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Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer failed in his chance to take the 2017 Box-Toppers points lead after he did not earn Player of the Game honors in his team’s loss Wednesday.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, the third day in a row an Indians pitcher has earned that honor. Clevinger also becomes the 26th player this season to reach 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer failed to retake the Box-Toppers player rankings lead after he did not earn Player of the Game honors in his start, a win over the Phillies. That gives Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale the chance to take the lead in his start Saturday against the Rays.
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Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw regained the lead in season Box-Toppers player rankings since last week.
Kershaw now has 23.1 Box-Toppers points in 2017, passing last week’s leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (23.0 points). Kershaw led from mid-May until Aug. 28, when Scherzer passed him, but Kershaw retook the lead Sept. 1.
Read MoreIndians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.
Carrasco pitched a complete game, allowing one run, three hits, no walks and striking out nine, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.
Read MorePadres pitcher Clayton Richard is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors, becoming the 19th player—and second batter—in 2017 with 10 or more Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreTwins pitcher Ervin Santana is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth in season player rankings.
Santana pitched a four-hit complete game, striking out nine and allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Padres. He retired the first 10 batters he faced.
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Anthony Rendon of the Nationals, Justin Bour of the Marlins and Logan Morrison of the Rays have the most 2017 Box-Toppers points among the 10 players who are All-Star Game Final Vote candidates.
| BTP | ||||
| AL player | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16 |
| Logan Morrison | 1b | Rays | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| Elvis Andrus | ss | Rangers | 3.5 | 9.2 |
| Mike Moustakas | dh 3b | Royals | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Xander Bogaerts | ss | Red Sox | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Didi Gregorius | ss | Yankees | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| BTP | ||||
| NL player | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16 |
| Anthony Rendon | 3b lf | Nationals | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Justin Bour | 1b | Marlins | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Mark Reynolds | 1b | Rockies | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Kris Bryant | 3b lf | Cubs | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| Justin Turner | 3b lf | Dodgers | 1.0 | 2.5 |
But if players’ 2016 Box-Toppers point totals are taken into consideration, Kris Bryant of the Cubs and Elvis Andrus of the Rangers would be considered leading candidates.
Voting ends today as fans pick one of the five players in each league to fill the final roster spots on the 2017 American League and National League All-Star teams.
In the AL, Logan Morrison of the Rays has the most 2017 Box-Toppers points among the five AL candidates with 4.2. That puts him 15th among AL batters for the season and fourth among AL first basemen.
However, Elvis Andrus of the Rangers, who has 3.5 Box-Toppers points this season, had 9.2 points in 2016, most of any of the five AL candidates. That ranked 10th among AL batters in 2016, second among AL shortstops. None of the other five AL candidates had more than 2.0 Box-Toppers points in 2016.
In the NL, Anthony Rendon of the Nationals and Justin Bour of the Marlins have the most 2017 Box-Toppers points among the five Final Vote candidates with 4.5. Rendon ranks 13th among NL batters and third among NL third basemen. Bour ranks 16th among NL batters and sixth among NL first basemen.
However, Kris Bryant of the Cubs, who has 1.5 Box-Toppers points in 2017, has the most 2016 points among the five NL candidates with 10.5. That ranked second among NL batters in 2016, behind Nolan Arenado of the Rockies (10.7). Bryant was also NL Most Valuable Player in 2016.
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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A look at top players in Box-Toppers points by position in both leagues over both 2017 and the combined 2016-17 seasons.
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Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Albert Pujols of the Angels extends his streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 17—only six players in Box-Toppers tracking history (since 1995) have longer streaks.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 |
| 2 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 8.0 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 |
| 6 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.0 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 8 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 6.5 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.4 |
| 10 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 6.4 |
Player of the Day—Ray pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking none, in the 3-0 win over the Pirates.
Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, rising to fifth among all players and third among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 1-0 win over the Tigers.
This was Skoglund’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Skoglund was also making his Major League debut. He is the 3,811th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Streak |
Player |
Pos |
Duration |
Career BTP |
|
| 1 | 19 | Jason Giambi | 1b | 1995-2013 | 133.4 |
| 1 | 19 | Carlos Beltran* | rf | 1999-2017 | 107.6 |
| 3 | 18 | Jim Thome | 1b dh | 1995-2012 | 146.7 |
| 3 | 18 | Chipper Jones | 3b | 1995-2012 | 149.0 |
| 3 | 18 | Johnny Damon | lf | 1995-2012 | 63.0 |
| 3 | 18 | Alex Rodriguez | 3b | 1996-2013 | 187.0 |
| 7 | 17 | Mariano Rivera | pi cp | 1995-2011 | 126.4 |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Jeter | ss | 1996-2012 | 76.4 |
| 7 | 17 | Paul Konerko | 1b | 1998-2014 | 100.7 |
| 7 | 17 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | 1999-2015 | 157.0 |
| 7 | 17 | Torii Hunter | cf | 1999-2015 | 115.9 |
| 7 | 17 | David Ortiz | dh | 2000-2016 | 145.9 |
| 7 | 17 | CC Sabathia* | pi sp | 2001-2017 | 188.0 |
| 7 | 17 | Albert Pujols* | dh 1b | 2001-2017 | 183.3 |
| 15 | 16 | Manny Ramirez | lf | 1995-2010 | 167.2 |
| 15 | 16 | Andy Pettitte | pi sp | 1995-2010 | 138.5 |
| 15 | 16 | Jamie Moyer | pi sp | 1995-2010 | 104.0 |
| 15 | 16 | Scott Rolen | 3b | 1996-2011 | 97.6 |
| 15 | 16 | Kevin Millwood | pi sp | 1997-2012 | 108.3 |
| 15 | 16 | Derek Lowe | pi sp | 1998-2013 | 91.5 |
| 15 | 16 | Aramis Ramirez | 3b | 2000-2015 | 105.8 |
| 15 | 16 | Mark Buehrle | pi sp | 2000-2015 | 116.7 |
| 15 | 16 | Ichiro Suzuki* | rf | 2001-2016 | 53.7 |
| 24 | 15 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | 1995-2009 | 278.8 |
| 24 | 15 | Garret Anderson | lf | 1995-2009 | 86.5 |
| 24 | 15 | Ivan Rodriguez | ca | 1995-2009 | 79.0 |
| 24 | 15 | Tony Clark | 1b | 1995-2009 | 63.8 |
| 24 | 15 | Gary Sheffield | lf | 1995-2009 | 124.1 |
| 24 | 15 | Jason Kendall | ca | 1996-2010 | 40.9 |
| 24 | 15 | Vladimir Guerrero | rf | 1997-2011 | 128.3 |
| 24 | 15 | Bobby Abreu | rf | 1997-2011 | 95.5 |
| 24 | 15 | Mike Cameron | cf | 1997-2011 | 70.3 |
| 24 | 15 | Miguel Tejada | ss | 1997-2011 | 102.3 |
| 24 | 15 | Jorge Posada | ca | 1997-2011 | 79.5 |
| 24 | 15 | Livan Hernandez | pi sp | 1997-2011 | 76.7 |
| 24 | 15 | Kyle Lohse | pi sp | 2001-2015 | 89.0 |
| 24 | 15 | Jake Peavy | pi sp | 2002-2016 | 141.8 |
| 24 | 15 | Miguel Cabrera* | 1b | 2003-2017 | 145.9 |
American League Batter of the Day—Elvis Andrus of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 9-5 win over the Rays. Andrus went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five total runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Austin Hedges of the Padres homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, driving in four runs, in the 6-2 win over the Cubs.
Streak—Albert Pujols of the Angels has now earned Box-Toppers points for 17 straight seasons—tied for the seventh-longest streak in Box-Toppers tracking history—after earning his first Player of the Game honors of the season Tuesday. He also hit his 599th career home run.
Pujols (HR 2-4 R 3BI in the 9-3 win over the Braves) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Cardinals and now has 183.3 career points, seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails sixth-ranked player Alex Rodriguez (187.0).
In career Box-Toppers points Pujols is second among all batters (behind Rodriguez), third among all active players (behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw’s 194.3 and Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia’s 188.0) and first among all active batters (ahead of second-place Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers, who has 145.9).
Pujols’ best season was 2009 with the Cardinals when he had 16.7 Box-Toppers points, leading all NL batters and ranking eighth among all players that season. Pujols has led NL batters in Box-Toppers points five times—leading the league in season Box-Toppers points more than any other batter—all with the Cardinals:
In 2016, Pujols had 8.0 Box-Toppers points with the Angels, fourth among AL designated hitters.
Pujols’ 17 consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the second-longest currently active streak. Only Carlos Beltran of the Astros (19 seasons) has a longer streak among active players (his streak is tied for the longest since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995). Pujols streak is tied with Sabathia’s 17-season streak.
Pujols’ 17-season streak is tied with seven other players. (See Box-Toppers season streaks chart for details.)
Scoring—Ray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Skoglund earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Andrus and Hedges each earn 1.5 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.
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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| 5/30 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 15.0 | ARI 3, PIT 0 | Robbie Ray (W,5-3) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | 8.1 | KC 1, DET 0 | Eric Skoglund (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7.0 | CLE 9, OAK 4 | Trevor Bauer (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | TEX 9, TB 5 | Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | SEA 10, COL 4 | Kyle Seager, 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | BOS 13, CHW 7 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.1 | NYY 8, BAL 3 | Luis Severino (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | NYM 5, MIL 4 (F/12) | Josh Smoker (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | `MIA 7, PHI 2 | Justin Nicolino | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | SD 6, CHC 2 | Austin Hedges, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | HOU 7, MIN 2 | Alex Bregman, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `TOR 6, CIN 4 | Danny Barnes | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2.0 | LAD 9, STL 4 | Chase Utley, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 9, ATL 3 | Albert Pujols, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | WSH 6, SF 3 | Michael Taylor, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 0.3 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 5.7 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 3.7 |
| Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | tex al | 3.5 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 23.2 | -5.7 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 14.4 | 32.5 | 32.5 | -8.4 |
| Smoker, Josh 3725 | pi mr cp | nym nl | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Hedges, Austin 3790 | ca | sd nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 | cf | bos al | 2.0 | 7.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | -3.5 |
| Utley, Chase 1861 | 2b 1b | lad nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 75.1 | 1.0 |
| Barnes, Danny 3807 | pi mr | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Skoglund, Eric 3811 | pi sp | kc al | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 1.0 | 10.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | -8.5 |
| Pujols, Albert 1438 | dh 1b | ana al | 1.0 | 9.0 | 33.5 | 183.3 | -7.0 |
| Nicolino, Justin 3576 | pi sp | fla nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Taylor, Michael 3447 | cf | dc nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
Only 6 of 17 Silver Slugger Award winners also led their position in Box-Toppers points in 2016.
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Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Wednesday’s National League Wild Card game.
Bumgarner pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out six and walking two, in the 3-0 win over the Mets.
Bumgarner had a Box-Toppers game score of +9.0. Third baseman Conor Gillaspie who hit the ninth-inning, three-run homer that put the Giants ahead, had a Box-Toppers game score of +2.0 (HR 2-4 R 3BI).
Bumgarner had 13.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, 19th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers. Over the past two seasons, Bumgarner has 30.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked seventh among NL pitchers. Gillaspie had 2.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season.
The Giants, 10th-ranked in Box-Toppers team rankings (112.7), beat the Mets, ranked sixth (119.1). The Giants are the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the postseason but among the 10 teams in the playoffs, they were hottest down the stretch—in the season’s final 10 games, they picked up 8.7 Box-Toppers points.
The Giants will face the Cubs in the best-of-five NL Divisional Series beginning Friday in Chicago. The Cubs have baseball’s best record and highest accumulated Box-Toppers point total of 139.5.
| BTG | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| 9.0 | SF 3, NYM 0 | Madison Bumgarner (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
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Coming Thursday: The American League begins both division playoff series:
The Blue Jays rank 10th in Box-Toppers team rankings (114.0 Box-Toppers points) while the Rangers rank fifth (122.5). In the final 10 days of the season, the Rangers picked up 7.5 Box-Toppers points while the Blue Jays picked up 6.0.
The pitching matchup Thursday:
Blue Jays—Marco Estrada, 11.0 Box-Toppers points, ranked 37th among all players, 15th among AL pitchers.
Rangers—Cole Hamels, 17.8 Box-Toppers points, ranked sixth among all players, second among AL pitchers.
The Blue Jays have three players who are among the top 10 in their Box-Toppers category:
The Rangers also have three players who are among the top 10 in their Box-Toppers category:
| Toronto Blue Jays | Texas Rangers | |||||
| Player | Pos | BTP | Player | Pos | BTP | |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | 14.7 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | 17.8 | |
| Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | 11.0 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | 10.4 | |
| Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | pi sp | 10.7 | Beltre, Adrian 1141 | 3b | 9.5 | |
| Martin, Russell 2202 | ca | 10.5 | Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | 9.2 | |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | 9.7 | Lewis, Colby 1567 | pi sp | 7.7 | |
| Liriano, Francisco 2104 | pi sp | 8.0 | Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf lf | 7.0 | |
| Encarnacion, Edwin 2098 | dh 1b | 8.0 | Odor, Rougned 3336 | 2b | 6.5 | |
| Dickey, R.A. 1734 | pi sp | 7.0 | Beltran, Carlos 1194 | dh rf | 6.0 | |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | 6.7 | Lucroy, Jonathan 2744 | ca | 5.7 | |
| Saunders, Michael 2768 | lf | 5.2 | Griffin, A.J. 3074 | pi sp | 5.7 | |
| Smoak, Justin 2731 | 1b | 3.5 | Gomez, Carlos 2397 | lf | 4.5 | |
| Osuna, Roberto 3512 | pi cp | 3.0 | Holland, Derek 2634 | pi sp | 4.0 | |
| Upton, Melvin 1922 | lf cf | 2.5 | Desmond, Ian 2673 | cf lf | 4.0 | |
| Pillar, Kevin 3486 | cf | 2.0 | Moreland, Mitch 2799 | 1b | 3.5 | |
| Biagini, Joe 3646 | pi mr | 2.0 | Harrell, Lucas 2988 | pi sp | 3.0 | |
| Goins, Ryan 3478 | 2b | 1.5 | Rua, Ryan 3631 | 1b lf | 3.0 | |
| Bautista, Jose 2169 | rf | 1.0 | DeShields, Delino 3557 | cf lf | 2.0 | |
| Tulowitzki, Troy 2308 | ss | 1.0 | Perez, Martin 3213 | pi sp | 2.0 | |
| Bolsinger, Mike 3318 | pi sp | 1.0 | Barnette, Tony 3670 | pi mr | 2.0 | |
| Grilli, Jason 2209 | pi mr cp | 1.0 | Bush, Matt 3673 | pi mr cp | 2.0 | |
| Travis, Devon 3436 | 2b | 1.0 | Tolleson, Shawn 3077 | pi cp | 1.0 | |
| Benoit, Joaquin 1663 | pi mr | 1.0 | Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf | 1.0 | |
| Cecil, Brett 2566 | pi mr | 1.0 | Claudio, Alex 3459 | pi mr | 1.0 | |
| Navarro, Dioner 2087 | dh ca | 1.0 | Jeffress, Jeremy 3473 | pi cp | 1.0 | |
| Diekman, Jake 3266 | pi mr | 1.0 | ||||
| Alvarez, Dario 3663 | pi mr | 1.0 | ||||
| Profar, Jurickson 3665 | ph | 1.0 | ||||
| Totals | 114.0 | Totals | 122.5 | |||
The Red Sox rank second in Box-Toppers team rankings (128.3 Box-Toppers points) while the Indians rank fourth (123.7). In the final 10 days of the season, the Indians picked up 6.0 Box-Toppers points while the Red Sox picked up 5.0.
The pitching matchup Thursday:
Red Sox—Rick Porcello, 8.0 Box-Toppers points, 91st among all players, 31st among AL pitchers. (Despite leading all pitchers with 22 wins, Porcello did not rank highly in Box-Toppers player rankings in 2016.)
Indians—Trevor Bauer, 11.4 Box-Toppers points, 34th among all players, 12th among AL pitchers. (Bauer ranks higher than Porcello in Box-Toppers player rankings but has 10 fewer wins—he was 12-8 in 2016.)
The Red Sox are the AL’s top-ranked team in Box-Toppers points, but have only one player ranked in the top 10 in a Box-Toppers category—David Price, 12.4 Box-Toppers points, ranks ninth among AL pitchers.
The Indians have three pitchers in Box-Toppers top 10 pitchers list, none of whom is starting Game 1:
| Boston Red Sox | Cleveland Indians | |||||
| Player | Pos | BTP | Player | Pos | BTP | |
| Price, David 2593 | pi sp | 12.4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | 21.2 | |
| Pomeranz, Drew 3061 | pi sp | 12.4 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | 12.5 | |
| Wright, Steven 3224 | pi sp | 8.4 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | 12.4 | |
| Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp | 8.0 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | 11.4 | |
| Ortiz, David | dh | 8.0 | Miller, Andrew 2436 | pi cp mr | 8.0 | |
| Porcello, Rick 2573 | pi sp | 8.0 | Allen, Cody 3265 | pi cp mr | 7.0 | |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 1b 3b | 7.0 | Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | 7.0 | |
| Ramirez, Hanley 2119 | 1b | 7.0 | Napoli, Mike 2161 | 1b | 6.5 | |
| Betts, Mookie 3404 | rf | 6.2 | Tomlin, Josh 2771 | pi sp | 5.0 | |
| Bradley, Jackie Jr. 3293 | cf | 5.5 | Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | rf | 3.5 | |
| Hill, Aaron 2056 | 2b | 5.5 | Crisp, Coco 1876 | lf | 3.0 | |
| Buchholz, Clay 2363 | pi sp | 5.0 | Otero, Dan 3365 | pi mr | 3.0 | |
| Pedroia, Dustin 2320 | 2b | 5.0 | Shaw, Bryan 2995 | pi mr | 3.0 | |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | 4.7 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi mr sp | 3.0 | |
| Uehara, Koji 2802 | pi cp | 4.0 | Byrd, Marlon 1751 | rf | 2.5 | |
| Ross, Robbie Jr. 2999 | pi cp mr sp | 3.0 | Santana, Carlos 2757 | dh 1b | 2.5 | |
| Leon, Sandy 3676 | ca | 3.0 | Almonte, Abraham 3554 | rf ph | 2.0 | |
| Holt, Brock 3340 | 3b lf | 2.5 | Naquin, Tyler 3662 | cf ph | 2.0 | |
| Ziegler, Brad 2504 | pi cp | 2.0 | Anderson, Cody 3509 | pi sp | 1.7 | |
| Abad, Fernando 3653 | pi mr | 2.0 | Ramirez, Jose 3436 | 3b | 1.5 | |
| Hembree, Heath 3620 | pi cp | 1.7 | Brantley, Michael 2785 | lf | 1.0 | |
| Swihart, Blake 3565 | lf ca | 1.0 | McAllister, Zach 3088 | pi mr sp | 1.0 | |
| Kelly, Joe 3066 | pi sp | 1.0 | Gomes, Yan 3177 | ca | 1.0 | |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | 1.0 | Guyer, Brandon 3363 | lf | 1.0 | |
| Hanigan, Ryan 2708 | ca | 1.0 | Gimenez, Chris 2870 | ca | 1.0 | |
| Tazawa, Junichi 3151 | pi mr | 1.0 | ||||
| Vazquez, Christian 3380 | ca | 1.0 | ||||
| Brentz, Bryce 3680 | lf | 1.0 | ||||
| Totals | 128.3 | Totals | 123.7 | |||
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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Nationals pitcher Scherzer leads Box-Toppers points for 5th week. Indians' Kluber secures 2016 Box-Toppers AL pitching crown. Rockies' Arenado takes narrow lead in wide-open race among NL batters.
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Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 23.7 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 |
| 3 | Fernandez, Jose 3147 | pi sp | fla nl | 20.4 |
| 4 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 20.2 |
| 5 | Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 20.1 |
| 6 | Hamels, Cole 2135 | pi sp | tex al | 16.8 |
| 7 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym al | 15.7 |
| 8 | Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.1 |
| 10 | Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, edged within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of season leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Estrada pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing one hit and three walks, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Estrada earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season. He becomes the 43rd player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 43rd among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Giants. Kershaw did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because when he exited the Dodgers trailed 1-0, before scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win.
Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 22.7 for the season, maintaining his spot in second place among all players and among NL pitchers. He moves within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of overall leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (23.7). Scherzer assumed the lead on Aug. 25. Previously, Kershaw led from May 7.
Madison Bumgarner, who started the game for the Giants, was in line to win Player of the Game (and overall Player of the Day) until the Dodgers made their ninth-inning comeback. Bumgarner (7IP H 0R 0BB 10K ND) had a Box-Toppers game score of +16.0 (Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score of +8.0). But because the bullpen blew the lead and the Giants lost, Bumgarner earns no Box-Toppers points, despite the impressive performance.
Bumgarner has 13.0 Box-Toppers points on the season, 18th among all players and 13th among NL pitchers.
Kershaw now has 182.0 career Box-Toppers points, seventh-most among players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails sixth-ranked player Albert Pujols of the Angels (182.0) by just 0.3 points. He trails fifth-ranked player (and active career pitching leader) CC Sabathia of the Yankees (184.0) by just 2.0 points. (See the updated list of the top 20 players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 on the home page.)
National League Batter of the Day—Freddie Freeman of the Braves homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Elvis Andrus of the Rangers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice, in the 3-2 win over the Angels.
Notable—Two other players with more than 10 Box-Toppers points also earned Player of the Game honors Monday:
Porcello—Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello earned Player of the Game honors Monday while also picking up his Major League-leading 21st win.
Porcello (CG 4H 2R 0BB 7K W in the 5-2 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, but still has just 8.0 points for the season. Despite ranking first in wins, he ranks 76th among all players in Box-Toppers points, 26th among AL pitchers. (More on Porcello here: Why does wins leader Rick Porcello have so few Box-Toppers points?)
Porcello had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +8.0, his highest game score during any of his 21 wins. But it still wasn’t enough to earn him his first overall or league Player of the Day honor of the season (he lost Player of the Day Monday to Marco Estrada of the Blue Jays who had a Box-Toppers game score of +11.0). So Porcello still hasn’t earned any Box-Toppers bonus points this season in the eight times he earned Player of the Game honors.
This was also Porcello’s first Player of the Game honor in a month. He last earned Player of the Game on Aug. 19, even though he has earned the win in three more games since then.
Scoring—Estrada earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Kershaw earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Freeman and Andrus 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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Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 9/19 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | TOR 3, SEA 2 | Marco Estrada (W,9-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 8.0 | BOS 5, BAL 2 | Rick Porcello (W,21-4) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| NL | 8.0 | `LAD 2, SF 1 | Clayton Kershaw | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| BAT | 4.0 | ATL 7, NYM 3 | Freddie Freeman, 1B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | CHC 5, CIN 2 | Jason Hammel (W,15-9) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | STL 5, COL 3 | Carlos Martinez, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | SD 3, ARI 2 | Brandon Maurer (S,11) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | HOU 4, OAK 2 | Ken Giles (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | TEX 3, LAA 2 | Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | KC 8, CHW 3 | Kendrys Morales, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | MIA 4, WSH 3 | Giancarlo Stanton, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 | 48.4 | 148.5 | 182.0 | -3.0 |
| Hammel, Jason 2235 | pi sp | chi nl | 13.0 | 22.7 | 46.1 | 59.2 | 3.3 |
| Martinez, Carlos 3371 | pi sp | stl nl | 10.7 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | -3.0 |
| Estrada, Marco 2847 | pi sp | tor al | 10.0 | 18.0 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 2.0 |
| Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | tex al | 9.2 | 9.2 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 9.2 |
| Porcello, Rick 2573 | pi sp | bos al | 8.0 | 12.0 | 33.7 | 42.7 | 4.0 |
| Morales, Kendrys 2142 | dh | kc al | 7.5 | 12.2 | 22.2 | 38.2 | 2.8 |
| Freeman, Freddie 2887 | 1b | atl nl | 7.5 | 10.5 | 38.7 | 38.7 | 4.5 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf | fla nl | 6.5 | 12.0 | 33.7 | 39.2 | 1.0 |
| Giles, Ken 3402 | pi cp mr | hou nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Maurer, Brandon 3157 | pi mr cp | sd nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 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 | Syndergaard, Noah 3472 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.0 |
| 10 | Salazar, Danny 3223 | pi sp | cle al | 7.8 |
Also Saturday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his dominant lead in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Hammel struck out six over seven innings, allowing two runs and one hit, in the 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
American League Player of the Day—Elvis Andrus of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-4, scoring three times, in the 10-4 win over the Mariners.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Duvall of the Reds hit a three-run homer in the 6-3 win over the Nationals.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall AL Player of the Day was batter Elvis Andrus.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his dominant lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Kershaw (6IP 3H 0R 4K W in the 4-0 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 15.0 for the season. He leads second-place player Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (9.7) by 5.3 Box-Toppers points, meaning Fernandez would need to earn Player of the Day honors three times to pass Kershaw.
Kershaw also now has 174.3 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of seventh place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails sixth-place player Albert Pujols of the Angels (176.3). (See home page for updated Box-Toppers “All-time” top 20 player rankings.)
Kershaw had a Box-Toppers game score Saturday of +6.0, the same as Player of the Day Jason Hammel. But Hammel won Player of the Day over Kershaw on a tiebreaker—he had more innings pitched (7 vs. 6).
Debut—Matt Reynolds of the Mets made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Reynolds (PH 1-1 BI in the 6-4 win over the Marlins) made his Major League debut May 17 and was playing in his ninth career game. He is the 3,650th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Reynolds now ranks second in career Box-Toppers points among all players named Matt Reynolds. The other Matt Reynolds, a middle relief pitcher, has 2.0 Box-Toppers points earned in 2010 and 2011, while playing for the Rockies. Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Reynolds (the middle reliever) was released by the Diamondbacks.
Scoring—Hammel earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Andrus earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Duvall earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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.
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 6/4 | Score | Game | Player of Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | CHC 5/ARI 3 | Jason Hammel (W,7-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6.0 | LAD 4/ATL 0 | Clayton Kershaw (W,8-1) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| AL | 4.0 | TEX 10/SEA 4 | Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | DET 7/CHW 4 | J.D. Martinez, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | SD 4/COL 3 | Kevin Quackenbush (H,6) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | STL 7/SF 4 | Trevor Rosenthal (S,9) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | CLE 7/KC 1 | Francisco Lindor, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TB 7/MIN 4 | Steven Souza Jr., RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | CIN 6/DC 3 | Adam Duvall, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | BOS 6/TOR 4 | Blake Swihart, LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | MIL 6/PHI 3 | Jonathan Villar, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | HOU 6/OAK 5 | Carlos Correa, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | NYY 8/BAL 6 | Starlin Castro, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | PIT 8/LAA 7 | Josh Harrison, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | NYM 6/MIA 4 | Matt Reynolds, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||
| Player of Game | Pos | Team | 16 | 15-16 | 11-16 | Career | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 | 40.7 | 140.8 | 174.3 | -10.7 |
| Hammel, Jason 2235 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.0 | 14.7 | 38.1 | 51.2 | -4.7 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 3.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | -1.8 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 3.5 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -3.7 |
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | rf | det al | 3.5 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 1.8 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf | cin nl | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| Andrus, Elvis 2582 | ss | tex al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 10.2 | 13.2 | 2.7 |
| Lindor, Francisco 3586 | ss | cle al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Rosenthal, Trevor 3124 | pi cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | -4.0 |
| Castro, Starlin 2767 | ss | nyy al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | -2.5 |
| Harrison, Josh 2947 | 2b 3b | pit nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Villar, Jonathan 3233 | ss | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Swihart, Blake 3565 | lf ca | bos al | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Quackenbush, Kevin 3462 | pi mr | sd nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Reynolds, Matt 3650 | ph | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers and Brandon Phillips of the Reds are among players who are leaders both in fan All-Star voting and Box-Toppers standings.
In fact, Box-Toppers standings roughly coincide with about half of the players currently leading in All-Star voting.
Major League Baseball released All-Star vote standings for the National League on June 9 and released American League standings on June 3. The current leaders by league and by position are listed in the far right columns in the chart below. Note that five of the players currently leading in All-Star voting also rank first in their position in the league in Box-Toppers points. Three others rank second.
Overall, it's either a very good showing by fans or a decent affirmation of Box-Toppers' worth as a measure of player performance. Or it could be that we're all wrong.
Fans and Box-Toppers generally agree on these players:
There are a few instances in which Box-Toppers ranked a player lower than fans:
There are only a few obvious snubs by Box-Toppers measures, but there are still a couple of weeks before All-Star voting closes to fix the problems:
The chart below shows Box-Toppers points leaders by position so far through the 2013 season. The middle columns look at players over the longer run, seeing who is leading in Box-Toppers points for the combined 2012 and 2013 seasons. And the far right columns show the current All-Star fan vote leaders, with their rank by position in Box-Toppers points in the 2013 season.
The chart also includes Box-Toppers points leaders among starting, middle and relief closing pitchers, even though fans don't get to vote on those.
Voting for the All-Star game is open until July 4.
Here is how the Box-Toppers All-Star teams stand as of today:
| 2013 SEASON | 2012-13 SEASONS | ALL-STAR VOTE LEADERS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | PLAYER | TEAM | BTP | PLAYER | TEAM | BTP | PLAYER | TEAM | RANK BY POS. | ||
| First base | Davis, Chris 2478 | bal al | 4.5 | Davis, Chris 2478 | bal al | 16.5 | Chris Davis | bal al | 1 | ||
| Second base | Cano, Robinson 2092 | nyy al | 4.5 | Kipnis, Jason 2933 | cle al | 9.5 | Robinson Cano | nyy al | 1 | ||
| Shortstop | Drew, Stephen 2210 | bos al | 4.5 | Escobar, Yunel 2331 | tb al | 10 | Elvis Andrus | tex al | 9 | ||
| Third base | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | det al | 10.7 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | det al | 22.4 | Miguel Cabrera | det al | 1 | ||
| Catcher | Arencibia, J.P. 2781 | tor al | 5.5 | Mauer, Joe 1869 | min al | 13 | Joe Mauer | min al | 2 | ||
| Outfield 1 | Johnson, Kelly 2018 | tb al | 4.5 | Trout, Mike 2949 | ana al | 13.5 | Mike Trout | ana al | 7 | ||
| Outfield 2 | Nava, Daniel 2740 | bos al | 4.5 | Hamilton, Josh 2332 | ana al | 11.5 | Adam Jones | bal al | 13 | ||
| Outfield 3 | Raburn, Ryan 2340 | cle al | 4.5 | Rios, Alex 1989 | chi al | 9.9 | Torii Hunter | det al | 55 | ||
| Designated hitter | Ortiz, David | bos al | 5.2 | Butler, Billy 2330 | kc al | 13.7 | David Ortiz | bos al | 1 | ||
| Starting pitcher 1 | Masterson, Justin 2462 | cle al | 10.7 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | det al | 30.8 | |||||
| Starting pitcher 2 | Buchholz, Clay 2363 | bos al | 10.1 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | tex al | 25.8 | |||||
| Starting pitcher 3 | Iwakuma, Hisashi 3048 | sea al | 9.7 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | det al | 25.7 | |||||
| Starting pitcher 4 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | tex al | 9 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | sea al | 25.4 | |||||
| Middle reliever | Tazawa, Junichi 3151 | bos al | 4 | Chen, Bruce 1170 | kc al | 8 | |||||
| Closing pitcher | Perkins, Glen 2506 | min al | 5 | Rodney, Fernando 1803 | tb al | 10 | |||||
| NL | |||||||||||
| First base | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | ari nl | 8.7 | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | ari nl | 13.2 | Joey Votto | cin nl | 10 | ||
| Second base | Phillips, Brandon 1691 | cin nl | 5 | Phillips, Brandon 1691 | cin nl | 14.5 | Brandon Phillips | cin nl | 1 | ||
| Shortstop | Cabrera, Everth 2625 | sd nl | 4.5 | Cabrera, Everth 2625 | sd nl | 7.5 | Troy Tulowitzki | col nl | 5 | ||
| Third base | Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | dc nl | 5.2 | Freese, David 2710 | stl nl | 12.7 | Pablo Sandoval | sf nl | 7 | ||
| Catcher | McCann, Brian 2179 | atl nl | 5 | McCann, Brian 2179 | atl nl | 11 | Buster Posey | sf nl | 2 | ||
| Outfield 1 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | col nl | 8 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | col nl | 17.2 | Justin Upton | atl nl | 20 | ||
| Outfield 2 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | dc nl | 5.9 | Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | mil nl | 16 | Bryce Harper | dc nl | 2 | ||
| Outfield 3 | Pollock, A.J. 3142 | ari nl | 4.7 | Holliday, Matt 1836 | stl nl | 15.7 | Carlos Beltran | stl nl | 28 | ||
| Starting pitcher 1 | Miller, Shelby 3134 | stl nl | 9.7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | lad nl | 28.8 | |||||
| Starting pitcher 2 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | ari nl | 9.4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | stl nl | 26.1 | |||||
| Starting pitcher 3 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | nym nl | 9 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | dc nl | 23.4 | |||||
| Starting pitcher 4 | Wainwright, Adam 2150 | stl nl | 8.7 | Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | dc nl | 22.7 | |||||
| Middle reliever | Collmenter, Josh 2863 | ari nl | 3 | Casilla, Santiago 2301 | sf nl | 6 | |||||
| Closing pitcher | Grilli, Jason 2209 | pit nl | 4.7 | Chapman, Aroldis 2826 | cin nl | 18 | |||||
| AL top player | Masterson, Justin 2462 | cle al | 10.7 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | det al | 30.8 | |||||
| AL top batter | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | det al | 10.7 | Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | det al | 22.4 | |||||
| NL top player | Miller, Shelby 3134 | stl nl | 9.7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | lad nl | 28.8 | |||||
| NL top batter | Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | ari nl | 8.7 | Gonzalez, Carlos 2460 | col nl | 17.2 |
BTP: Box-Toppers points
RANK BY POS: Where the player ranks by fielding position in Box-Toppers points for 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.