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Twins’ Ober tops players Sunday, July 28; Dodgers’ Ryan tops NL players

Shawn Plank July 28, 2024

Twins pitcher Bailey Ober is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Ober struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Tigers.

Pirates’ Skenes tops players Thursday, July 11; Red Sox’ Houck rises to 6th in rankings

Shawn Plank July 12, 2024

Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Braves, Astros, Mariners among leaders in Box-Toppers offseason team rankings

Shawn Plank January 18, 2024

The Atlanta Braves are Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team going into 2024, with a roster mostly intact from 2023 when they had baseball’s best record.

Meanwhile, the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners are Box-Toppers’ top two American League teams, with the Mariners having one of the best offseason improvements of any team so far. And also, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have made big offseason splashes adding Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Teoscar Hernandez, their offseason ranking has actually fallen from third place last season to fourth place now.

Astros’ Valdez tops players for Tuesday, May 9; Braves’ Murphy rises to lead NL batters

Shawn Plank May 10, 2023

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile Tuesday, Sean Murphy of the Braves rises to first place among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Mets’ Syndergaard tops players for Monday, Sept. 2; Astros’ Cole regains player rankings lead

Shawn Plank September 3, 2019

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Cole regained the lead one day after losing it to teammate Justin Verlander.

Dodgers’ Rich Hill tops players for Sunday, Sept. 30; Indians’ Carrasco maintains 7th place in player rankings

Shawn Plank September 30, 2018

Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, the final day of the regular season.

Also Sunday, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco maintains his seventh-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Plus, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox extended his lead in 2018 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning Player of the Game honors.

Cubs’ Jon Lester tops players for Saturday, Sept. 15; Blue Jays’ Reid-Foley tops AL players

Shawn Plank September 16, 2018

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lester struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.

Diamondbacks’ Greinke tops players for Saturday, July 14; Astros’ Cole rises to 7th in player rankings

Shawn Plank July 15, 2018

Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Indians’ Carlos Carrasco tops players for Monday, June 11

Shawn Plank June 12, 2018

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Carrasco struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the White Sox.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

Box-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.