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 11.
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: 188 Cup Points in 137 Games. (#1 Last Week). 6.5 bWAR, 131 Runs, 154 Hits, 48 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .280/.391/.609 Slash Line, 1.001 OPS & 143 OPS+.
2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 182 Cup Points in 136 Games. (#2 Last Week). 7.8 bWAR, 118 Runs, 158 Hits, 46 Home Runs, 100 Runs Batted In, .322/.443/.669 Slash Line, 1.112 OPS & 205 OPS+.
3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 164 Cup Points in 147 Games. (#3 Last Week). 3.0 bWAR, 76 Runs, 151 Hits, 33 Home Runs, 113 Runs Batted In, .267/.344/.511 Slash Line, .854 OPS & 141 OPS+.
4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 162 Cup Points in 144 Games. (#4 Last Week). 5.8 bWAR, 95 Runs, 129 Hits, 53 Home Runs, 113 Runs Batted In, .239/.354/.570 Slash Line, .923 OPS & 161 OPS+.
5. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 151 Cup Points in 147 Games. (#5 Last Week). 4.4 bWAR, 100 Runs, 132 Hits, 50 Home Runs, 123 Runs Batted In, .242/.368/.560 Slash Line, .929 OPS & 150 OPS+.
6. Juan Soto, New York Mets: 140 Cup Points in 138 Games. #8 Last Week). 6.0 bWAR, 112 Runs, 137 Hits, 39 Home Runs, 95 Runs Batted In, .264/.400/.528 Slash Line, .928 OPS & 163 OPS+.
7. Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays: 147 Cup Points in 140 Games. (#6 Last Week). 3.8 bWAR, 87 Runs, 144 Hits, 42 Home Runs, 106 Runs Batted In, .261/.300/.538 Slash Line, .838 OPS & 127 OPS+.
8. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians: 146 Cup Points in 142 Games. (#10 Last Week). 5.3 bWAR, 91 Runs, 152 Hits, 28 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .285/.358/.507 Slash Line, .866 OPS & 136 OPS+.
9. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 145 Cup Points in 147 Games. (#8 Last Week). 3.4 bWAR, 81 Runs, 155 Hits, 23 Home Runs, 84 Runs Batted In, .272/.333/.452 Slash Line, .784 OPS & 115 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals: 144 Cup Points in 142 Games. (#6 Last Week). 6.2 bWAR, 91 Runs, 163 Hits, 21 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .293/.350/.497 Slash Line, .847 OPS & 134 OPS+.
10 (TIE). Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 144 Cup Points in 145 Games. (#10 Last Week). 4.4 bWAR, 100 Runs, 154 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 77 Runs Batted In, .263/.337/.451 Slash Line, .787 OPS & 123 OPS+.
Detroit’s Riley Greene fell out of the Top Ten.
Notably, 1,115 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,102 last week.
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