 4.0 | 27 |
| 29 | White Sox | 27.9 | 0.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rockies | 21.1 | 5.2 | 30 |
The Detroit Tigers regain the lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the New York Yankees, as they have swapped leads for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers rise to lead National League teams and the Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team.
Tigers lead
Tigers players have accumulated 58.1 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 3.5 points in the past week, rising from second place last week to first place this week. They pass the Yankees, who fall to second place overall with 56.3 points, picking up 1.0 in the past week. The Tigers also lead the Yankees among American League teams.
It is the fourth straight week the teams have swapped first place in Box-Toppers team rankings:
On May 22, the Tigers led, passing the previous week’s leader, the Dodgers.
On May 29, the Yankees led.
On June 5, the Tigers regained the lead.
On June 12, the Yankees regained the lead.
The Tigers have baseball’s best winning percentage (.632) and are led by pitcher Tarik Skubal (10.7 Box-Toppers points, third among all players, second among AL pitchers). Tigers’ best batter is Riley Greene (6.5 points, first among AL batters). Eighteen different Tigers players have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
Dodgers lead NL teams
The Dodgers rise to first among NL teams with 55.8 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.7 in the past week. They rank third overall.
They pass last week’s top NL team, the Chicago Cubs, who have 54.6 Box-Toppers points, picking up 3.0 in the past week, falling from third to fifth place overall and to third among NL teams. The Dodgers rank ahead of the second-ranked NL team, the Philadelphia Phillies with 54.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up 6.7 in the past week, rising from sixth to fourth place overall.
The Dodgers have the NL’s second-best winning percentage (.605) behind the Cubs (.608).
The Dodgers are led by pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9.0 Box-Toppers points, ninth among all players and fourth among NL pitchers). Dodgers’ top batter is Max Muncy (4.5 Box-Toppers points, ninth among NL batters). Twenty-four different Dodgers players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
Hottest team: Braves
The Atlanta Braves are the week’s hottest team, picking up 7.5 Box-Toppers points in the past week, most of any team. The Braves now have 41.6 Box-Toppers points for the season, rising just two spots, from 25th to 23rd place overall.
The Braves won five of their six games this week to pick up 7.5 Box-Toppers points:
1.5 point on June 13 by first baseman Matt Olson for winning NL Batter of the Game.
2.0 points on June 14 by pitcher Spencer Strider for winning overall Player of the Day.
1.0 point on June 17 by closing pitcher Raisel Iglesias for winning Player of the Game.
2.0 points on June 18 by pitcher Chris Sale for winning overall Player of the Day.
1.0 point on June 19 by pitcher Spencer Strider for winning Player of the Game, his second Player of the Game honor of the week.
Biggest rise: Mariners
The Seattle Mariners made the biggest jump in rankings this week, rising seven spots from 19th to 12th place with 47.4 Box-Toppers points, picking up 7.0 points in the past week.
Biggest fall: Blue Jays, Twins
The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins each fell six spots, tied for the biggest drop in ranking among all teams:
The Blue Jays fell from 10th to 16th place with 45.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 2.0 in the past week.
The Twins fell from 14th to 20th place with 43.7 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.5 in the past week.
Last place: Rockies
The Colorado Rockies remain in 30th and last place for the 10th straight week with 21.1 Box-Toppers points, picking up 5.2 points in the past week.
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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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