Who led in Box-Toppers points on each team in 2019? A look at each club’s top pitcher & batter

Pitchers led their team’s players in Box-Toppers points on 25 of 30 teams in 2019. Batters led all team’s players on the other five. Chart shows the players who led his team’s pitchers and batters in Box-Toppers points in 2019.

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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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Marlins’ Caleb Smith tops players for Tuesday, July 23; Nationals’ Strasburg rises to 6th in player rankings

Marlins pitcher Caleb Smith is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Cleveland Indians had most players—seven—among Box-Toppers’ top 100 at the All-Star break

The Cleveland Indians had the most players—seven–among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2018 player rankings at the All-Star break.

Five teams were tied for the second-most players with six players each among the top 100—the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners.

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Red Sox' Chris Sale tops players for Tuesday, May 22

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Sale struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned), four hits and two walks, in the 4-2 win over the Rays.

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Athletics' Trevor Cahill tops players for Saturday, May 5; Marlins' Smith tops NL players

Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Cahill struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0, 12-inning win over the Orioles. Cahill picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.

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Pirates' Nick Kingham tops players for Sunday, April 29; Sabathia rises to 4th in Box-Toppers ‘all-time’ rankings

Pirates pitcher Nick Kingham is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in his Major League debut.

Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia passes Curt Schilling, rising to fourth place in career Box-Toppers points among all players since 1995 (when Box-Toppers tracking began) after earning Player of the Game honors.

In addition, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

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