Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Johnson earned 278.8 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009.
Read MoreNationals‘ Max Scherzer tops players for Tuesday, June 25, rises to 5th in season player rankings
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Scherzer struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreCubs’ Jon Lester tops players for Monday, June 24; Indians’ Plutko tops AL players
Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lester struck out seven over six innings, allowing two runs, five hits and no walks, in the 8-3 win over the Braves.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for sixth straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the sixth straight week.
Also this week, there is a new leader in Box-Toppers points among American League batters as Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox passes previous leader Joey Gallo of the Rangers.
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Astros’ Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers season player rankings report for fifth straight week
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander maintains the lead in Box-Toppers weekly team rankings report for the fifth straight week.
Also this week, all four main category leaders maintain their leads from last week: Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Brewers pitcher Josh Hader continues to lead National League pitchers, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to lead NL batters and Joey Gallo of the Rangers continues to lead AL batters.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly tops players for Wednesday, June 12; Athletics’ Laureano tops AL players
Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Kelly struck out five over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 2-0 win over the Phillies.
Read MoreSabathia, Pujols join Giambi, Beltran earning Box-Toppers points in a record 19 straight seasons
In 2019, CC Sabathia and Albert Pujols have tied Box-Toppers’ record for the longest streak of consecutive seasons earning at least one Player of the Game honor.
Both Sabathia and Pujols this season have earned Box-Toppers points for their 19th straight season (from 2001 to 2019). That ties the record held by Jason Giambi (1995 to 2013) and Carlos Beltran (1999 to 2017).
Read MoreCubs’ Hamels tops players for Friday, June 7; Astros’ Cole, Phillies’ Eflin rise in top 10 player rankings
Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to fifth place and Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin rises to 10th place.
Read MoreDodgers’ Walker Buehler tops players for Monday, June 3; Astros’ Valdez tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Buehler struck out 11 over eight innings, allowing one run, two hits and one walk, in the 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Read MoreAthletics’ Mike Fiers, pitching a no-hitter, tops players for Tuesday, May 7
Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers, pitching a no-hitter, is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Fiers struck out eight and walked two, throwing 131 pitches over nine innings, in the 2-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreIndians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Wednesday, April 17; Carrasco, Hamels rise in players rankings top 10
Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to eighth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings—and rises two spots to 13th place on the “all-time” career points list—after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreCubs’ Cole Hamels tops players for Friday, April 12, rises to 15th on Box-Toppers career points list
Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 15th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995.
Hamels struck out six over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Angels.
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Yankees top Box-Toppers 2019 preseason team rankings; champion Red Sox fall to 2nd
The New York Yankees are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2019 preseason rankings, rising from second place at the end of the 2018 season.
The 2018 World Series-champion Boston Red Sox fall from first at the end of last season to second place in the 2019 preseason rankings.
Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Reds made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Arizona Diamondbacks had the biggest decline.
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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.
Read MoreMax Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since start of 2013
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2013.
Scherzer has 137.0 Box-Toppers points over the period 2013-2018, just 2.6 points ahead of Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who has 134.4 points over that span.
In fact, Scherzer unseats Kershaw from atop the six-year rolling Box-Toppers point total, a spot Kershaw has held at the end of each season since 2013, five straight seasons.
Read MoreColorado Rockies face the Chicago Cubs in NL Wild Card Game Tuesday
The Colorado Rockies visit the Chicago Cubs in the National League one-game Wild Card playoff game Tuesday.
Read MoreAstros’ Verlander tops players for Saturday, Sept. 29; Rays’ Snell extends Box-Toppers player rankings lead
Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, maintaining his third-place spot in season player rankings.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell finished his 2018 Box-Toppers Player of the Year season with a flourish, earning Player of the Game honors, extending his lead over Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer in season player rankings.
In addition, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. And Christian Yelich of the Brewers extends his lead among National League batters in 2018 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
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 MoreIndians' Corey Kluber tops players for Monday, Sept. 24, rises to 4th in player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Kluber struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MorePirates’ Jameson Taillon tops players for Tuesday, Sept. 18; Rays’ Snell rises to lead Box-Toppers ’18 player rankings
Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Rays pitcher Blake Snell rises to lead Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning AL Player of the Day honors, passing previous leader, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer. In addition, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber maintains his sixth-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after he earns Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
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