The Philadelphia Phillies rise to lead Box-Toppers team rankings this week, passing the Detroit Tigers, who have led for the past five weeks.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2025 team rankings through games of Thursday, Sept. 4. 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 Aug. 29 to Sept. 4. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of Aug. 28.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillies | 112.0 | 9.7 | 3 |
| 2 | Tigers | 108.9 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 3 | Yankees | 106.7 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Rangers | 104.5 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Brewers | 104.3 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Cubs | 103.4 | 10.2 | 9 |
| 7 | Padres | 101.7 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 8 | Red Sox | 99.8 | -2.5 | 2 |
| 9 | Dodgers | 98.4 | 10.4 | 14 |
| 10 | Royals | 95.9 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 11 | Mariners | 95.0 | -0.7 | 8 |
| 12 | Mets | 93.8 | 4.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Blue Jays | 93.5 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 14 | Astros | 91.4 | 2.7 | 13 |
| 15 | Reds | 85.7 | 2.0 | 16 |
| 16 | Braves | 83.0 | -3.7 | 15 |
| 17 | Angels | 77.9 | 6.0 | 17 |
| 18 | Giants | 74.8 | 5.5 | 19 |
| 19 | Guardians | 74.1 | 4.7 | 18 |
| 20 | Rays | 74.0 | 8.4 | 22 |
| 21 | Cardinals | 71.9 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 22 | Marlins | 68.2 | 2.5 | 21 |
| 23 | Twins | 66.9 | 2.0 | 23 |
| 24 | Diamondbacks | 65.2 | 4.0 | 25 |
| 25 | Athletics | 64.9 | 1.0 | 24 |
| 26 | Orioles | 63.0 | 4.0 | 26 |
| 27 | Pirates | 61.0 | 6.0 | 27 |
| 28 | White Sox | 55.4 | 3.5 | 28 |
| 29 | Nationals | 49.1 | 3.0 | 29 |
| 30 | Rockies | 41.3 | 1.0 | 30 |
The Tigers, however, maintain their lead among American League teams, while the Los Angeles Dodgers are the week’s hottest team.
Phillies lead
Phillies players have accumulated 112.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, picking up 9.7 in the past week, rising from third place last week to first place this week. They now are 3.1 points ahead of the Tigers (108.9), who fall to second place.
The Phillies lead National League teams for the second week, ahead of the second-place Milwaukee Brewers (104.3, picking up 6.0 in the past week).
The Phillies previously led all teams this year on the week of July 25.
The Phillies have baseball’s second-best winning percentage (.579), behind the Brewers (.610) and tied with the Toronto Blue Jays (.579). The Brewers are fifth in Box-Toppers team rankings (104.3) and the Blue Jays are 13th (93.5).
The Phillies are led by pitcher Zack Wheeler (20.1 Box-Toppers points, second overall and first among NL pitchers). Wheeler, however, is out for the season with venous thoracic outlet syndrome. He will undergo thoracic outlet decompression surgery and recovery time is expected to be six to eight months. Phillies’ top batter is Kyle Schwarber (11.0 Box-Toppers points, second among NL batters). Twenty-four different Phillies players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2025.
The Phillies earned 4.7 of their 9.7 points this week in four wins. They received the other 5.0 by signing pitcher Walker Buehler, who the Red Sox had released. Buehler earned 5.0 Box-Toppers points with Boston this season.
Tigers lead AL teams
Tigers players have accumulated 108.9 Box-Toppers points this season, picking up 3.0 in the past week, falling to second place overall from first place, where they’ve spent the previous five weeks.
The Tigers lead AL teams for the 11th straight week, currently ahead of the second-place New York Yankees (106.7 points, picking up 4.5 in the past week), who rise from fourth to third place overall.
The Tigers have the second-best winning percentage among AL teams (.574), behind the Blue Jays (.579), who rank seventh among AL teams in Box-Toppers points (93.5).
The Tigers are led by pitcher Tarik Skubal (20.4 Box-Toppers points, who rose to first among all players this week). Tigers’ top batter is Riley Greene (9.0 points, third among AL batters). Twenty-nine different Tigers players have earned Player of the Game honors so far this season.
Hottest team: Dodgers
Though they only won one of their six games this week, the Dodgers are the week’s hottest team on the strength of signing pitcher Andrew Heaney this week, who earned 8.7 Box-Toppers points with the Pirates this season, before being released.
The Dodgers gained 10.4 total Box-Toppers points this week to rise from 14th to ninth place with 98.4 points, That five-spot gain was also the biggest jump in rankings among all teams.
The 10.4-point gain includes the 8.7 earned by Heaney along with the 1.7 point earned Aug. 31 by pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto for winning NL Player of the Day honors.
Notable gainer: Cubs
The Chicago Cubs gained 10.2 Box-Toppers points this week, including 5.2 by winning four of its six games this week, and 5.0 by acquiring two players.
The Cubs now have 103.4 Box-Toppers points for the season and rise from ninth to sixth overall.
They signed pitcher Aaron Civale, who had earned 3.0 points with the White Sox this season (and has already earned 1.0 additional point with the Cubs this week on Sept. 1) and first baseman Carlos Santana, who earned 2.0 points this season with the Guardians.
Biggest decline: Braves, Red Sox, Mariners
Three teams had net losses in team Box-Toppers points this week:
The Atlanta Braves had a net loss of 3.7 points, falling from 15th to 16th place overall with 83.0 points.
The Boston Red Sox had a net loss of 2.5 points, falling from second to eighth place overall with 99.8 points. That six-spot drop was the biggest fall among all teams.
The Seattle Mariners had a net loss of 0.7 points, falling from eighth to 11th overall with 95.0 points.
The Braves won two games this week, but released pitcher Cal Quantrill, who they had signed Aug. 21, who had earned 6.7 points earlier this season with the Marlins.
The Red Sox won three games this week, but released pitcher Walker Buehler, who had earned 5.0 points this year with Boston.
The Mariners lost all five of its games this week and released infielder Donovan Solano, who earned 1.7 points with the team this season.
Last place: Rockies
The Colorado Rockies remain in 30th and last place for the 20th straight week with 41.3 Box-Toppers points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
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