Box-Toppers 2012-17 All-Star teams

The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for 2012-17 consist of the best players over the past six seasons, which includes 12 of the 27 players who are also on Box-Toppers 2016-17 All-Star teams.

Also, among the 27 players on the teams, there are 11 players who are on Box-Toppers 2017 All-Star teams and 10 who are on All-Star teams over all three time spans—for 2017, for 2016-17 and for 2012-17.Leading the 2012-17 All-Stars is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who ranks first in Box-Toppers points over the past six seasons with 147.2.

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Carlos Beltran ties Jason Giambi in 2017 for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points (19)

In 2017, Carlos Beltran tied Jason Giambi for the longest streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points at 19. With Beltran's retirement, CC Sabathia and Albert Pujols now have the longest active streaks of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points at 17.

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How did 2017 home run leaders fare in Box-Toppers points? 4 of top 10 finish in Box-Toppers' top 100

Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins led all players in home runs in 2017 and ranked second among all batters in Box-Toppers points for the season. Four of the top 10 home run leaders in 2017 are among the overall top 100 players.

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An overview of Box-Toppers category leaders over several time frames

Four different players lead Box-Toppers’ four main leaderboards.

Three of the four were the top three-ranked players in Box-Toppers points in 2017 and the fourth is Box-Toppers’ all-time leader, Randy Johnson.

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A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2017

An analysis of 23 years of Box-Toppers points leaders in pitching & batting in both leagues.

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

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rose to third place in Box-Toppers’ overall “all-time” list in 2017, becoming the active leader in career points. Also in 2017, Albert Pujols became the “all-time” leader in career Box-Toppers points among batters and Zack Greinke rose into the overall top 10 in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.

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Clayton Kershaw leads players in Box-Toppers points since start of 2012

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2012.

Kershaw has 147.2 Box-Toppers points over the period 2012-2017, 18.3 points ahead of second-place player in that span, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (128.9). However, Kershaw’s lead in the six-year rolling Box-Toppers point total is down from last year and is his narrowest lead since 2013.

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A look at Box-Toppers' top 100 players for 2016-17 and 2012-17

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past six seasons while Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past two seasons.

Kershaw leads all players in Box-Toppers points over 2012-2017 with 147.2, ahead of Scherzer, in second place with 128.9.

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Box-Toppers' big dippers—players whose 2017 point total declined most from 2016: Jose Fernandez leads list

Sadly, Jose Fernandez leads the list of players whose Box-Toppers point total declined most from 2016 to 2017. The 22.4-point decline is 8.0 points more than the next biggest decline which was the highest among players active in 2017—that belongs to Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto, whose 2017 point total dipped 14.4 points, from 16.4 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2017.

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Giancarlo Stanton, Box-Toppers 2nd-ranked NL batter, wins NL Most Valuable Player; Altuve wins AL MVP despite low Box-Toppers ranking

Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins, who ranked second among National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points, was named NL Most Valuable Player Thursday.

But Jose Altuve of the Astros was named American League MVP despite his low Box-Toppers rankings—with just 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season, he ranked 90th among AL batters and 387th among all players.

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A look at Box-Toppers' top 100 players for 2017

Chris Sale tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players in 2017. Indians, Nationals and Astros each have seven players on the list, most of any team.

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NLCS preview: Dodgers enter rematch against Cubs with more favorable stats, but L.A. declining since midseason, while Chicago is rising

The 2017 National League Championship Series is a rematch of the 2016 series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers. But this year, the tables are turned.

Last year, the Cubs were kings, leading Box-Toppers team rankings in 2016 almost wire-to-wire, and coming into their NLCS matchup against the Dodgers holding practically every advantage. This year, they’ve scraped together their success with a pitching staff that is little more than half as good as it was when it led them to a World Series title in 2016.

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Indians' Carlos Carrasco tops players for Thursday, Sept. 28, rises to 5th in Box-Toppers rankings

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth place in season player rankings.

Carrasco struck out 14 over 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing six hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the Twins.

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Dbacks' Zack Godley tops players for Thursday, Sept. 14; Cubs' Rizzo rises to 10th in Box-Toppers rankings

Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his dominating lead among National League batters. Rizzo becomes the first batter since June 27 to be ranked among the season’s top 10 players.

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Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Thursday, Sept. 7, rises to 6th in Box-Toppers rankings

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in season player rankings.

Meanwhile, Box-Toppers points leader, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, failed to extend his lead in his start Thursday. He did not earn Box-Toppers points in his team’s loss to the Rockies, which opens the door for Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer to retake the lead in his start Friday.

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Twins' Dillon Gee tops players for Monday, Aug. 21; Dodgers' Granderson tops NL players

Twins pitcher Dillon Gee is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Gee gave up one run over six innings, allowing two hits, no walks and striking out four, in the 10-2 win over the White Sox.

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Tigers' Justin Verlander tops players for Sunday, Aug. 20, rises to 25th on Box-Toppers ‘all-time’ career list

Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Verlander struck out nine over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Dodgers. Verlander retired the first 13 batters he faced.

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Indians' Mike Clevinger tops players for Saturday, Aug. 12; Bellinger rises to lead NL batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points

Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to lead National League batters in 2017 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

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