Box-Toppers 2014 All-Star teams led by Kershaw, Kluber, Abreu, Tulowitzki

The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2014 regular season are led by overall top player for the second straight season, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.

Nine teams each have two different players on the teams and a total of 20 teams are represented on the American League and National League teams.

The All-Star teams are comprised of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to the batters—eight in the NL and nine (including the designated hitter) in the AL—are the top four starting pitchers in each league, the top player who was predominately a middle-reliever and the top closing pitcher.

Kershaw was Box-Toppers Player of the Season, the top overall player, with 31.5 Box-Toppers points. Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is the top AL player with 25.8 Box-Toppers points, ranked second overall.

The top AL batter is White Sox rookie first baseman Jose Abreu with 15.5 points, ranked 14th overall. The top NL batter is Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki with 11.6 points, ranked 39th overall. (Tulowitzki was out with injuries nearly half the season, but still surpassed all other NL batters in Box-Toppers points—second among NL batters is Giants catcher Buster Posey with 8.5 points.)

Nine teams each had two players make the teams. In the AL, the Mariners, Angels, Orioles, Indians and Tigers each had two players. In the NL, the Giants, Braves, Marlins and Cardinals each had two players.

Three players from the All-Star teams are still active in the World Series:

• Wade Davis of the Royals, who led AL middle relief pitchers with 7.0 Box-Toppers points.

• Madison Bumgarner of the Giants, who ranked second among NL pitchers with 22.6 points.

• Buster Posey of the Giants, who led NL catchers with 8.5 points.

Six players were on Box-Toppers’ 2013 All-Star teams and returned to the 2014 teams:

• AL 2B: Robinson Cano, last year with the Yankees, this year with the Mariners (12.5 points in 2013, 6.5 in 2014).

• AL OF: Adam Jones, Orioles (8.0 points in 2013, 11.5 in 2014).

• AL Starting pitcher: Max Scherzer, Tigers (18.1 points in 2013, 22.1 in 2014).

• NL Starting pitcher: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers (21.7 points in 2013, 31.5 in 2014).

• NL Starting pitcher: Adam Wainwright, Cardinals (20.2 points in 2013, 18.7 in 2014).

• NL Closing pitcher: Craig Kimbrel, Braves (12.7 points in 2013, 11.0 in 2014).

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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.

End-of-season 2014 Box-Toppers All-Star teams 

Here are the Box-Toppers All-Stars by position for both leagues. It includes players with the highest Box-Toppers points (BTP) by position in each league. Also included is the players' overall rank among all players.

Pos	American League	Team	BTP	Rank		National League	Team	BTP	Rank
1B	Jose Abreu	White Sox	15.5	14		Lucas Duda	Mets	8.5	79
2B	Robinson Cano	Mariners	6.5	135		Jedd Gyorko	Padres	7.2	103
SS	Erick Aybar	Angels	6.0	155		Troy Tulowitzki	Rockies	11.6	39
3B	Josh Donaldson	Athletics	10.5	40		Aramis Ramirez	Brewers	5.0	194
CA	Brian McCann	Yankees	6.5	136		Buster Posey	Giants	8.5	76
OF	Adam Jones	Orioles	11.5	40		Justin Upton	Braves	8.2	80
OF	Nelson Cruz	Orioles	8.5	77		Marcell Ozuna	Marlins	8.0	88
OF	Mike Trout	Angels	8.5	78		Matt Holliday	Cardinals	7.5	97
DH	Edwin Encarnacion	Blue Jays	9.5	63
SP	Corey Kluber	Indians	25.8	2		Clayton Kershaw	Dodgers	31.5	1
SP	Max Scherzer	Tigers	22.1	5		Madison Bumgarner	Giants	22.6	3
SP	Felix Hernandez	Mariners	20.8	6		Johnny Cueto	Reds	22.4	4
SP	David Price	Tigers	19.1	7		Adam Wainwright	Cardinals	18.7	8
MR	Wade Davis	Royals	7.0	117		Michael Dunn	Marlins	6.0	159
CP	Carlos Carrasco	Indians	10.7	52		Craig Kimbrel	Braves	11.0	45

Angels' Richards, Cubs' Rizzo lead in Box-Toppers points among All-Star Final Vote candidates

Angels pitcher Garrett Richards and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo are the most deserving players to be chosen in the All-Star Game Final Vote, according to their Box-Toppers point total.

All-Star Final Vote

Here are the candidates for the 2014 All-Star Final Vote. There are five candidates from each league. One from each league will be chosen by fans in online voting for the final All-Star roster spots. Voting ends Thursday. Players are shown here in order of their Box-Toppers points total this season.

	AL players	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Garrett Richards	pi sp	ana al	10.7
2	Corey Kluber	pi sp	cle al	10.4
3	Chris Sale	pi sp	chi al	10.0
4	Dallas Keuchel	pi sp	hou nl	8.7
5	Rick Porcello	pi sp	det al	5.0
	NL players	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Anthony Rizzo	1b	chi nl	5.5
2	Justin Upton	lf	atl nl	5.2
3	Casey McGehee	3b	fla nl	3.5
4	Anthony Rendon	2b	dc nl	2.0
5	Justin Morneau	1b	col nl	1.5

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Richards has the most points among the five American League players on the ballot and Rizzo has the most among the five National League players on the ballot in which fans vote for the 34th and final roster spots for both teams in the July 15 All-Star Game. Voting ends Thursday.

Richards has 10.7 Box-Toppers points, 10th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers, narrowly ahead of Indians pitcher Corey Kluber (10.4 Box-Toppers points, 12th among all players).

Richards is also the top-ranked AL player in Box-Toppers points who was not selected to the All-Star team.

Rizzo is the top player among the five NL players on the Final Vote ballot, but is far from the top-ranked NL player in Box-Toppers points who was not selected to the All-Star team. That honor would go to non-All-Star Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who has 9.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks eighth among NL players.

Rizzo, by comparison, with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, ranks 29th among NL players. However, he ranks third among NL batters and is the top-ranked NL batter not selected to the All-Star team.

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.

A look at how Box-Toppers might pick the 2014 All-Stars

If Box-Toppers points rather than fan voting were used to determine Major League All-Star teams, you’d have very different teams, very pissed-off fans and one very stunned baseball blogger.

For example, if Box-Toppers points were used to determine All-Stars, there would be no Yasiel Puig, no Mike Trout, no Jose Bautista and no Derek Jeter in the game. And you would have players in the line-up, such as Daniel Murphy, Freddie Freeman and Erick Aybar, among others.

The All-Star Game is July 15. Online fan voting ends July 3, less than a week away.

Box-Toppers may have a different perspective on All-Stars because it tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Players only earn points if they are deemed to be Player of the Game, based on a simple box score formula.

So players such as Puig, Trout and Bautista, while they often put up impressive numbers, have not regularly been top player in games their teams have won recently. So while their fan All-Star vote may be high, their Box-Toppers point totals lately have been lower.

Another example of Box-Toppers not matching baseball’s conventional thinking is Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates. Last year, baseball writers voted him National League Most Valuable Player. But in Box-Toppers, he ranked 22nd among NL batters. However, this year, McCutchen has earned Player of the Game four times and picked up 5.0 Box-Toppers points and ranks fifth among NL batters and second among NL outfielders. 

Box-Toppers looks at the All-Star team in two different ways. First, it considers players on their performance during the 2014 season. But since this season is still a small data sample, it looks at last season, too, and considers players on their performance since the start of 2013.

For example, if you look at Box-Toppers points for just this season, Chris Colabello of the Twins is the second-ranked outfielder based on his early season performance. But Colabello slumped and has been in the minors for more than a month—which does not speak well for his All-Star credentials.

But looking at player’s performance since 2013 can be misleading, too. For example, Alfonso Soriano of the Yankees leads AL outfielders since the start of 2013 with 13.9 Box-Toppers points. But 12.9 of those were earned in 2013. Despite his strong 2013, he probably would not be considered an All-Star in 2014.

But then there’s a player like Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks. He actually is leading currently in NL voting for first basemen. And in fact, in 2013, he led all NL batters in Box-Toppers points, with 13.7. But this year, while his numbers are generally good, he is playing for a bad team and has earned only 1.5 Box-Toppers points. Despite his great 2013 in Box-Toppers, he is overshadowed in the NL at first base by Freddie Freeman of the Braves. Freeman leads all NL first basemen in Box-Toppers points for both 2014 and 2013-14.

But enough prelude. Here is a look a the All-Star teams. First, it’s the Box-Toppers points leaders by position and league for 2014. Then, it’s Box-Toppers points leaders by position and league for 2013-14. And finally, a look at current All-Star vote leaders, showing their current Box-Toppers point total and their rank in Box-Toppers by position and league.

2014

Jose Abreu of the White Sox leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points. He is on the AL All-Star ballot as first baseman and not as a designated hitter, but since he has played DH this season, we will break the “rules” and put him at DH and put Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, last year’s Box-Toppers AL batting leader, at first.

In the American League, only four of the nine starters are even among the top vote-getters at their positions. 

The National League is a little better—six of the eight Box-Toppers leaders for starting positions are among the All-Star voting leaders.

And though fan voters don’t get to pick pitchers, included here for both leagues are Box-Toppers leaders for starting pitchers (the top four starters) along with the top middle reliever and top closing pitcher.

Box-Toppers pick for All-Star starters based on 2014 stats? Masahiro Tanaka of the Yankees for the AL and Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals for the NL.

All-Stars based on 2014 Box-Toppers points

Here are Box-Toppers points leaders by position for each league. Also shown is players' current ranking in All-Star fan voting by their position. A hyphen (-) indicates they are not among the league leaders in fan voting by their position. Also shown are pitching leaders. Fans don't get to vote on pitchers so their vote rank is marked with an asterisk (*).

Pos	AL players	Team	BTP	Vote rank
1B	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	7.5	1
2B	Rodriguez, Sean 2729	tb al	5.0	-
SS	Aybar, Erick 2416	ana al	6.0	-
3B	Donaldson, Josh 3144	oak al	6.5	1
CA	Perez, Salvador 2972	kc al	3.7	-
OF	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	oak al	5.5	4
OF	Colabello, Chris 3235	min al	5.2	-
OF	Hunter, Torii 1190	det al	4.5	10
DH	Abreu, Jose 3308	chi al	8.5	-
SP	Tanaka, Masahiro 3305	nyy al	12.7	*
SP	Scherzer, Max 2588	det al	11.4	*
SP	Kazmir, Scott 1947	oak al	9.7	*
SP	Hernandez, Felix 2064	sea al	8.8	*
MR	Duffy, Danny 2915	kc al	6.0	*
CP	Uehara, Koji 2802	bos al	6.0	*
Pos	NL players	Team	BTP	Vote rank
1B	Freeman, Freddie 2887	atl nl	6.2	3
2B	Murphy, Daniel 2589	nym nl	4.5	-
SS	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	col nl	10.6	1
3B	Ramirez, Aramis 1364	mil nl	3.5	1
CA	Lucroy, Jonathan 2744	mil nl	3.7	2
OF	Morse, Michael 2020	sf nl	5.5	-
OF	McCutchen, Andrew 2637	pit nl	5.0	2
OF	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	fla nl	4.7	4
SP	Wainwright, Adam 2150	stl nl	13.0	*
SP	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	12.7	*
SP	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	sf nl	12.5	*
SP	Cueto, Johnny 2400	cin nl	11.7	*
MR	Collmenter, Josh 2863	ari nl	4.0	*
CP	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	atl nl	5.0	*

BTP: Box-Toppers points
Vote rank: Where the player ranks by position in All-Star fan voting. A hyphen (-) indicates they are not among the leaders. An asterisk (*) indicates they are a pitcher and not eligible for fan voting.

What are those numbers after players' names? 

2013-14

These are Box-Toppers points leaders by position since the start of 2013. 

In the American League, the Box-Toppers leaders agree a little better with voters—seven of the nine Box-Toppers leaders are among the leaders in fan voting and three (Cabrera, Robinson Cano of the Mariners and Josh Donaldson of the Athletics) are vote leaders for their positions.

In the National League, five of the Box-Toppers position leaders are also among the vote leaders. However, Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies is the only player who leads his position in both Box-Toppers points and fan voting.

And though fan voters don’t get to pick pitchers, included here for both leagues are Box-Toppers leaders for starting pitchers (the top four starters) along with the top middle reliever and top closing pitcher.

Box-Toppers pick for starters based on 2013-14 stats? Max Scherzer of the Tigers for the AL and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers for the NL.

All-Stars based on 2013-14 Box-Toppers points

Here are Box-Toppers points leaders by position for each league. Also shown is players' current ranking in All-Star fan voting by their position. A hyphen (-) indicates they are not among the league leaders in fan voting by their position. Also shown are pitching leaders. Fans don't get to vote on pitchers so their vote rank is marked with an asterisk (*).

Pos	AL players	Team	BTP	Vote rank
1B	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	24.4	1
2B	Cano, Robinson 2092	sea al	15.5	1
SS	Aybar, Erick 2416	ana al	11.0	-
3B	Donaldson, Josh 3144	oak al	16.0	1
CA	McCann, Brian 2179	nyy al	9.5	3
OF	Soriano, Alfonso 1445	nyy al	13.9	-
OF	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	oak al	12.5	4
OF	Choo, Shin-Soo 2267	tex al	11.0	14
DH	Ortiz, David	bos al	16.4	2
SP	Scherzer, Max 2588	det al	29.5	*
SP	Darvish, Yu 3003	tex al	24.4	*
SP	Sale, Chris 2806	chi al	24.1	*
SP	Hernandez, Felix 2064	sea al	23.6	*
MR	Smyly, Drew 3009	det al	10.7	*
CP	Holland, Greg 2906	kc al	14.0	*
Pos	NL players	Team	BTP	Vote rank
1B	Freeman, Freddie 2887	atl nl	17.7	3
2B	Murphy, Daniel 2589	nym nl	13.0	-
SS	Tulowitzki, Troy 2308	col nl	14.6	1
3B	Alvarez, Pedro 2817	pit nl	10.2	-
CA	Posey, Buster 2745	sf nl	10.0	3
OF	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	col nl	12.5	-
OF	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	col nl	11.5	14
OF	McCutchen, Andrew 2637	pit nl	11.0	2
SP	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	34.4	*
SP	Wainwright, Adam 2150	stl nl	33.2	*
SP	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	sf nl	28.2	*
SP	Greinke, Zack 1871	lad nl	26.8	*
MR	Collmenter, Josh 2863	ari nl	12.0	*
CP	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	atl nl	17.7	*

BTP: Box-Toppers points
Vote rank: Where the player ranks by position in All-Star fan voting. A hyphen (-) indicates they are not among the leaders. An asterisk (*) indicates they are a pitcher and not eligible for fan voting.

What are those numbers after players' names? 

Voting leaders

A case can be made for any of these players to be on the All-Star team.

Numbers? Performance? Yes, players like Yadier Molina, Yasiel Puig and Mike Trout have that. Though they may not register very highly on Box-Toppers, it’s hard to argue that they’re not All-Star worthy.

And a case can even be made for a player like Derek Jeter of the Yankees—is he an All-Star? Well, technically, there ARE probably better and more deserving AL shortstops based on any metric you put forth for this season and last season. But then, this is Derek Jeter. The Captain. His final season. Even Yankee haters may be forced to put the numbers aside for a moment and vote with their heart on this one.

Here are the leaders as of June 22 and 23 in All-Star voting by position. Also included in the chart are each of the leaders’ Box-Toppers points total for 2014 and their current rank among their position in their league. 

Only three players who lead for their position in All-Star voting also lead their position in Box-Toppers points:

• AL 3B Josh Donaldson of the Athletics.

• NL SS Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies.

• NL 3B Aramis Ramirez of the Pirates.

All-Stars voting leaders & their Box-Toppers rankings

Here are All-Star fan voting leaders as of June 22 and 23. For comparison, their Box-Toppers points totals for 2014 are included along with their rank at their position by league. (For example, Miguel Cabrera has 7.5 Box-Toppers points in 2014, second-most among AL first basemen.

Pos	AL players	Team	BTP	BTP rank
1B	Miguel Cabrera	det al	7.5	2
2B	Robinson Cano	sea al	3.0	4
SS	Derek Jeter	nyy al	0.0	22
3B	Josh Donaldson	oak al	6.5	1
CA	Matt Wieters	bal al	1.5	7
OF	Jose Bautista	tor al	2.5	15
OF	Mike Trout	ana al	2.0	23
OF	Melky Cabrera	tor al	3.0	10
DH	Nelson Cruz	bal al	3.0	10
Pos	NL players	Team	BTP	BTP rank
1B	Paul Goldschmidt	ari nl	1.5	13
2B	Chase Utley	phi nl	2.0	10
SS	Troy Tulowitzki	col nl	10.6	1
3B	Aramis Ramirez	mil nl	3.5	1
CA	Yadier Molina	stl nl	0.0	20
OF	Yasiel Puig	lad nl	1.0	44
OF	Andrew McCutchen	pit nl	5.0	2
OF	Carlos Gomez	mil nl	2.5	14

BTP: Box-Toppers points
BTP rank: Where the player ranks by position in their league in Box-Toppers points.

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.

Nats & Tigers have most players on Box-Toppers' 2014 preseason all-star teams

The Washington Nationals and the Detroit Tigers lead the way with the most players on Box-Toppers’ 2014 preseason all-star team.

The Nationals have four players on the National League team and the Tigers have three players on the American League team. The teams were selected based on which player had the highest Box-Toppers points total at their position in 2013. (The top three outfielders and top four starting pitchers in each league were also selected.)

Preseason All-Star Team

Here is Box-Toppers' 2014 preseason all-star team, featuring top players in each position in both the American and National Leagues. The column at right (BTP) shows the number of Box-Toppers points the player scored in 2013. Players are listed based on positions they primarily played during 2013. It is expected some players will change positions in 2014, including Miguel Cabrera, moving from third to first base. The bottom four lines list the top overall pitchers and batters in both leagues in 2013.

POS	PLAYER	TEAM	BTP
	AL
1B	Davis, Chris 2478	bal al	12.7
2B	Cano, Robinson 2092	sea al	12.5
SS	Lowrie, Jed 2437	oak al	8.0
3B	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	16.9
CA	McCann, Brian 2179	nyy al	7.0
OF	Soriano, Alfonso 1445	nyy al	12.9
OF	Raburn, Ryan 2340	cle al	9.5
OF	Jones, Adam 2347	bal al	8.0
DH	Ortiz, David	bos al	12.4
SP	Scherzer, Max 2588	det al	18.1
SP	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	det al	17.1
SP	Masterson, Justin 2462	cle al	16.4
SP	Sale, Chris 2806	chi al	16.1
CP	Holland, Greg 2906	kc al	11.0
	NL
1B	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	ari nl	13.7
2B	Murphy, Daniel 2589	nym nl	8.5
SS	Desmond, Ian 2673	dc nl	5.5
3B	Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	dc nl	9.2
CA	Ramos, Wilson 2904	dc nl	7.5
OF	Cuddyer, Michael 1826	col nl	11.5
OF	Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	col nl	11.0
OF	Harper, Bryce 3011	dc nl	9.4
SP	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	21.7
SP	Wainwright, Adam 2150	stl nl	20.2
SP	Greinke, Zack 1871	lad nl	19.4
SP	Fernandez, Jose 3147	fla nl	19.0
CP	Kimbrel, Craig 2825	atl nl	12.7
ALMVP	Scherzer, Max 2588	det al	18.1
ALBAT	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	det al	16.9
NLMVP	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	lad nl	21.7
NLBAT	Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	ari nl	13.7

The four Nationals players include:

• Shortstop Ian Desmond, who had 5.5 Box-Toppers points in 2013.

• Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman with 9.2.

• Catcher Wilson Ramos with 7.5.

• Outfielder Bryce Harper with 9.4.

The three Tigers players include:

• Third baseman Miguel Cabrera with 16.9 (Cabrera is slated to move to first base for the 2014 season). 

• Starting pitcher Max Scherzer with 18.1.

• Starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez with 17.1.

If Cabrera’s move to first base were taken into account, he would bump Chris Davis of the Orioles (12.7 Box-Toppers points) from the AL first base all-star spot. Cabrera’s third base spot would be filled by Josh Donaldson of the Athletics, who had the second-most points among AL third basemen in 2013 with 9.5.

The NL team is led by overall Box-Toppers points leader for 2013, pitcher Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, who had 21.7 points. The top NL batter is first baseman Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks, who had 13.7 Box-Toppers points in 2013.

Scherzer led all AL players with 18.1 Box-Toppers points and Cabrera’s 16.9 led all AL batters.

Five other teams had two players on the all-star teams, the Orioles, the Yankees, the Indians, the Rockies and the Dodgers. 

Two of the all-stars are on new teams in 2014:

• AL second baseman Robinson Cano (12.5 points) moved from the Yankees to the Mariners.

• AL catcher Brian McCann (7.0 points) moved from the Braves to the Yankees.

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.

What are those numbers after players' names?

Kershaw leads Box-Toppers 2013 All-Star teams, Nationals have most team members

The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2013 regular season are led by overall top player, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.

The Washington Nationals have the most representatives of any team, with four players.

The All-Star teams are comprised of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league. In addition to the batters—eight in the National League and nine (including the designated hitter) in the American League—are the top four starting pitchers in each league, the top player who was predominately a middle-reliever and the top closing pitcher.

Kershaw was Box-Toppers Player of the Season, the top overall player, with 21.7 Box-Toppers points. The top four overall players were starting pitchers from the NL. Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer is the top AL player with 18.1 points, ranked fifth overall. 

The top AL batter is Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera with 16.9 points, ranked eighth overall. The top NL batter is Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt with 13.7 points, ranked 22nd overall.

Four Nationals players made the list, more than any other team: 

• Shortstop Ian Desmond with 5.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked 163rd overall.
• Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman with 9.2 points, ranked 66th.
• Catcher Wilson Ramos, 7.5 points, ranked 101st.
• Outfielder Bryce Harper, the third-ranked outfielder, with 9.4 points, ranked 65th overall. 

Only two members of both leagues' All-Star teams are still active this season, playing in the World Series: 

• AL designated hitter David Ortiz of the Red Sox has 12.4 Box-Toppers points, ranked 36th overall.
• NL starting pitcher Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals has 20.2 Box-Toppers points, ranked second overall. 

Box-Toppers is set up to determine the players who most help their team win the most games. Top players from the winning team of each game are determined by a formula using standard box score statistics. These top players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game. Among each day's top players, bonus points are awarded for the top players and batters of the day in each league. Players accumulate points through the season to provide a data point for comparison, such as determining which players are most worthy as All-Stars.  

End-of-season 2013 Box-Toppers All-Star teams 

Here are the Box-Toppers All-Stars by position for both leagues. It includes players with the highest Box-Toppers points (BTP) by position in each league. Also included is the players' overall rank among all players.

	AL	Team	BTP	Rank		NL	Team	BTP	Rank
1B	Davis, Chris 2478	Orioles	12.7	32		Goldschmidt, Paul 2935	D-Backs	13.7	22
2B	Cano, Robinson 2092	Yankees	12.5	35		Murphy, Daniel 2589	Mets	8.5	79
SS	Lowrie, Jed 2437	Athletics	8.0	90		Desmond, Ian 2673	Nationals	5.5	163
3B	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	Tigers	16.9	8		Zimmerman, Ryan 2180	Nationals	9.2	66
CA	Arencibia, J.P. 2781	Blue Jays	5.5	158		Ramos, Wilson 2904	Nationals	7.5	101
OF	Soriano, Alfonso 1445	Yankees	12.9	28		Cuddyer, Michael 1826	Rockies	11.5	40
OF	Raburn, Ryan 2340	Indians	9.5	62		Gonzalez, Carlos 2460	Rockies	11.0	43
OF	Jones, Adam 2347	Orioles	8.0	86		Harper, Bryce 3011	Nationals	9.4	65
DH	Ortiz, David	Red Sox	12.4	36
SP	Scherzer, Max 2588	Tigers	18.1	5		Kershaw, Clayton 2494	Dodgers	21.7	1
SP	Sanchez, Anibal 2187	Tigers	17.1	7		Wainwright, Adam 2150	Cardinals	20.2	2
SP	Masterson, Justin 2462	Indians	16.4	10		Greinke, Zack 1871	Dodgers	19.4	3
SP	Sale, Chris 2806	White Sox	16.1	12		Fernandez, Jose 3147	Marlins	19.0	4
MR	Chen, Bruce 1170	Royals	6.4	129		Collmenter, Josh 2863	D-Backs	8.0	89
CP	Holland, Greg 2906	Royals	11.0	37		Kimbrel, Craig 2825	Braves	12.7	31

BTP: Box-Toppers points

What are those numbers after players' names?