Lets take a look at the rosters for both leagues. Before we get to the starters and relievers, lets look at the top 5 batters in each league who were not selected to the All-Star game.

Notable American League Batter omissions

Position Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
3B José Ramírez CLE B 72 314 42 176 44.0 0.562
1B Pete Alonso BAL R 97 419 59 227 56.8 0.542
1B Jonathan Aranda TBR L 93 406 48 219 54.8 0.539
LF Tyler Soderstrom ATH L 84 347 43 186 46.5 0.536
1B Kody Clemens MIN L 83 332 45 176 44.0 0.533

Notable National League Batter omissions

Position Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
1B Jake Bauers MIL L 87 346 56 205 51.2 0.592
1B Luis García Jr. WSN L 90 319 45 186 46.5 0.583
CF Jake McCarthy COL L 83 307 39 176 44.0 0.581
LF Bryan Reynolds PIT B 97 422 68 244 61.0 0.578
SS Elly De La Cruz CIN B 76 340 50 192 48.0 0.565

Notable American League Pitcher omissions

Position Player Team Throws G Batters Faced IP TBA Allowed TOP Allowed
RHP Keider Montero DET R 20 387 97.1 148 0.385
RHP Casey Mize DET R 14 304 77.1 119 0.391
RHP Bryan Woo SEA R 18 424 104.1 166 0.392
LHP Shane McClanahan TBR L 17 354 86.0 141 0.401
LHP Payton Tolle BOS L 15 341 84.0 137 0.403

Notable National League Pitcher omissions

Position Player Team Throws G Batters Faced IP TBA Allowed TOP Allowed
RHP Zack Wheeler PHI R 15 355 93.0 126 0.355
RHP Michael King SDP R 19 443 108.1 176 0.400
RHP Nolan McLean NYM R 19 448 107.1 185 0.415
RHP Michael Soroka ARI R 15 333 82.0 140 0.422
RHP Dustin May STL R 18 389 93.0 164 0.424

Now lets turn our attention to the American League starters.

American League Starters

Position Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
C Shea Langeliers ATH R 86 386 52 205 51.2 0.531
1B Nick Kurtz ATH L 92 412 61 250 62.5 0.607
2B Ernie Clement TOR R 93 374 42 170 42.5 0.455
3B Junior Caminero TBR R 94 411 61 251 62.8 0.611
SS Bobby Witt Jr. KCR R 91 403 51 231 57.8 0.573
OF Mike Trout LAA R 78 354 58 212 53.0 0.599
OF Riley Greene DET L 95 400 48 213 53.2 0.532
OF Cody Bellinger NYY L 94 403 49 202 50.5 0.501
DH Yordan Alvarez HOU L 96 420 65 290 72.5 0.690
TOTAL 819 3563 487 2024 506.0 0.568

And here are the National League starters.

National League Starters

Position Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
C Drake Baldwin ATL L 72 319 49 161 40.2 0.505
1B Freddie Freeman LAD L 94 408 52 226 56.5 0.554
2B Ozzie Albies ATL B 95 410 61 192 48.0 0.468
3B Max Muncy LAD L 89 336 54 187 46.8 0.557
SS CJ Abrams WSN L 93 395 56 231 57.8 0.585
OF Brandon Marsh PHI L 92 363 52 192 48.0 0.529
OF Juan Soto NYM L 78 334 44 214 53.5 0.643
OF Andy Pages LAD R 96 411 57 214 53.5 0.521
DH Shohei Ohtani LAD L 88 406 65 253 63.2 0.626
TOTAL 797 3382 490 1870 467.5 0.553

The American League holds a slight edge with the starters. Their starters have a combined 506 expected runs compared to the National League’s 467.5 expected runs. The American League has a combined TOP of .568 compared to the National League’s combined TOP of .553.

American League Reserves

Position Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
C Dillon Dingler DET R 87 361 48 196 49.0 0.546
C Adley Rutschman BAL B 65 275 29 133 33.2 0.484
INF Travis Bazzana CLE L 65 282 30 140 35.0 0.496
INF Willson Contreras BOS R 88 364 46 218 54.5 0.599
INF Kevin McGonigle DET L 93 413 58 221 55.2 0.535
INF Ben Rice NYY L 91 390 64 255 63.8 0.654
INF Miguel Vargas CHW R 94 409 64 239 59.8 0.586
INF Munetaka Murakami CHW L 60 259 45 159 39.8 0.614
OF Randy Arozarena SEA R 89 379 59 214 53.5 0.565
OF Ceddanne Rafaela BOS R 90 368 41 178 44.5 0.486
OF Tristan Peters CHW L 91 275 37 143 35.8 0.528
DH Yandy Díaz TBR R 90 394 51 215 53.8 0.546
TOTAL 1003 4169 572 2311 577.8 0.554

National League Reserves

Position Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
C William Contreras MIL R 89 384 48 171 42.8 0.445
C Hunter Goodman COL R 90 376 59 219 54.8 0.582
INF Luis Arraez SFG L 91 402 48 201 50.2 0.508
INF Bryce Harper PHI L 97 408 59 231 57.8 0.566
INF Otto Lopez MIA R 95 410 61 230 57.5 0.561
INF Matt Olson ATL L 95 416 64 242 60.5 0.582
INF Sal Stewart CIN R 95 414 51 227 56.8 0.548
OF Corbin Carroll ARI L 93 398 54 224 56.0 0.563
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC L 96 418 63 265 66.2 0.635
OF Jordan Walker STL R 93 395 62 233 58.2 0.590
OF James Wood WSN L 97 454 89 308 77.0 0.678
DH Kyle Schwarber PHI L 93 414 57 261 65.2 0.630
DH Iván Herrera STL R 95 423 60 215 53.8 0.508
TOTAL 1219 5312 775 3027 756.8 0.570

The National League has the edge with the reserves. They have 756.8 expected runs and a TOP of .570. The American League has 577.8 expected runs and a TOP of .554.

American League Starting Pitchers

Position Player Team G Batters Faced IP TBA TOP
RHP Dylan Cease TOR 17 401 98.1 151 0.377
LHP Parker Messick CLE 19 445 112.0 178 0.403
RHP Nick Martinez TBR 18 428 105.1 182 0.427
RHP Drew Rasmussen TBR 18 392 99.1 161 0.411
RHP Joe Ryan MIN 20 450 110.1 185 0.411
RHP Cam Schlittler NYY 20 469 118.2 173 0.371
LHP Ranger Suárez BOS 17 376 91.1 148 0.394
RHP Michael Wacha KCR 19 487 119.1 224 0.462
TOTAL 148 3448 854.2 1402 0.407

National League Starting Pitchers

Position Player Team G Batters Faced IP TBA TOP
RHP Braxton Ashcraft PIT 19 461 113.1 201 0.437
RHP Chase Burns CIN 18 413 102.2 183 0.444
LHP Jesús Luzardo PHI 19 463 110.1 195 0.422
RHP Max Meyer MIA 19 446 108.0 179 0.402
RHP Jacob Misiorowski MIL 18 422 111.0 125 0.297
LHP Eduardo Rodriguez ARI 19 462 114.0 200 0.435
LHP Chris Sale ATL 17 403 98.0 157 0.391
LHP Cristopher Sánchez PHI 20 525 127.1 213 0.406
RHP Paul Skenes PIT 20 440 108.1 173 0.395
RHP Logan Webb SFG 16 412 100.1 173 0.422
RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 17 425 110.2 153 0.360
LHP Justin Wrobleski LAD 16 399 100.1 143 0.358
LHP Foster Griffin WSN 19 445 110.1 189 0.426
TOTAL 237 5716 1414.2 2284 0.400

The National League starting pitchers have a slight edge over the American League starting pitchers, with a TOP of .400 compared to the American Leagues .407 TOP.

American League Relief Pitchers

Position Player Team G Batters Faced IP TBA TOP
RHP Bryan Baker TBR 38 140 36.1 44 0.314
LHP Aroldis Chapman BOS 30 121 28.2 49 0.405
LHP Jacob Latz TEX 35 163 44.2 48 0.294
RHP Cade Smith CLE 42 181 44.1 73 0.403
RHP Louis Varland TOR 44 190 49.0 57 0.300
TOTAL 189 795 203.0 271 0.341

National League Relief Pitchers

Position Player Team G Batters Faced IP TBA TOP
RHP Jhoan Duran PHI 34 126 32.2 42 0.333
RHP Raisel Iglesias ATL 31 127 32.1 47 0.370
RHP Mason Miller SDP 38 149 39.2 37 0.248
RHP Riley O’Brien STL 39 165 39.1 62 0.380
TOTAL 142 567 144.0 188 0.332

The National League’s relief pitchers have the edge in TOP as well. They have a .332 TOP compared to the American League’s .341.

Stats sourced from Baseball-Reference. Rosters sourced from MLB.com.