Yankees pitcher James Paxton is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of Sept. 21.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 29.2 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 26.5 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 17.8 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 7 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 16.7 |
| 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 16.4 |
| 10 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 15.9 |
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Also Saturday, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg extended his lead among National League pitchers in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Strasburg maintains his third-place overall rank.
Player of the Day—Paxton struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 7-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 14.1 for the season, 18th among all players and seventh among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Rockies pitcher Chi-Chi Gonzalez struck out eight over five innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
American League Batter of the Day—J.P. Crawford of the Mariners hit a three-run home run and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 7-6, 13-inning win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Trent Grisham of the Brewers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 10-1 win over the Pirates.
Rankings—Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg extended his 2019 Box-Toppers points lead among NL pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Strasburg (7IP 3H 0R 3BB 6K ND in the 10-4, 10-inning win over the Marlins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 19.7 for the season, putting him 2.3 points ahead of second-place NL pitcher Jacob deGrom of the Mets (17.4).
Strasburg reaching 19.7 points ensures that there will not be a new record set for lowest Box-Toppers point total to lead NL pitchers in a single season. The lowest Box-Toppers point total to lead NL pitchers in a single season is 19.1 in 2006 by John Smoltz of the Braves.
Strasburg also maintains his third-place ranking among all players, behind pitchers Gerrit Cole (29.2) and Justin Verlander (26.5), both of the Astros.
Strasburg now has 131.8 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 33rd place among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Saturday, he passes Red Sox pitcher David Price (131.0) on the “all-time” list and now trails 32nd-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). Passing Price, Strasburg now ranks 12th among active players in career points.
Debut—Cardinals pitcher Tyler Webb made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Webb (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 9-8 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut June 24, 2017, and was playing in his 92nd career game.
Scoring—Paxton earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Gonzalez earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Crawford and Grisham each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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)| 9/21 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | NYY 7, TOR 2 | James Paxton (W, 15‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| NL | +8.0 | COL 4, LAD 2 | Chi‑Chi Gonzalez (W, 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | `TB 5, BOS 4 (F/11) | Tyler Glasnow | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | `WSH 10, MIA 4 (F/10) | Stephen Strasburg | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | `CIN 3, NYM 2 | Anthony DeSclafani | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | LAA 8, HOU 4 | Luke Bard (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SEA 7, BAL 6 (F/13) | J.P. Crawford SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 10, PIT 1 | Trent Grisham RF‑CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | OAK 12, TEX 3 | Marcus Semien SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | KC 12, MIN 5 | Cheslor Cuthbert PH‑1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.1 | `STL 9, CHC 8 | Tyler Webb | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 8, SF 1 | Adeiny Hechavarria 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 9, CLE 4 | Bryce Harper RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `ARI 4, SD 2 | Luke Weaver | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CHW 5, DET 3 | Jose Abreu 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.7 | 26.4 | 94.7 | 131.8 | +13.0 |
| Paxton, James 3280 | pi sp | nyy al | 14.1 | 31.1 | 53.2 | 55.9 | -2.9 |
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 8.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | +2.7 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 8.7 | 11.2 | 22.2 | 23.2 | +6.2 |
| Harper, Bryce 3011 | rf | phi nl | 8.0 | 15.5 | 34.5 | 49.9 | +0.5 |
| Abreu, Jose 3308 | 1b | chi al | 7.5 | 12.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | +2.5 |
| Weaver, Luke 3719 | pi sp | ari nl | 7.0 | 11.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | +3.0 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | cin nl | 7.0 | 11.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 | +3.0 |
| Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +3.5 |
| Grisham, Trent 4246 | lf rf cf | mil nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Hechavarria, Adeiny 3445 | 2b | atl nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +2.0 |
| Gonzalez, Chi Chi 3490 | pi sp mr | col nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +2.0 |
| Bard, Luke 4254 | pi mr | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Cuthbert, Cheslor 3683 | 1b ph | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Webb, Tyler 4257 | pi mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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.