Rockies pitcher Austin Gomber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to 20th place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Gomber struck out four over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Padres.
Gomber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.0 for the season, 10th among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi struck out four over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Blue Jays. Eovaldi did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Blue Jays tied the game after he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Sean Murphy of the Athletics homered and went 2-for-2, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 8-5 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Joey Votto of the Reds homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-2 win over the Brewers.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 244.6 |
| 4 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | hou al | 213.8 |
| 5 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | dc nl | 208.9 |
| 6 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 206.6 |
| 7 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | retired | 203.4 |
| 8 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | lad nl | 202.8 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
| 11 | Jon Lester | pi sp | dc nl | 176.3 |
| 12 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | released | 175.1 |
| 13 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | free agent | 174.2 |
| 14 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 15 | Johan Santana | pi sp | retired | 166.6 |
| 16 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 166.2 |
| 17 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 18 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 19 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 20 | Miguel Cabrera | 1b dh | det al | 155.9 |
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Notable—Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers rises to 20th place in career Box-Toppers points (since tracking began in 1995) after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Cabrera (3-5 2R 2BI in the 10-3 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 155.9 career points. He passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Mike Mussina (155.6) and Bartolo Colon (155.9). (Though both Cabera and Colon have 155.9 career points, Cabrera ranks higher because he has earned points in 2021 and Colon has not.) Cabrera now trails 19th-ranked player Tim Hudson (157.0).
Cabrera ranks seventh among active, signed players in career points. He ranks fourth among all batters in career points since the start of player tracking in 1995. He ranks second among active batters in career points, behind Albert Pujols of the Dodgers (202.8). And he ranks first among active AL batters, ahead of second-place Nelson Cruz of the Twins (78.7).
Cabrera has 2.5 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 17th among AL batters.
Debut—Indians pitcher Nick Sandlin made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Sandlin (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 4-3 win over the Orioles) made his Major League debut May 1 and was playing in his 14th career game.
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 Monday, June 14.| 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 | Gomber, Austin 3985 | pi sp | col nl | 8.0 |
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Scoring—Gomber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Eovaldi earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Murphy and Votto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Monday’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).| 6/14 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | COL 3, SD 2 | Austin Gomber, (W 6‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| AL | +6.2 | `BOS 2, TOR 1 | Nathan Eovaldi | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| +6.0 | NYM 5, CHC 2 | David Peterson, (W 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | CLE 4, BAL 3 | Nick Sandlin, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | OAK 8, LAA 5 | Sean Murphy, C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SF 5, ARI 2 | Alex Wood, (W 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | TB 5, CHW 2 | J.P. Feyereisen, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CIN 10, MIL 2 | Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `LAD 3, PHI 1 | Jimmy Nelson, (Hld 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | DET 10, KC 3 | Miguel Cabrera, 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 3, PIT 2 | Kyle Schwarber, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 4, MIN 3 | Jake Fraley, DH‑LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | STL 4, MIA 2 | Giovanny Gallegos, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomber, Austin 3985 | pi sp | col nl | 8.0 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | +7.0 |
| Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | 6.0 | 27.7 | 46.1 | +6.0 |
| Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | pi sp | bos al | 3.7 | 7.7 | 24.1 | 43.2 | ‑0.3 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Cabrera, Miguel 1776 | 1b dh | det al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 155.9 | +0.0 |
| Votto, Joey 2366 | 1b | cin nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 74.2 | +2.5 |
| Fraley, Jake 4430 | dh lf | sea al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Gallegos, Giovanny 4104 | pi mr cp | stl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +0.0 |
| Schwarber, Kyle 3536 | lf | dc nl | 2.0 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 22.0 | +0.5 |
| Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi mr sp | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 29.4 | +2.0 |
| Feyereisen, J.P. 4420 | pi cp mr | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca | oak al | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +0.0 |
| Sandlin, Nick 4440 | pi mr | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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.