Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh 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 Sept. 10.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 26.2 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 24.8 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 18.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 17.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 16.8 |
| 6 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 16.7 |
| 7 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 8 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 15.4 |
| 9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 15.4 |
| 10 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 15.4 |
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Buehler struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 7-3 win over the Orioles.
Buehler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 16.4 for the season, seventh among all players and third among National League pitchers, behind Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals (18.7) and Josh Hader of the Brewers (16.7).
Buehler becomes the 10th player this season with 15 Box-Toppers points. He has earned 15 or more points in both his seasons so far. In 2018, he had 15.1 points with the Dodgers, fifth among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Zach Plesac pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, allowing two walks and striking out five, in the 8-0 win over the Angels.
American League Batter of the Day—Sean Murphy of the Athletics homered twice and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 21-7 win over the Astros.
This was Murphy’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Murphy made his Major League debut May 19 and was playing in his sixth career game.
National League Batter of the Day—Luis Urias of the Padres scored the winning walk-off run and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 9-8, 10-inning win over the Cubs.
Streak—Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto has now earned Box-Toppers points for 12 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor in 2019 Tuesday.
Cueto (5IP H 0R BB 4K W in the 5-4 win over the Pirates) earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2008 with the Reds and has 104.8 career points, 72nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Tuesday, he passes Jamie Moyer (104.0) on the “all-time” list and now trails 71st-ranked player Scott Kazmir (105.1). He ranks 20th among active players in career points.
Cueto’s best season was 2014 with the Reds when he had 22.4 Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players. He’s had five seasons with 10 or more Box-Toppers points, but earned 2.0 points in each of the two previous seasons, 2017 and 2018. This was Cueto’s first start after missing more than a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Notable—Rays pitcher Ryan Yarbrough now has 12.4 Box-Toppers points in 2019–21st among all players and ninth among AL pitchers—after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday (7IP 3H 3R BB 7K ND in the 5-3, 11-inning win over the Rangers).
Scoring—Buehler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Plesac earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Murphy and Urias 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)| 9/10 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | LAD 7, BAL 3 | Walker Buehler (W, 13‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | +8.0 | CLE 8, LAA 0 | Zach Plesac (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| +8.0 | MIN 5, WSH 0 | Jose Berrios (W, 12‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +7.0 | SF 5, PIT 4 | Johnny Cueto (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | OAK 21, HOU 7 | Sean Murphy C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PHI 6, ATL 5 | Blake Parker (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | TOR 4, BOS 3 | Justin Shafer (W, 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | COL 2, STL 1 | Chi Chi Gonzalez (W, 1‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `TB 5, TEX 3 (F/11) | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 7, KC 3 | Yoan Moncada 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 3, ARI 2 | Zack Wheeler (W, 11‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | DET 12, NYY 11 | Joe Jimenez (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 4, MIA 3 | Junior Guerra (W, 9‑5) (BS, 8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | SD 9, CHC 8 (F/10) | Luis Urias SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +1.0 | SEA 4, CIN 3 | Kyle Seager 3B | 3 | 1 | 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 (’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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | +1.3 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | tb al | 12.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | +5.4 |
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | nym nl | 9.0 | 19.7 | 28.4 | 32.4 | -1.7 |
| Berrios, Jose 3791 | pi sp | min al | 8.0 | 25.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | -9.8 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b | sea al | 6.2 | 10.2 | 34.7 | 40.7 | +2.2 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Parker, Blake 3823 | pi cp mr | phi nl | 5.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | +3.0 |
| Guerra, Junior 3633 | pi mr cp | mil nl | 3.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | -2.0 |
| Moncada, Yoan 3878 | 2b | chi al | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Urias, Luis 4218 | ss | sd nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Shafer, Justin 4207 | pi cp mr | tor al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Murphy, Sean 4246 | ca | oak al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Cueto, Johnny 2400 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 56.6 | 104.8 | -1.0 |
| Jimenez, Joe 4000 | pi cp | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Gonzalez, Chi Chi 3490 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +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.