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 September 4.
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: 179 Cup Points in 137 Games. (#1 Last Week). 5.9 bWAR, 125 Runs, 148 Hits, 46 Home Runs, 87 Runs Batted In, .279/.387/.606 Slash Line, .993 OPS & 173 OPS+.
2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 173 Cup Points in 130 Games. (#2 Last Week). 7.4 bWAR, 112 Runs, 152 Hits, 43 Home Runs, 97 Runs Batted In, .322/.442/.663 Slash Line, 1.105 OPS & 203 OPS+.
3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 163 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#3 Last Week). 3.2 bWAR, 76 Runs, 146 Hits, 33 Home Rns, 113 Runs Batted In, .271/.349/.524 Slash Line, .873 OPS & 145 OPS+.
4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 156 Cup Points in 137 Games. (#4 Last Week). 5.7 bWAR, 90 Runs, 124 Hits, 51 Home Runs, 109 Runs Batted In, .242/.352/.578 Slash Line, .930 OPS & 163 OPS+.
5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 146 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#5 Last Week). 4.3 bWAR, 96 Runs, 126 Hits, 49 Home Runs, 119 Runs Batted In, .242/.365/.570 Slash Line, .935 OPS & 151 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 141 Cup Points in 138 Games. (#9 Last Week). 5.9 bWAR, 90 Runs, 160 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .295/.354/.506 Slash Line, .859 OPS & 137 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays: 141 Cup Points in 134 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week). 3.8 bWAR, 84 Runs, 139 Hits, 40 Home Runs, 102 Runs Batted In, .263/.304/.538 Slash Line, .842 OPS & 126 OPS+.
8 (TIE). Juan Soto, New York Mets: 140 Cup Points in 138 Games. (Not in the Top Ten Last Week). 5.6 bWAR, 107 Runs, 127 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 91 Runs Batted In, .259/.399/.521 Slash Line, .920 OPS & 161 OPS+.
8 (TIE). Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 140 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#9 Last Week). 3.7 bWAR, 80 Runs, 153 Hits, 22 Home Runs, 81 Runs Batted In, .283/.344/.465 Slash Line, .809 OPS & 121 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians: 138 Cup Points in 135 Games. (#8 Last Week). 4.6 bWAR, 86 Runs, 142 Hits, 27 Home Runs, 71 Runs Batted In, .280/.354/.497 Slash Line, .851 OPS & 132 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers: 183 Cup Points in 137 Games. (#10 Last Week). 2.6 bWAR, 75 Runs, 141 Hits, 32 Home Runs, 103 Runs Batted In, .269/.324/.511 Slash Line, .835 OPS & 125 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 138 Cup Points in 138 Games. (#6 Last Week). 4.3 bWAR, 96 Runs, 149 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .265/.335/.456 Slash Line, .791 OPS & 123 OPS+.
Nobody fell out of the Top Ten.
Notably, 1,102 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,085 last week.
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