Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead American League batters in 2020 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2020. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Friday, Aug. 28.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 6.0 |
| 3 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 6.0 |
| 4 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 |
| 5 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
| 6 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 5.7 |
| 7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 5.7 |
| 8 | Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.7 |
| 9 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 5.4 |
| 10 | Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | cin nl | 4.7 |
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Plus, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer Friday becomes the eighth player (since 1995, when tracking began) to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Burnes struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 9-1 win over the Pirates.
Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season. He ranks 46th among all players and 17th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.
American League Batter of the Day—Franmil Reyes of the Indians hit a three-run homer and doubled in the 14-2 win over the Cardinals. Reyes went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
National League Batter of the Day—Wil Myers of the Padres hit two doubles and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-4 win over the Rockies.
Rankings—Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox rises to lead AL batters in 2020 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Jimenez (HR 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 4.5 for the season. He ranks 13th overall and rises to lead AL batters, ranking ahead of previous leader Luke Voit of the Yankees, who also has 4.5 points, on a tiebreaker—Jimenez has more 2019 Box-Toppers points (7.5 vs. 5.5).
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 | 282.5 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 232.2 |
| 4 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | hou al | 209.1 |
| 5 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 206.6 |
| 6 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | retired | 203.4 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 201.8 |
| 8 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | dc nl | 200.2 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
| 11 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 175.3 |
| 12 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | atl nl | 175.1 |
| 13 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | atl nl | 174.2 |
| 14 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 15 | Johan Santana | pi sp | retired | 166.6 |
| 16 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 166.2 |
| 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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Notable—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer becomes the eighth player to reach 200 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Scherzer (6IP 6H R 0BB 11K W in the 10-2 win over the Red Sox) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 200.2 career points, eighth-most since player tracking began in 1995. He trails seventh-ranked player, Albert Pujols of the Angels (201.8). Scherzer ranks fifth among active players in career points. He now has 3.0 Box-Toppers points for 2020, 14th among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Burnes earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Heaney earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Reyes and Myers each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Friday’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)| 8/28 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | MIL 9, PIT 1 | Corbin Burnes, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | +9.2 | LAA 3, SEA 2 | Andrew Heaney, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| +9.2 | CIN 6, CHC 5 | Tyler Mahle, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| +9.0 | WSH 10, BOS 2 | Max Scherzer, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| +7.2 | `TB 2, MIA 0 | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +7.0 | CLE 14, STL 2 | Franmil Reyes, DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | `TEX 6, LAD 2 | Mike Minor | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SD 10, COL 4 | Wil Myers, RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | PHI 7, ATL 4 (F/11) | Scott Kingery, PR‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 7, SF 4 | Zac Gallen, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | NYM 6, NYY 4 (F/7) | Edwin Díaz, (S 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 4, NYY 3 (F/7) | Amed Rosario, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 6, KC 5 | Eloy Jiménez, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 5, BAL 4 (F/10) | Vladmir Guerrero Jr., 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 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 (’20). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’19-20), the period 2015-2020 (’15-20) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2020 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2019 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’20 | ’19‑20 | ’15‑20 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimenez, Eloy 4107 | lf | chi al | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ‑3.0 |
| Gallen, Zac 4171 | pi sp | ari nl | 4.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | ‑1.7 |
| Reyes, Franmil 4036 | dh | cle al | 3.5 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 11.2 | ‑1.5 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 3.0 | 18.4 | 115.2 | 200.2 | ‑12.4 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp mr cp | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +3.0 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | ana al | 1.7 | 6.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | ‑3.3 |
| Myers, Wil 3228 | rf 1b | sd nl | 1.5 | 3.0 | 19.2 | 24.7 | +0.0 |
| Minor, Mike 2894 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 14.7 | 24.4 | 51.5 | ‑12.7 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp mr | tb al | 1.0 | 13.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | ‑11.4 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 3b | tor al | 1.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ‑5.2 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ‑3.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Kingery, Scott 3938 | 2b cf ss pr | phi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ‑1.0 |
| Rosario, Amed 3879 | ss ph | nym nl | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ‑0.5 |
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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.