Braves pitcher Julio Teheran is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2018 season through the games of June 17:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.4 |
| 2 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.7 |
| 3 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 11.4 |
| 4 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 11.0 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 11.0 |
| 6 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 |
| 7 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 9.7 |
| 8 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 9.0 |
| 9 | Kluber, Corey 3200 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 10 | Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | tor al | 8.7 |
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Teheran struck out 11 over six scoreless and no-hit innings, allowing three walks, in the 4-1 win over the Padres. Teheran was pitching a no-hitter when he was pulled after 95 pitches, experiencing cramping. The bullpen gave up seven hits and a run in the final three innings.
Teheran earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. Teheran ranks 15th in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Randal Grichuk of the Blue Jays hit two home runs and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-6 win over the Nationals.
National League Batter of the Day—Maikel Franco of the Phillies homered and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 10-9 win over the Brewers.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Randal Grichuk.
Notable—Nomar Mazara of the Rangers rises to first place in season Box-Toppers points among AL batters after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Mazara (2-4 2R 3BI in the 13-12 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He passes previous AL batting leader Eddie Rosario of the Twins (6.5 Box-Toppers points), who only took the AL batting lead Saturday. Mazara ranks 17th among all players.
Debut—Tigers pitcher Joe Jimenez made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Jimenez (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 3-1 win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut April 13, 2017, and was playing in his 62nd career game. He is the 4,000th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
For context, the 2,000th player to debut in Box-Toppers, pitcher Michael Wuertz, made his debut May 18, 2005. He had 8.0 career Box-Toppers points from 2005 to 2010. The 3,000th player to debut in Box-Toppers, Steve Lombardozzi, made his debut April 16, 2012, earning 1.5 Box-Toppers points, the only points of his career.
Scoring—Teheran earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Grichuk earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Franco earns 1.5 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.
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 (BTG)| 6/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 14.0 | ATL 4, SD 1 | Julio Teheran (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 7.0 | `STL 5, CHC 0 | Jack Flaherty | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| AL | 6.0 | TOR 8, WSH 6 | Randal Grichuk RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 5.0 | OAK 6, LAA (F/11) | Blake Treinen (W, 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5.0 | `NYM 5, ARI 3 | Zach Wheeler | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | PHI 10, MIL 9 | Maikel Franco 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 4.0 | BOS 9, SEA 3 | Eduardo Rodriguez (W, 9‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 4.0 | SF 4, LAD 1 | Chris Stratton (W, 8‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4.0 | DET 3, CHW 1 | Joe Jimenez (S, 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.0 | BAL 10, MIA 4 | Mark Trumbo DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | TEX 13, COL 12 | Nomar Mazara RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | TB 3, NYY 1 | Chaz Roe (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | CIN 8, PIT 6 | Billy Hamilton CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 2.0 | HOU 7, KC 4 | Carlos Correa SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 1.0 | CLE 4, MIN 1 | Lonnie Chisenhall RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’18). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’17-18), the period 2013-2018 (’13-18) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2018 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2017 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’18 | ’17‑18 | ’13‑18 | Career | +/‑ |
| Teheran, Julio 3176 | pi sp | atl nl | 7.7 | 12.7 | 59.2 | 59.2 | +2.7 |
| Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 7.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | +2.0 |
| Rodriguez, Eduardo 3480 | pi sp | bos al | 6.0 | 14.7 | 25.4 | 25.4 | -2.7 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Stratton, Chris 3883 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +1.7 |
| Treinen, Blake 3495 | pi cp | oak al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 3.0 | 10.0 | 24.9 | 24.9 | -4.0 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | phi nl | 3.0 | 5.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | +0.3 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | +2.0 |
| Hamilton, Billy 3287 | cf | cin nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| Grichuk, Randal 3474 | rf | tor al | 1.7 | 9.7 | 20.2 | 20.2 | -6.3 |
| Chisenhall, Lonnie 2959 | rf | cle al | 1.0 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 18.0 | -2.5 |
| Trumbo, Mark 2851 | dh rf | bal al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 36.9 | -1.0 |
| Roe, Chaz 3597 | pi mr | tb al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Jimenez, Joe 4000 | pi cp | det 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.