Analyzing 24 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
With Max Scherzer’s rise into Box-Toppers career points top 10 list during 2018, there are now six active players in the top 10, the most since 2008, when there were eight.
Box-Toppers player tracking began in 1995 and the overall top 10 players in career points was composed entirely of active players until 2008. The number of active players on the list slipped to as low as two as recently as 2014, but grew to six on June 5, when Nationals pitcher Scherzer joined the list, rising to 10th place with 172.1 Box-Toppers points, displacing retired pitcher Roy Halladay. Scherzer finished the season with 181.8 points, ranked ninth.
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Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
The most likely rival to Johnson’s throne at the moment is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw who has 214.8 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995 and most among active players.
Read MoreBox-Toppers votes eight players to Hall of Fame in internet writers’ ballot
Box-Toppers is voting for eight players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.
Read MoreMets’ Jason Vargas tops players for Thursday, Sept. 27; Yankees’ Sabathia becomes 4th to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points
Mets pitcher Jason Vargas is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia becomes the fourth player to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points (since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995) after earning American League Player of the Day honors Thursday.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Zack Godley tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 29; Red Sox’ Betts tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Godley is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, becoming the 30th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Godley struck out six over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Giants.
Read MorePhillies’ Nola tops players for Friday, Aug. 17, rises to 3rd in player rankings; Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
In addition, Paul Goldschmidt of the Diamondbacks rises to lead National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreRed Sox’ Chris Sale tops players for Sunday, Aug. 12, maintains 2nd place in season player rankings
Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and maintains his rank of second place in season player rankings.
Sale struck out 12 over five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreAstros’ Justin Verlander tops players for Tuesday, July 10, rises to 7th in player rankings
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
Verlander struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-5, 11-inning win over the Athletics. Verlander did not earn the win or save, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreNationals’ Trea Turner tops players for Thursday, July 5; Astros’ Verlander tops AL players
Trea Turner of the Nationals is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Turner hit two home runs, including a sixth-inning, go-ahead grand slam, in the 14-12 win over the Marlins. Turner went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.
Read MoreBox-Toppers career points top 10 has most active players on list in 10 years, with Scherzer’s rise
With Max Scherzer’s rise into Box-Toppers career points top 10 list this month, there are now six active players in the top 10, the most since 2008, when there were eight.
Scherzer, the Nationals pitcher, became the 10th-ranked player on Box-Toppers “all-time” list on June 5 with 172.1 career points, passing Roy Halladay (170.7). Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
Read MoreIndians’ Mike Clevinger tops players for Thursday, June 14; Braves’ Sanchez tops NL players
Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Clevinger struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, five hits and one walk, in the 5-2 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreCubs’ Mike Montgomery tops players for Monday, May 28; Astros’ Verlander rises to 8th in player rankings
Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees' Domingo German tops players for Sunday, May 6; Scherzer rises to 2nd in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Domingo German is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAngels' Nick Tropeano tops players for Tuesday, May 1; Scherzer regains player rankings lead
Angels pitcher Nick Tropeano is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePadres' Tyson Ross tops players for Friday, April 20; Nationals' Scherzer rises to top player rankings
Padres pitcher Tyson Ross is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer reclaims top spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreNationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Saturday, April 14, rises to player rankings lead
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to first place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing two runs, one hit and one walk, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top closing pitchers by time frame (after 2017)
Trevor Hoffman has the most Box-Toppers points of any closing pitcher since tracking began in 1995, more even than Mariano Rivera, considered by many to be the greatest closer of all time.
Craig Kimbrel leads active closers in career Box-Toppers points. Other leaders include Edwin Diaz, Greg Holland and Kenley Jansen.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top pitchers by time frame (after 2017)
Randy Johnson has the most Box-Toppers points of any pitcher since tracking began in 1995.
Meanwhile, Chris Sale of the Red Sox led all pitchers in Box-Toppers points in 2017, Max Scherzer of the Nationals led all pitchers in points over the past two seasons and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers led all pitchers in points over the past six seasons. Kershaw also leads all active pitchers in career Box-Toppers points.
Read MoreBox-Toppers top shortstops by time frame (after 2017)
Miguel Tejada has the most Box-Toppers points of any shortstop since tracking began in 1995. Derek Jeter ranks a distant second.
Other leaders at shorstop include Troy Tulowitzki, Elvis Andrus, Corey Seager and Stephen Drew.
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