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Eight of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2024 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2024 Box-Toppers point totals.
The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which players most helps their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.
Read MoreGiants pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreOn 27 of the 30 Major League clubs, pitchers are the team’s leader in 2024 Box-Toppers points. Batters lead the other three teams.
Pitchers are dominating much the way they are winning the overwhelming majority of Box-Toppers points this season compared to batters. Pitchers are winning 63 percent of all points this season compared to 37 percent for batters. The all-time record-low share of points earned by batters is 38.1 percent set in 2022. Last year, in 2023, batters won 40.7 percent of all points.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have the most players among the top 100 in Box-Toppers’ 2024 player rankings at the All-Star break.
Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have the most players in the top 100 among American League teams.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Jake Irvin is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Irvin struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Mets.
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Tanner Bibee is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings.
Bibee struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 8-0 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Mitchell Parker is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, making his Box-Toppers debut.
Also Sunday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors: Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to third place, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth place and Rangers closing pitcher Kirby Yates rises to eighth.
Read MoreBrewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Ray struck out 13 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Rays.
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.