Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha 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 3:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 13.4 |
| 2 | Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 11.7 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | hou al | 10.1 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.0 |
| 5 | Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 6 | Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | sea al | 9.0 |
| 7 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | ari nl | 8.0 |
| 8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
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Wacha struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Pirates. Wacha had a no-hitter intact until giving up his first and only hit in the ninth inning.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez struck out seven over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Rays.
Hernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 174.1 career points, ninth-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails eighth-ranked player, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke (180.2). Hernandez ranks fifth among active players in career points.
Hernandez also now has 2.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, 44th among AL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Eddie Rosario of the Twins hit three home runs, including a ninth-inning, two-run, walk-off shot, in the 7-5 win over the Indians. Rosario went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
This is the second straight day Rosario has earned Player of the Game honors. He was also Player of the Game in the Twins’ 7-1 win over the Indians on Saturday.
Rosario earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, most among the 14 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. He is 38th in Box-Toppers season player rankings, fourth among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day—Hunter Renfroe of the Padres hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning in the 6-3 win over the Reds.
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 | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 209.8 |
| 4 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 195.7 |
| 5 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 187.8 |
| 7 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
| 8 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 180.2 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 174.1 |
| 10 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 11 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | dc nl | 170.1 |
| 12 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 13 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 14 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 15 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 161.7 |
| 16 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 17 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | tex al | 158.8 |
| 18 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 157.9 |
| 19 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 20 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | tex al | 155.9 |
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List of top 100 players since 1995 at the end of the 2017 season.
Notable—Cubs pitcher Jon Lester rises to 18th place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Lester (7IP 2H 0R 3BB 7K W in the 2-0 win over the Mets) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 157.9 career points. He passes Tim Hudson (157.0) on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” list and now trails 17th-ranked player, Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels (158.8). Lester ranks ninth in career points among active players.
Lester has 4.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 29th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Giants pitcher Dereck Rodriguez made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Rodriguez (6IP 5H R 2BB 6K W in the 6-1 win over the Phillies) made his Major League debut May 29 and was playing in his second career game. He is the 3,986th player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Rodriguez is the son of Hall-of-Fame catcher Ivan Rodriguez, who played from 1991 to 2011. From 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, Rodriguez had 79.0 career Box-Toppers points, third among all catchers.
Scoring—Wacha earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hernandez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Rosario and Renfroe each earn 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)| 6/3 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.0 | STL 5, PIT 0 | Michael Wacha (W, 7‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 10.0 | ARI 6, MIA 1 | Matt Koch (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 9.0 | CHC 2, NYM 0 | Jon Lester (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| AL | 7.0 | SEA 2, TB 1 | Felix Hernandez (W, 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7.0 | `ATL 4, WSH 2 | Anibal Sanchez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6.0 | TOR 8, DET 4 | Aaron Sanchez (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 5.0 | MIN 7, CLE 5 | Eddie Rosario LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | 5.0 | SD 6, CIN 3 | Hunter Renfroe PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| 5.0 | LAA 3, TEX 1 | Tyler Skaggs (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | `CHW 6, MIL 1 | Dylan Covey | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3.1 | LAD 10, COL 7 | Tony Cingrani (W, 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3.0 | BOS 9, HOU 3 | Mitch Moreland 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 3.0 | SF 6, PHI 1 | Dereck Rodriguez (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | OAK 5, KC 1 | Lou Trivino (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 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 | +/‑ |
| Rosario, Eddie 3542 | lf | min al | 5.0 | 11.2 | 15.7 | 15.7 | -1.2 |
| Lester, Jon 2173 | pi sp | chi nl | 4.0 | 14.7 | 77.9 | 157.9 | -6.7 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | stl nl | 4.0 | 11.0 | 30.7 | 30.7 | -3.0 |
| Moreland, Mitch 2799 | 1b | bos al | 3.5 | 8.5 | 24.2 | 27.2 | -1.5 |
| Skaggs, Tyler 3183 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 | 5.4 | 66.4 | 174.1 | 0.0 |
| Sanchez, Anibal 2187 | pi sp | atl nl | 2.7 | 4.7 | 30.2 | 70.0 | +0.7 |
| Sanchez, Aaron 3392 | pi sp | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | +2.0 |
| Covey, Dylan 3974 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Trivino, Lou 3939 | pi cp mr | oak al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Renfroe, Hunter 3749 | rf ph | sd nl | 1.5 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -2.5 |
| Cingrani, Tony 3158 | pi mr cp | lad nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 | +1.0 |
| Koch, Matt 3740 | pi sp | ari nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Rodriguez, Dereck 3986 | pi sp | sf nl | 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.