Brewers' Davies tops players for Wednesday, June 1; Nationals' Scherzer rises to 9th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank June 2, 2016

Brewers pitcher Zach Davies is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of June 1:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.0
2	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	9.7
3	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	9.0
4	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	8.7
5	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
6	Machado, Manny 3087	ss 3b	bal al	8.7
7	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
8	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	8.4
9	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc al	7.0
10	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	7.0

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Also Wednesday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Davies pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine, in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals.

American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Michael Fulmer pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight, in the 3-0 win over the Angels.

National League Batter of the Day—Alexei Ramirez of the Padres hit two homers and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 14-6 win over the Mariners.

American League Batter of the Day—Lorenzo Cain of the Royals went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in a run, in the 6-3 win over the Rays. Cain earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season ranking second among AL batters, behind Manny Machado of the Orioles (8.7).

Rankings—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Scherzer (8IP 5H 2R 11K W in the 7-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks sixth among NL pitchers.

Scherzer also now has 113.0 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 50th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes Kevin Brown (112.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails 49th-ranked player Sammy Sosa (113.2).

Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester now has 126.1 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Lester (CG 4H R 10K W in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers) maintains his rank of 35th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 34th-ranked player Mariano Rivera (126.4). Lester has 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Also notable—Matt Albers of the White Sox became the fourth pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. He is the first AL pitcher to earn Player of the Game honors for batting in nearly seven years.

Albers (2B 1-1 R in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Mets) had a Box-Toppers game score of +1.0 for batting and a score of 0.0 for pitching (2IPH 0R 2BB K W).

The last time an AL pitcher won Player of the Game honors for batting was June 12, 2009, by Rick Porcello of the Tigers.

Scoring—Davies earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fulmer earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Cain each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/1
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    MIL 3/STL 1
    Zach Davies (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    9
  

    
    13.0
    CHC 2/LAD 1
    Jon Lester (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    10
  

    AL
    11.2
    DET 3/LAA 0
    Michael Fulmer (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    2
    0
    0
    2
    8
  

    
    10.0
    `MIA 3/PIT 2
    Adam Conley
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    0
    0
    3
    9
  

    
    8.0
    DC 7/PHI 2
    Max Scherzer (W,6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    2
    2
    2
    11
  

    BAT
    6.0
    SD 14/SEA 6
    Alexei Ramirez, SS
    5
    3
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    HOU 5/ARI 4
    Michael Feliz (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    4
  

    
    4.0
    OAK 5/MIN 1
    Sean Manaea (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    1
    1
    3
    8
  

    
    3.2
    TOR 7/NYY 0
    Aaron Sanchez (W,5-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    7
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    
    3.0
    ATL 5/SF 4
    Chris Withrow (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    KC 6/TB 3
    Lorenzo Cain, CF
    4
    2
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    BAL 13/BOS 9
    Matt Wieters, C
    3
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `CLE 5/TEX 4
    Dan Otero
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    CIN 7/COL 2
    Billy Hamilton, CF
    5
    1
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    CHW 2/NYM 1
    Matt Albers, P
    1
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the 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 top players

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	7.0	28.0	92.6	113.0	-14.0
Cain, Lorenzo 3171	cf	kc al	6.5	14.7	20.7	20.7	-1.7
Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	5.0	17.0	63.2	126.1	-7.0
Sanchez, Aaron 3392	pi sp	tor al	4.7	6.7	8.7	8.7	2.7
Fulmer, Michael 3640	pi sp	det al	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Wieters, Matt 2643	ca	bal al	3.5	4.5	22.5	28.2	2.5
Conley, Adam 3594	pi sp	fla nl	3.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	0.0
Davies, Zach 3581	pi sp	mil nl	3.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	0.0
Feliz, Michael 3632	pi cp	hou al	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Manaea, Sean 3637	pi sp	oak al	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Ramirez, Alexei 2537	ss	sd nl	1.5	3.5	22.0	34.0	-0.5
Hamilton, Billy 3287	cf	cin nl	1.0	3.0	7.5	7.5	-1.0
Otero, Dan 3365	pi mr	cle al	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.7	-0.7
Albers, Matt 2274	pi cp	chi al	1.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	0.0
Withrow, Chris 3273	pi cp	atl nl	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0

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Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Sunday, May 29, extends lead in season Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank May 29, 2016

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and extends his lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 29:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.0
2	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	9.0
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	8.7
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.7
5	Machado, Manny 3087	ss 3b	bal al	8.7
6	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	8.7
7	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
8	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	8.4
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	7.0
10	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	6.4

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Also Sunday, Athletics pitcher Rich Hill maintained his rank of eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Kershaw struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and four hits, in the 4-2 win over the Mets. Kershaw picked up a no decision and did not earn the win because the Mets tied the game after he exited.

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.0 for the season. He holds a dominating lead in player rankings, 5.0 points ahead of second-place player, Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto (9.0).

Kershaw also has 173.3 career Box-Toppers points, seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails sixth-ranked player, Albert Pujols of the Angels (176.3).

American League Player of the Day—Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco struck out seven over six innings, allowing two runs and three hits, in the 5-4 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Wilson Ramos of the Nationals homered and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 10-2 win over the Cardinals.

American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the 13th inning in the 8-6 win over the Angels.

Rankings—Athletics pitcher Rich Hill maintained his rank of eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Hill (6.1IP 5H 2R 9K W in the 4-2 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.4 for the season. He ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Chris Sale of the White Sox (8.7).

Streak—Hunter Pence of the Giants has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Pence (3-2B 3-5 2R 3BI in the 8-3 win over the Rockies) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Astros and has 49.7 career points, 10th among active NL outfielders. His best season was 2008 with the Astros, when he had 8.2 Box-Toppers points, seventh among NL outfielders. In 2015, Pence had 2.0 Box-Toppers points with the Giants.

Notable—Cubs pitcher John Lackey rises to 46th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Lackey (7IP 4H R 6K W in the 7-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 113.5 for his career. Since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, Lackey now ranks 46th and with his point Sunday, he passes four players on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” list—Kevin Brown (112.8), Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3). Lackey now trails 45th-ranked player Josh Beckett (114.9). Lackey has 5.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, 11th among NL pitchers.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Nolasco earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Ramos and Correa each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/29
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.2
    `LAD 4/NYM 2
    Clayton Kershaw
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    2
    2
    0
    10
  

    BAT
    6.0
    DC 10/STL 2
    Wilson Ramos, C
    3
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.1
    ARI 6/SD 3
    Archie Bradley (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    4
    3
    3
    1
    9
  

    
    5.0
    MIA 7/ATL 3
    Derek Dietrich, 2B
    3
    1
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    5.0
    MIN 5/SEA 4
    Ricky Nolasco (W,2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    7
  

    
    4.0
    MIL 5/CIN 4
    Jonathan Villar, SS
    2
    3
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    HOU 8/LAA 6
    Carlos Correa, SS
    1
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.1
    OAK 4/DET 2
    Rich Hill (W,8-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    2
    2
    3
    9
  

    
    3.0
    SF 8/COL 3
    Hunter Pence, RF
    5
    2
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 7/PHI 2
    John Lackey (W,5-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    4
    6
  

    
    3.0
    NYY 2/TB 1
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,6-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    1
    1
    2
    7
  

    
    3.0
    BOS 5/TOR 3
    Koji Uehara (S,1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    KC 5/CHW 4
    Lorenzo Cain, CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    `BAL 6/CLE 4
    Darren O'Day
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    1.0
    TEX 6/PIT 2
    Mitch Moreland, 1B
    4
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the 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 top players


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	14.0	39.7	139.8	173.3	-11.7
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	8.4	12.4	12.4	32.1	4.4
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	5.7	15.4	35.1	113.5	-4.0
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	5.7	7.7	24.8	24.8	3.7
Cain, Lorenzo 3171	cf	kc al	4.0	12.2	18.2	18.2	-4.2
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	min al	3.7	5.7	26.4	79.5	1.7
Correa, Carlos 3506	ss	hou al	2.5	9.7	9.7	9.7	-4.7
Uehara, Koji 2802	pi mr cp	bos al	2.0	7.0	24.0	28.0	-3.0
O’Day, Darren 2577	pi mr	bal al	2.0	3.7	11.7	12.7	0.3
Ramos, Wilson 2904	ca	dc nl	1.5	2.5	16.0	16.0	0.5
Moreland, Mitch 2799	1b	tex al	1.0	7.2	15.2	16.2	-5.2
Pence, Hunter 2287	rf	sf nl	1.0	3.0	22.0	49.7	-1.0
Dietrich, Derek 3199	2b	fla nl	1.0	2.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Bradley, Archie 3438	pi sp	ari nl	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Villar, Jonathan 3233	ss	mil nl	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.0

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Giants' Cueto tops players for Wednesday, May 18, rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank May 19, 2016

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 18:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	10.0
2	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	8.0
3	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	7.7
4	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	6.7
5	Machado, Manny 3087	3b ss	bal al	6.7
6	Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	6.4
7	Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	6.1
8	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	6.0
9	Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	5.7
10	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	5.7

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Cueto pitched a complete game, allowing one run, four hits and striking out eight, in the 2-1 win over the Padres.

Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising to second in season player rankings, behind overall leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (10.0).

American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi allowed one run and one hit over six innings, striking out five, in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

American League Batter of the Day—Matt Wieters of the Orioles homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 5-2 win over the Mariners.

Wieters had a Box-Toppers game score of +3.0 and won AL Batter of the Day honors on a tiebreaker over Ian Kinsler of the Tigers, who had an identical game score and nearly identical batting line. Kinsler was Player of the Game in the 6-3 win over the Twins (HR 3-4 2R 2BI). Wieters beat Kinsler because he had two extra base hits (a home run and a double) while Kinsler had one (home run).

National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because no NL batter earned Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—In addition to Cueto, two other players rose in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Athletics pitcher Rich Hill (6IP 3H R 6K W in the 8-1 win over the Rangers) rises to sixth place. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season. Hill ranks second among AL pitchers.
Red Sox pitcher David Price (7.1IP 5H 2R 5K W in the 5-2 win over the Royals) rises to ninth place. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.7 for the season. Price ranks fourth among AL pitchers.

Notable—Two players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points also won Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Cubs pitcher John Lackey (6IP 4H R 5K ND in the 13-inning, 2-1 win over the Brewers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 112.5 for his career. He ranks 50th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began and trails 49th-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Lackey has 4.7 points for the season.
Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (6.2IP 6H 0R 5K W in the 2-0 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 104.3 for his career. He rises to 60th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, passing Jamie Moyer (104.0) on the “all-time” list. He trails 59th-ranked player, Adrian Beltre of the Rangers (104.3). (Beltre is ranked ahead of Wainwright on a tiebreaker because he had more 2015 Box-Toppers points—12.5 vs. 3.0.) Wainwright has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season.

Scoring—Cueto earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Eovaldi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Wieters earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/18
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Giants
    Johnny Cueto (W, 6-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    AL
    8.0
    Yankees
    Nathan Eovaldi (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    6.0
    Athletics
    Rich Hill (W,6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    5.2
    Braves
    Julio Teheran (W,1-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    5
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.2
    Cardinals
    Adam Wainwright (W,4-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    6
    0
    0
    1
    5
  

    
    4.1
    Rays
    Alex Colome (S,10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Indians
    Cody Allen (W,1-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.2
    `Royals
    Ian Kennedy
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.2
    6
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    
    3.1
    Nationals
    Gio Gonzalez (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Orioles
    Matt Wieters, C
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Tigers
    Ian Kinsler, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Angels
    Mike Trout, CF
    4
    3
    3
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    Jason Castro, C
    3
    3
    2
    1
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    `Cubs
    John Lackey
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    5
  

    
    2.1
    Red Sox
    David Price (W,6-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    5
    2
    2
    1
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Phillies
    Jeanmar Gomez (S,16)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the 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 top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	8.0	20.8	72.0	91.4	-4.8
Hill, Rich 2215	pi sp	oak al	6.4	10.4	10.4	30.1	2.4
Price, David 2593	pi sp	bos al	5.7	26.8	82.8	99.5	-15.4
Kennedy, Ian 2723	pi sp	kc al	5.0	11.7	55.5	61.5	-1.7
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	4.7	14.4	34.1	112.5	-5.0
Eovaldi, Nathan 2928	pi sp	nyy al	3.7	5.7	22.8	22.8	1.7
Trout, Mike 2949	cf	ana al	3.0	15.0	39.5	39.5	-9.0
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp	tb al	3.0	8.0	11.7	11.7	-2.0
Kinsler, Ian 2144	2b	det al	2.5	9.0	28.2	58.6	-4.0
Wainwright, Adam 2150	pi sp	stl nl	2.5	5.5	53.6	104.3	-0.5
Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	2.0	11.7	68.8	82.5	-7.7
Teheran, Julio 3176	pi sp	atl nl	2.0	9.7	37.8	37.8	-5.7
Gomez, Jeanmar 2759	pi cp	phi nl	2.0	2.0	7.0	9.0	2.0
Wieters, Matt 2643	ca	bal al	1.5	2.5	20.5	26.2	0.5
Allen, Cody 3265	pi mr cp	cle al	1.0	5.0	10.0	10.0	-3.0
Castro, Jason 2743	ca	hou al	1.0	1.0	7.5	8.5	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Rangers' Hamels top players for Friday, May 6, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank May 7, 2016

Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of May 6:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	6.0
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	6.0
3	Altuve, Jose 3007	2b	hou al	5.0
4	Matz, Steven 3516	pi sp	nym nl	5.0
5	Velasquez, Vince 3611	pi sp	phi nl	5.0
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	4.7
7	Quintana, Jose 3040	pi sp	chi al	4.7
8	Nola, Aaron 3569	pi sp	phi nl	4.7
9	Cespedes, Yoenis 3008	cf lf dh ph	nym nl	4.5
10	Cano, Robinson 2092	2b	sea al	4.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Hamels struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit, in the 5-1 win over the Tigers. Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.7 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings, first among American League pitchers.

Hamels also now has 130.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 28th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes one player on the “all-time” list, Trevor Hoffman (129.4) and now trails 27th-ranked player, Jason Giambi (133.4).

National League Player of the Day—Cubs pitcher John Lackey struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs and six hits, in the 8-6 win over the Nationals.

Lackey now has 111.5 career Box-Toppers points and rises to 50th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He passes one player on the “all-time” list, Tom Glavine (110.6) and now trails 49th-ranked player, Kevin Brown (112.8).

American League Batter of the Day—Melky Cabrera of the White Sox doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 10-4 win over the Twins.

National League Batter of the Day—Christian Yelich of the Marlins hit a two-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring twice, in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.

All-time leaders

Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Randy Johnson	pi sp	retired	278.8
2	Pedro Martinez	pi sp	retired	244.8
3	Curt Schilling	pi sp	retired	194.1
4	Alex Rodriguez	dh	nyy al	187.0
5	CC Sabathia	pi sp	nyy al	180.0
6	Albert Pujols	1b dh	ana al	175.3
7	Roy Halladay	pi sp	retired	170.7
8	Manny Ramirez	lf dh	retired	167.2
9	Johan Santana	pi sp	free agent	166.6
10	Clayton Kershaw	pi sp	lad nl	165.3
11	Roger Clemens	pi sp	retired	164.8
12	Felix Hernandez	pi sp	sea al	163.7
13	John Smoltz	pi sp	retired	160.9
14	Tim Hudson	pi sp	retired	157.0
15	Mike Mussina	pi sp	retired	155.6
16	Barry Bonds	lf	retired	153.2
17	Greg Maddux	pi sp	retired	151.7
18	Zack Greinke	pi sp	ari nl	149.4
19	Chipper Jones	3b	retired	149.0
20	Javier Vazquez	pi sp	retired	148.3

List of top 100 players since 1995 (through the 2015 season)

Rankings—Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke rose to 18th place among all players in Box-Toppers points since 1995 (when player tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.

Greinke (6IP 7H 2R 8K W in the 7-2 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 149.4 for his career. He passes one player on the “all-time” list, Chipper Jones (149.0) and now trails 17th-ranked player, Greg Maddux (151.7). Greinke has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season.

Debut—Yankees pitcher Kirby Yates made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.

Yates (0.2IP 0H 0R K W in the 3-2 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut June 7, 2014, and was playing in his 68th career game. He is the 3,628th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Hamels earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lackey earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cabrera and Yelich each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/6
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    13.0
    Rangers
    Cole Hamels (W,4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    11.2
    Indians
    Danny Salazar (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.2
    4
    0
    0
    1
    9
  

    NL
    7.0
    Cubs
    John Lackey (W,4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    1
    11
  

    
    6.0
    Pirates
    Francisco Liriano (W,3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    2
    10
  

    
    6.0
    Padres
    Drew Pomeranz (W,3-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    1
    0
    0
    3
    5
  

    
    5.0
    Rays
    Chris Archer (W,2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    6
  

    BAT
    3.0
    White Sox
    Melky Cabrera, LF
    5
    1
    4
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Astros
    Carlos Correa, SS
    3
    1
    3
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Giants
    Santiago Casilla (S,7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    2.0
    Marlins
    Christian Yelich, LF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Reds
    Joey Votto, 1B
    2
    2
    1
    1
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Dbacks
    Zack Greinke (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    7
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    
    1.2
    Yankees
    Kirby Yates (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    0.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Blue Jays
    Kevin Pillar, CF
    4
    1
    1
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	4.7	20.1	71.7	130.9	-10.7
Salazar, Danny 3223	pi sp	cle al	4.4	17.8	27.2	27.2	-9.0
Liriano, Francisco 2104	pi sp	pit nl	4.0	18.9	59.4	99.2	-10.9
Lackey, John 1640	pi sp	chi nl	3.7	13.4	33.1	111.5	-6.0
Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	3.0	23.7	88.8	149.4	-17.7
Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	3.0	19.0	43.1	43.1	-13.0
Pomeranz, Drew 3061	pi sp mr	sd nl	3.0	6.0	14.0	14.0	0.0
Yelich, Christian 3334	lf	fla nl	2.5	5.0	12.5	12.5	0.0
Cabrera, Melky 2143	lf	chi al	2.5	3.5	18.0	29.0	1.5
Casilla, Santiago 2301	pi cp	sf nl	2.0	7.0	19.7	22.7	-3.0
Correa, Carlos 3506	ss	hou al	1.0	8.2	8.2	8.2	-6.2
Votto, Joey 2366	1b	cin nl	1.0	6.0	22.7	54.7	-4.0
Pillar, Kevin 3486	cf	tor al	1.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	-2.5
Yates, Kirby 3628	pi mr	nyy al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Box-Toppers' Franchise Four

Shawn Plank January 14, 2016

Who are each franchise's top 4 players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995?

Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 29, maintains 2nd place in player rankings

Shawn Plank September 30, 2015

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and maintains his spot at second place in season player rankings.

Kershaw pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out 13, in the 8-0 win over the Giants.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 29.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	27.1
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	24.7
3	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	21.4
4	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	21.4
5	Price, David 2593	pi sp	tor al	21.1
6	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	lad nl	19.7
7	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	19.4
8	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	19.0
9	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	19.0
10	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	18.0

What are those numbers after players' names?

Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 24.7 for the season. He still trails overall and National League pitching leader Jake Arrieta (27.1) by 2.4 Box-Toppers points. And with five days left in the season, Kershaw has no realistic shot of catching him, ending his streak of four straight years leading NL pitchers and two straight years of leading all players in Box-Toppers points.

Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +20. It is the eighth time this season that a player has had a Box-Toppers game score of +20 or more.

Kershaw also rose to 13th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Tuesday, Kershaw has 158.3 career Box-Toppers points and passes Tim Hudson (157.0), who had earlier passed Kershaw. John Smoltz (160.9) is ranked just ahead of Kershaw on the “all-time” list at 12th place. Kershaw is the third-ranked active pitcher in career Box-Toppers points, behind CC Sabathia of the Yankees (187.0) and Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (162.7).

American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Nick Tropeano struck out 11 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 8-1 win over the Athletics.

American League Batter of the Day—Blake Swihart of the Red Sox hit two homers and drove in five runs in the 10-4 win over the Yankees.

National League Batter of the Day—A.J. Pierzynski of the Braves hit two homers and went 3-for-3 in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.

With Tuesday’s Player of the Game honor, his first of the season, Pierzynski has now earned Box-Toppers points for 13 straight seasons. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2001 with the Twins, but his current 13-season streak began in 2003 with the Twins. His best year was 2012 with the White Sox, when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked fourth among AL catchers. In 2014, he had 1.0 Box-Toppers point with the Red Sox (and later played with the Cardinals that season).

Pierzynski has 47.2 career Box-Toppers points, which ranks 331st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. However, he ranks sixth among all catchers in that time and ranks second among active catchers in career Box-Toppers points, behind Brian McCann of the Yankees (55.2).

Notable—Others who earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday had notable achievements:

Adrian Beltre of the Rangers rose to third place among AL batters in season Box-Toppers points. Beltre (3-5 R 2BI in the 7-6 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.5 for the season. He trails Mike Trout of the Angels (12.0) and Prince Fielder of the Rangers (11.5). Beltre becomes the 43rd player—and eighth batter—this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.
Phillies pitcher Adam Loewen earned his first Box-Toppers points in four years and his first points as a pitcher in nine years Tuesday. Loewen (0.1IP 0H 0R K W in the 4-3 win over the Mets) last earned Box-Toppers points as a right fielder with the Blue Jays on Sept. 28, 2011. He last earned Box-Toppers points as a pitcher with the Orioles on Aug. 22, 2006.
Cubs pitcher Dan Haren maintains his rank of 49th among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers record keeping began). Haren (7.1IP 3H 0R 6K W in the 4-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 112.2 for his career. He trails 48th-ranked player Kevin Brown (112.8). Haren has 4.0 Box-Toppers points on the season.

Debut—Diamondbacks pitcher Silvino Bracho made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Bracho (1.2IP 0H 0R 2K ND in the 4-3 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut Aug. 30 and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,605th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Kershaw earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tropeano earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Swihart and Pierzynski each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    9/29
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    20.0
    Dodgers
    Clayton Kershaw (W,16-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    13
  

    AL
    11.2
    Angels
    Nick Tropeano (W,3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    3
    1
    1
    1
    11
  

    
    10.1
    Cubs
    Dan Haren (W,10-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.1
    3
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    BAT
    5.0
    Red Sox
    Blake Swihart, C
    4
    2
    2
    5
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    4.0
    Braves
    A.J. Pierzynski, C
    3
    2
    3
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.2
    `Dbacks
    Silvino Bracho (MR)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    Brewers
    Jean Segura, SS
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Mariners
    Robinson Cano, 2B
    3
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rays
    Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
    3
    2
    1
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    White Sox
    Carlos Sanchez, 2B
    2
    2
    2
    0
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.1
    Phillies
    Adam Loewen (MR) (W,1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    0.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    1.0
    Rangers
    Adrian Beltre, 3B
    5
    1
    3
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Cubs' Arrieta tops players for Thursday, June 4; Mets' Harvey rises to 10th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank June 5, 2015

Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings. Plus, Torii Hunter of the Twins rose to 46th place in Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of June 4.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	11.4
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	10.0
3	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	9.0
4	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	9.0
5	deGrom, Jacob 3343	pi sp	nym nl	8.7
6	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	chi al	8.4
7	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	7.7
8	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	7.7
9	Martinez, Carlos 3371	pi sp	stl nl	7.7
10	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	7.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Arrieta struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, in the 2-1 win over the Nationals.

American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Zach Britton struck out three over 1 2/3 scoreless innings and picked up the save in the 3-2 win over the Astros.

American League Batter of the Day—Torii Hunter of the Twins hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5 with two runs in the 8-4 win over the Red Sox.

Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 112.9 career Box-Toppers points. He rises to 46th place among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers record keeping began, passing Kevin Brown (112.8 Box-Toppers points). Hunter’s 112.9 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among active batters currently in the AL. Hunter also has 5.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, third-most among AL batters, behind Prince Fielder (6.5) and Josh Donaldson (5.2).

National League Batter of the Day—There is no NL Batter of the Day because no NL batters earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.

Rankings—Mets pitcher Matt Harvey rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Harvey (7IP 6H R 8K W in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.

Notable—Rays pitcher Kevin Jepsen received a Box-Toppers point for the first time in more than five years after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday. Jepsen (1IP 0R 2K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point. The only other time in his career he received Box-Toppers points was July 31, 2009 with the Angels, when he was AL Player of the Day.

Scoring—Arrieta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Britton earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    6/4
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    6.0
    Cubs
    Jake Arrieta (W, 5-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    8
  

    
    5.0
    Mets
    Matt Harvey (W, 6-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    2
    2
    1
    9
  

    AL
    4.2
    Orioles
    Zach Britton (S, 14)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    Athletics
    Jesse Hahn (W, 3-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    1
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    4.0
    `Rangers
    Yovani Gallardo
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Reds
    Aroldis Chapman (S, 10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Twins
    Torii Hunter   DH
    5
    2
    3
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Cardinals
    Michael Wacha (W, 8-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    7
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    2.0
    Rays
    Kevin Jepsen (S, 2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2
  

    
    1.0
    Indians
    Brandon Moss   RF
    3
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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

Angels' Weaver tops players for Friday, May 8; Nationals' Harper rises to lead NL batters in Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank May 9, 2015

Angels pitcher Jered Weaver is Friday’s Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Bryce Harper of the Nationals takes the Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters, rising to fourth place in overall player rankings and four players with more than 100 career Box-Toppers points earn Player of the Game honors Friday.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 8.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	7.7
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	6.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	5.0
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf rf	dc nl	5.0
5	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	4.7
6	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	4.7
7	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	4.7
8	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	4.7
9	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5
10	Rodriguez, Alex	dh	nyy al	4.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Weaver pitched a complete game, six-hit shutout, striking out six, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.

Earning 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, Weaver has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Angels. His best year was 2011 with the Angels, when he had 22.8 Box-Toppers points, second among American League pitchers (Justin Verlander of the Tigers had 24.4).

Weaver now has 117.4 career Box-Toppers points, ranking 37th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Friday, he passes Barry Zito (117.4) and Todd Helton (116.4) on that list. Weaver’s 117.4 points ranks 25th among all pitchers since 1995 and fifth among active pitchers currently in the AL.

National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum pitched six scoreless innings, striking out eight, in the 6-0 win over the Marlins.

Lincecum earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 113.0 for his career, which puts him at 45th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Friday, Lincecum passes Kevin Brown (112.8) on that list. Lincecum’s 113.0 points ranks 31st among all pitchers since 1995 and ninth among all active pitchers currently in the NL.

American League Batter of the Day—Torii Hunter of the Twins homered and hit two doubles, going 4-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs, in the 9-3 win over the Indians.

Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 110.4 career Box-Toppers points, putting him in 49th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his points Friday, Hunter passes Dan Haren (110.2) and Jeff Kent (109.7) on that list. Hunter’s 110.4 points ranks 15th among all batters since 1995 and fifth among active batters currently in the AL.

National League Batter of the Day—Bryce Harper of the Nationals hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 9-2 win over the Braves.

Harper earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season. He now leads all NL batters—passing Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins (4.5)—and rises to fourth place among all players this season.

Notable—Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels now has 113.8 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday (7IP R 8K W in the 3-1 win over the Mets).

Hamels now ranks 42nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With the 1.0 Box-Toppers point he earned Friday, Hamels passes Chris Carpenter (113.3) and Sammy Sosa (113.2) on that list. Hamels’ 113.8 points ranks 29th among all pitchers since 1995 and eighth among active pitchers currently in the NL.

Debut—Mariners pitcher Carson Smith made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Smith (2IP 0R 3K W in the 4-3 win over the Athletics) made his Major League debut Sept. 1, 2014, and was playing in his 24th career game. He is the 3,460th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Weaver earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Lincecum earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Hunter and Harper each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/8
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    9.0
    Angels
    Jered Weaver (W, 1-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    6
    0
    0
    0
    6
  

    NL
    8.0
    Giants
    Tim Lincecum (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    0
    0
    3
    8
  

    
    7.0
    Phillies
    Cole Hamels (W, 2-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Twins
    Torii Hunter   RF
    4
    2
    4
    4
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    6.0
    Nationals
    Bryce Harper   RF
    4
    2
    3
    5
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    6.0
    Rays
    Nathan Karns (W, 2-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    2
    2
    2
    9
  

    
    5.0
    Mariners
    Carson Smith (W, 1-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    3.0
    Cubs
    Jason Hammel (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    3
    8
  

    
    3.0
    Blue Jays
    Aaron Sanchez (W, 3-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    2
    0
    0
    5
    3
  

    
    2.1
    Yankees
    Dellin Betances (W, 4-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    2.0
    Cardinals
    Kolten Wong   2B
    5
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Padres
    Will Venable   CF
    5
    2
    3
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Tigers
    Ian Kinsler   2B
    4
    0
    4
    2
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    0.0
    Dodgers
    Adrian Gonzalez   1B
    3
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

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