2019 leaders
Who had the most Box-Toppers points in the 2019 season? Here is a breakdown of the overall leaders, plus the leaders by league in both pitching and batting.OVERALL LEADERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
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1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 32.2 |
2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 27.5 |
3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 20.7 |
4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.1 |
5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 18.8 |
6 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 |
7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 17.9 |
8 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 17.7 |
9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 17.4 |
10 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 32.2 |
2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 27.5 |
3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 18.8 |
4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 |
5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 17.9 |
6 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 17.4 |
7 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 15.0 |
8 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.1 |
9 | Minor, Mike 2894 | pi sp | tex al | 13.7 |
10 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 13.7 |
AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 | dh | min al | 12.5 |
2 | Torres, Gleyber 3972 | ss 2b | nyy al | 12.0 |
3 | Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b | ana al | 11.0 |
4 | Soler, Jorge 3403 | dh | kc al | 10.2 |
5 | Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b ss | hou al | 10.0 |
6 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 9.5 |
7 | Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 9.0 |
8 | Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | bos al | 8.7 |
9 | Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 8.7 |
10 | Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 8.7 |
NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 20.7 |
2 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.1 |
3 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 17.7 |
4 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 17.4 |
5 | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 16.5 |
6 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.4 |
7 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
8 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 15.8 |
9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.4 |
10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 14.4 |
NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
1 | Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf | stl nl | 12.0 |
2 | Yelich, Christian 3334 | rf | mil nl | 11.7 |
3 | Bellinger, Cody 3781 | rf | lad nl | 11.2 |
4 | Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 10.2 |
5 | Bell, Josh E. 3682 | 1b | pit nl | 9.7 |
6 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | col nl | 9.0 |
7 | Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 | 3b 2b | dc nl | 9.0 |
8 | Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | nym nl | 8.7 |
9 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | phi nl | 8.0 |
10 | Escobar, Eduardo 3135 | 3b 2b | ari nl | 8.0 |
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2019 leaders
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Box-Toppers 2019 Player of the Year, finishing the season with the most Box-Toppers points among all players.
Cole earned 32.2 points in 2019, finishing 4.7points ahead of second-place player, teammate Justin Verlander (27.5). Cole had the fourth-highest single-season Box-Toppers point total since player tracking began in 1995.
Other category leaders:
Box-Toppers American League Player of the Year—Cole with 32.2 Box-Toppers points finished 4.7 points ahead of teammate pitcher Justin Verlander (27.5).
Box-Toppers National League Player of the Year—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg with 20.7 Box-Toppers points finished 1.6 points ahead of Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (19.1).
Box-Toppers American League Batter of the Year— Nelson Cruz of the Twins had 12.5 Box-Toppers points, leading second-place AL batter Gleyber Torres of the Yankees (12.0). Cruz ranks 26th among all players.
Box-Toppers National League Batter of the Year—Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals with 12.0 Box-Toppers points finished 0.3 points ahead of Christian Yelich of the Brewers (11.7). Ozuna ranks 29th among all players.
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