Orioles pitcher Asher Wojciechowski is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Albert Pujols of the Angels rises to first place among American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of July 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 15.8 |
| 2 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 14.8 |
| 3 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 14.7 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 14.1 |
| 6 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 13.2 |
| 7 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.7 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 12.7 |
| 9 | Paddack, Chris 4093 | sp pi | sd nl | 12.4 |
| 10 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 12.1 |
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Player of the Day—Wojciechowski struck out 10 over 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 5-0 win over the Red Sox.
Wojciechowski, who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season. He ranks 323rd among all players and 82nd among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 9-0 win over the Marlins.
American League Batter of the Day—Michael Brantley of the Astros hit two homers and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-3 win over the Rangers.
Brantley earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, his first points of the season. Despite his All-Star status, Brantley has just 3.5 Box-Toppers points over the the past four seasons, 141st among current AL batters over that span.
National League Batter of the Day—Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 8-4 win over the Yankees.
Rankings—Albert Pujols of the Angels rises to lead AL batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Pujols (HR 2-3 2R 2BI in the 9-3 win over the Mariners) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.0 for the season, rising past previous AL batting leader Alex Bregman of the Astros (7.0). Pujols now ranks 30th overall in Box-Toppers season player rankings. He has earned 4.0 Box-Toppers points in July.
Pujols is now having his best season since 2016 with the Angels when he had 8.0 Box-Toppers points over the entire season, 16th among AL batters. The last time he had more points in a season was 2011 with the Cardinals when he had 12.5, second among NL batters. That was also the last of his nine seasons in which he earned 10 or more points.
When he was with the Cardinals, Pujols led NL batters in season Box-Toppers points five times, which is the most any batter has led in a league in points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began:
In 2003, Pujols led NL batters with 16.5 Box-Toppers points.
In 2004, with 15.9 points.
In 2008, 15.2.
In 2009, 16.7.
In 2010, 15.4.
Only Randy Johnson led his league’s category more than Pujols—six times. Johnson led NL pitchers in 1995 and led AL pitchers for five straight seasons from 1998 to 2002.
Pujols now has 198.8 career Box-Toppers points, sixth-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails fifth-ranked player, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke (202.4). Pujols ranks fourth among active players in career points. Pujols leads all batters in points since 1995, ahead of second-place player Alex Rodriguez (187.0).
Notable—Rays pitcher Blake Snell becomes the 15th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Snell (6IP 3H 0R 2BB 10K W in the 4-2 win over the White Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.0 for the season, most among the 15 who earned Player of the Game honors Sunday. He ranks 15th among all players and seventh among AL pitchers.
This is the second straight season Snell has earned 10 points. In 2018 with the Rays, he led all players with 27.2 Box-Toppers points.
Debut—Padres pitcher Cal Quantrill made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Quantrill (5.2IP 2H 0R 0BB 6K W in the 5-1 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut May 1 and was playing in his 13th career game.
Scoring—Wojciechowski earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Buehler earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Brantley and Blackmon 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)| 7/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.1 | BAL 5, BOS 0 | Asher Wojciechowski (W, 1‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| NL | +13.0 | LAD 9, MIA 0 | Walker Buehler (W, 9‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| +11.0 | TB 4, CHW 2 | Blake Snell (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +9.2 | SD 5, CHC 1 | Cal Quantrill (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | ATL 7, WSH 1 | Kevin Gausman (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +6.0 | `PHI 2, PIT 1 (F/11) | Drew Smyly | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.2 | `STL 3, CIN 1 | Giovanny Gallegos (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | HOU 5, TEX 3 | Michael Brantley LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | MIN 7, OAK 6 | Max Kepler C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | COL 8, NYY 4 | Charlie Blackmon RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAA 9, SEA 3 | Albert Pujols 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 7, ARI 4 | Tyler Saladino LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 5, KC 4 | Zach Plesac (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | SF 3, NYM 2 (F/12) | Trevor Gott (W, 6‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | `DET 4, TOR 3 (F/10) | Tyler Alexander | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snell, Blake 3688 | pi sp | tb al | 10.0 | 37.2 | 46.2 | 46.2 | -17.2 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.7 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | -6.4 |
| Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b | ana al | 8.0 | 11.0 | 39.0 | 198.8 | +5.0 |
| Kepler, Max 3664 | cf rf | min al | 6.7 | 10.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | +3.2 |
| Blackmon, Charlie 2891 | rf | col nl | 5.0 | 7.5 | 22.7 | 25.2 | +2.5 |
| Gallegos, Giovanny 4104 | pi mr | stl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 6.7 | 38.0 | 42.0 | -0.7 |
| Wojciechowski, Asher 3804 | pi sp mr | bal al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Brantley, Michael 2785 | lf | hou al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 23.9 | +0.5 |
| Smyly, Drew 3009 | pi sp | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 27.8 | 36.5 | +1.0 |
| Saladino, Tyler 3645 | lf ss 3b | mil nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Gott, Trevor 3601 | pi cp | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Alexander, Tyler 4196 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Quantrill, Cal 4195 | pi mr | sd 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.