Indians pitcher Aaron Civale is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Friday, June 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 12.4 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.7 |
| 4 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 |
| 5 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 10.4 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 |
| 7 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 8 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 8.7 |
| 9 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 |
| 10 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 8.0 |
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Also Friday, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, first place among National League pitchers, after earning NL Player of the Day honors. Plus, two other players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 earn Player of the Game honors—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
Player of the Day—Civale struck out 11 over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Mariners.
Civale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, seventh among all players and third among American League pitchers, behind Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (12.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (12.4).
National League Player of the Day—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Padres.
deGrom earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 11.7 for the season, rising from fifth to third place in season player rankings, behind only Glasnow (12.7) and Cole (12.4). deGrom rises to first place among NL pitchers, passing previous leader Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers (11.4), who also earned Player of the Game honors Friday.
deGrom now has 117.1 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 48th place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points earned Friday, deGrom passes four players on the “all-time” list—Torii Hunter (115.9), Todd Helton (116.4), Mark Buehrle (116.7) and Adrian Beltre (116.8). He now trails 47th-ranked player Barry Zito (117.4). deGrom ranks 13th among active, signed players in career points, eighth among active NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Castellanos of the Reds homered and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 11-5 win over the Rockies.
Castellanos earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 5.5 for the season, rising to first place among NL batters, passing previous leader Brandon Crawford of the Giants. (Though both Castellanos and Crawford have 5.5 Box-Toppers points for the season, Castellanos ranks ahead because he had more 2020 points—1.0 vs. 0.0.
Casteallanos ranks 35th among all players in 2021 Box-Toppers points.
Active season streaks
Here are the 15 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Dodgers | 2001‑2020 | 202.8 |
| 19 | Miguel Cabrera | 1b dh | Tigers | 2003‑2021 | 154.9 |
| 16 | Edwin Encarnacion | dh | Free agent | 2005‑2020 | 88.2 |
| 16 | Nelson Cruz | dh | Twins | 2006‑2021 | 78.7 |
| 15 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Astros | 2007‑2021 | 213.8 |
| 15 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Astros | 2006‑2020 | 206.6 |
| 15 | Jon Lester | pi sp | Nationals | 2006‑2020 | 176.3 |
| 15 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 3b 1b | Diamondbacks | 2007‑2021 | 63.7 |
| 15 | Kurt Suzuki | ca | Angels | 2007‑2021 | 46.5 |
| 14 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2021 | 244.6 |
| 14 | Johnny Cueto | pi sp | Giants | 2008‑2021 | 109.8 |
| 14 | J.A. Happ | pi sp | Twins | 2008‑2021 | 87.0 |
| 14 | Evan Longoria | 3b | Giants | 2008‑2021 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Nationals | 2009‑2021 | 208.9 |
| 13 | Derek Holland | pi mr sp | Tigers | 2009‑2021 | 58.8 |
American League Batter of the Day—Kurt Suzuki of the Angels homered and went 3-for-3, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-5, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
Suzuki has now earned Box-Toppers points in 15 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2021. He earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Athletics and has 46.5 career points, ninth among active AL batters and first among active AL catchers. Suzuki’s best season was 2009 with the Athletics when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL catchers. In 2019, he had 4.5 points with the Nationals, third among NL catchers. In 2020, he had 1.0 point with the Nationals.
Suzuki’s 15-season streak is now tied for the fifth-longest active streak (see Active season streaks chart elsewhere on this page).
Notable—Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff fell from third to fourth in Box-Toppers season player rankings despite earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Woodruff (7IP 4H 2R 0BB 5K W in the 7-4 win over the Pirates) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 11.4 for the season, but despite this, he was passed by NL Player of the Day Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who earned 1.7 points, giving him 11.7. Woodruff also fell to second place among NL pitchers behind deGrom.
Also notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises from eight to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Kershaw (6IP 3H R 0ER 0BB 9K W in the 12-1 win over the Rangers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.4 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Kershaw also now has 244.6 career Box-Toppers points, third-most since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-place player Pedro Martinez (244.8) by just 0.2 points. (If Martinez’ entire career were tracked from 1992, rough projections put his career Box-Toppers total at about 270.) Kershaw leads active players in career Box-Toppers points ahead of second-place player, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke (213.8).
Scoring—Civale earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and deGrom earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Castellanos and Suzuki each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 6/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +17.0 | CLE 7, SEA 0 | Aaron Civale, (W 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| NL | +15.0 | NYM 3, SD 2 | Jacob deGrom, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +14.0 | SF 1, WSH 0 | Anthony DeSclafani, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +11.0 | LAD 12, TEX 1 | Clayton Kershaw, (W 8‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | TB 4, BAL 2 | Ryan Yarbrough, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | `CHW 5, DET 4 (F/10) | Lucas Giolito | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CIN 11, COL 5 | Nick Castellanos, RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | MIL 7, PIT 4 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | `HOU 6, MIN 4 | Jose Urquidy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | CHC 8, STL 5 | Joc Pederson, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | LAA 6, ARI 5 (F/10) | Kurt Suzuki, C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | OAK 4, KC 3 | Matt Chapman, 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 6, TOR 5 | Garrett Whitlock, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | MIA 4, ATL 3 | Jazz Chisholm Jr., SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 11.7 | 20.4 | 81.7 | 117.1 | +3.0 |
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 11.4 | 18.4 | 28.1 | 28.1 | +4.4 |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 9.4 | 17.1 | 85.3 | 244.6 | +1.7 |
| Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +6.0 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp | tb al | 6.7 | 9.7 | 29.1 | 29.1 | +3.7 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | 8.7 | 23.7 | 31.4 | +3.3 |
| Castellanos, Nicholas 3349 | rf | cin nl | 5.5 | 6.5 | 28.0 | 36.2 | +4.5 |
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 4.7 | 11.7 | 32.4 | 32.4 | ‑2.3 |
| Urquidy, Jose 4194 | pi sp | hou al | 4.7 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +2.7 |
| Pederson, Joc 3621 | lf | chi nl | 2.5 | 4.2 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +0.8 |
| Chapman, Matt 3849 | 3b | oak al | 2.0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | +1.0 |
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | 2b ss | fla nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi mr cp | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Suzuki, Kurt 2344 | ca | ana al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 46.5 | +0.5 |
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