A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2019

Analyzing 25 years of Box-Toppers points leaders among American League and National League pitchers and batters each season.

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A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2019 season

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.

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A look at Box-Toppers’ top 100 players for 2018-19 and 2014-19

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers’ top-ranked player over the past two seasons while Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer ranks first in points over the past six seasons.

Verlander earned 51.6 Box-Toppers points combined in 2018 and 2019 to lead all players in that span while Scherzer earned 134.3 points from 2014-2019, most in that span.

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A look at Box-Toppers’ top 100 players for 2019

Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players in 2019.

Cole had 32.2 Box-Toppers points during the regular season, which is the fourth-highest single-season point total in the 25 seasons of Box-Toppers tracking, which began in 1995. It was 1.5 points short of the record, 33.7, set by Randy Johnson of the Diamondbacks in both 2000 and 2002.

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Players ranking highest in Box-Toppers points in 2019 fail to win any postseason awards

No Box-Toppers points leaders were among the winners in six major postseason awards for 2019.

In fact, looking at Box-Toppers’ ballot in the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America, none of the 10 candidates we chose for awards based on Box-Toppers points won an award.

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Patrick Corbin tops players in Game 7 as Nationals win World Series over Astros

Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 7.

The Washington Nationals win 6-2, defeating the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series, 4-3, with each game in the series being won by the visiting team.

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Anthony Rendon tops players in Tuesday’s World Series Game 6 as Nationals force Game 7

Anthony Rendon of the Nationals is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 6.

The Washington Nationals win 7-2, tying the best-of-seven series with the Houston Astros at 3-3 and forcing Game 7 Wednesday.

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Gerrit Cole tops players in Sunday's World Series Game 5, as Astros take a 3-2 series lead

Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s World Series Game 5.

The Houston Astros win 7-1 and now lead the best-of-seven series with the Washington Nationals, 3-2.

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Jose Urquidy tops players in Saturday's World Series Game 4 as Astros even series, 2-2

Astros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 4.

The Houston Astros win 8-1 to even the best-of-seven series with the Washington Nationals at two games apiece.

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Astros’ Will Harris tops players in Friday's World Series Game 3; Nationals lead series, 2-1

Astros pitcher Will Harris is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s World Series Game 3.

The Houston Astros win 4-1, as the Washington Nationals lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1.

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Adam Eaton tops players in World Series Game 2 as Nationals take a 2-0 series lead over Astros

Adam Eaton of the Nationals is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Wednesday’s World Series Game 2.

The Washington Nationals win 12-3 to take a 2-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series.

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Juan Soto tops players in World Series Game 1, as Nationals defeat Astros

Juan Soto of the Nationals is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 1.

The Washington Nationals win 5-4 to take a 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven game series.

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Jose Altuve tops players in Saturday's ALCS Game 6 as Astros win series over Yankees

Jose Altuve of the Astros is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s American League Championship Series Game 6 win over the Yankees.

Altuve hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Astros a 6-4 victory, also winning the best-of-seven game series, 4-2. Altuve also doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in two runs.

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Astros, Yankees resume AL Championship Series Thursday after Wednesday's rainout

Wednesday’s American League Championship Series Game 4 in New York was postponed by rain and rescheduled for Thursday.

The Houston Astros lead the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven game series, 2-1.

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Astros’ Cole, Nationals’ Corbin top players in Tuesday's league championship games

Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole and Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin are top players in Tuesday’s pair of league championship games.

The Astros take a 2-1 lead over the Yankees in the American League Championship Series and the Nationals win the National League Championship Series, sweeping the Cardinals, 4-0.

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Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg tops players in Monday's NLCS Game 3 win over Cardinals

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Monday’s National League Championship Series Game 3 win over the Cardinals.

Strasburg struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, seven hits and no walks, in the 8-1 win over the Cardinals.

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Astros’ Justin Verlander tops players in AL Championship Series Game 2 win over Yankees

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s American League Championship Series Game 2.

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Nationals’ Scherzer, Yankees’ Tanaka top players in Saturday's league championship series games

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka are top players in Saturday’s pair of league championship games.

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Nationals’ Anibal Sanchez tops players in Friday's NL Championship Series Game 1

Nationals pitcher Anibal Sanchez is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s National League Championship Series Game 1.

Sanchez struck out five over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals.

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