| Pos | American League | Team | BTP | Rank | Pos | National League | Team | BTP | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | Josh Naylor | Guardians | 9.0 | 72 | 1B | Bryce Harper | Phillies | 8.7 | 79 | |
| 2B | Brandon Lowe | Rays | 7.0 | 105 | 2B | Ketel Marte | D-backs | 7.0 | 108 | |
| SS | Bobby Witt Jr. | Royals | 8.9 | 76 | SS | Francisco Lindor | Mets | 10.9 | 45 | |
| 3B | Jose Ramirez | Guardians | 9.9 | 60 | 3B | Matt Chapman | Giants | 10.2 | 54 | |
| CA | Shea Langeliers | Athletics | 7.5 | 101 | CA | J.T. Realmuto | Phillies | 6.5 | 118 | |
| OF | Aaron Judge | Yankees | 13.0 | 21 | OF | Brenton Doyle | Rockies | 9.7 | 69 | |
| OF | Juan Soto | Yankees | 11.0 | 43 | OF | Ian Happ | Cubs | 7.5 | 100 | |
| OF | Julio Rodriguez | Mariners | 6.5 | 115 | OF | Jesus Sanchez | Marlins | 6.0 | 134 | |
| DH | Yordan Alvarez | Astros | 7.5 | 99 | DH | Shohei Ohtani | Dodgers | 11.0 | 41 | |
| SP | Tarik Skubal | Tigers | 21.1 | 2 | SP | Zack Wheeler | Phillies | 21.4 | 1 | |
| SP | Luis Gil | Yankees | 17.4 | 6 | SP | Dylan Cease | Padres | 21.1 | 3 | |
| SP | Bryce Miller | Mariners | 15.7 | 8 | SP | Shota Imanaga | Cubs | 20.7 | 4 | |
| SP | George Kirby | Mariners | 15.4 | 9 | SP | Chris Sale | Braves | 19.1 | 5 | |
| CP | Josh Hader | Astros | 11.0 | 44 | CP | Ryan Helsley | Cardinals | 12.0 | 33 |
Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2024 regular season.
2024 lead changes
Here are the season’s lead changes among players in Box-Toppers points. Chart shows the date and the player’s Box-Toppers point (BTP) total when they took the lead.| Date | Leader | Team | BTP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/20 | Evan Phillips | lad nl | 2.0 |
| 3/21 | Jake Cronenworth | sd nl | 2.0 |
| 3/28 | Corbin Burnes | bal al | 2.0 |
| 4/3 | Evan Phillips | lad nl | 3.0 |
| 4/5 | Brady Singer | kc al | 3.0 |
| 4/9 | Corbin Burnes | bal al | 3.7 |
| 4/12 | Freddy Peralta | mil nl | 4.0 |
| 4/27 | Ranger Suarez | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 5/6 | Zack Wheeler | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 5/7 | Shota Imanaga | chi nl | 7.7 |
| 5/8 | Dylan Cease | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 5/17 | Zack Wheeler | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 5/18 | Shota Imanaga | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 5/20 | Chris Sale | atl nl | 8.7 |
| 5/21 | Ranger Suarez | phi nl | 9.4 |
| 5/23 | Luis Gil | nyy al | 9.7 |
| 5/26 | Chris Sale | atl nl | 9.7 |
| 5/29 | Luis Gil | nyy al | 11.7 |
| 7/7 | Tarik Skubal | det al | 13.4 |
| 7/13 | Luis Gil | nyy al | 14.4 |
| 7/20 | Dylan Cease | sd nl | 14.4 |
| 8/31 | Zack Wheeler | phi nl | 18.4 |
| 9/4 | Shota Imanaga | chi nl | 18.7 |
| 9/6 | Zack Wheeler | phi nl | 19.4 |
The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.
Wheeler, Box-Toppers Player of the Year for 2024, led all players with 21.4 Box-Toppers points. The three other starting pitchers on Box-Toppers’ year-end NL All-Star team are:
Dylan Cease of the Padres, 21.1 Box-Toppers points, second among NL pitchers, third overall.
Shota Imanaga of the Cubs, 20.7 points, third among NL pitchers, fourth overall.
Chris Sale of the Braves, 19.1 points, fourth among NL pitchers, fifth overall. (Sale was winner of the 2024 NL Cy Young Award, while Box-Toppers leader Wheeler finished second among NL pitchers in voting.)
In the first half of the season, Wheeler led players briefly for two days:
On May 6 when he had 6.7 Box-Toppers points, until he was passed May 7 by Imanaga with 7.7 points.
On May 17 when he had 7.7 Box-Toppers points, until he was passed May 18 by Imanaga with 8.7 points.
At July’s All-Star break, Wheeler ranked fifth among all players with 11.7 Box-Toppers points, trailing then-top-ranked players, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil (14.4), Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (13.4), Padres pitcher Dylan Cease (12.4) and Braves pitcher Chris Sale (12.4). (Cease led NL pitchers at the All-Star break while Wheeler ranked third.)
Wheeler took the overall lead again on Aug. 31 with 18.4 Box-Toppers points. He lost the lead for two days on Sept. 4, when Imanaga passed him with 18.7 points but regained the lead Sept. 6 for the remainder of the season with 19.4 points, earning 2.0 more points by the end of the season, Sept. 30.
Skubal leads AL All-Stars
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal leads all AL players and is the top-ranked pitcher among Box-Toppers’ AL All-Stars. Skubal earned 21.1 Box-Toppers points in 2024, second overall behind Wheeler. Skubal also won the 2024 AL Cy Young Award. The three other starting pitchers on Box-Toppers’ year-end AL All-Star team are:
Luis Gil of the Yankees, 17.4 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers, sixth overall.
Bryce Miller of the Mariners, 15.7 points, third among AL pitchers, eighth overall.
George Kirby of the Mariners, 15.4 points, fourth among AL pitchers, ninth overall.
Top batters
Aaron Judge of the Yankees led all batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points. That also led AL batters and AL outfielders. Judge ranked 21st among all players.
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers had 11.0 Box-Toppers points, leading all NL batters and NL designated hitters. Ohtani ranked 41st among all players.
Judge and Ohtani were also each both their league’s Most Valuable Player in 2024.
Judge and Ohtani each made Box-Toppers year-end All-Star teams for a fourth straight season, the longest active streak among all players:
Judge previously ranked second among AL outfielders in 2023 (12.0) and ranked first in both 2022 (13.2) and 2021 (9.0).
Ohtani previously was top AL designated hitter in 2023 (19.4), second-ranked AL starting pitcher in 2022 (24.7) and was third-ranked AL starting pitcher in 2021 (16.1). (Ohtani was with the Angels all three of those seasons.)
Two other players made Box-Toppers year-end All-Star teams for a second straight season—Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals and Juan Soto of the Yankees. Witt was top AL shortstop in 2024 (8.9) and 2023 (7.7). Soto was second-ranked AL outfielder in 2024 with the Yankees (11.0) and third-ranked NL outfielder in 2023 with the Padres (9.0).
Mariners, Yankees, Phillies lead all teams
Three teams each have three members on Box-Toppers’ AL and NL All-Star teams:
Seattle Mariners
Julio Rodriguez, who ranks third among AL outfielders (6.5 points).
Bryce Miller, who ranks third among AL starting pitchers (15.7 points).
George Kirby, who ranks fourth among AL starting pitchers (15.4 points).
New York Yankees
Aaron Judge, who leads AL outfielders (13.0).
Juan Soto, who ranks second among AL outfielders (11.0).
Luis Gil, who ranks second among AL starting pitchers (17.4).
Philadelphia Phillies
Bryce Harper, who leads NL first basemen (8.7).
J.T. Realmuto, who leads NL catchers (6.5).
Zack Wheeler, who leads NL starting pitchers (21.4).
Three other teams each have two representatives on the All-Star teams:
Cleveland Guardians—Josh Drury, AL 1B; Jose Ramirez, AL 3B.
Houston Astros—Yordan Alvarez, AL DH; Josh Hader, AL CP.
Chicago Cubs—Ian Happ, NL OF; Shota Imanaga, NL SP.
Nine of the 14 AL All-Stars made it to the postseason. Seven of the 14 NL All-Stars made it to the postseason.
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