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A look at Box-Toppers' ‘all-time' top 10 lists—top overall players, top pitchers, top batters—since tracking began in 1995

Shawn Plank February 27, 2020

The Box-Toppers career points top 10 list had no new members during the 2019 season but saw a massive reshuffling among players ranked fourth through 10th.

Meanwhile, there was one new player rising into the top 10 list among pitchers in “all-time” career Box-Toppers points in 2019 (Cole Hamels of the Cubs). Plus, the top 10 “all-time” points list for batters was largely dormant during 2019 and included just two active players—Albert Pujols of the Angels and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers. However, Cabrera actually rose from sixth to fifth place, while earning just 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2019.

Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since start of 2014

Shawn Plank February 22, 2020

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2014.

Scherzer has 134.3 Box-Toppers points over the period 2014-2019, 8.9 points ahead of Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who has 125.4 points over that span.

Justin Verlander leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 2 seasons (2018-19)

Shawn Plank February 20, 2020

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.

Verlander has earned 51.6 Box-Toppers points over 2018 and 2019. He ranked third in 2018 with 24.1 points and second in 2019 with 27.5.

A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2019 season

Shawn Plank February 17, 2020

Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Johnson earned 278.8 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009.

A look at Box-Toppers’ top 100 players for 2018-19 and 2014-19

Shawn Plank February 11, 2020

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past two seasons while Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer ranks first in points over the past six seasons.

Verlander earned 51.6 Box-Toppers points combined in 2018 and 2019 to lead all players in that span while Scherzer earned 134.3 points from 2014-2019, most in that span.

2020 sees biggest decline in managers who have won World Series with their current team

Shawn Plank February 3, 2020

As of Jan. 14, 2020, for the sixth time ever and the first time in more than 40 years, there is only one manager who has won a World Series on the team he is currently managing (Dave Martinez of the Nationals).

To close 2019, there were six managers who won a World Series with his current team. Going from six such managers to one is the biggest drop in one offseason since the World Series was first played in 1903.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.

A look at Box-Toppers' ‘all-time' top 10 lists—top overall players, top pitchers, top batters—since tracking began in 1995

Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since start of 2014

Justin Verlander leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 2 seasons (2018-19)

A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2019 season

A look at Box-Toppers’ top 100 players for 2018-19 and 2014-19

2020 sees biggest decline in managers who have won World Series with their current team

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