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 18.
1. Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers: 200 Cup Points in 150 Games. (#1 Last Week). 7.0 bWAR, 138 Runs, 164 Hits, 51 Home Runs, 95 Runs Batted In, .283/.395/.617 Slash Line, 1.011 OPS & 179 OPS+.
2. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 197 Cup Points in 143 Games. (#2 Last Week). 8.7 bWAR, 127 Runs, 167 Hits, 48 Home Runs, 104 Runs Batted In, .328/.453/.676 Slash Line, 1.129 OPS & 210 OPS+.
3. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 178 Cup Points in 153 Games. (#3 Last Week). 3.4 bWAR, 82 Runs, 159 Hits, 37 Home Runs, 121 Runs Batted In, .270/.345/.526 Slash Line, .871 OPS & 144 OPS+.
4. Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners: 171 Cup Points in 150 Games. (#4 Last Week). 6.7 bWAR, 104 Runs, 139 Hits, 56 Home Runs, 118 Runs Batted In, .247/.359/.585 Slash Line, .945 OPS & 168 OPS+.
5. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres: 158 Cup Points in 152 Games. (#9 Last Week). 3.9 bWAR, 86 Runs, 164 Hits, 26 Home Runs, 92 Runs Batted In, .279/.339/.468 Slash Line, .807 OPS & 121 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Juan Soto, New York Mets: 155 Cup Points in 151 Games. #6 Last Week). 6.1 bWAR, 115 Runs, 143 Hits, 41 Home Runs, 100 Runs Batted In, .263/.394/.528 Slash Line, .922 OPS & 160 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia Phillies: 155 Cup Points in 153 Games. (#5 Last Week). 4.8 bWAR, 106 Runs, 138 Hits, 53 Home Runs, 128 Runs Batted In, .243/.370/.567 Slash Line, .937 OPS & 152 OPS+.
6 (TIE). Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays: 155 Cup Points in 146 Games. (#6 Last Week). 4.2 bWAR, 89 Runs, 149 Hits, 44 Home Runs, 108 Runs Batted In, .259/.302/.537 Slash Line, .839 OPS & 128 OPS+.
9. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians: 153 Cup Points in 148 Games. (#8 Last Week). 5.4 bWAR, 96 Runs, 157 Hits, 29 Home Runs, 80 Runs Batted In, .282/.357/.503 Slash Line, .860 OPS & 135 OPS+.
10. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets: 149 Cup Points in 151 Games. (#10 Last Week). 4.7 bWAR, 107 Runs, 161 Hits, 27 Home Runs, 78 Runs Batted In, .265/.341/.452 Slash Line, .793 OPS & 124 OPS+.
Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. fell out of the Top Ten.
Notably, 1,128 baseball players have earned at least 1 point, up from 1,115 last week.
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