Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Monday, May 31.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 |
| 7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.4 |
| 9 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 7.0 |
| 10 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 6.7 |
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deGrom struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, sixth-most among all players this season and fourth among National League pitchers.
deGrom also now has 113.4 career Box-Toppers points, 55th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Monday, he passes five players on the “all-time” list—Kevin Brown (112.8), Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2), Chris Carpenter (113.3) and Royals pitcher Ervin Santana (113.4). (Though deGrom and Santana both have 113.4 career points, deGrom ranks ahead because he has more 2021 Box-Toppers points—8.0 vs. 0.0.) deGrom now trails 54th-ranked player, Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber (114.1). Passing Santana, deGrom now ranks 14th among active, signed players in career points, eighth among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 11-2 win over the Red Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Kyle Farmer of the Reds homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 11-1 win over the Phillies.
American League Batter of the Day—Adam Eaton of the White Sox homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-6, eight-inning win over the Indians.
Notable—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto now has 109.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Cueto (7IP 5H R 0BB 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Angels) ranks 64th among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995, when player tracking began. He trails 63rd-ranked player Jeff Kent (110.2). Cueto ranks 17th among active, signed players in career points, ninth among NL pitchers.
Cueto now has 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 38th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Donovan Walton of the Mariners made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Walton (HR 1-3 R 3BI in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 10, 2019, and was playing in his 25th career game.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Urquidy earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Farmer and Eaton each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 5/31 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | NYM 6, ARI 2 | Jacob deGrom, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| AL | +9.0 | HOU 11, BOS 2 | Jose Urquidy, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +7.0 | `MIN 3, BAL 2 (F/10) | Jose Berríos | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CIN 11, PHI 1 | Kyle Farmer, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 9, STL 4 | Chris Taylor, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | SF 6, LAA 1 | Johnny Cueto, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 7, SD 2 | Patrick Wisdom, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | KC 7, PIT 3 | Mike Minor, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 3, CHW 1 (F/7) | Emmanuel Clase, (S 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 3, DET 2 (F/10) | Brad Boxberger, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | CHW 8, CLE 6 (F/8) | Adam Eaton, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SEA 6, OAK 5 (F/10) | Donovan Walton, 2B‑LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 3, NYY 1 | Rich Hill, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 5, WSH 3 | Will Smith, (S 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 | 16.7 | 78.0 | 113.4 | ‑0.7 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 45.8 | 69.5 | +3.0 |
| Minor, Mike 2894 | pi sp | kc al | 3.7 | 6.4 | 29.8 | 56.9 | +1.0 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 3.7 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +1.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | +0.0 |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 26.4 | 109.8 | +1.0 |
| Smith, Will 3073 | pi cp | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 12.7 | 20.7 | +2.0 |
| Eaton, Adam 3253 | rf | chi al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 16.0 | +1.5 |
| Farmer, Kyle 4003 | ss 1b | cin nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Taylor, Chris 3684 | lf ss 2b | lad nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Clase, Emmanuel 4225 | pi cp | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Boxberger, Brad 3111 | pi cp mr | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | +1.0 |
| Wisdom, Patrick 4042 | 3b 1b | chi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Walton, Donovan 4426 | 2b lf | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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