Box-Toppers’ 2010s All-Decade All-Star team, plus top 100 players from 2010-2019

Box-Toppers 2010s all-decade All-Star team

Here is Box-Toppers all-decade All-Star team for the 2010s. It includes the player at each position who had the most Box-Toppers points (BTP) from 2010-2019. Also shown is each player’s overall rank over the span of 2010-2019.

Player BTP Rank
1B Pujols, Albert 1438 79.9 25
2B Cano, Robinson 2092 59.5 62
SS Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 46.8 125
3B Beltre, Adrian 1141 57.1 69
CA Posey, Buster 2745 49.0 108
DH Cabrera, Miguel 1776 78.8 28
OF Braun, Ryan J. 2300 72.0 35
OF Trout, Mike 2949 70.7 38
OF Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 68.2 44
SP Kershaw, Clayton 2494 210.1 1
SP Scherzer, Max 2588 190.2 2
SP Verlander, Justin 2112 164.4 3
SP Greinke, Zack 1871 155.5 4
CP *Kimbrel, Craig 2825 75.4 29
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* Craig Kimbrel ranks third among players listed as closing pitchers, but the top two listed players—Francisco Liriano (82.1) and Ian Kennedy (79.5)—have only recently served as closers and spent the bulk of their careers as starters. Kimbrel is the highest-ranking player who has served most of his career primarily as a closer.

Clayton Kershaw and Albert Pujols lead Box-Toppers All-Decade All-Star team for the 2010s.

Kershaw earned the most Box-Toppers points of any player from 2010-2019 (210.1) and Pujols earned the most of any batter over that span (79.9), which is 25th among all players.

The All-Decade All-Star team is made up of players who led their position in Box-Toppers points over the span of 2010-2019.

The decade’s points leader Kershaw ranks third among players in career points since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began (227.5). All but 17.4 of his career points were earned from 2010-2019. He had seven straight seasons earning 20 or more points (from 2011 to 2017) and led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2011 (26.1), 2013 (21.7) and 2014 (31.5).

Pujols led all batters in 2010s Box-Toppers points (79.9). He also led all batters in the decade of the 2000s, earning 121.9 Box-Toppers points from 2000 to 2009. Pujols and all collective batters had a better decade in the 2000s than the 2010s, a period in which batters earned a larger share of Box-Toppers points compared to pitchers. Pujols’s 79.9 points earned in the 2010s would rank 16th among batters in the 2000s. (I pledge to write a more complete post on the startling drop in Box-Toppers points among batters from the 2000s to the 2010s.)

Top 100 players of 2010s

Here are Box-Toppers Top 100 players over the span 2010-2019, ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP).

Player Pos BTP
1 Kershaw, Clayton 2494 pi sp 210.1
2 Scherzer, Max 2588 pi sp 190.2
3 Verlander, Justin 2112 pi sp 164.4
4 Greinke, Zack 1871 pi sp 155.5
5 Sale, Chris 2806 pi sp 142.6
6 Lester, Jon 2173 pi sp 133.1
7 Strasburg, Stephen 2736 pi sp 132.8
8 Hamels, Cole 2135 pi sp 130.0
9 Price, David 2593 pi sp 126.0
10 Bumgarner, Madison 2753 pi sp 124.4
11 Hernandez, Felix 2064 pi sp 118.2
12 Kluber, Corey 3200 pi sp 109.1
13 Gonzalez, Gio 2626 pi sp 103.9
14 deGrom, Jacob 3343 pi sp 96.7
15 Wainwright, Adam 2150 pi sp 95.6
16 Carrasco, Carlos 2885 pi sp 95.1
17 Cole, Gerrit 3232 pi sp 93.1
18 Cueto, Johnny 2400 pi sp 92.4
19 Arrieta, Jake 2738 pi sp 91.9
20 Weaver, Jered 2178 pi sp 86.4
21 Darvish, Yu 3003 pi sp 84.4
22 Lynn, Lance 2992 pi sp 82.6
23 Liriano, Francisco 2104 pi cp sp 82.1
24 Shields, James 2157 pi sp 81.3
25 Pujols, Albert 1438 1b 79.9
26 Kennedy, Ian 2723 pi cp 79.5
27 Sabathia, CC 1492 pi sp 79.3
28 Cabrera, Miguel 1776 dh 78.8
29 Kimbrel, Craig 2825 pi cp 75.4
30 Happ, J.A. 2536 pi sp 75.3
31 Corbin, Patrick 3027 pi sp 74.6
32 Gallardo, Yovani 2333 pi sp 73.3
33 Sanchez, Anibal 2187 pi sp 72.3
34 Teheran, Julio 3176 pi sp 72.2
35 Braun, Ryan J. 2300 lf 72.0
36 Dickey, R.A. 1734 pi sp 70.9
37 Quintana, Jose 3040 pi sp 70.7
38 Trout, Mike 2949 cf 70.7
39 Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 dh 70.2
40 Santana, Ervin 2005 pi sp 69.9
41 Zimmermann, Jordan 2612 pi sp 69.4
42 Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 pi sp 69.3
43 Lincecum, Tim 2288 pi sp 68.6
44 Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 rf 68.2
45 Bauer, Trevor 3065 pi sp 67.4
46 McCutchen, Andrew 2637 lf 66.9
47 Samardzija, Jeff 2495 pi sp 66.8
48 Lee, Cliff 1798 pi sp 65.6
49 Colon, Bartolo pi sp 64.4
50 Gray, Sonny 3259 pi sp 64.3
51 Morton, Charlie 2503 pi sp 64.0
52 Vargas, Jason 2055 pi sp 63.9
53 Archer, Chris 3194 pi sp 62.8
54 Keuchel, Dallas 3050 pi sp 62.6
55 Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 1b 62.3
56 Latos, Mat 2644 pi sp 61.6
57 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 lf dh 60.9
58 Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 dh 60.7
59 Wilson, C.J. 2074 pi sp 60.4
60 Jimenez, Ubaldo 2349 pi sp 60.0
61 Bruce, Jay 2453 lf rf 59.9
62 Cano, Robinson 2092 2b 59.5
63 Freeman, Freddie 2887 1b 59.4
64 Leake, Mike 2709 pi sp 59.3
65 Fister, Doug 2688 pi sp 59.2
66 Porcello, Rick 2573 pi sp 58.1
67 Rizzo, Anthony 3063 1b 58.0
68 Upton, Justin 2411 lf 57.1
69 Beltre, Adrian 1141 3b 57.1
70 Davis, Chris 2478 1b 56.9
71 Odorizzi, Jake 3291 pi sp 56.6
72 Jones, Adam 2347 rf 56.0
73 Paxton, James 3280 pi sp 55.9
74 Bautista, Jose Antonio 2169 rf 55.4
75 Nola, Aaron 3569 pi sp 55.3
76 Hellickson, Jeremy 2778 pi sp 55.2
77 Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048 pi sp 55.2
78 Halladay, Roy 1178 pi sp 55.2
79 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b 55.1
80 Chapman, Aroldis 2826 pi cp 55.1
81 Buchholz, Clay 2363 pi sp 54.9
82 Cain, Matt 2081 pi sp 54.6
83 Bailey, Homer 2324 pi sp 54.5
84 Hendricks, Kyle 3386 pi sp 53.9
85 Cahill, Trevor 2658 pi sp 53.9
86 Hammel, Jason 2235 pi sp 53.8
87 Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 pi sp 53.6
88 Lackey, John 1640 pi sp 53.5
89 Granderson, Curtis 2051 dh lf ph 53.3
90 Estrada, Marco 2847 pi sp 53.1
91 Norris, Bud 2638 pi cp 53.1
92 Fernandez, Jose 3147 pi sp 53.1
93 Fiers, Mike 3029 pi sp 52.9
94 Chacin, Jhoulys 2711 pi sp 52.9
95 Holland, Derek 2634 pi sp 52.8
96 Kazmir, Scott 1947 pi sp 52.3
97 Haren, Danny 1787 pi sp 52.2
98 Kuroda, Hiroki 2401 pi sp 51.9
99 Miley, Wade 3006 pi sp 50.8
100 Minor, Mike 2894 pi sp 50.5
BTP: Box-Toppers points
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Pujols leads all batters in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 (201.8) and ranks seventh overall in career points since 1995. Pujols led National League batters in 2010 with the Cardinals (15.4) and ranked second among NL batters in 2011 (12.5). He was outside his league’s top 10 batters from 2012-2018 (he moved to the American League’s Angels in 2012), but ranked third among AL batters in 2019 with the Angels (11.0). He led NL batters four other times from 2003 to 2009.

In a chart elsewhere on this page, we show the Box-Toppers 2010s All-Decade All-Star team with the player who had the most Box-Toppers points over 2010-2019 by position, including the three top outfielders, the four top starting pitchers and the top closing pitcher. Also, there is a  chart showing the top 100 overall players in Box-Toppers points for the 2010s and another chart showing the top 50 batters in Box-Toppers points from 2010 to 2019. Both charts are sortable, so by clicking or tapping the Position column header, you are able to see the top several players at each position.

Starting pitchers

Kershaw leads all starting pitchers in the 2010s, ahead of:

  • Max Scherzer, who earned 190.2 of his 197.2 career points in the 2010s. He ranks second in points over the 2010s and eighth in career points since 1995.

  • Justin Verlander, who earned 164.4 of his 205.6 career points in the 2010s. He ranks third in points over the 2010s and fifth in career points since 1995.

  • Zack Greinke, who earned 155.5 of his 207.1 career points in the 2010s. He ranks fourth in points over the 2010s and fourth in career points since 1995.

Closing pitcher

Craig Kimbrel earned 75.4 Box-Toppers points in the 2010s, most among players who served most of his career primarily as a closer. He actually ranks third among players listed as closing pitchers, but the other two—Francisco Liriano (82.1) and Ian Kennedy (79.5)—have only recently served as closers and spent the bulk of their careers as starters. Kimbrel ranks 29th among all players in the 2010s. He’s earned all his 75.4 career points in the 2010s and ranks 162nd in career points since 1995, fifth among all players who have primarily served as closers.

First base/designated hitter

Pujols could be placed on the All-Decade All-Star team either as first basemen or designated hitter, serving at both position during the decade. Likewise, Miguel Cabrera, who we’ve placed at the designated hitter spot on the All-Star team, could be flipped with Pujols and placed at first base, the position he played most of the decade.

Cabrera ranks second among batters over the decade with 78.8 Box-Toppers points, just 1.1 behind Pujols. He ranks 28th among all players in the decade. Most of his points this decade (72.8 of his 78.8) came from 2010 to 2016, including his 16.9 points in 2013 with the Tigers, the most single-season points by a batter during the decade.

Cabrera’s 150.9 career Box-Toppers points ranks 24th among all players since 1995, fifth among all batters over the span. Cabrera’s 78.8 points in the 2010s is slightly more than the 72.1 he earned in the 2000s. However, his 72.1 points from 2000 to 2009 ranked 20th among batters over the span (that total would have ranked third among batters in the 2010s).

Second base

Robinson Cano’s 59.5 Box-Toppers points in the 2010s ranks first among all second basemen, 12th among all batters and 62nd among all players. His 85.4 career Box-Toppers points ranks second among all second basemen since 1995, behind Jeff Kent (109.7).

Shortstop

Troy Tulowitzki’s 46.8 Box-Toppers points in the 2010s ranks first among all shortstops, 33rd among all batters and 125th among all players. His 59.8 career Box-Toppers points ranks sixth among all shorstops since 1995.

Third base

Adrian Beltre’s 57.1 Box-Toppers points in the 2010s ranks first among all third basemen, 16th among all batters and 69th among all players. He ranks just ahead of Josh Donaldson (55.1 points). His 116.8 career Box-Toppers points ranks third among third basemen since 1995, behind Alex Rodriguez (187.0) and Chipper Jones (149.0).

Beltre’s 55.2 points from 2000 to 2009 ranked 44th among all batters and sixth among all third basemen during that decade.

Catcher

Buster Posey’s 49.0 Box-Toppers points in the 2010s ranks first among all catchers, 24th among all batters and 108th among all players. He ranks just ahead of catchers Joe Mauer (45.5), Mike Napoli (44.7) and Brian McCann (43.9). All his 49.0 career points were earned in the 2010s and he ranks 10th among catchers in career points since 1995.

Outfield

The three top outfielders in Box-Toppers points for the 2010s are Ryan Braun (72.0), Mike Trout (70.7) and Carlos Gonzalez (68.2).

Top 50 batters of 2010s

Here are Box-Toppers Top 50 batters over the span 2010-2019, ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP).

Player Pos BTP
1 Pujols, Albert 1438 1b 79.9
2 Cabrera, Miguel 1776 dh 78.8
3 Braun, Ryan J. 2300 lf 72.0
4 Trout, Mike 2949 cf 70.7
5 Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 dh 70.2
6 Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 rf 68.2
7 McCutchen, Andrew 2637 lf 66.9
8 Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 1b 62.3
9 Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 lf dh 60.9
10 Cruz, Nelson Ramon 2224 dh 60.7
11 Bruce, Jay 2453 lf rf 59.9
12 Cano, Robinson 2092 2b 59.5
13 Freeman, Freddie 2887 1b 59.4
14 Rizzo, Anthony 3063 1b 58.0
15 Upton, Justin 2411 lf 57.1
16 Beltre, Adrian 1141 3b 57.1
17 Davis, Chris 2478 1b 56.9
18 Jones, Adam 2347 rf 56.0
19 Bautista, Jose Antonio 2169 rf 55.4
20 Donaldson, Josh 3144 3b 55.1
21 Granderson, Curtis 2051 dh lf ph 53.3
22 Harper, Bryce 3011 rf 49.9
23 Ortiz, David dh 49.4
24 Posey, Buster 2745 ca 49.0
25 Kemp, Matt 2151 lf 49.0
26 Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 rf lf 48.5
27 Votto, Joey 2366 1b 48.2
28 Kinsler, Ian 2144 2b 48.2
29 Reynolds, Mark 2297 1b 3b 2b ph 47.9
30 Fielder, Prince 2029 1b 47.7
31 Holliday, Matt 1836 dh 1b lf 47.2
32 Gonzalez, Adrian 2193 1b 46.9
33 Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 ss 46.8
34 Cabrera, Asdrubal 2362 3b 2b 45.7
35 Mauer, Joe 1869 ca 45.5
36 Napoli, Mike 2161 ca 44.7
37 Murphy, Daniel 2589 1b ph 44.5
38 Hosmer, Eric 2886 1b 44.5
39 Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 1b 44.1
40 Arenado, Nolan 3306 3b 43.9
41 McCann, Brian 2179 ca 43.9
42 Cespedes, Yoenis 3008 lf 43.9
43 Yelich, Christian 3334 rf 43.7
44 Martinez, J.D. 2922 dh rf 43.7
45 Pence, Hunter 2287 dh lf 42.5
46 Ozuna, Marcell 3190 lf 42.2
47 Ramirez, Hanley 2119 1b dh 41.2
48 Trumbo, Mark 2851 dh rf 40.9
49 Seager, Kyle 3031 3b 40.7
50 Martinez, Victor 1695 ca dh 40.4
BTP: Box-Toppers points
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  • Braun’s 72.0 points in the 2010s ranks third among all batters and 35th among all players. His 98.7 career points ranks 13th among all outfielders since 1995. He earned the bulk of his 2010s points (61.5) from 2010 to 2016, a period in which he served a performance enhancing drug suspension.

  • Trout’s 70.7 points in the 2010s ranks fourth among all batters and 38th among all players. All his points were earned in the 2010s and his career total of 70.7 ranks 37th among all outfielders since 1995.

  • Gonzalez’s 68.2 points in the 2010s ranks sixth among all batters and 44th among all players. His 71.2 career points ranks 36th among all outfielders since 1995

Just trailing those top three outfielders for the 2010s are Andrew McCutchen (66.9), Giancarlo Stanton (60.9) and Jay Bruce (59.9).

Top 100 players

Of the top 100 players in Box-Toppers points for the 2010s, only 21 are batters. The highest-ranked batter is Pujols at 25th place.

By comparison, in the decade of the 2000s, 48 of the top 100 players were batters and the highest-ranked batter, again Pujols, ranked fifth overall.

Pitchers occupy the top 24 positions among the top 100 players for the 2010s and 13 of them earned more than 100 Box-Toppers points during the decade, 2010 to 2019.

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But of course, this is just the end of the 2010s and not the actual end of the decade. Date sticklers will remind you that a decade starts with the year ending in “one” and not “zero.” That means the actual decade runs from 2011 to 2020, meaning we may be back again after next season to examine the All-Star team and the top players of the 21st century’s second decade.

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