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 28.
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: 174 Cup Points in 131 Games. (#1 Last Week). 5.6 bWAR, 123 Runs, 141 Hits, 45 Home Runs, 85 Runs Batted In, .278/.387/.608 Slash Line, .995 OPS & 173 OPS+.
2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 165 Cup Points in 124 Games. (#2 Last Week). 7.1 bWAR, 106 Runs, 145 Hits, 41 Home Runs, 95 Runs Batted In, .323/.440/.666 Slash Line, 1.106 OPS & 202 OPS+.
3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 157 Cup Points in 134 Games. (#4 Last Week). 3.1 bWAR, 72 Runs, 136 Hits, 30 Home Runs, 108 Runs Batted In, .267/.348/.514 Slash Line, .861 OPS & 144 OPS+.
4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 151 Cup Points in 125 Games. (#3 Last Week). 5.6 bWAR, 87 Runs, 120 Hits, 50 Home Runs, 107 Runs Batted In, .244/.351/.587 Slash Line, .939 OPS & 165 OPS+.
5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 145 Cup Points in 134 Games. (#5 Last Week). 4.4 bWAR, 94 Runs, 124 Hits, 49 Home Runs, 119 Runs Batted In, .248/.370/.586 Slash Line, .956 OPS & 156 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 137 Cup Points in 132 Games. (#7 Last Week). 4.2 bWAR, 91 Runs, 145 Hits, 25 Home Runs, 73 Runs Batted In, .269/.336/.457 Slash Line, .794 OPS & 126 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 137 Cup Points in 134 Games. (#6 Last Week). 3.6 bWAR, 77 Runs, 149 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 78 Runs Batted In, .288/.348/.471 Slash Line, .819 OPS & 124 OPS+.
8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians: 136 Cup Points in 128 Games. (#8 Last Week). 4.7 bWAR, 81 Runs, 137 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 68 Runs Batted In, .284/.358/.504 Slash Line, .862 OPS & 136 OPS+.
9. Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 134 Cup Points in 132 Games. (#9 Last Week). 6.0 bWAR, 86 Runs, 155 Hits, 19 Home Runs, 74 Runs Batted In, .298/.354/.501 Slash Line, .855 OPS & 136 OPS+.
10. Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers: 133 Cup Points in 131 Games. (#10 Last Week). 2.5 bWAR, 72 Runs, 133 Hits, 32 Home Runs, 99 Runs Batted In, .266/.321/.514 Slash Line, .835 OPS & 126 OPS+.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman fell out of the Top Ten.
Notably, 1,085 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,067 last week.
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