Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.
Box-Toppers points leaders for 2020-21
| OVERALL LEADERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 29.8 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 29.1 |
| 3 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 25.8 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 25.4 |
| 5 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 24.1 |
| 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 22.8 |
| 7 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.4 |
| 8 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 22.1 |
| 9 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 21.5 |
| 10 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 |
| AL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 29.8 |
| 2 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 21.5 |
| 3 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 20.7 |
| 4 | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 20.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | tor al | 18.7 |
| 6 | Montas, Frankie 3803 | pi sp | oak al | 18.4 |
| 7 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 18.4 |
| 8 | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 18.1 |
| 9 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 |
| 10 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 17.7 |
| AL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
| 1 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | cle al | 16.5 |
| 2 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 13.0 |
| 3 | Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 12.5 |
| 4 | Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 12.2 |
| 5 | Lowe, Brandon 4108 | 2b | tb al | 11.5 |
| 6 | Anderson, Tim 3659 | ss | chi al | 11.0 |
| 7 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 10.7 |
| 8 | Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 10.0 |
| 9 | Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | bos al | 9.5 |
| 10 | Jimenez, Eloy 4107 | lf | chi al | 9.2 |
| NL PITCHERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | lad nl | 29.1 |
| 2 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 25.8 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 25.4 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 24.1 |
| 5 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 22.8 |
| 6 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.4 |
| 7 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 22.1 |
| 8 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 |
| 9 | Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 20.4 |
| 10 | Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp | lad nl | 20.1 |
| NL BATTERS | POS | TEAM | BTP | |
| 1 | Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 13.2 |
| 2 | Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 12.5 |
| 3 | Duvall, Adam 3573 | rf lf | atl nl | 12.0 |
| 4 | Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | cf | pit nl | 11.0 |
| 5 | Realmuto, J.T. 3491 | ca | phi nl | 10.7 |
| 6 | Belt, Brandon 2943 | 1b | sf nl | 10.7 |
| 7 | Riley, Austin 4144 | 3b | atl nl | 10.5 |
| 8 | O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 10.5 |
| 9 | Arenado, Nolan 3306 | 3b | stl nl | 10.0 |
| 10 | Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 9.7 |
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Cole has earned 29.8 Box-Toppers points over 2020 and 2021. He ranked second among all players in 2021 with 22.4 Box-Toppers points and 12th among all players with 7.4 in 2020, a season shortened to 60 games by the coronavirus pandemic. Cole led American League pitchers in 2021 and ranked fifth among AL pitchers in 2020.
Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer ranked second overall and first among National League players with 29.1 Box-Toppers points over 2020-21. In 2020, Scherzer (then with the Nationals) had 4.0 Box-Toppers points, 45th among all players and 18th among NL pitchers. In 2021, Scherzer led all players with 25.1 points.
The leader in Box-Toppers points in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Indians pitcher Shane Bieber, ranks 22nd among all players over 2020-21 with 18.1 Box-Toppers points, ninth among AL pitchers. Bieber led all players in 2020 with 11.4 points and had 6.7 points in 2021, 38th among AL pitchers.
Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, who led NL pitchers in 2020 (when he was with the Reds) with 10.0 Box-Toppers points, ranks 15th overall for 2020-21 with 19.4 Box-Toppers points, 11th among NL pitchers. Bauer earned 9.4 points in 2021 with the Dodgers, 28th among NL pitchers. He was placed on administrative leave by baseball for investigation of sexual assault and last pitched June 28.
Jose Ramirez of the Indians leads AL batters over the past two seasons with 16.5 Box-Toppers points. He led AL batters in 2021 with 13.0 points and ranked 14th among AL batters in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season with 3.5 points. The 2020 leader among AL batters, Luke Voit of the Yankees (6.0 points), ranked 14th among AL batters over 2020-21 with 9.0 points after earning 3.0 in 2021, 73rd among AL batters.
Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres leads NL batters over the past two seasons with 13.2 Box-Toppers points. He had 10.2 points in 2021, second among NL batters and 3.0 in 2020, 18th among NL batters. The 2020 leader among NL batters, Marcell Ozuna of the Braves (4.5 points), earned 0.0 points in 2021 after injury forced him out in May during which he was being investigated for violation of baseball’s domestic violence policy. His 2020-21 total of 4.5 points was 65th among NL batters. The 2021 leader among NL batters, Nick Castellanos of the Reds (11.5 points), earned 1.0 point in 2021. His 12.5 points over 2020-21 ranked second among NL batters.
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