Only two of top 10 RBI leaders are among their league's top 10 batters in Box-Toppers points

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.

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Wins 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.

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How 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.

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Leaders 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.

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Strikeout 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).

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Wins 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.

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Earned 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.

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How 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.

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RBI 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.

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Wins 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.

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Earned 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.

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Batting 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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