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Angels’ Soriano leads player rankings for 2nd week; Glasnow rises to lead NL players

Shawn Plank April 24, 2026
Here are standings of the top 10 players by category (AL & NL pitching & batting) in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2026 season through games of Thursday, April 23 :
  AL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP     NL PITCHERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Soriano, Jose 4884 pi sp ana al 7.0   1 Glasnow, Tyler 3948 pi sp lad nl 5.7
2 Fried, Max 4011 pi sp nyy al 6.0   2 Vasquez, Randy 4841 pi sp sd nl 5.4
3 Williams, Gavin 4865 pi sp cle al 4.7   3 Ashcraft, Braxton 5208 pi sp pit nl 4.7
4 Bradley, Taj 4780 pi sp min al 4.7   4 Yamamoto, Yoshinobu 4964 pi sp lad nl 3.7
5 Springs, Jeffrey 4372 pi sp oak al 4.0   5 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp atl nl 3.7
6 Schlittler, Cam 5261 pi sp nyy al 4.0   6 Mahle, Tyler 3929 pi sp sf nl 3.4
7 deGrom, Jacob 3343 pi sp tex al 3.7   7 Skenes, Paul 5005 pi sp pit nl 3.0
8 Cease, Dylan 4231 pi sp tor al 3.7   8 Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 pi sp phi nl 3.0
9 Messick Parker 5266 pi sp cle al 3.7   9 Alcantara, Sandy 4061 pi sp fla nl 3.0
10 Skubal, Tarik 4414 pi sp det al 3.0   10 Imanaga, Shota 4960 pi sp chi nl 3.0
     
  AL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP     NL BATTERS POS TEAM BTP
1 Greene, Riley 4675 lf dh det al 3.5   1 Muncy, Max 3969 3b lad nl 3.7
2 Rocchio, Brayan 5100 ss cle al 3.5   2 Burleson, Alec 4874 1b dh stl nl 3.0
3 Walker, Christian 3958 1b hou al 2.5   3 Ohtani, Shohei 3933 pi sp dh lad nl 2.7
4 Montgomery, Colson 5235 ss 3b chi al 2.5   4 Wiemer, Joey 4804 rf dc nl 2.7
5 Jackson, Jeremiah 5277 2b rf bal al 2.5   5 Carroll, Corbin 4818 rf ari nl 2.5
6 Gray, Tristan 5305 ss min al 2.5   6 Stewart, Sal 5288 1b cin nl 2.5
7 Murakami, Munetaka 5308 1b chi al 2.5   7 Harris, Michael 4682 cf atl nl 2.5
8 DeLuca, Jonny 4995 rf cf ph tb al 2.0   8 Smith, Dominic 3890 dh 1b atl nl 2.5
9 Rooker, Brent 4795 dh oak al 1.7   9 Yelich, Christian 3334 dh ph mil nl 2.0
10 Ward, Taylor 4345 lf bal al 1.5   10 Wood, James 5078 rf dh dc nl 2.0
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Angels pitcher José Soriano leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the second straight week.

The leaderboard shifted significantly this week, with three major player categories having new season leaders:

  • Tyler Glasnow of the Dodgers rises to lead National League pitchers.

  • Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises to lead NL batters.

  • Riley Greene of the Tigers rises to lead American League batters.

Soriano leads

Soriano has 7.0 Box-Toppers points in 2026, gaining 1.0 point in the past week. He leads all players and all AL pitchers ahead of second-place Max Fried of the Yankees (6.0 points).

Soriano has earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors five times this season. He’s earned 1.0 point as Player of the Game three times (March 26, March 31 and April 17) and 2.0 points as overall Player of the Day twice (April 6 and April 12).

National League pitchers

Tyler Glasnow of the Dodgers rises to first place with 5.7 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, teammate Yoshinobu Yamamato, who falls to fourth place with 3.7 points. Glasnow ranks ahead of second-place NL pitcher, Randy Vásquez of the Padres (5.4 points).

Glasnow ranks third overall.

American League batters

Riley Greene of the Tigers rises from fourth place last week to first place this week with 3.5 Box-Toppers points. He passes last week’s leader, Brayan Rocchio of the Guardians, who falls to second place with 3.5 points. Both Greene and Rocchio have 3.5 points on the season, but Greene holds the tiebreaker edge with more 2025 points—9.0 vs. 1.5.

Greene ranks 15th overall.

National League batters

Max Muncy of the Dodgers rises from 10th place last week to first place this week with 3.7 Box-Toppers points, passing last week’s leader, Alec Burleson of the Cardinals, who falls to second place with 3.0 points.

Muncy ranks 14th overall.

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Pitchers continue to dominate in Box-Toppers points this season, but batters gained some ground this week, winning 39.4% of Player of the Game honors.

That helped push the batters' season share of total points up to 37.5%, which is now ahead of their  record-low 37.2% share they posted in 2024.

Pitchers have dominated in winning Player of the Game in recent seasons. While batters have struggled to reach parity with pitchers in recent seasons, it wasn’t always this way: From 1995 to 2009, batters generally won half or more of all Box-Toppers points each season. But their share of points dropped precipitously after 2009.

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Box-Toppers tracks who contributes most to their team’s victory. Using standard box score statistics, we identify the Player of the Game for every MLB contest. In the regular season, winners earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point, with bonus points awarded to the top overall and league-specific players of the day. More on how Box-Toppers works.

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Last week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report

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Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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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