Jason Giambi's 19-season Box-Toppers scoring streak ends—no points in 2014

BOX-TOPPERS EXTRA

Jason Giambi of the Indians had been the only player to earn at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in each season since record keeping began in 1995.

However, in 2014, Giambi failed to earn Player of the Game honors even once and so earned no Box-Toppers points for the season. That means his streak of 19 straight seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point, which lasted from 1995 to 2013, has come to an end.

Giambi, 43, was hampered by injury this season and played in only 26 games, making 70 plate appearances. 

Giambi has 133.4 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks eighth among all batters since record keeping began in 1995. During his 19-season streak, Giambi has had as many as 17.0 Box-Toppers points (he did it twice—in 2000 with the Athletics and in 2002 with the Yankees) and as few as 1.0 (in 2012 with the Rockies). In 2013, he had 3.5 with the Indians.

Giambi broke into the Majors in 1995, the same year as Box-Toppers record keeping began. He started as primarily a first baseman and late in his career has been primarily a designated hitter.

Giambi hasn’t decided whether to retire at the end of this season. He is a free agent.

With Giambi’s streak of 19 seasons at an end, the longest current streak of seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point is 17, held by Paul Konerko of the White Sox. Konerko has scored at least 1.0 point in each season from 1998 to 2014—he scored 1.0 point each in 2013 and 2014.

However, Konerko’s 17-year streak is now at an end because he played his last game Sunday and retired.

That means the longest streak is now 16 seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point held by three veteran players:

• Pitcher Tim Hudson of the Giants.

• Outfielder Carlos Beltran of the Yankees.

• Outfielder Torii Hunter of the Tigers.

All three players have at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in each season from 1999 to 2014.

Derek Jeter of the Yankees had a streak of 17 seasons with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point from 1996 to 2012. However, he scored no Box-Toppers points in either 2013 or 2014.

Three other players had 18-year streaks with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point come to an end after the 2012 season: Jim Thome, Chipper Jones and Johnny Damon. Alex Rodriguez had an 18-year streak with at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point come to an end after the 2013 season.

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.

Giants' Tim Hudson rises onto Box-Toppers 'all-time' top 10 pitchers list

Giants pitcher Tim Hudson has moved into Box-Toppers ‘all-time’ top 10 pitchers list, passing Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux.

Top 10 pitchers 'all-time'

Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 'all-time' pitchers (record keeping began in 1995). The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players have accumulated since 1995.

	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Johnson, Randy	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Martinez, Pedro J.	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Schilling, Curt	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Sabathia, C.C. 1492	pi sp	nyy al	173.3
5	Halladay, Roy 1178	pi sp	retired	170.7
6	Santana, Johan 1448	pi sp	bal al	166.6
7	Clemens, Roger	pi sp	retired	164.8
8	Smoltz, John	pi sp	retired	160.9
9	Mussina, Mike	pi sp	retired	155.6
10	Hudson, Tim 1231	pi sp	sf nl	152.0

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Hudson, who earned Player of the Game honors July 5, now has 152.0 career Box-Toppers points (including 7.7 this season) and passes Maddux, who had 151.7.

However, Box-Toppers record keeping did not begin until 1995 and so some of Maddux’s most productive years—1986 to 1994, in which he won 15 or more games per season seven times—are not recorded. Meanwhile, Hudson’s entire career, beginning in 1999, has been recorded.

Hudson has scored at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in each of his 16 seasons. He has scored 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points in a season six times. His best season was in 2001 with the Oakland Athletics, when he earned 18.8 Box-Toppers points. He ranks 14th among all players in ‘all-time’ Box-Toppers points, just behind Barry Bonds (153.2).

Hudson turned 39 Monday.

The top 10 ‘all-time’ pitchers list does not change that often. The last time there was any change in the standings was June 2013, when Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia passed Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay to move into fourth place overall. Sabathia has since scored only 1.0 additional Box-Toppers point and now has 173.3 for his career.

The last time there was any change in membership in the ‘all-time’ top 10 pitcher list was September 2010, when Sabathia rose onto the list with 137.5 Box-Toppers points, passing then-Yankees pitcher Javier Vazquez, with 135.6.

While there are three active pitchers on the top 10 list—Sabathia, Johan Santana of the Orioles and Hudson—Hudson is the only pitcher who is both active and not on the disabled list. Sabathia and Santana are both likely out for the season.

Randy Johnson leads the list with 278.8 Box-Toppers points and is the overall ‘all-time’ Box-Toppers leader (again, since 1995, when record keeping began).

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.

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San Francisco Giants retake top spot in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings

The San Francisco Giants have retaken the top spot in Box-Toppers team rankings this week.

Top 10 teams

Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 26. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.

626	Teams	BTP	BTP /wk	Last  wk  rank
1	Giants	56.9	5.0	2
2	Blue Jays	56.3	6.9	5
3	Dodgers	56.2	6.7	4
4	Athletics	55.9	3.0	1
5	Brewers	55.6	6.0	3
6	Angels	54.5	6.5	6
7	Cardinals	51.5	5.0	7
8	Mariners	51.0	6.0	9
9	Nationals	48.2	4.0	11
10	Reds	48.1	6.5	19

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Giants players have accumulated 56.9 Box-Toppers points. They pass last week’s top team, the Oakland Athletics, now in fourth place in team rankings with 55.9 Box-Toppers points. The Giants have been the top team in Box-Toppers rankings five of the past seven weeks and have been the top National League team for five straight weeks.

The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (12.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth place among all players, third among NL pitchers), Tim Hudson (6.7 Box-Toppers points, 15th among NL pitchers) and Tim Lincecum (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 20th among NL pitchers). Lincecum pitched a no-hitter this week. Nineteen different Giants players have earned Player of the Game honors and picked up at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season.

The Giants have the third-best winning percentage in baseball (.582), behind the Athletics (.615—55.9 Box-Toppers points, fourth place overall) and the Milwaukee Brewers (.605—55.6 Box-Toppers points, fifth place overall).

The Toronto Blue Jays, the hottest team of the week, are the top American League team in Box-Toppers rankings. The Blue Jays moved from fifth place to second among all teams and passed last week’s AL and overall leader, the Athletics. They regain their spot atop the AL after losing it last week to the Athletics—previously, they were top AL team for three straight weeks.

Blue Jays players have accumulated 56.3 Box-Toppers points, including 6.9 during the past week—more than any other team.

The Blue Jays are led by first baseman Edwin Encarnacion (7.0 Box-Toppers points, third place among AL batters) and pitcher Drew Hutchison (7.0 Box-Toppers points, 12th place among AL pitchers). Twenty-one different Blue Jays players have earned Player of the Game honors and picked up at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point this season.

The Blue Jays have the fourth-best winning percentage in the AL (.556), behind the Athletics, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels.

Two teams rose into the top 10 this week: The Washington Nationals rose from 11th to ninth place and the Cincinnati Reds rose from 19th to 10th place. Two teams fell out of the top 10: The Miami Marlins fell from eighth to 11th place and the Kansas City Royals fell from 10th to 14th place.

The Arizona Diamondbacks remain the lowest-rated team with 34.9 Box-Toppers points, picking up only 1.0 point during the past week.

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.

Oakland Athletics pass San Francisco Giants to top Box-Toppers team rankings

The Oakland Athletics picked up 6.0 Box-Toppers points over the week, regaining their spot atop Box-Toppers team rankings.

Top 10 teams

Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 19. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.

619	Teams	BTP	BTP /wk	Last  wk  rank
1	Athletics	52.9	6.0	3
2	Giants	51.9	0.0	1
3	Brewers	49.6	5.2	5
4	Dodgers	49.5	6.7	7
5	Blue Jays	49.4	2.0	2
6	Angels	48.0	3.0	4
7	Cardinals	46.5	6.0	11
8	Marlins	45.1	1.0	6
9	Mariners	45.0	4.0	10
10	Royals	44.6	7.0	20

BTP: Box-Toppers points

Athletics players have accumulated 52.9 Box-Toppers points this season through Thursday, June 19. They pass the top team for the previous three weeks, the San Francisco Giants, now in second place with 51.9 Box-Toppers points. The Athletics were the top team in Box-Toppers rankings the week of May 22—this is the third week this season they have been the top team.

The Athletics are led by pitcher Scott Kazmir (9.7 Box-Toppers points, ranked eighth among all players) and third baseman Josh Donaldson (6.5 Box-Toppers points, ranked third among American League batters).

The Athletics also have baseball’s best winning percentage (.616).

The Giants, despite being the only team to earn no Box-Toppers points during the past week, fell only to second place in team rankings. They still rank as the top overall National League team for the fourth week in a row.

The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, sixth place in Box-Toppers player rankings, fourth place among NL pitchers) and Tim Hudson (6.7 points, 13th place among NL pitchers).

The Giants also have the best winning percentage among NL teams (.597).

Last week’s top American League team, the Toronto Blue Jays, fell from second to fifth place among all teams after picking up 2.0 Box-Toppers points during the past week. The Blue Jays have 49.4 points for the season and rank second among AL teams.

The Kansas City Royals were the hottest team of the past week, picking up 7.0 Box-Toppers points, giving them 44.6 for the season. They rise from 20th to 10th place in Box-Toppers team rankings.

The Royals rose into the top 10 list this week along with the St. Louis Cardinals (rising from 11th to seventh). Two teams fell from the top 10: The Washington Nationals (falling from eighth to 11th) and the Chicago White Sox (falling from ninth to 15th).

The lowest-ranked team is the Arizona Diamondbacks with 33.9 Box-Toppers points—they picked up 2.0 points during the past week. Last week’s lowest-ranked team, the Tampa Bay Rays, picked up 6.1 Box-Toppers points, giving them 36.5 points, and rising to 28th place from 30th.

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.

San Francisco Giants top Box-Toppers team rankings for third straight week

The San Francisco Giants top Box-Toppers team rankings for the third straight week.

Giants players have accumulated 51.9 Box-Toppers points through Thursday, June 12.

Top 10 teams

Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 12. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.

612	Teams	BTP	BTP /wk	Last  wk  rank
1	Giants	51.9	4.0	1
2	Blue Jays	47.4	2.0	2
3	Athletics	46.9	3.0	3
4	Angels	45.0	5.7	6
5	Brewers	44.4	4.0	5
6	Marlins	44.1	2.0	4
7	Dodgers	42.8	5.7	9
8	Nationals	42.2	7.5	17
9	White Sox	41.5	2.5	7
10	Mariners	41.0	3.7	8

BTP: Box-Toppers points

The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, fourth place in Box-Toppers player rankings, third place among National League pitchers) and Tim Hudson (6.7 points, 11th place among NL pitchers).

The Giants also have baseball’s best winning percentage (.642).

The Toronto Blue Jays remain the top American League team in Box-Toppers points and remain in second place among all teams. Blue Jays players have 47.4 Box-Toppers points.

The Blue Jays are led by pitchers Drew Hutchison (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 14th place among AL pitchers) and Mark Buehrle (5.7 points, 15th among AL pitchers).

The Blue Jays have the second-best winning percentage in the AL (.574), behind the Oakland Athletics (.606). The Athletics have 46.9 Box-Toppers points, third place among all teams and second place among AL teams.

The Washington Nationals were the hottest team of the week, picking up 7.5 Box-Toppers points. They rose from 17th to eighth place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 42.2 Box-Toppers points.

The Nationals rose into the top 10 this week and the St. Louis Cardinals, with 40.5 Box-Toppers points, fell out of the top 10, falling from 10th to 11th place. The Cardinals picked up 4.0 Box-Toppers points over the past week.

The lowest-ranked team is the Tampa Bay Rays with 30.4 Box-Toppers points. Last week’s lowest-ranked team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, picked up 4.5 Box-Toppers points, giving them 31.9 points, and rising to 27th place from 30th.

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.

San Francisco Giants stay atop Box-Toppers team rankings, Blue Jays remain top AL team

The San Francisco Giants are on top of Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week.

Giants players had accumulated 47.9 Box-Toppers points through Thursday, June 5.

The Giants are led by pitchers Madison Bumgarner (10.5 Box-Toppers points, third place in Box-Toppers player rankings, second place among National League pitchers), Tim Hudson (5.7 points, 14th place among NL pitchers) and Ryan Vogelsong (5.7 points, 15th place among NL pitchers).

Top 10 teams

Here are Box-Toppers' Top 10 teams, through the games of Thursday, June 5. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team have accumulated so far this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams have accumulated during the past week.

605	Teams	BTP	BTP /wk	Last  wk  rank
1	Giants	47.9	6.0	1
2	Blue Jays	45.4	6.0	2
3	Athletics	43.9	6.0	3
4	Marlins	42.1	5.2	5
5	Brewers	40.4	4.7	7
6	Angels	39.3	2.0	4
7	White Sox	39.0	4.0	8
8	Mariners	37.3	5.5	14
9	Dodgers	37.1	3.2	10
10	Cardinals	36.5	2.0	9

BTP: Box-Toppers points

The Toronto Blue Jays remain the top American League team in Box-Toppers points and remain in second place among all teams. Blue Jays players have 45.4 Box-Toppers points.

The Blue Jays are led by pitchers Drew Hutchison (6.0 Box-Toppers points, 11th place among AL pitchers) and Mark Buehrle (5.7 points, 12th among AL pitchers).

The Cleveland Indians were the hottest team of the week with 7.7 Box-Toppers points. They rose from 22nd to 13th place in Box-Toppers team rankings with 35.6 Box-Toppers points.

The Seattle Mariners rose into the top 10 this week, picking up 5.5 Box-Toppers points over the past week, giving them 37.3 for the season, in eighth place overall. The Colorado Rockies fell out of the top 10, earning no Box-Toppers points over the week ending Thursday, June 6—with 36.5 points, they fell from sixth to 11th place.

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.

Astros' McHugh, Giants' Hudson top players for Tuesday, May 27; Tigers' Cabrera leads AL batters in Box-Toppers points

Astros pitcher Collin McHugh is Tuesday’s Player of the Day. McHugh pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out nine in the 3-0 win over the Royals.

Giants pitcher Tim Hudson is National League Player of the Day. Hudson pitched seven scoreless innings in the 4-0 win over the Cubs.

Hudson earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season and 149.0 for his career (1999-present). He moves into 15th place on the all-time list (Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995), passing Chipper Jones (149.0) and Javier Vazquez (148.3) and just behind Greg Maddux (151.7).

Hudson is in fifth place among active players, behind CC Sabathia (179.3), Manny Ramirez (167.2), Johan Santana (166.6) and Albert Pujols (161.3).

Matt Holliday of the Cardinals is NL Batter of the Day. Holliday homered and went 3-for-3 in the 6-0 win over the Yankees. Holliday beat out teammate and pitcher Lance Lynn, who pitched a complete game shutout, for Player of the Game. Both Holliday and Lynn had Box-Toppers game scores of +3.0, but in case of game score ties, batters beat pitchers, giving Holliday the edge.

Adam Lind of the Blue Jays is American League Batter of the Day. Lind homered, went 3-for-5 and drove in two runs in the 9-6 win over the Rays.

Notables: Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Greinke (7.2IP 3R 11K W in the 6-3 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 7.4 for the season. He is in fourth place among NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points. (See the updated top 10 list on the home page.)

Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to first place among AL batters in Box-Toppers points. Cabrera (HR 2-4 2R 2RBI in the 6-5 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 5.5 for the season. He passes previous AL batting leader Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox—both Ramirez and Cabrera have 5.5 Box-Toppers points but Cabrera has the edge because he has more combined points over 2013-14 (22.4 vs. 6.5). Cabrera now ranks 19th among all players in Box-Toppers points. Cabrera led AL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2013 with 16.9.

McHugh receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Hudson receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Holliday and Lind each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

527	Score	Team	Player	AB	R	H	BI	BB	K		IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
MLB	11.0	Astros	Collin McHugh (W, 3-3)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	5	0	0	0	9
NL	6.0	Giants	Tim Hudson (W, 5-2)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.0	6	0	0	0	5
	6.0	`White Sox	Chris Sale	-	-	-	-	-	-		3.0	0	0	0	1	4
	4.2	Dodgers	Zack Greinke (W, 8-1)	-	-	-	-	-	-		7.2	8	3	3	0	11
BAT	3.0	Cardinals	Matt Holliday LF	3	2	3	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	3.0	Red Sox	Koji Uehara (S, 11)	-	-	-	-	-	-		1.0	0	0	0	0	2
BAT	2.0	Blue Jays	Adam Lind 1B	5	2	3	2	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Padres	Tommy Medica 1B	4	1	3	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Tigers	Miguel Cabrera 1B	4	2	2	2	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Angels	C.J. Cron DH	4	2	2	2	0	2		-	-	-	-	-	-
	2.0	Mets	Ruben Tejada SS	2	2	2	0	2	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Twins	Oswaldo Arcia RF	4	2	2	1	0	1		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Brewers	Mark Reynolds 3B, 1B	4	2	2	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-	-
	1.0	Rockies	Wilin Rosario C	4	1	1	3	0	0		-	-	-	-	-	-

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Barry Zito takes a twilight career break—he was No. 2 AL pitcher in Box-Toppers points twice

One in a series

Box-Toppers’ Stick-A-Fork-In-Them series looks at 14 players whose careers are done or may be done. Included is a look at how they have fared in Box-Toppers points over their careers, reflecting their impact on the game over time. This is the 11th of the series:

11. Barry Zito

Barry Zito, 35, is taking a year off from pitching but says he is not retired.

Zito won the 2002 American League Cy Young Award and was the No. 2 AL pitcher in Box-Toppers points in both 2001 and 2002.

Barry Zito

Here are Barry Zito's Box-Toppers statistics. The third column shows his Box-Toppers points (BTP) per season. The final column shows his All-Star Selections, his Box-Toppers key season rankings and his standing in key postseason awards voting.

Year	Team	BTP	Notes
2000	oak al	2.0	RoY-6
2001	oak al	18.1	BTP-5, BTP-AL pi-2, MVP-21
2002	oak al	20.1	AS, BTP-5, BTP-AL pi-2, CYA-1, MVP-13
2003	oak al	9.7	AS, BTP-49, BTP-AL pi-15
2004	oak al	5.7
2005	oak al	11.4	BTP-32, BTP-AL pi-8
2006	oak al	9.0	AS, BTP-72, BTP-AL pi-22
2007	sf nl	7.0
2008	sf nl	6.0
2009	sf nl	10.0	BTP-48, BTP-NL pi-17
2010	sf nl	7.7
2011	sf nl	1.0
2012	sf nl	6.7
2013	sf nl	3.0
Total		117.4	BTP-31, BTP-pi-21

AS All-star selection
BTP Finish among all players in Box-Toppers points
BTP-AL pi Finish among all AL pitchers in BTP
BTP-NL pi Finish among all NL pitchers in BTP
CYA Finish in league Cy Young Award voting
MVP Finish in league Most Valuable Player Award voting
RoY Finish in Rookie of the Year voting

Source: Information for player awards comes from Baseball-Reference.com

He has 117.4 career Box-Toppers points from 2000 to 2013, ranking 21st among all pitchers and 31st among all players (Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995).

Zito, who pitched for the Athletics from 2000 to 2006 and for the Giants from 2007 to 2013, has only received Cy Young Award votes once during his career—the year he won the prize. He is a two-time World Series champion with the Giants in 2010 and 2012.

Some career highlights:

• In 2001, he had 18.1 Box-Toppers points, second among AL pitchers and fifth among all players. However, he received no Cy Young votes that season. Roger Clemens of the Yankees won the AL Cy Young. Clemens had 12.4 Box-Toppers points, sixth among AL pitchers. Zito’s Athletics teammate Tim Hudson, who led AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points with 18.8, finished sixth in Cy Young voting with one vote.

• In 2002, he had 20.1 Box-Toppers points, his best season, finishing second among AL pitchers and fifth among all players. He won the AL Cy Young. Pedro Martinez of the Red Sox had the most Box-Toppers points among AL pitchers (28.8) and finished second in Cy Young voting.

• In 2003, he had 9.7 Box-Toppers points, 15th among AL pitchers and 49th among all players.

• In 2004, he had 11.4 Box-Toppers points, eighth among AL pitchers and 32nd among all players.

• In 2006, he had 9.0 Box-Toppers points, 22nd among AL pitchers and 72nd among all players.

• In 2009 with the Giants, he had 10.0 Box-Toppers points, 17th among National League pitchers and 48th among all players.

Zito had four seasons with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points, two seasons with 15.0 or more and one season with more than 20.0. He has scored at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point in each of the 14 seasons he’s played.

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.

Coming next in the series: Chris Carpenter

Previously in the series: Alex Rodriguez, Roy Halladay, Manny Ramirez, Johan Santana, Jim Thome, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Roy Oswalt, Andy Pettitte, Todd Helton

Braves top Box-Toppers team power rankings

The Atlanta Braves have moved up in Box-Toppers team power rankings to claim the top spot after being No. 2 last week.

The Braves have accumulated the most Box-Toppers points this season (15.4), followed by last week's top team, the Oakland Athletics (14.0). ​The Braves also have the best record in baseball at 13-2 and are 9-1 in their last 10 games. The A's have the best record in the American League at 12-4.

The Braves are led by pitchers Paul Maholm, the overall Box-Toppers points leader this season (4.7)​ and Tim Hudson (2.7). Nine different Braves have been named Player of the Game this season and have at least one Box-Toppers point.

Nine different A's players have also been named Player of the Game this season, led by first baseman Brandon Moss (with 3.0 Box-Toppers points) and shortstop Jed Lowrie (2.5)​

418	Top 10 Teams
1	Braves	15.4
2	Athletics	14.0
3	Red Sox	13.2
4	Rockies	13.0
5	Cardinals	12.5
6	Tigers	11.9
7	Rangers	11.7
8	Reds	11.5
9	Nationals	11.4
10	Diamondbacks	10.4

Top players for Sunday, April 7

Indians pitcher Justin Masterson is Sunday's Player of the Day. Masterson threw seven innings, struck out eight and gave up two hits, three walks and no runs in the 13-0 win over the Rays.

Braves pitcher Tim Hudson is National League Player of the Day. Hudson struck out seven over 6 2/3 innings in the 5-1 over the Cubs.​

Billy Butler of the Royals was American League Batter of the Day. Butler hit a grand slam homer and drove in seven runs in a 9-8 win over the Phillies.​

Matt Carpenter of the Cardinals was National League Batter of the Day. Carpenter went 3-for-5 and drove in three runs in the 14-3 win over the Giants, the day the Giants received their World Series championship rings.

Masterson receives two Box-Toppers points for being named Player of the Day. Hudson receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Butler receives 1.5 points for AL Batter of the Day. Carpenter receives 1.5 points for NL Batter of the Day.

All of Sunday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive one Box-Toppers point:

407	Score	Team	BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	-	-	PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
MLB	10.0	Indians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Justin Masterson (W, 2-0)	7.0	2	0	0	3	8
	8.0	Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Jon Lester (W, 2-0)	7.0	5	0	0	0	6
	7.0	Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Brett Anderson (W, 1-1)	6.0	5	2	0	2	10
NL	6.2	Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Tim Hudson (W, 1-0)	6.2	3	1	1	2	7
BAT	6.0	Royals	Billy Butler 1B	4	1	2	7	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	6.0	Rangers	Ian Kinsler 2B	3	2	3	4	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
BAT	4.0	Cardinals	Matt Carpenter 2B	5	3	3	3	0	2			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	4.0	Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			CC Sabathia (W, 1-1)	7.0	4	0	0	3	4
	3.1	Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Hyun-Jin Ryu (W, 1-1)	6.1	3	2	2	2	6
	3.0	Diamondbacks	Eric Hinske PH	1	1	1	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	3.0	Twins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Glen Perkins (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
	2.0	Rockies	Jonathan Herrera SS	4	1	3	2	0	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	2.0	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Aroldis Chapman (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
	1.0	Mets	Ruben Tejada SS	2	2	1	0	1	0			0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	1.0	`White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			Chris Sale	7.0	5	3	3	2	7