Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of June 25.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 14.8 |
| 2 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 13.7 |
| 3 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 11.8 |
| 4 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 10.7 |
| 5 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
| 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 10.4 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.2 |
| 8 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | sp pi | chi al | 9.7 |
| 9 | Odorizzi, Jake 3291 | pi sp | min al | 9.4 |
| 10 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 9.4 |
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Scherzer struck out 10 over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Marlins.
Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.4 for the season, making his season debut on Box-Toppers top 10 player rankings. Scherzer ranks third among National League pitchers, behind Josh Hader of the Brewers (13.7) and Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers (10.7).
Scherzer becomes the seventh player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his ninth season with 10 or more points and his eighth straight season with at least 10 points, which is tied for the sixth-longest such streak since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He is tied with Barry Bonds (1995-2002) and CC Sabathia (2005-2012). Cole Hamels has the longest consecutive streak of seasons with 10 or more points, 11 (2006-2016).
Most consecutive seasons earning 10 or more Box-Toppers points
Cole Hamels earned 10 or more Box-Toppers points for 11 straight seasons (from 2006-2016), most of any player. Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned 10 or more points for eight straight seasons, tied for the sixth-longest streak. Here are the 10 longest streaks of players earning 10 or more points per season since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.| Player | Seasons | Duration | |
| 1 | Cole Hamels | 11 | 2006‑2016 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | 10 | 1996‑2005 |
| 3 | Curt Schilling | 9 | 1996‑2004 |
| 3 | Johan Santana | 9 | 2002‑2010 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | 9 | 2009‑2017 |
| 6 | Barry Bonds | 8 | 1995‑2002 |
| 6 | CC Sabathia | 8 | 2005‑2012 |
| 6 | Max Scherzer | 8 | 2012‑2019 |
| 9 | Felix Hernandez | 7 | 2009‑2015 |
| 9 | Chris Sale | 7 | 2012‑2018 |
Scherzer also now has 192.2 career Box-Toppers points, ranked ninth among all players since 1995, when player tracking began. He trails eighth-ranked player, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (192.9) by 0.7 points. Scherzer is also just 1.9 points behind the seventh-ranked Curt Schilling (194.1). Scherzer ranks sixth among active players in career points, just behind Verlander.
Scherzer, who has ranked among the top two overall players in each of the past three seasons, began his season slowly, earning his first Player of the Game honor on May 11, which was the latest he had earned his first Box-Toppers point since 2010. But he has earned Player of the Game honors in each of his five June starts, earning overall Player of the Day three times (June 2, June 19 and June 25) and earning NL Player of the Day honors twice (June 8 and June 14), earning 9.4 total Box-Toppers points during the month.
American League Player of the Day—Rangers pitcher Jesse Chavez struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run (none earned), five hits and walking none, in the 5-3 win over the Tigers.
American League Batter of the Day—Mitch Garver of the Twins homered and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-4 win over the Rays.
National League Batter of the Day—Manuel Margot of the Padres homered and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Orioles.
Notable—Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner now has 117.4 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Bumgarner (6IP 3H 2R 3BB 11K W in the 4-2 win over the Rockies) rises to 46th place in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point earned Tuesday, he passed three players on the “all-time” list—Mark Buehrle (116.7), Adrian Beltre (116.8) and Barry Zito (117.4). Bumgarner now trails 45th-ranked player Carlos Delgado (118.7). Bumgarner ranks 15th among active players in career points.
Bumgarner now has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, 50th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Luis Rengifo of the Angels made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Rengifo (HR 1-3 R 3BI in the 5-1 win over the Reds) made his Major League debut April 25 and was playing in his 41st career game.
Scoring—Scherzer earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Chavez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Garver and Margot each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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)| 6/25 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | WSH 6, MIA 1 | Max Scherzer (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| AL | +7.1 | TEX 5, DET 3 | Jesse Chavez (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +7.0 | SF 4, COL 2 | Madison Bumgarner (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 9, TB 4 | Mitch Garver C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BOS 6, CHW 3 | Rafael Devers 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 5, PIT 1 | Alex Bregman SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SD 8, BAL 3 | Manuel Margot CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | ATL 3, CHC 2 | Max Fried (W, 9‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 5, CIN 1 | Luis Rengifo SS‑2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 7, STL 3 | Khris Davis PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | PHI 7, NYM 5 | Brad Miller PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | LAD 3, ARI 2 | Julio Urias (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | KC 8, CLE 6 | Kevin McCarthy (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.1 | NYY 4, TOR 3 | Nestor Cortes (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 8, MIL 3 | Tim Beckham PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 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 (’19). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’18-19), the period 2014-2019 (’14-19) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2019 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2018 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’19 | ’18‑19 | ’14‑19 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 | 35.5 | 129.3 | 192.2 | -14.7 |
| Bregman, Alex 3721 | 3b | hou al | 5.5 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -0.7 |
| Garver, Mitch 3950 | ca | min al | 5.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | -2.5 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +4.0 |
| Beckham, Tim 3452 | ss ph | sea al | 4.5 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +3.0 |
| Urias, Julio 3652 | pi sp mr | lad nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +4.0 |
| Chavez, Jesse 2780 | pi sp mr | tex al | 3.7 | 5.7 | 25.8 | 29.8 | +1.7 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Bumgarner, Madison 2753 | pi sp | sf nl | 3.0 | 9.7 | 64.3 | 117.4 | -3.7 |
| Miller, Brad 3227 | ss ph | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Cortes, Nestor Jr. 4160 | pi mr | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Margot, Manuel 3861 | cf | sd nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +0.5 |
| Davis, Khris 3242 | dh ph | oak al | 1.0 | 5.5 | 22.7 | 26.7 | -3.5 |
| McCarthy, Kevin 3976 | pi mr | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Rengifo, Luis 4178 | ss 2b | ana 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.