Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th 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 Aug. 27.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 21.8 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 20.8 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 16.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 16.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 15.8 |
| 6 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 15.7 |
| 7 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 9 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | sp pi | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 10 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 |
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Also Tuesday, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. He also rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers career points “all-time” rankings, passing Albert Pujols.
Player of the Day—Buehler struck out 11 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 9-0 win over the Padres.
Buehler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.4 for the season, 10th among all players and sixth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Mariners.
Tanaka earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 8.7 for the season, 27th among all players and 17th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Nick Senzel of the Reds homered and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 8-5 win over the Marlins.
This was Senzel’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Senzel made his Major League debut May 3 and was playing in his 93rd career game.
American League Batter of the Day—Brock Holt of the Red Sox doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 10-6 win over the Rockies.
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 | 226.5 |
| 4 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 203.4 |
| 5 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | hou al | 202.4 |
| 6 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 199.9 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 199.8 |
| 8 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | dc nl | 196.2 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
| 11 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 174.1 |
| 12 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | chi nl | 172.2 |
| 13 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 171.6 |
| 14 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 15 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 16 | Johan Santana | pi sp | retired | 166.6 |
| 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 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | free agent | 155.9 |
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List of top 100 players since 1995 as of the 2019 All-Star break.
Rankings—Astros pitcher Justin Verlander extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Verlander (5.1IP 4H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 15-1 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 21.8 for the season. He leads second-place player and teammate Gerrit Cole (20.8).
Verlander also now has 199.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to sixth place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Tuesday, he passes Albert Pujols of the Angels (199.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails fifth-ranked player, teammate Zack Greinke (202.4). Verlander now ranks fourth among active players in career points.
Verlander faced off Tuesday against Rays pitcher Charlie Morton, who ranks fifth in Box-Toppers season player rankings with 15.8 points. Morton obviously did not earn any Box-Toppers points and had a Box-Toppers game score of -13.0 (4IP 7H 6R 2BB 4K L). While Morton is already having a career-best season (his previous high point total was 14.8 in 2018 with the Astros), he has not earned Box-Toppers points since July 24.
Scoring—Buehler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tanaka earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Senzel and Holt 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)| 8/27 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | LAD 9, SD 0 | Walker Buehler (W, 11‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| AL | +10.0 | NYY 7, SEA 0 | Masahiro Tanaka (W, 10‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| +10.0 | STL 6, MIL 3 | Miles Mikolas (W, 8‑13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| +9.0 | BAL 2, WSH 0 | Aaron Brooks (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +8.0 | `LAA 5, TEX 2 | Andrew Heaney | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| +7.2 | CLE 10, DET 1 | Adam Plutko (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +7.0 | CHC 5, NYM 2 | Yu Darvish (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | MIN 3, CHW 1 | Michael Pineda (W, 10‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +5.1 | HOU 15, TB 1 | Justin Verlander (W, 16‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | CIN 8, MIA 5 | Nick Senzel CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | PIT 5, PHI 4 | Felipe Vazquez (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | `OAK 2, KC 1 | Yusmeiro Petit (H, 25) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | BOS 10, COL 6 | Brock Holt 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TOR 3, ATL 1 | Justin Smoak DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ARI 3, SF 2 | Archie Bradley (S, 9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 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 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 21.8 | 45.9 | 85.7 | 199.9 | -2.3 |
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 14.4 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | -0.7 |
| Tanaka, Masahiro 3305 | pi sp | nyy al | 8.7 | 22.1 | 68.3 | 68.3 | -4.7 |
| Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.4 | 13.8 | 49.6 | 82.4 | +3.0 |
| Vazquez, Felipe 3579 | pi cp | pit nl | 6.7 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | +0.7 |
| Plutko, Adam 3975 | pi sp | cle al | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +4.7 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | ana al | 5.0 | 14.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | -4.7 |
| Petit, Yusmeiro 2337 | pi mr | oak al | 4.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 27.7 | +3.0 |
| Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 30.4 | 42.1 | +4.0 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 17.4 | -8.7 |
| Smoak, Justin 2731 | 1b dh | tor al | 3.0 | 9.0 | 25.0 | 38.4 | -3.0 |
| Brooks, Aaron 3545 | pi sp | bal al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Holt, Brock 3340 | 2b | bos al | 2.5 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -1.0 |
| Bradley, Archie 3438 | pi mr cp | ari nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Senzel, Nick 4236 | cf | cin nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
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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.