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Kevin Gausman of the Blue Jays leads leads Box-Toppers first weekly season player rankings report of the 2023 season.
Gausman also leads American League pitchers. Meanwhile, Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates leads NL batters and Wander Franco of the Rays leads AL batters.
Read MoreNo single player leads more than two of Box-Toppers’ main leaderboards at the end of 2022.
Max Scherzer, who led five of the leaderboards at the close of 2021, most of any player, is now one of six players to lead two of the 18 leaderboards after the 2022 season.
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Could 2023 be the season Clayton Kershaw passes Randy Johnson for the “all-time” lead in career Box-Toppers points?
Or could this coming season be the year when Kershaw loses the lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points to either Max Scherzer or Justin Verlander?
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani 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.
Ohtani earned 40.8 Box-Toppers points combined in 2021 and 2022 to lead all players in that span, while Scherzer earned 104.6 from 2017-2022, most in that span.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander tops Box-Toppers list of the top 100 players of 2022.
Verlander had 26.0 Box-Toppers points during the regular season. Verlander came back after sitting out most of the previous two seasons, recovering from Tommy John surgery. He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point in 2020 and none in 2021. His 26.0 point gain from 0.0 in 2021 to 26.0 in 2022 is the largest single-season point gain for any player since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
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During the 2022 season, Justin Verlander rose from sixth to fifth place on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points top 10 list.
It was the only player movement among Box-Toppers “all-time” career points top 10 players overall, among the top 10 pitchers and among the top 10 batters. Retired pitcher Randy Johnson still leads all players in career Box-Toppers points with 282.5 (tracking began in 1995).
Read MoreMets pitcher Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2017.
Scherzer has 104.6 Box-Toppers points over the period 2017-2022, 2.2 points ahead of second-ranked player Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, who has 102.4 points over that span.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.
Ohtani has earned 40.8 Box-Toppers points over 2021 and 2022. He ranked second among all players in 2021 with 24.7 Box-Toppers points and 12th among all players in 2021 with 16.1 points. Ohtani ranked second among American League pitchers in 2022 and third among AL pitchers in 2021.
Read MoreMets pitcher Max Scherzer had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2021 to 2022.
Scherzer led all players in 2021 with 25.1 Box-Toppers points when he was with the Nationals and Dodgers. Scherzer earned 10.0 Box-Toppers points in 2022. While that was still 24th among National League pitchers, it was a 15.1-point decline from 2021, the biggest among all players.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is 2022 Box-Toppers Player of the Year, regaining the season Box-Toppers points lead on the next-to-last day of the season.
Verlander took the lead with 26.0 Box-Toppers points after earning 2.0 points as Player of the Day Tuesday, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani (24.7).
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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani regains the lead in this week’s Box-Toppers player rankings report, passing Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who led for eight straight weeks.
Ohtani also takes the lead among American League pitchers from Verlander. Meanwhile, the other three category leaders remain the same: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins leads National League pitchers, Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters and Aaron Judge of the Yankees leads AL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the eighth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins rises to regain the lead among National League pitchers and Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters after previous leader, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, no longer qualified to rank among batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the seventh straight week.
Meanwhile, Giants pitcher Carlos Rodon rises to lead National League pitchers in Box-Toppers player rankings and the other category leaders remain unchanged: Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads American League batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the sixth straight week.
Verlander also continues to lead American League pitchers and the other category leaders also remain the same as last week—Shohei Ohtani of the Angels leads AL batters, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins leads National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets leads NL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels catapults to regain the lead among American League batters after qualifying again to rank among batters in Box-Toppers standings.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the fourth straight week.
Meanwhile, Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins continues to lead National League pitchers, Jose Ramirez of the Guardians continues to lead AL batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the third straight week.
Meanwhile, Verlander continues to lead American League pitchers, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins continues to lead National League pitchers, Jose Ramirez of the Guardians continues to lead AL batters and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the second straight week.
Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who had led American League batters for 15 straight weeks, falls from the batter rankings. Also: Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins continues to lead National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
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Astros pitcher Justin Verlander rises to lead Box-Toppers weekly player rankings, passing Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, who has led the past five weeks.
Meanwhile, Ohtani continues to lead American League batters, Sandy Alcantara of the Marlins continues to lead National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
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Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani leads Box-Toppers weekly player rankings report for the fifth straight week.
Meanwhile, Sandy Alcantara continues to lead National League pitchers and Pete Alonso of the Mets continues to lead NL batters.
Read MoreBox-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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.