Nolan Arenado of the Rockies leads all players with 133 runs batted in and also ranks first among NL batters in Box-Toppers points with 10.7.
Read MoreWins leaders generally coincide with Box-Toppers points leaders—except for overall wins leader Porcello, who ranks 91st
While wins leaders generally coincided with Box-Toppers points leaders, overall leader Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello (22 wins) lagged far behind in Box-Toppers points with only 8.0, 91st among all players.
Read MoreHow did 2016 home run leaders fare in Box-Toppers points? 7 of top 10 finish in Box-Toppers' top 100
Home run leader Mark Trumbo of the Orioles ranked 14th among AL batters in Box-Toppers points. Only three of the overall top 10 in home runs were among their league’s top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points.
Read More5 of top 10 ERA leaders also rank in Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings
The top 10 ERA leaders had some correlation with Box-Toppers points leaders. Five of 10 are also among Box-Toppers’ 10 most highly ranked players. All 10 rank among the top 50.
Read MoreHalf of top 10 batting average leaders rank among Box-Toppers' top 100 players for 2016
DJ LeMahieu of the Rockies led players in 2016 with a .348 batting average and ranks 85th in Box-Toppers player rankings. Five of top 10 in batting average rank among Box-Toppers' top 100 players.
Read MoreHow did baseball's statistical leaders for 2015 do in Box-Toppers points?
Pitching category leaders among Box-Toppers' overall top 10 players. Batting category leaders rank lower in Box-Toppers player rankings.
Read MoreLeaders in WAR diverge from top-ranked players in Box-Toppers points
Four of Box-Toppers' top 10 players appear on the top 10 list of players with the most wins above replacement for 2015. Four others in the WAR top 10 are among their league's top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreStrikeout leaders among Box-Toppers top-ranked pitchers
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw led in strikeouts (301) and ranked second in Box-Toppers points (25.7). AL strikeout leader Chris Sale of the White Sox (274) ranked 4th among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points (18.8).
Read MoreMost RBI leaders among Box-Toppers top-ranked batters
Seven of the 10 top RBI leaders also rank among their league's top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreWins leaders Arrieta, Keuchel also lead leagues in Box-Toppers player rankings
Jake Arrieta of the Cubs led all players with 22 wins and 29.1 Box-Toppers points. Dallas Keuchel of the Astros led AL players with 20 wins and 21.4 Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreHome run leaders for 2015 among Box-Toppers' top-ranked batters
Chris Davis of the Orioles led players with 47 home runs and ranked fourth among AL batters in Box-Toppers points with 11.0.
Read MoreEarned run average leaders rank high in Box-Toppers player rankings
Zack Greinke of the Dodgers led in ERA in 2015, but was 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings. Jake Arrieta of the Cubs, Box-Toppers 2015 Player of the Year, ranked 2nd in ERA.
Read MoreBatting average leaders do not make big impact in Box-Toppers player rankings
Only three of the top 10 players in batting average for 2015 are among Box-Toppers' top 100 players.
Read MoreHow did baseball's statistical leaders for 2014 do in Box-Toppers points?
How did baseball’s statistical leaders do in Box-Toppers points?
The leaders in pitching statistical categories in general did better than leaders in batting statistical categories.
Read MoreTop four strikeout leaders in each league are among Box-Toppers' top 10 players
The top four pitchers who led each league in strikeouts were among the top 10 overall players in Box-Toppers points in 2014.
Read MoreRBI leaders for 2014 tend to be Box-Toppers points leaders—but not always (such as NL RBI leader Adrian Gonzalez)
Leaders in runs batted in generally did well in Box-Toppers points, especially RBI leaders in the American League.
However, the overall leader in RBIs, Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers, who drove in 116 runs, had one of the lower Box-Toppers point totals among RBI leaders.
Read MoreWins leaders Kershaw, Kluber also lead in Box-Toppers points and in 'sincere, deserved' wins
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw led the Majors in wins in 2014 and also led all players in Box-Toppers points.
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber was co-leader in wins in the American League and also led all AL players in Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreHome run leaders for 2014 also generally fare well in Box-Toppers player rankings
Nelson Cruz of the Orioles led all players in home runs and was among American League batting leaders in Box-Toppers points. In general, home run hitters did very well in Box-Toppers points in 2014.
Read MoreEarned run average leaders for 2014 among Box-Toppers top-ranked pitchers
Clayton Kershaw had the lowest earned run average by far of any pitcher in 2014. He also had the highest Box-Toppers point total by far of any player in 2014.
In fact, Box-Toppers point totals tend to correlate well with ERA leaders—the top three ERA leaders in both leagues are among the top 10 overall players and the top 10 ERA leaders in both leagues are among the top 100 overall players.
Read MoreBatting average leaders did not make big impact in Box-Toppers points or team wins in 2014
Batters with the most Box-Toppers points tend to hit for power and play on teams that win a lot of games. The 2014 batting average leaders in both the American and National leagues did neither. Both batting average leaders were largely singles hitters and played on teams that finished well below .500. And as a consequence, neither batting average leader scored many Box-Toppers points in 2014.
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