Dodgers' Alex Wood tops players for Wednesday, July 6, rises to 5th in Box-Toppers player rankings

Shawn Plank July 6, 2017

Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fifth in season player rankings.

Wood struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 1-0 win over the Diamondbacks.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 5:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.1
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	16.0
3	Sale, Chris 2806	pi sp	bos al	13.1
4	Santana, Ervin 2005	pi sp	min al	12.4
5	Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	12.0
6	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	10.4
7	Carrasco, Carlos 2885	pi sp	cle al	10.4
8	Ray, Robbie 3502	pi sp	ari nl	10.0
9	Greinke, Zack 1871	pi sp	ari nl	9.7
10	McCullers, Lance 3488	pi sp	hou al	9.4

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Wood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 12.0 for the season and rising from eighth to fifth place in season Box-Toppers player rankings, third among National League pitchers, behind overall leader Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (20.1) and Max Scherzer of the Nationals (16.0).

American League Player of the Day—Rougned Odor of the Rangers homered and went 1-for-1, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 8-2 win over the Red Sox.

National League Batter of the Day—Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins hit two homers, including a three-run shot, in the 9-6 win over the Cardinals. Stanton also went 3-for-4, driving in four total runs.

American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Wednesday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Rougned Odor.

Streak—Brewers pitcher Matt Garza has now earned Box-Toppers points for 11 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season Wednesday.

Garza (6.1IP 5H 0R 2BB 4K W in the 4-0 win over the Orioles) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2007 with the Twins and has 72.8 career points, 17th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2008 with the Rays, when he had 12.7 Box-Toppers points, ninth among AL pitchers. In 2016, he had 3.7 points with the Brewers.

Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Wednesday with their first career Player of the Game honors:

Angels pitcher Parker Bridwell (6IP 4H 0R 3BB 5K W in the 2-1 win over the Twins) made his Major League debut Aug. 21, 2016, and was playing in his eighth career game. He is the 3,844th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Carlos Asuaje of the Padres (2B 3-4 0R 2BI in the 6-2 win over the Indians) made his Major League debut Sept. 21, 2016, and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,845th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Wood earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Odor earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Stanton earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.

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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score 





  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/5
    Score
    Game
    Player of the Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    LAD 1, ARI 0
    Alex Wood (W, 10-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    0
    0
    2
    10
  

    BAT
    5.0
    MIA 9, STL 6
    Giancarlo Stanton (RF)
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    AL
    5.0
    TEX 8, BOS 2
    Rougned Odor (2B)
    1
    3
    1
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.2
    TOR 7, NYY 6
    Danny Barnes (W, 2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    CHC 7, TB 3
    Jon Jay (PH)
    1
    1
    1
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    LAA 2, MIN 1
    Parker Bridwell (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    0
    0
    3
    5
  

    
    3.1
    MIL 4, BAL 0
    Matt Garza (W, 4-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    5
    0
    0
    2
    4
  

    
    3.0
    HOU 10, ATL 4
    George Springer (RF-CF)
    5
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    COL 5, CIN 3
    Pat Valaika (SS-2B)
    4
    1
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    PIT 5, PHI 2
    Felipe Rivero (S, 5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    2.0
    KC 9, SEA 6 (F/10)
    Mike Moustakas (3B)
    5
    2
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    OAK 7, CHW 4
    Jed Lowrie (2B)
    4
    1
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    SD 6, CLE 2
    Carlos Asuaje (2B)
    4
    0
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    SF 5, DET 4
    Sam Dyson (S, 3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  


MLB—Overall Box-Toppers Player of the Day, worth 2.0 total Box-Toppers points.

  AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.

  NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.

  BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.

All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).


Player of the Game	Pos	Team	’17	’16-17	’12-17	Career	+/-
Wood, Alex 3246	pi sp	lad nl	12.0	13.0	31.4	31.4	11.0
Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	3.5	10.0	34.2	42.7	-3.0
Springer, George 3337	rf cf dh	hou al	3.5	10.0	14.0	14.0	-3.0
Moustakas, Mike 2967	3b dh	kc al	3.0	4.0	23.2	25.2	2.0
Lowrie, Jed 2437	2b	oak al	3.0	4.0	18.5	30.0	2.0
Barnes, Danny 3807	pi mr	tor al	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Odor, Rougned 3336	2b	tex al	2.7	9.2	13.7	13.7	-3.8
Valaika, Patrick 3793	ss 2b	col nl	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Dyson, Sam 3399	pi mr cp	sf nl	2.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	2.0
Rivero, Felipe 3579	pi cp	pit nl	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.0
Garza, Matt 2343	pi sp	mil nl	1.0	4.7	26.1	72.8	-2.7
Jay, Jon 2861	cf ph	chi nl	1.0	1.0	10.5	13.0	1.0
Asuaje, Carlos 3845	2b	sd nl	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Bridwell, Parker 3844	pi sp	ana al	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

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Angels' Ricky Nolasco tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 31; Indians' Kluber extends Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers

Shawn Plank September 1, 2016

Angels pitcher Ricky Nolasco is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of Aug. 31:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	22.7
2	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	18.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	18.2
5	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	16.8
6	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	15.4
7	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
8	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	14.1
9	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	14.0
10	Arrieta, Jake 2738	pi sp	chi nl	13.7

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Also Wednesday, Indians pitcher Corey Kluber extends his Box-Toppers points lead among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors.

Player of the Day—Nolasco pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking none, in the 3-0 win over the Reds.

National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Matt Garza struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Cardinals.

American League Batter of the Day—Rougned Odor of the Rangers hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in five runs, in the 14-1 win over the Mariners.

National League Batter of the Day—Andrew Toles of the Dodgers hit a ninth-inning, go-ahead grand slam in the 10-8 win over the Rockies. Toles also doubled and went 3-for-4, driving in five runs.

Rankings—Indians pitcher Corey Kluber extended his season Box-Toppers points lead among AL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.

Kluber (8IP 6H 3R 2BB 11K W in the 8-4 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 18.2 for the season, ahead of second-place AL pitcher Cole Hamels of the Rangers (16.8). Kluber maintains his rank of fourth place among all players. Kluber led AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points in 2014 with 25.8.

Notable—Two other players with 10 or more Box-Toppers points this season also earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday:

Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel (6IP 3H R 3BB 6K W in the 6-5 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 12.0 for the season. He ranks 18th among all players and 12th among NL pitchers.
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (7IP 3H 2R 0BB 9K ND in the 3-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season. He ranks 33rd among all players and 13th among AL pitchers. He becomes the 34th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. This is his eighth season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points, his first since 2013 (10.0). In 2014, he had 4.0 points and in 2015 he had 6.4. Verlander led AL pitchers in both 2011 (24.4) and 2012 (24.8).

Verlander now has 134.6 career Box-Toppers points, 29th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He trails 28th-ranked player, Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (136.5).

Scoring—Nolasco earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garza earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Odor and Toles each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    8/31
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    12.0
    LAA 3, CIN 0
    Ricky Nolasco (W,5-12)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    4
    0
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    9.0
    `DET 3, CHW 2
    Justin Verlander
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    2
    2
    0
    9
  

    NL
    8.0
    MIL 3, STL 1
    Matt Garza (W,5-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    7.0
    ATL 8, SD 1
    Matt Wisler (W,6-11)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    4
    1
    1
    3
    10
  

    BAT
    5.0
    TEX 14, SEA 1
    Rougned Odor, 2B
    5
    2
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    5.0
    LAD 10, COL 8
    Andrew Toles, LF
    4
    1
    3
    5
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    CLE 8, MIN 4
    Corey Kluber (W,15-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    6
    3
    3
    2
    11
  

    
    5.0
    WSH 2, PHI 1
    Gio Gonzalez (W,10-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    4
  

    
    4.1
    SF 4, ARI 2
    Matt Moore (W,9-10)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.1
    5
    1
    1
    1
    7
  

    
    4.0
    BOS 8, TB 6
    Hanley Ramirez, 1B
    3
    2
    1
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    CHC 6, PIT 5
    Jason Hammel (W,14-7)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    6
  

    
    4.0
    HOU 4, OAK 3
    Michael Feliz (W,8-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.0
    `NYY 5, KC 4 (13)
    Chasen Shreve
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    3
  

    
    3.1
    COL 7, LAD 0
    Tyler Anderson (W,5-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.1
    6
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    
    2.0
    TOR 5, BAL 3
    Michael Saunders, LF
    2
    2
    1
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    NYM 5, MIA 2
    Addison Reed (W,4-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players

Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (16). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (15-16), the period 2011-2016 (11-16) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2016 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2015 total (+/-).


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	18.2	31.6	62.4	62.4	4.8
Hammel, Jason 2235	pi sp	chi nl	12.0	21.7	45.1	58.2	2.3
Verlander, Justin 2112	pi sp	det al	10.0	16.4	79.6	134.6	3.6
Moore, Matt 2975	pi sp	sf nl	8.7	8.7	34.2	34.2	8.7
Nolasco, Ricky 2125	pi sp	ana al	7.7	9.7	30.4	83.5	5.7
Ramirez, Hanley 2119	1b	bos al	6.0	6.0	28.7	56.6	6.0
Odor, Rougned 3336	2b	tex al	5.5	8.5	10.0	10.0	2.5
Saunders, Michael 2768	lf	tor al	5.2	5.2	14.9	15.9	5.2
Gonzalez, Gio 2626	pi sp	dc nl	5.0	14.7	71.8	85.5	-4.7
Wisler, Matt 3522	pi sp	atl nl	4.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	1.0
Toles, Andrew 3692	rf lf cf ph	lad nl	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Feliz, Michael 3632	pi cp mr	hou al	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
Garza, Matt 2343	pi sp	mil nl	2.7	4.4	34.1	70.8	1.0
Reed, Addison 3023	pi mr	nym nl	2.0	3.0	11.0	11.0	1.0
Anderson, Tyler 3656	pi sp	col nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Shreve, Chasen 3482	pi mr	nyy al	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	-1.0

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Indians' Corey Kluber tops players for Sunday, July 31, rises to lead AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank August 1, 2016

Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to lead American League pitchers in season player rankings.

Kluber pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing five hits and two walks, in the 8-0 win over the Athletics.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2016 season as of July 31:


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Kershaw, Clayton 2494	pi sp	lad nl	20.0
2	Scherzer, Max 2588	pi sp	dc nl	17.0
3	Fernandez, Jose 3147	pi sp	fla nl	16.4
4	Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	14.5
5	Cueto, Johnny 2400	pi sp	sf nl	14.4
6	Hamels, Cole 2135	pi sp	tex al	14.1
7	Strasburg, Stephen 2736	pi sp	dc nl	12.4
8	Lester, Jon 2173	pi sp	chi nl	12.4
9	Bumgarner, Madison 2753	pi sp	sf nl	11.0
10	Syndergaard, Noah 3472	pi sp	nym nl	11.0

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Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.5 for the season, rising to fourth among all players. He rises to first among AL pitchers, passing previous leader Cole Hamels of the Rangers (14.1).

National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Matt Cain pitched five scoreless innings, allowing no hits, four walks and striking out five, in the 3-1 win over the Nationals.

American League Batter of the Day—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers hit two homers and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-0 win over the Astros.

Cabrera earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 139.9 for his career, rising to 26th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Sunday, Cabrera passes Andy Pettitte (138.5) on the “all-time” list and now trails 25th-ranked player, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (140.3).

Cabrera has 7.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 10th among AL batters.

National League Batter of the Day—Neil Walker of the Mets homered, tripled and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Streak—Brewers pitcher Matt Garza has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of the season Sunday.

Garza (5IP 4H 2R BB 5K W in the 4-2 win over the Pirates) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Twins and has 69.1 career points, 18th among active NL pitchers. His best season was 2008 with the Rays when he had 12.7 points, ninth among AL pitchers. He had 1.7 points in 2015 with the Brewers.

Scoring—Kluber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cain earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Cabrera and Walker each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Thursday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    7/31
    Score
    Game
    Player of Game
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    7.0
    CLE 8, OAK 0
    Corey Kluber (W,10-8)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    0
    0
    2
    7
  

    BAT
    6.0
    DET 11, HOU 0
    Miguel Cabrera, 1B
    4
    3
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    NL
    6.0
    SF 3, WSH 1
    Matt Cain (W,3-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    0
    0
    0
    4
    5
  

    BAT
    5.0
    NYM 6, COL 4
    Neil Walker, 2B
    4
    2
    3
    4
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    5.0
    LAD 14, ARI 3
    Yasmani Grandal, C
    4
    3
    3
    3
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    4.0
    MIN 6, CHW 4
    Brian Dozier, DH
    4
    3
    3
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    TEX 5, KC 3
    Mitch Moreland, 1B
    3
    2
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    BOS 5, LAA 3
    Clay Buchholz (W,4-9)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
  

    
    3.0
    CHC 7, SEA 6 (12)
    Hector Rondon (W,2-2)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
  

    
    3.0
    TB 5, NYY 3
    Alex Colome (S,25)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    3.0
    CIN 3, SD 2
    Tony Cingrani (S,13)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    
    2.0
    MIL 4, PIT 2
    Matt Garza (W,2-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    5.0
    4
    2
    1
    1
    5
  

    
    1.0
    MIA 5, STL 4
    J.T. Realmuto, C
    3
    0
    2
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    ATL 2, PHI 1
    Mauricio Cabrera (W,2-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    1.0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
  

    
    0.0
    BAL 6, TOR 2 (12)
    Jonathan Schoop, 2B
    5
    1
    3
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

Correction made Feb. 27, 2017: Jonathan Schoop, Player of the Game in the Orioles 6-2, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays, was previously incorrectly listed as a pitcher. 

Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players


Player of Game	Pos	Team	16	15-16	11-16	Career	+/-
Kluber, Corey 3200	pi sp	cle al	14.5	27.9	58.7	58.7	1.1
Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	7.0	11.7	60.3	139.9	2.3
Colome, Alex 3189	pi cp	tb al	6.0	11.0	14.7	14.7	1.0
Rondon, Hector 3201	pi cp	chi nl	5.0	7.0	10.0	10.0	3.0
Realmuto, J.T. 3491	ca	fla nl	4.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	-0.5
Grandal, Yasmani 3058	ca	lad nl	4.0	6.0	14.0	14.0	2.0
Moreland, Mitch 2799	1b	tex al	3.5	9.7	17.7	18.7	-2.7
Walker, Neil 2756	2b	nym nl	3.5	7.5	25.0	30.5	-0.5
Schoop, Jonathan 3307	2b	bal al	3.5	6.0	8.5	8.5	1.0
Cain, Matt 2081	pi sp	sf nl	2.7	4.7	37.5	99.7	0.7
Buchholz, Clay 2363	pi sp mr	bos al	2.0	8.0	36.2	55.9	-4.0
Dozier, Brian 3219	2b dh	min al	2.0	5.7	13.7	13.7	-1.7
Cingrani, Tony 3158	pi cp	cin nl	2.0	2.0	9.4	9.4	2.0
Cabrera, Mauricio 3689	pi cp mr	atl nl	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Garza, Matt 2343	pi sp	mil nl	1.0	2.7	32.4	69.1	-0.7

What are those numbers after players' names?

Box-Toppers' Franchise Four

Shawn Plank January 14, 2016

Who are each franchise's top 4 players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995?

Yankees' Pineda tops players for Sunday, May 10; Mariners' Hernandez extends lead among players, rises to 15th in 'all-time' rankings

Shawn Plank May 11, 2015

Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda is Sunday’s Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez extended his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings and moved into 15th place on Box-Toppers “all-time” player rankings, passing Greg Maddux.

Top 10 players

Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2015 season as of May 10.


	Player	Pos	Team	BTP
1	Hernandez, Felix 2064	pi sp	sea al	8.7
2	Cole, Gerrit 3232	pi sp	pit nl	6.0
3	Archer, Chris 3194	pi sp	tb al	5.0
4	Harper, Bryce 3011	lf rf	dc nl	5.0
5	Cabrera, Miguel 1776	1b	det al	4.7
6	Keuchel, Dallas 3050	pi sp	hou al	4.7
7	Gray, Sonny 3259	pi sp	oak al	4.7
8	Harvey, Matt 3075	pi sp	nym nl	4.7
9	Stanton, Giancarlo 2737	rf	fla nl	4.5
10	Rodriguez, Alex	dh	nyy al	4.5

What are those numbers after players' names?

Player of the Day—Pineda struck out 16 batters over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 6-2 win over the Orioles.

Pineda had a Box-Toppers game score of 15, the highest recorded so far this season. However, another player also had a Box-Toppers game score of 15 Sunday—Indians pitcher Danny Salazar, Player of the Game in the 8-2 win over the Twins (7IP H R 11K). However, Pineda won the tiebreaker to earn overall Player of the Day because he had more strikeouts than Salazar—16 vs. 11. And though Salazar had one of the two highest Box-Toppers game scores of the season, he earns only 1.0 Box-Toppers point as Player of the Game, while Pineda earns 2.0 for being Player of the Day.

National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Matt Garza struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 3-2, 11-inning win over the Cubs. After Garza exited the game, the Cubs tied the score 2-2 in the top of the eighth inning, so Garza did not earn the win, but picked up a no-decision.

National League Batter of the Day—Adrian Gonzalez of the Dodgers hit two doubles and drove in four runs in the 9-5 win over the Rockies.

American League Batter of the Day—Mike Napoli of the Red Sox hit a three-run home run in the 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Napoli has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Angels. His best year was 2011 with the Rangers when he had 9.0, ninth among AL batters. In 2014, he had 5.5 Box-Toppers points with the Red Sox.

Napoli has 48.2 career Box-Toppers points, ranking 23rd among active batters currently in the AL.

Rankings—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez extended his lead in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.

Hernandez (7IP 2R 6K W in the 4-3 win over the Athletics) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season. He is 2.7 Box-Toppers points ahead of the second place player, Gerrit Cole of the Pirates (6.0).

With the Box-Toppers point earned Sunday, Hernandez now has 152.0 for his career, which moves him up to 15th place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers record keeping began. He passes Greg Maddux (151.7) on the list. It should be noted that Maddux pitched nine seasons, many of them stellar, before Box-Toppers record keeping began, so his actual Box-Toppers career total would likely be much higher. Hernandez now trails Tim Hudson of the Giants (153.0) and Barry Bonds (153.2).

Streak—Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals has now earned at least 1.0 Box-Toppers point for 10 straight seasons.

Zimmerman was Player of the Game in Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Braves (2B 2-4 2R 2BI) and earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point, his first of the season.

Zimmerman earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2006 with the Nationals. His best year was 2013 with the Nationals when he had 9.2, sixth among NL batters. In 2014, he had 3.5 Box-Toppers points with the Nationals.

Zimmerman has 52.8 career Box-Toppers points and ranks 13th among active batters currently in the NL.

Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, the first time in their career they earned Player of the Game honors:

Johnny Monell of the Mets (pinch hitter: 2B 2BI in the 7-4 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2013, and was playing in his 10th career game. He is the 3,463rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Jung-Ho Kang of the Pirates (HR 2-4 2BI in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals) made his Major League debut April 8 and was playing in his 20th career game. He is the 3,464th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.

Scoring—Pineda earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garza earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. Gonzalez and Napoli each earn 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

    5/10
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    15.0
    Yankees
    Michael Pineda (W, 5-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    6
    1
    1
    0
    16
  

    
    15.0
    Indians
    Danny Salazar (W, 4-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    11
  

    
    9.2
    Angels
    Garrett Richards (W, 3-1)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.2
    1
    1
    1
    4
    10
  

    NL
    8.0
    `Brewers
    Matt Garza
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    3
    9
  

    
    7.0
    `Rangers
    Wandy Rodriguez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    2
    1
    1
    1
    6
  

    
    6.0
    `Giants
    Ryan Vogelsong
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    0
    5
  

    
    5.0
    `Royals
    Chris Young
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    0
    0
    3
  

    
    4.1
    `Dbacks
    Daniel Hudson
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    3.1
    2
    0
    0
    2
    5
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Dodgers
    Adrian Gonzalez   1B
    4
    1
    2
    4
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Red Sox
    Mike Napoli   1B
    2
    1
    1
    3
    2
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Mariners
    Felix Hernandez (W, 6-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    5
    2
    2
    1
    6
  

    
    2.0
    Nationals
    Ryan Zimmerman   1B
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Mets
    Johnny Monell   PH
    1
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    Pirates
    Jung-Ho Kang   3B
    4
    1
    2
    2
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    1.0
    White Sox
    Tyler Flowers   C
    2
    1
    2
    0
    2
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    
    `Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
  

Brewers' Matt Garza (CG 2H 0R 9K) tops players for Saturday, July 5

Shawn Plank July 6, 2014

Brewers pitcher Matt Garza is Saturday’s Player of the Day. Garza pitched a complete game, two-hit shutout, striking out nine, in the 1-0 win over the Reds.

Athletics pitcher Scott Kazmir is American League Player of the Day. Kazmir struck out eight over seven innings, allowing one run, in the 5-1 win over the Blue Jays. Kazmir rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) He has 11.4 points for the season and moves up to ninth place among all players. He is in fourth place among AL pitchers. He becomes the 12th player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points.

Kazmir had a Box-Toppers game score of 8.0, the same as two other AL players (Felix Hernandez of the Mariners and Jon Lester of the Red Sox), but Kazmir won AL Player of the Day on a tie-breaker—he earned the win in his game, while the other two pitchers had no-decisions.

Nelson Cruz of the Orioles is AL Batter of the Day. Cruz homered and went 5-for-5 with two RBIs in the 7-4 win over the Red Sox.

Justin Upton of the Braves is National League Batter of the Day. Upton homered and tripled, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs, in the 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Notable: Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday. (See the updated top 10 player list on the home page.) Hernandez (8IP 2R 8K ND in the 3-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.8 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers in Box-Toppers points.

Garza receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Kazmir receives 1.7 for AL Player of the Day. Cruz and Upton each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point.

Box-Toppers watches the daily performances of selected star players and Box-Toppers points leaders. To see how they performed Saturday, click here.

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.

Top player from each game

Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score

  
    705
    Score
    Team
    Player
    AB
    R
    H
    BI
    BB
    K
    
    IP
    H
    R
    ER
    BB
    K
  

    MLB
    14.0
    Brewers
    Matt Garza (W, 6-5)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    9.0
    2
    0
    0
    2
    9
  

    
    10.0
    Nationals
    Gio Gonzalez (W, 6-4)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    4
    0
    0
    1
    7
  

    AL
    8.0
    Athletics
    Scott Kazmir (W, 10-3)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    8
  

    
    8.0
    `Mariners
    Felix Hernandez
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    3
    2
    2
    1
    8
  

    
    8.0
    `Red Sox
    Jon Lester
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    8.0
    5
    2
    0
    0
    7
  

    
    5.0
    `Giants
    Tim Hudson
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    0
    4
  

    
    4.0
    Angels
    Michael Roth (W, 1-0)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    2.0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Orioles
    Nelson Cruz   LF
    5
    1
    5
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    3.0
    Rays
    Kevin Kiermaier   RF
    4
    1
    3
    3
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    BAT
    3.0
    Braves
    Justin Upton   LF
    3
    1
    2
    3
    1
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Marlins
    Christian Yelich   LF
    5
    2
    2
    3
    0
    2
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rangers
    Robinson Chirinos   C
    4
    1
    2
    3
    0
    1
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Rockies
    Drew Stubbs   CF
    4
    2
    2
    2
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

    
    2.0
    Pirates
    Edinson Volquez (W, 7-6)
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    7.0
    4
    1
    1
    4
    5
  

    
    2.0
    `Twins
    Yohan Pino
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    
    6.0
    3
    1
    1
    2
    3
  

    
    1.0
    Indians
    Jason Kipnis   2B
    4
    2
    2
    1
    0
    0
    
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
  

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

Rangers' Derek Holland (CG 0R 2H) is top player for Thursday, June 27

Shawn Plank June 28, 2013

Rangers pitcher Derek Holland is Thursday's Player of the Day. Holland threw a complete game, two-hit shutout in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.

Cubs pitcher Matt Garza is National League Player of the Day. Garza struck out 10 over seven innings and gave up only one run in the 7-2 win over the Brewers.

Ryan Flaherty of the Orioles is American League Batter of the Day. Flaherty went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs in the 7-3 win over the Indians. This was Flaherty's Box-Toppers debut, the first time he was named Player of the Game. He is the 3,211th player to debut since Box-Toppers began in 1995.

Matt Kemp of the Dodgers is NL Player of the Day. Kemp was 2-for-4 in the 6-4 win over the Phillies.

Standings update: Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin rises to second place among players in Box-Toppers points for the 2013 season (see updated top 10 list on the home page). Corbin (7IP 6K ND) was Player of the Game in the 11-inning, 3-2 win over the Nationals. Corbin earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being Player of the Game, giving him 11.4 for the season. He now leads all NL pitchers in Box-Toppers points and trails only Indians pitcher Justin Masterson, who has 11.7 Box-Toppers points.

Holland receives 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day. Garza receives 1.7 for NL Player of the Day. Flaherty and Kemp each receive 1.5 for being top Batter of the Day in their league.

All of Thursday's other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) receive 1.0 Box-Toppers point:

627ScoreTeamBATTERSABRHRBIBBSO--PITCHERSIPHRERBBSO
MLB12.0Rangers 0000000  Derek Holland (W, 6-4)9.020027
NL6.0Cubs 0000000  Matt Garza (W, 3-1)7.0811110
 5.0`Angels 0000000  Jered Weaver 7.041126
 3.0Red Sox 0000000  Koji Uehara (S, 3)1.000002
 3.0Mets 0000000  LaTroy Hawkins (W, 3-1)1.000002
BAT2.0Orioles Ryan Flaherty   2B, 3B312200  00.000000
 2.0`Diamondbacks 0000000  Patrick Corbin 7.052226
 2.0Twins 0000000  Samuel Deduno (W, 4-2)7.051113
BAT1.0Dodgers Matt Kemp   CF422102  00.000000

` Denotes that the pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.

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