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Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 14:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 5 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 10 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 |
deGrom struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 14-2 win over the Rockies.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.7 for the season, rising to 10th place in player rankings, seventh place among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out five, in the 5-0 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers hit two homers, including a ninth-inning, three-run shot, in the 6-4 win over the Marlins. Puig went 2-for-4, driving in four total runs.
Puig earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 Box-Toppers points for 2017, which is his highest single-season total of his five-season career. His previous best seasons were 2015 and 2016 when he had 3.5 each season. He had just 1.5 points in 2013 and just 1.0 point in 2014.
American League Batter of the Day—Adrian Beltre of the Rangers hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, in the 5-3 win over the Royals.
Beltre earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 113.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 49th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Friday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Kevin Brown (112.8), Sammy Sosa (113.2), Dan Haren (113.2) and Chris Carpenter (113.3). Beltre now trails 48th-ranked player Josh Beckett (114.9).
Passing Sosa, Beltre now ranks 15th among all batters since 1995, trailing 14th-ranked Torii Hunter (115.9). Beltre also ranks 15th among active players in career Box-Toppers points, trailing 14th-ranked player, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (117.5). He ranks third among active batters in career points, behind second-ranked Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (146.9).
Beltre has 2.5 Box-Toppers points on the season.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gray earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Puig and Beltre 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.
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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 7/14 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 11.0 | NYM 14, COL 2 | Jacob deGrom (W, 10-3) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 8.1 | WSH 5, CIN 0 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 8-4) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| AL | 8.0 | OAK 5, CLE 0 | Sonny Gray (W, 5-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | SEA 4, CHW 2 | James Paxton (W, 8-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | LAD 6, MIA 4 | Yasiel Puig (RF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | PIT 5, STL 2 | Josh Bell (1B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | `BOS 5, NYY 4 | Matt Barnes | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | TEX 5, KC 3 | Adrian Beltre (3B) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | CHC 9, BAL 8 | Wade Davis (S, 17) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 10, MIN 5 | Marwin Gonzalez (LF) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIL 9, PHI 6 | Ryan Braun (LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TOR 7, DET 2 | Jose Bautista (RF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | ATL 4, ARI 3 | Jim Johnson (S, 20) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | TB 2, LAA 1 (F/10) | Alex Colome (S, 26) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | SF 5, SD 4 | Gorkys Hernandez (LF) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.7 | 19.4 | 54.8 | 54.8 | 0.0 |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 8.0 | 12.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 3.6 |
| Johnson, Jim 2417 | pi cp | atl nl | 6.0 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 27.7 | 2.0 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 5.7 | 6.7 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 4.7 |
| Colome, Alex 3189 | pi cp | tb al | 5.0 | 14.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 | -4.0 |
| Puig, Yasiel 3193 | rf | lad nl | 4.5 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 |
| Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | 9.0 | 60.1 | 89.5 | -3.0 |
| Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Beltre, Adrian 1141 | 3b | tex al | 2.5 | 12.0 | 45.9 | 113.8 | -7.0 |
| Bautista, Jose 2169 | rf | tor al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 65.4 | 1.5 |
| Gonzalez, Marwin 3078 | lf | hou al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 |
| Hernandez, Goryks 3758 | cf lf | sf nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Braun, Ryan J. 2300 | lf | mil nl | 2.0 | 12.5 | 38.0 | 90.2 | -8.5 |
| Davis, Wade 2681 | pi cp | chi nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 28.0 | -2.0 |
| Bell, Josh E. 3682 | 1b | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
Athletics' Sonny Gray tops players for Sunday, June 25; Twins' Santana maintains 3rd-place rank in Box-Toppers points
Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Twins pitcher Ervin Santana earns Player of the Game honors, maintaining his rank of third place in season player rankings, first among American League pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of June 25:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.0 |
| 3 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 10.1 |
| 5 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
| 7 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 9.4 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.0 |
| 9 | Judge, Aaron 3767 | rf | nyy al | 8.2 |
| 10 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 8.0 |
Player of the Day—Gray struck out seven over seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits and one walk, in the 5-3 win over the White Sox.
National League Player of the Day—Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, driving in four runs, in the 12-6 win over the Rockies.
Bellinger earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.2 for the season, rising to second among NL batters, behind Matt Adams of the Braves (6.5).
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays homered and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-2 win over the Royals.
Bautista has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2017. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Pirates and has 64.4 career points, 10th among active AL batters. His best season was 2010 with the Blue Jays when he had 15.2 Box-Toppers points, first among AL batters. He’s had three seasons with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He’s barely kept the streak alive in two seasons, earning just 1.0 Box-Toppers point in both 2009 and 2016, both with the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Cody Bellinger.
Rankings—Twins pitcher Ervin Santana, third in Box-Toppers season player rankings, earns Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Santana (6IP 9H 0R 0BB 7K W in the 4-0 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.4 for the season. He maintains his rank of third among all players in 2017 points, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (16.4) and Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (13.0). Santana ranks first among AL pitchers, ahead of Chris Sale of the Red Sox (10.1).
Santana also now has 109.7 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 55th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his point Sunday, he passes Jeff Kent (109.7) on the “all-time” list and now trails 54th-ranked player Tom Glavine (110.6).
Debut—Kaleb Cowart of the Angels made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Cowart (2B 2-3 R 2BI in the 4-2 win over the Red Sox) made his Major League debut Aug. 18, 2015, and was playing in his 66th career game. He is the 3,837th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bellinger earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Bautista earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 6/25 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | OAK 5, CHW 3 | Sonny Gray (W,3-3) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6.0 | HOU 8, SEA 2 | Michael Feliz (W,3-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NL | 4.0 | LAD 12, COL 6 | Cody Bellinger, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | MIN 4, CLE 0 | Ervin Santana (W,10-4) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | `ARI 2, PHI 1 (F/11) | Randall Delgado | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.2 | NYM 8, SF 2 | Rafael Montero (W,1-4) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 6, WSH 2 | Scooter Gennett, 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | TOR 8, KC 2 | Jose Bautista, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | MIL 7, ATL 0 | Keon Broxton, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 8, TB 5 | Caleb Joseph, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | STL 8, PIT 4 | Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | DET 7, SD 5 | Justin Wilson (S,6) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | MIA 4, CHC 2 | AJ Ramos (S,12) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 4, BOS 2 | Kaleb Cowart, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | TEX 7, NYY 6 | Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 | 16.4 | 49.2 | 109.7 | 8.4 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | 1b | lad nl | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Gennett, Scooter 3254 | 2b | cin nl | 4.5 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 |
| Broxton, Keon 3785 | cf | mil nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Ramos, A.J. 3210 | pi cp | fla nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 3.0 |
| Choo, Shin-Soo 2267 | rf dh | tex al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 51.2 | 2.5 |
| Molina, Yadier 1967 | ca | stl nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 36.7 | -2.0 |
| Wilson, Justin 3140 | pi cp | det al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 |
| Bautista, Jose 2169 | rf | tor al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 64.4 | 0.5 |
| Feliz, Michael 3632 | pi mr cp | hou al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -2.7 |
| Joseph, Caleb 3368 | ca | bal al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Delgado, Randall 2939 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 1.0 |
| Montero, Rafael 3410 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Cowart, Kaleb 3837 | 3b | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Athletics' Sonny Gray tops players for Wednesday, May 24; Rockies' Chatwood tops NL players
Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray 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 2017 season as of May 24:| 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 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 6 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 6.0 |
| 7 | Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | dc nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.0 |
| 9 | Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 6.0 |
| 10 | Holland, Greg 2906 | pi cp | col nl | 6.0 |
Gray struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 4-1 win over the Marlins.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Tyler Chatwood pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out eight and allowing one hit, in the 7-2 win over the Phillies.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Frazier of the Pirates hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-2, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 12-5, 10-inning win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—Jose Iglesias of the Tigers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 6-3 win over the Astros.
Notable—Yankees pitcher Luis Severino has the most season Box-Toppers points of any of the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Severino (8IP 4H 0R BB 7K W in the 3-0 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.7 for the season, ranked 20th among all players this season. He ranks 11th among AL pitchers.
Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chatwood earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Frazier and Iglesias 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 5/24 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | OAK 4, MIA 1 | Sonny Gray (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 10.0 | NYY 3, KC 0 | Luis Severino (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| NL | 10.0 | COL 7, PHI 2 | Tyler Chatwood (W,4-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 7.0 | STL 6, LAD 1 | Mike Leake (W,5-2) | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 6.0 | PIT 12, ATL 5 (F/10) | Adam Frazier, LF-CF | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | WSH 5, SEA 1 | Tanner Roark (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | DET 6, HOU 3 | Jose Iglesias, SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | CHC 5, SF 4 | Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 4.0 | TB 5, LAA 2 | Steven Souza Jr., RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | `ARI 8, CHW 6 | J.J. Hoover (H,6) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | TOR 8, MIL 4 | Ryan Goins, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | BOS 9, TEX 4 | Mitch Moreland, PH-1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | SD 6, NYM 5 | Matt Szczur, CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.1 | MIN 4, BAL 3 | Jose Berrios (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1.0 | CIN 4, CLE 3 | Arismendy Alcantara, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` 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 (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.7 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 2.7 |
| Chatwood, Tyler 2856 | pi sp | col nl | 4.4 | 11.4 | 18.1 | 21.1 | -2.6 |
| Frazier, Adam 3771 | lf cf | pit nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Leake, Mike 2709 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 38.4 | 47.6 | -2.0 |
| Goins, Ryan 3478 | ss | tor al | 3.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rizzo, Anthony 3063 | 1b | chi nl | 2.5 | 5.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | -0.5 |
| Iglesias, Jose 3532 | ss | det al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Roark, Tanner 3261 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 14.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | -10.7 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 2.0 | 7.7 | 13.2 | 13.2 | -3.7 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 1.0 |
| Moreland, Mitch 2799 | 1b ph | bos al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 17.7 | 19.7 | -2.5 |
| Szczur, Matt 3704 | cf | sd nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Hoover, J.J. 3163 | pi mr | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Alcantara, Arismendy 3378 | 2b pr | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
A Box-Toppers look back at 2016, with a preview of the coming 2017 season
A compilation of player and team standings from the end of the 2016 season, featuring a plethora of posts to prep for the 2017 season, including preseason team standings and Box-Toppers 2017 playoff and World Series picks.
Read MoreBox-Toppers' big dippers—players whose 2016 point total declined most from 2015; Sonny Gray, Cy Young winners lead list
Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers point total from 2015 to 2016—16.8. Both 2015 Cy Young Award winners, Dallas Keuchel and Jake Arrieta, are among the top four "big dippers" in points from 2015 to 2016.
Read MoreBox-Toppers pitching leaders among finalists for Cy Young, but batting leaders excluded from MVP finalists
Box-Toppers' top pitchers Jake Arrieta of the Cubs and Dallas Keuchel of the Astros are Cy Young Award finalists. But Box-Toppers' top batters Adrian Beltre of the Rangers and Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies are not MVP finalists.
Read MoreEarned run average leaders rank high in Box-Toppers player rankings
Zack Greinke of the Dodgers led in ERA in 2015, but was 7th in Box-Toppers player rankings. Jake Arrieta of the Cubs, Box-Toppers 2015 Player of the Year, ranked 2nd in ERA.
Read MoreIndians' Carrasco, with 1-hitter, tops players for Friday, Sept. 25, rises to 9th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in player rankings.
Also Friday, two other players in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors—Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole maintained his spot in eighth place and Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to 10th place.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 25.1 |
| 2 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 22.7 |
| 3 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 21.1 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 20.4 |
| 5 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 20.4 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 19.7 |
| 7 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 19.4 |
| 8 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 19.0 |
| 9 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 18.0 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 17.8 |
Player of the Day—Carrasco pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout, striking out 15, in the 6-0 win over the Royals. Carrasco had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning before giving up the only hit.
Carrasco earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 18.0 for the season. He rises to ninth place among all players and fourth place among AL pitchers.
Carrasco also had the third-highest Box-Toppers game score of 2015, +21. Indians pitcher Corey Kluber had the highest score of +25 on May 13 (8IP H 0R 18K). Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer had the second-highest score of +23 on June 14 (CG H 0R 16K). It is the seventh time this season that a player has achieved a Box-Toppers game score of +20 or more.
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits, in the 12-5 win over the Reds.
Syndergaard earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season. He becomes the 41st player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points and ranks 37th among all players, 15th among NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—A.J. Pollock of the Diamondbacks hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 6-3 win over the Padres.
American League Batter of the Day—C.J. Cron of the Angels homered, doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Mariners.
Rankings—In addition to Carrasco, two other players in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings earned Player of the Game honors Friday:
- Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole maintained his spot in eighth place in player rankings. Cole (7IP 4H R 8K W in the 3-2 win over the Cubs) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 19.0 for the season. He ranks fifth among NL pitchers.
- Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to 10th place in player rankings. Gray (6IP 5H 2R 7K W in the 5-4 win over the Giants) earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.8 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
Notable—With the rise of Carrasco and Gray into Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings, two players fell from the top 10—White Sox pitcher Chris Sale (17.1 Box-Toppers points, 11th place) and Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (17.0 Box-Toppers points, 12th place).
Scoring—Carrasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Syndergaard earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Pollock and Cron 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.
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
| 9/25 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 21.0 | Indians | Carlos Carrasco (W,14-11) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| 16.0 | Red Sox | Rich Hill (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| NL | 9.2 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W,9-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
| 7.0 | Phillies | Jerad Eickhoff (W,2-3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 7.0 | Pirates | Gerrit Cole (W,18-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Dbacks | A.J. Pollock, CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Rockies | Corey Dickerson, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.1 | Rangers | Ross Ohlendorf (MR) (W,3-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | Marlins | Justin Bour, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | `Tigers | Al Alburquerque (MR) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Angels | C.J. Cron, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Blue Jays | Kevin Pillar, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W,14-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Will Smith (MR) (W,7-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | White Sox | David Robertson (S,32) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Pirates' Liriano tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 8; Dodgers' Kershaw regains Box-Toppers player rankings lead
Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Sept. 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.7 |
| 2 | Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 21.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 19.4 |
| 4 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 19.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 19.1 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 18.0 |
| 7 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 17.4 |
| 8 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 17.1 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 17.0 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 16.8 |
Also Tuesday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw regained the lead in Box-Toppers player rankings and Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to 10th. Also, two players with more than 150 career Box-Toppers points earned Player of the Game honors Tuesday—Kershaw and Giants pitcher Tim Hudson, who rose to 13th place among all players since 1995.
Player of the Day—Liriano struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits, in the 7-3 win over the Reds.
Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.9 for the season. He rises to 16th place among all players and ninth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run and five hits, in the 7-4 win over the Indians.
National League Batter of the Day—Starlin Castro of the Cubs hit a three-run homer and doubled, going 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 8-5 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—Eric Hosmer of the Royals hit a three-run double in the 4-2 win over the Twins.
Hosmer earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season and rises to fifth among AL batters.
New leader—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw regained the top spot in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Lead changes
Here are the season’s lead changes among players in Box-Toppers points. Chart shows the date and the player’s Box-Toppers point (BTP) total when they took the lead.| Date | Player | Team | BTP |
| 4/5 | Adam Wainwright | stl nl | 2.0 |
| 4/6 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 2.0 |
| 4/13 | Scott Kazmir | oak al | 3.7 |
| 4/18 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 4.0 |
| 6/26 | Max Scherzer | dc nl | 14.0 |
| 7/9 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 14.4 |
| 7/12 | Max Scherzer | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 7/24 | Felix Hernandez | sea al | 15.4 |
| 7/26 | Jacob deGrom | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 9/2 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 20.7 |
| 9/5 | Jake Arrieta | chi nl | 21.1 |
| 9/8 | Clayton Kershaw | lad nl | 21.7 |
Kershaw (7IP 4H 2R 8K W in the 6-4 win over the Angels) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 21.7 for the season. He passes previous leader, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta (21.1 points), who took the lead from Kershaw on Saturday, Sept. 5.
Kershaw also now has 155.3 career Box-Toppers points, maintaining his rank of 15th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He trails 14th-place player Mike Mussina (155.6).
Rankings—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings Tuesday. Gray (7IP 5H 0R 4K W in the 4-0 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.8 for the season. He ranks fifth among AL pitchers.
Notable—Giants pitcher Tim Hudson rose to 13th place among all players in Box-Toppers since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Hudson (6IP 4H R 4K W in the 6-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 156.0 career Box-Toppers points. With his point Tuesday, he passes Mike Mussina (155.6) on the “all-time” list and trails 12th-place player Felix Hernandez (160.7). (Mussina started his career in 1991, before Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995, and would likely have an estimated 190 total Box-Toppers points if his entire career were tracked.) Hudson has 3.0 Box-Toppers points this season.
Debuts—Four players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Padres pitcher Colin Rea (7IP 2H 0R 4K W in the 2-1 win over the Rockies) made his Major League debut Aug. 11 and was playing in his sixth career game. He is the 3,582nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Marlins pitcher Kyle Barraclough (1.2IP 0H 0R 4K W in the 6-4 win over the Brewers) made his Major League debut Aug. 7 and was playing in his 15th career game. He is the 3,583rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Tigers pitcher Drew VerHagen (2.1IP 1H 0R 2K ND in the 8-7 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut July 19, 2014, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,584th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Orioles pitcher T.J. McFarland (2.1IP 0H 0R K ND in the 2-1 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut Aug. 6, 2013, and was playing in his 98th career game. He is the 3,585th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Liriano earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Rodon earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Castro and Hosmer 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.
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
| 9/8 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 12.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano (W,10-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | 7.0 | White Sox | Carlos Rodon (W,7-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7.0 | Phillies | Aaron Nola (W,6-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw (W,13-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6.0 | `Padres | Colin Rea | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5.2 | Marlins | Kyle Barraclough (MR) (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Cubs | Starlin Castro, 2B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W,13-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4.0 | Giants | Tim Hudson (W,7-8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3.1 | `Tigers | Drew VerHagen (MR) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | `Blue Jays | R.A. Dickey | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3.0 | Rangers | Shawn Tolleson (S,31) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.1 | `Orioles | T.J. McFarland (MR) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | Mets | Kirk Nieuwenhuis, PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 1.0 | Royals | Eric Hosmer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Mets' Jacob deGrom maintains Box-Toppers player rankings lead
Jacob deGrom leads all players. David Price takes over AL pitching lead. Trout, Grichuk lead league batting categories.
Read MoreNationals' Strasburg tops players for Saturday, Aug. 8; Blue Jays' Price rises to 2nd in Box-Toppers player rankings
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Blue Jays pitcher David Price rose to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and now leads AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.
Player of the Day—Strasburg struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 6-1 win over the Rockies.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 8.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 2 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 16.1 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 4 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 5 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out six, in the 5-0 win over the Angels.
American League Batter of the Day—Abraham Almonte of the Indians homered, hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 17-4 win over the Twins.
This was Almonte’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. He made his Major League debut Aug. 30, 2013, and was playing in his 116th career game. He is the 3,554th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Liriano of the Pirates hit a three-run homer in the 6-5 win over the Dodgers. Liriano is the seventh pitcher this season to earn Player of the Game honors for batting. He earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 10.9 for the season and becomes the 23rd player this season with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. He ranks 17th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
Rankings—Blue Jays pitcher David Price rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Price (7IP 3H 0R 7K W in the 6-0 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.1 for the season. He trails overall leader, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (17.4 Box-Toppers points). Price takes the Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers, passing Sonny Gray of the Athletics (15.8), who only took the AL pitching lead Friday.
Scoring—Strasburg earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Jimenez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Almonte and Liriano each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s 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.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score
| 8/8 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | Nationals | Stephen Strasburg (W,6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| AL | 11.0 | Orioles | Ubaldo Jimenez (W,9-7) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8.0 | Blue Jays | David Price (W,11-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6.0 | Cardinals | Jaime Garcia (W,4-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Indians | Abraham Almonte, CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| BAT | 4.0 | Pirates | Francisco Liriano, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | Rangers | Shawn Tolleson (W,4-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4.0 | Royals | Greg Holland (S,25) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | Cubs | Kris Bryant, 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | Phillies | Ken Giles (S,5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Andrelton Simmons, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Tigers | Bruce Rondon (S,1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Reds | Aroldis Chapman (S,24) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Rays | Grady Sizemore, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Athletics | Coco Crisp, LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diamondbacks' Anderson tops players for Friday, Aug. 7; Mets' deGrom extends Box-Toppers player rankings lead
Diamondbacks pitcher Chase Anderson is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings and Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to third place—first place among American League pitchers—in Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 7.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 15.8 |
| 4 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 15.1 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 7 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 8 | Harvey, Matt 3075 | pi sp | nym nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
Player of the Day—Anderson pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits, in the 2-0 win over the Reds.
American League Player of the Day—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray pitched a complete game, allowing one run and five hits, striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Astros.
Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 15.8 for the season. He rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and first among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (15.4).
American League Batter of the Day—Torii Hunter of the Twins hit a go-ahead ninth-inning homer in the 10-9 win over the Indians. Hunter also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs.
Hunter earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 115.9 for his career, rising to 43rd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. With his point Friday, Hunter passes Tim Lincecum (115.0) on the “all-time” list. He trails 42nd-place player Todd Helton (116.4). Hunter’s 115.9 career Box-Toppers points ranks fifth among active AL batters.
Hunter also has 8.0 Box-Toppers points this season and ranks third among AL batters behind Mike Trout of the Angels (10.0) and Lorenzo Cain of the Royals (8.2).
National League Batter of the Day—Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies hit a go-ahead, eighth-inning grand slam in the 5-4 win over the Nationals. Gonzalez went 2-for-4 in the game.
Gonzalez earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season and ranks fourth among NL batters.
Rankings—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
deGrom (6.1IP 6H 2R 7K ND in the 4-3 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 17.4 for the season. He has led players in Box-Toppers points since July 26.
Notable—Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates rose to second place among NL batters in Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday. McCutchen (2B 2-3 2R BI in the 10-inning 5-4 win over the Dodgers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.5 for the season. He ranks 32nd among all players. McCutchen trails overall NL batting leader Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals (9.5 Box-Toppers points).
Debuts—Two players made their Box-Toppers debuts Friday, the first time in their careers they earned Player of the Game honors:
- Rusney Castillo of the Red Sox (3-5 3R BI in the 7-2 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut Sept. 17, 2014, and was playing in his 47th career game. He is the 3,552nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
- Phillies pitcher Hector Neris (1IP H 0R 2K W in the 4-3, 12-inning win over the Padres) made his Major League debut Aug. 5, 2014, and was playing in his 12th career game. He is the 3,553rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Anderson earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gray earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Hunter and Gonzalez 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.
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
| 8/7 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 8.0 | Dbacks | Chase Anderson (W,5-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| AL | 7.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W,12-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6.0 | Cardinals | Carlos Villanueva (S,2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Twins | Torii Hunter, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.1 | `Mets | Jacob deGrom | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Rockies | Carlos Gonzalez, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | Angels | C.J. Cron, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.2 | Cubs | Hector Rondon (S,18) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | Red Sox | Rusney Castillo, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Braves | Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Pirates | Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Royals | Edinson Volquez (W,11-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Hector Neris (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1.0 | Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma (W,3-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1.0 | Blue Jays | Roberto Osuna (S,9) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Mariners' Iwakuma tops players for Sunday, Aug. 2, Athletics' Gray rises to 6th in Box-Toppers player rankings
Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals extends his Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of Aug. 2.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.0 |
| 5 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 14.1 |
| 7 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 13.7 |
| 8 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | tor al | 13.1 |
| 9 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
Player of the Day—Iwakuma struck out eight over 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run and three hits, in the 4-1, 11-inning win over the Twins. Iwakuma did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited the game with the score tied, 1-1.
National League Player of the Day—Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez pitched six scoreless innings, striking out 10 and allowing four hits, in the 5-2 win over the Padres. Fernandez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because after he exited, the Padres tied the game 2-2.
American League Batter of the Day—Stephen Drew of the Yankees tripled, doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-3 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day—Jace Peterson of the Braves hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-4 in the 6-2 win over the Phillies.
Rankings—Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray rose to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Gray (7IP 4H R 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.1 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Felix Hernandez of the Mariners (15.4) and Chris Sale of the White Sox (14.4).
Notable—Randal Grichuk of the Cardinals extends his Box-Toppers point lead among NL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Grichuk (2-R HR 2-4 in the 3-2 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.5 for the season. Grichuk ranks 24th among all players this season.
Debut—Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors.
Norris (7.1IP 4H R 5K W in the 6-1 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2014, and was playing in his 11th career game. He is the 3,548th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Scoring—Iwakuma earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Fernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Drew and Peterson each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers 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.
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
| 8/2 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 10.2 | `Mariners | Hisashi Iwakuma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 10.1 | Rangers | Martin Perez (W,1-2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | 10.0 | `Marlins | Jose Fernandez | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9.0 | Pirates | Charlie Morton (W,7-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9.0 | Blue Jays | R.A. Dickey (W,6-10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.0 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W, 6-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 5.1 | Tigers | Daniel Norris (W,2-1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | Yankees | Stephen Drew, 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4.0 | `Athletics | Sonny Gray | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4.0 | Rays | Brad Boxberger (S,26) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | Braves | Jace Peterson, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Dodgers | Andre Ethier, LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Astros | Collin McHugh (W,13-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2.0 | Cubs | Clayton Richard (W,2-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1.0 | Cardinals | Randal Grichuk, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save. | ||||||||||||||||
Athletics' Sonny Gray (CG 0R 3H 9K) tops players for Tuesday, July 28, rises to 6th in player rankings
Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to sixth place in player rankings.
Gray pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out nine, in the 2-0 win over the Dodgers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of July 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 16.4 |
| 2 | Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 15.4 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.0 |
| 4 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | chi al | 14.4 |
| 5 | Price, David 2593 | pi sp | det al | 13.1 |
| 6 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | oak al | 13.1 |
| 7 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 13.0 |
| 8 | Archer, Chris 3194 | pi sp | tb al | 13.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | pit nl | 13.0 |
| 10 | Keuchel, Dallas 3050 | pi sp | hou al | 12.7 |
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 13.1 for the season, rising to sixth in player rankings. He ranks fourth among American League pitchers.
Gray had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of 14, tied with Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who was Player of the Game in his team’s win over the Padres. However, Gray won overall Player of the Day on a tie-breaker—he had more innings pitched than Syndergaard (nine vs. eight).
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine, in the 4-0 win over the Padres. Syndergaard had a perfect game until the seventh inning.
American League Batter of the Day—Chris Davis of the Orioles hit two homers and drove in five runs in the 7-3 win over the Braves.
National League Batter of the Day—David Peralta of the Diamondbacks doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 8-4 win over the Mariners.
Debut—Yankees pitcher Diego Moreno made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Moreno (5.1IP 0H 0R 5K W in the 21-5 win over the Rangers) made his Major League debut June 22 and was playing in his third career game. He is the 3,540th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Notable—Eric Hosmer of the Royals earned Player of the Game honors for the second day in a row Tuesday.
Hosmer (HR 3-4 R 2BI in the 2-1 win over the Indians) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.5 for the season, rising to fourth among AL batters. Hosmer was AL Batter of the Day Monday, so has earned 2.5 Box-Toppers points in the past two days.
Scoring—Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Syndergaard earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day. Davis and Peralta 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.
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
| 7/28 | Score | Team | Player | AB | R | H | BI | BB | K | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | Athletics | Sonny Gray (W,11-4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| NL | 14.0 | Mets | Noah Syndergaard (W,5-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9.1 | Yankees | Diego Moreno (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | Reds | Mike Leake (W,9-5) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | Orioles | Chris Davis, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 5.0 | White Sox | Geovany Soto, C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | Rays | Jake Odorizzi (W,6-6) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4.0 | Astros | Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| BAT | 2.0 | Dbacks | David Peralta, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2.0 | Royals | Eric Hosmer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Brewers | Gerardo Parra, RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Rockies | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Marlins | Martin Prado, 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | Phillies | Cody Asche, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | Pirates | Jung Ho Kang, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |