It is with great pleasure that we have brought back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:

For every regular-season game, we anointed the top five players with the most points, in descending order: 5-4-3-2-1. 

We know the following:

• The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points more easily than elite players on loaded squads.
• In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throw fewer innings than previous generations. This is also true for closers not made for this process.
• Please remember that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way we did: as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.

Here is the current top ten after games concluded on August 14.

1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers:  163 Cup Points in 119 Games.  (#1 Last Week).  5.8 bWAR, 115 Runs, 132 Hits, 43 Home Runs, 79 Runs Batted In, .284/.391/.630 Slash Line, 1.021 OPS & 181 OPS+.

2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 158 Cup Points in 111 Games. (#1 Last Week).  6.7 bWAR, 94 Runs, 134 Hits, 38 Home Runs, 88 Runs Batted In, .333/.444/.687 Slash Line, 1.131 OPS & 209 OPS+.

3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 147 Cup Points in 121 Games. (#3 Last Week).   3.0 bWAR, 63 Runs, 123 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 99 Runs Batted In, .272/.356/.528 Slash Line, .883 OPS & 150 OPS+.

4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 141 Cup Points in 119 Games. (#4 Last Week).   5.3 bWAR, 78 Runs, 108 Hits, 45 Home Runs, 98 Runs Batted In, .243/.350/.582 Slash Line, .932 OPS & 164 OPS+.

5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 129 Cup Points in 121 Games.  (#6 Last Week).  3.9 bWAR, 81 Runs, 112 Hits, 42 Home Runs, 98 Runs Batted In, .249/.371/.577 Slash Line, .948 OPS & 155 OPS+.

6. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 128 Cup Points in 115 Games. (#5 Last Week).   3.7 bWAR, 68 Runs, 133 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 72 Runs Batted In, .300/.359/.500 Slash Line, .859 OPS & 136 OPS+.

7. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians:  128 Cup Points in 117 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  5.3 bWAR, 79 Runs, 132 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 64 Runs Batted In, .298/.371/.528 Slash Line, .899 OPS & 146 OPS+.

8. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers:  126 Cup Points in 119 Games.  (#8 Last Week).  2.3 bWAR, 64 Runs, 124 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 89 Runs Batted In, .269/.317/.512 Slash Line, .828 OPS & 124 OPS+.

9. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 124 Cup Points in 119 Games. (#7 Last Week).  5.1 bWAR, 75 Runs, 135 Hits, 17 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .288/.346/.494 Slash Line, .840 OPS & 132 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 121 Cup Points in 119 Games. (#10 Last Week).   3.1 bWAR, 80 Runs, 120 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 65 Runs Batted In, .249/.320/.435 Slash Line, .755 OPS & 115 OPS+.

10 (TIE). Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays: 121 Cup Points in 120 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week).   4.5 bWAR, 81 Runs, 136 Hits, 20 Home Runs, 67 Runs Batted In, .300/.397/.496 Slash Line, .893 OPS & 147 OPS+.

Nobody fell out of the Top Ten.

Notably, 1,051 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,037 last week.

Welcome back to the WNBA Cup!

In every WNBA regular-season game, we award descending points (5-4-3-2-1) to the top five players.  At the end of the season, the player with the most points will be awarded the Notinhalloffame WNBA Cup. 

However, the winning player must accept their award in person in the Emerald City of Seattle.

Here is the current top ten as of games concluded on August 13:

1. Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx, 106 Cup Points:  26 Games, 4.08 Cup Points per Game, 23.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.6 BPG, 31.1 PER, 7.0 WS.  (#1 Last Time)

2. A’Ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces, 105 Cup Points:  29 Games, 3.62 Cup Points per Game, 22.0 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.7 SPG, 2.1 BPG, 31.6 PER, 5.8 WS.  (#4 Last Time)

3. Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury, 95 Cup Points:  26 Games, 3.65 Cup Points per Game, 16.1 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 9.0 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 26.2 PER, 4.9 WS. (#5 Last Time)

4. Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream, 90 Cup Points:  32 Games, 2.81 Cup Points per Game, 19.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 20.2 PER, 6.1 WS. (#6 Last Time)

5. Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm, 89 Cup Points:  33 Games, 2.70 Cup Points Per Game, 18.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 22.3 PER, 4.4 WS. (#3 Last Time)

6. Dearica Hamby, Los Angeles Sparks, 84 Cup Points, 32 Games, 2.62 Cup Points per Game, 17.7, PPG, 7.8 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 22.9 PER, 3.9 WS. (#6 Last Week)

7. Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever, 74 Cup Points:  33 Games, 2.24 Cup Points per Game, 15.1 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.6 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 22.8 PER, 5.5 WS. (#9 Last Week)

8. Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty, 73 Cup Points:  24 Games, 3.04 Cup Points Per Game, 18.3 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.4 SPG, 1.4 BPG, 23.0 PER, 3.6 WS.  (#2 Last Time)

9. Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty, 73 Cup Points:  32 Games, 2.28 Cup Points Per Game, 19.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 21.4 PER, 3.9 WS. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week)

10. Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Pacers, 68 Cup Points: 33 Games, 2.06 Cup Points per Game, 20.0, PPG, 2.0 RPG, 3.2 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 20.1 PER, 4.1 WS. (Not in the Top Ten Last Time)

Chicago’s Angel Reese and Phoenix’s Satou Sabally fell out of the top ten.

At present, 122 players have received at least one point, up from 112 last week.

Our next update will be up next Friday.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Washington Commanders.  Sort of.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Commanders surprised the NFL, winning 12 Games and making it to the NFC Championship Game.  Despite the success, there were no new entrants and no elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which obviously remain unchanged.

1. Sammy Baugh
2. Darrell Green
3. Chris Hanburger
4. Charley Taylor
5. Art Monk 

You can find the entire list here.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Tennessee Titans.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Titans had a poor year, finishing the season with a record of 3-14.  There was only one new entrant to the Top 50, with no elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes. 

1. Bruce Matthews
2. Warren Moon
3. Mike Munchak
4. Earl Campbell
5. Robert Brazile

You can find the entire list here.

The only new entrant was Defensive Lineman Jeffery Simmons, who enters at #40. 

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.