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 throwing 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 21.
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: 168 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#1 Last Week). 5.7 bWAR, 120 Runs, 138 Hits, 44 Home Runs, 83 Runs Batted In, .285/.393/.625 Slash Line, 1.018 OPS & 181 OPS+.
2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 163 Cup Points in 116 Games. (#2 Last Week). 6.9 bWAR, 99 Runs, 139 Hits, 40 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .330/.445/.684 Slash Line, 1.129 OPS & 209 OPS+.
3. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 151 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#4 Last Week). 5.6 bWAR, 83 Runs, 116 Hits, 47 Home Runs, 102 Runs Batted In, .247/.355/.588 Slash Line, .944 OPS & 167 OPS+.
4. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 147 Cup Points in 121 Games. (#3 Last Week). 2.9 bWAR, 65 Runs, 126 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 101 Runs Batted In, .264/.347/.510 Slash Line, .858 OPS & 143 OPS+.
5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 140 Cup Points in 127 Games. (#5 Last Week). 4.2 bWAR, 89 Runs, 120 Hits, 45 Home Runs, 109 Runs Batted In, .253/.373/.584 Slash Line, .957 OPS & 157 OPS+.
6. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 136 Cup Points in 128 Games. (#6 Last Week). 4.0 bWAR, 74 Runs, 145 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .294/.354/.486 Slash Line, .840 OPS & 130 OPS+.
7. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 134 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#10 Last Week). 3.7 bWAR, 85 Runs, 133 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 72 Runs Batted In, .262/.329/.461 Slash Line, .790 OPS & 124 OPS+.
8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians: 133 Cup Points in 123 Games. (#7 Last Week). 5.1 bWAR, 81 Runs, 135 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 66 Runs Batted In, .291/.366/.517 Slash Line, .883 OPS & 141 OPS+.
9. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 129 Cup Points in 126 Games. (#8 Last Week). 5.5 bWAR, 81 Runs, 146 Hits, 18 Home Runs, 69 Runs Batted In, .295/.353/.501 Slash Line, .854 OPS & 135 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers: 127 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#8 Last Week). 2.4 bWAR, 66 Runs, 126 Hits, 29 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .263/.317/.503 Slash Line, .820 OPS & 119 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers: 127 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+.
Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fell out of the Top Ten.
Notably, 1,067 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,051 last week.
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