The Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2025 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Both teams each have six players among the top 100.
Three other teams each have five players in the top 100—the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Meanwhile, the top two teams in Box-Toppers rankings—the Detroit Tigers and the Philadephia Phillies—each have four players among the top 100, tied for the sixth-most.
Top 100 players of 2025
Here are Box-Toppers Top 100 players of 2025 at the All-Star break, ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP).| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 18.1 |
| 2 | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 14.4 |
| 3 | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 13.0 |
| 5 | Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 12.4 |
| 6 | Woo, Bryan 4842 | pi sp | sea al | 12.0 |
| 7 | Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 8 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.7 |
| 9 | Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 11.4 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | stl nl | 11.0 |
| 11 | Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | phi nl | 10.7 |
| 12 | Valdez, Framber 4048 | pi sp | hou al | 9.7 |
| 13 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | nyy al | 9.7 |
| 14 | Boyd, Matthew 3550 | pi sp | chi nl | 9.7 |
| 15 | Kelly, Merrill 4143 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.7 |
| 16 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | tex al | 9.4 |
| 17 | Greene, Riley 4675 | lf cf | det al | 9.0 |
| 18 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | tor al | 8.7 |
| 19 | Ryan, Joe 4539 | pi sp | min al | 8.7 |
| 20 | Springer, George 3337 | dh rf | tor al | 8.7 |
| 21 | Suzuki, Seiya 4924 | dh rf | chi nl | 8.5 |
| 22 | Warren, Will 5143 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.4 |
| 23 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | dh | mil nl | 8.2 |
| 24 | Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.1 |
| 25 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.0 |
| 26 | Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 27 | Senga, Kodai 4762 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 |
| 28 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | tex al | 8.0 |
| 29 | Crow‑Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 8.0 |
| 30 | Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 7.7 |
| 31 | Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 |
| 32 | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.7 |
| 33 | Wood, James 5078 | lf dh | dc nl | 7.7 |
| 34 | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 7.7 |
| 35 | Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 7.7 |
| 36 | Abreu, Wilyer 4911 | rf | bos al | 7.5 |
| 37 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.4 |
| 38 | Ortiz, Luis 4738 | pi sp | cle al | 7.4 |
| 39 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | sf nl | 7.4 |
| 40 | Alonso, Pete 4118 | 1b | nym nl | 7.2 |
| 41 | Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.0 |
| 42 | Pepiot, Ryan 4714 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 43 | Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | pit nl | 7.0 |
| 44 | Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 7.0 |
| 45 | Baz, Shane 4560 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 46 | Gilbert, Logan 4439 | pi sp | sea al | 6.7 |
| 47 | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 48 | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.7 |
| 49 | Soriano, Jose 4884 | pi sp | ana al | 6.7 |
| 50 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | bos al | 6.7 |
| 51 | Adames, Willy 4041 | ss | sf nl | 6.5 |
| 52 | Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 |
| 53 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | hou al | 6.0 |
| 54 | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 |
| 55 | Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi sp | oak al | 6.0 |
| 56 | Hoffman, Jeff 3806 | pi cp | tor al | 6.0 |
| 57 | Muncy, Max 3969 | 3b | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 58 | Kelly, Carson 4098 | ca | chi nl | 6.0 |
| 59 | Mize, Casey 4377 | pi sp | det al | 6.0 |
| 60 | Ramírez, Agustín 5160 | dh | fla nl | 6.0 |
| 61 | Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 5.7 |
| 62 | Kikuchi, Yusei 4136 | pi sp | ana al | 5.7 |
| 63 | Greene, Hunter 4651 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.7 |
| 64 | Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | tex al | 5.7 |
| 65 | Altuve, Jose 3007 | lf dh | hou al | 5.5 |
| 66 | Perez, Salvador 2972 | ca 1b | kc al | 5.5 |
| 67 | Stowers, Kyle 5019 | rf | fla nl | 5.5 |
| 68 | Caminero, Junior 5089 | 3b dh | tb al | 5.5 |
| 69 | Collins, Isaac 5165 | lf | mil nl | 5.5 |
| 70 | Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 5.4 |
| 71 | Taillon, Jameson 3658 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.4 |
| 72 | Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 5.4 |
| 73 | Imanaga, Shota 4960 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 |
| 74 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | dh rf | nyy al | 5.0 |
| 75 | Bradley, Taj 4780 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 76 | Ragans, Cole 4889 | pi sp | kc al | 5.0 |
| 77 | Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 78 | Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 79 | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | tor al | 5.0 |
| 80 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 5.0 |
| 81 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | bal al | 5.0 |
| 82 | Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 5.0 |
| 83 | Raleigh, Cal 4481 | ca | sea al | 5.0 |
| 84 | Suarez, Robert 4750 | pi cp | sd nl | 5.0 |
| 85 | Chourio, Jackson 4970 | lf cf | mil nl | 5.0 |
| 86 | Buxton, Byron 3604 | cf | min al | 5.0 |
| 87 | Miller, Mason 4975 | pi cp | oak al | 5.0 |
| 88 | Canning, Griffin 4134 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 89 | Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 90 | Allen, Logan T. 4789 | pi sp | cle al | 5.0 |
| 91 | Jeffers, Ryan 4432 | ca dh | min al | 5.0 |
| 92 | Flores, Wilmer 3345 | dh | sf nl | 5.0 |
| 92 | Ashcraft, Graham 4645 | pi mr | cin nl | 5.0 |
| 94 | Liberatore, Matthew 4662 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 5.0 |
| 94 | O’Hoppe, Logan 4928 | ca | ana al | 5.0 |
| 94 | Priester, Quinn 5059 | pi mr sp | mil nl | 5.0 |
| 94 | Lauer, Eric 4017 | pi mr sp | tor al | 5.0 |
| 98 | Baez, Javier 3395 | cf ss | det al | 5.0 |
| 99 | Goodman, Hunter 5033 | ca dh | col nl | 4.9 |
| 100 | Cease, Dylan 4231 | pi sp | sd nl | 4.7 |
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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler leads the top 100 list with 18.1 Box-Toppers points. Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal, who leads American League players with 14.4 Box-Toppers points, ranks second overall.
Chicago Cubs
Here are the six Cubs players on the list, with their overall rank shown, their position and their season Box-Toppers point total:
14. Matthew Boyd, starting pitcher, 9.7
21. Seiya Suzuki, designated hitter/right fielder, 8.5
29. Pete Crow-Armstrong, center fielder, 8.0
58. Carson Kelly, catcher, 6.0
71. Jameson Taillon, starting pitcher, 5.4
73. Shota Imanaga, starting pitcher, 5.0
The Cubs rank third in Box-Toppers team rankings with its players accumulating 69.5 Box-Toppers points in 2025, including a combined 42.6 by its six players in the top 100.
Tampa Bay Rays
Here are the six Rays players on the list, with their overall rank shown, their position and their season Box-Toppers point total:
34. Drew Rasmussen, starting pitcher, 7.7
42. Ryan Pepiot, starting pitcher, 7.0
45. Shane Baz, starting pitcher, 7.0
68. Junior Caminero, third baseman/designated hitter, 5.5
75. Taj Bradley, starting pitcher, 5.0
82. Brandon Lowe, second baseman, 5.0
The Rays rank 18th in Box-Toppers team rankings, eighth among AL teams, with its players accumulating 57.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025, including a combined 37.2 by its six players in the list.
White Sox have no players in top 100
The Chicago White Sox have no players among the top 100, the only team without a representative. The White Sox’ highest-ranked player is starting pitcher Adrian Houser, whose 4.7 points ranks 108th overall.
Two teams have just one player on the top 100:
Colorado Rockies—99th-ranked catcher and designated hitter Hunter Goodman with 4.9 points. (The Rockies are Box-Toppers’ lowest-ranked team.)
Baltimore Orioles—81st-ranked starting pitcher Charlie Morton with 5.0 points. (Last year at the 2024 All-Star break, the Orioles had six players among Box-Toppers’ top 100 players, second-most among all teams.)
Top 100 breakdown by position
Pitchers comprise the overwhelming majority of top 100 players—there are 71 pitchers (63 starters, five closers and three middle relievers) in the top 100 list and only 29 batters.
Since 2015, that’s below the 72.4 average number of pitchers in the top 100 at midseason and well below the record-shattering 87 pitchers that were among the top 100 in 2024 at the All-Star break.
Here is a look at the number of pitchers among the midseason top 100 in recent seasons:
In 2015, there were 74 pitchers among the top 100 players at the All-Star break (67 starters and seven closers).
In 2016, there were 65 pitchers (64 starters and one closer).
In 2017, there were 60 pitchers (55 starters, four closers and one middle reliever).
In 2018, there were 72 pitchers (64 starters, six closers and two middle relievers).
In 2019, there were 77 pitchers (70 starters and seven closers).
In 2020, there was no All-Star Game (pandemic), so no actual All-Star break.
In 2021, there were 77 pitchers (74 starters and three closers).
In 2022, there were 72 pitchers (68 starters, three closers and one middle reliever).
In 2023, there were 68 pitchers (64 starters, three closers and one middle reliever).
In 2024, there were 87 pitchers (79 starters and eight closers).
Here is the position-by-position breakdown of players (if a player played more than one position, then their primary position—the one at which they most often earned Player of the Game honors—is generally used):
63—Starting pitcher
11—Outfield
6—Catcher
6—Designated hitter
5—Closing pitcher
3—Third base
3—Middle reliever
1—First base
1—Second base
1—Shortstop
Interestingly, six catchers are among the top 100 in 2025 after no catchers were among the top 100 at midseason 2024. The highest-ranking catcher in 2024 was Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, whose 4.2 points ranked 112th.
Here are the six catchers on Box-Toppers’ 2025 midseason top 100 list:
58. Carson Kelly, Cubs 6.0
66. Salvador Perez, Royals 5.5
83. Cal Raleigh, Mariners 5.0
91. Ryan Jeffers, Twins 5.0
94. Logan O'Hoppe, Angels 5.0
99. Hunter Goodman, Rockies 4.9
Newcomers among top 100 players
There are three players on the top 100 list who have made their Box-Toppers debut in 2025, each having earned Player of the Game honors for the first time in their career this season:
22. Starting pitcher Will Warren, Yankees, 8.4 points, 11th among AL pitchers.
60. Designated hitter Agustín Ramírez, Marlins, 6.0 points, fourth among NL designated hitters.
69. Left fielder Isaac Collins, Brewers, 5.5 points, fifth among NL outfielders.
All three of those players’ rookie status is intact for 2025, meaning all would qualify for Rookie of the Year awards. These three players making their Box-Toppers debut this season are among the 96 total who have earned their first career Player of the Game honor so far in 2025.
How last year’s leaders are faring
Among the four main category leaders in Box-Toppers points for the full 2024 season, two are currently leading their category:
Zack Wheeler of the Phillies, who led all players and all NL pitchers in 2024 with 21.4, currently leads all players and all NL pitchers with 18.1.
Tarik Skubal of the Tigers, who led AL pitchers in 2024 with 21.1, currently leads AL pitchers with 14.4 points.
Here’s how 2024 batting leaders are faring:
Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who led AL batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points, 21st overall, ranks sixth among AL batters at midseason with 5.0 points, 74th overall. (Judge had 8.5 points at the 2024 All-Star break, 23rd overall.)
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who led NL batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, 41st overall, ranks 16th among NL batters at midseason with 4.5 points, 111th overall, outside the top 100. (Ohtani had 4.0 points at the 2024 All-Star break, 114th overall and 13th among NL batters.)
About Box-Toppers
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