Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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, Sept. 18.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 9.7 |
| 2 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 9.1 |
| 3 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 4 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 5 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 8.0 |
| 6 | Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 8.0 |
| 7 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 7.4 |
| 9 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 |
| 10 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
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Also Friday, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Hendricks struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Twins.
Hendricks earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 14th among all players and seventh among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Indians pitcher Zach Plesac struck out 11 over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Tigers.
National League Batter of the Day—Brian Anderson of the Marlins hit three home runs, including two three-run shots, in the 14-3, seven-inning win over the Nationals. Anderson went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in seven runs.
American League Batter of the Day—Gary Sanchez of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 6-5, 12-inning win over the Red Sox.
Rankings—Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Glasnow (5IP 4H R 2BB 10K W in the 2-1 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season, 10th among all players and fifth among AL pitchers.
Notable—Albert Pujols of the Angels Friday passed Willie Mays for fifth place on the all-time home run list, hitting his 661st and 662nd career home runs. However, Pujols did not earn Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors.
Instead, Angels pitcher Jaime Barria earned Player of the Game in the 6-2 win over the Rangers (6.1IP 6H 2R 0BB 8K W). Barria had a Box-Toppers game score of +4.1, while Pujols had a game score of +2.0 (2HR 3-5 2R 2BI).
So Pujols earns no Box-Toppers points with his game score of +2.0, while Gary Sanchez of the Yankees, who had a game score of +1.0 and was the only AL batter who earned Player of the Game honors Friday, earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points as AL Batter of the Day.
Pujols has 202.8 career Box-Toppers points, seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He ranks fourth among active players in career points. He ranks first among all batters in career points, ahead of Alex Rodriguez (187.0). Pujols trails Rodriguez in career home runs—662 vs. 696.
Pujols has earned 1.0 Box-Toppers point so far in 2020 and has earned Box-Toppers points in 20 straight seasons, the longest streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points since tracking began in 1995.
Debut—Rafael Marchan of the Phillies made his Box-Toppers debut Friday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Marchan (HR 2-3 2R 3BI in the 8-7, seven-inning win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Sept. 14 and was playing in his second career game.
Scoring—Hendricks 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. Anderson and Sanchez 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)| 9/18 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | CHC 1, MIN 0 | Kyle Hendricks, (W 6‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | +12.2 | CLE 1, DET 0 | Zach Plesac, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +10.0 | PHI 7, TOR 0 (F/7) | Zach Eflin, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +9.0 | MIA 14, WSH 3 (F/7) | Brian Anderson, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +9.0 | WSH 5, MIA 0 (F/7) | Erick Fedde, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +7.2 | OAK 6, SF 0 | Chris Bassitt, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | TB 2, BAL 1 | Tyler Glasnow, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +6.0 | SD 6, SEA 1 | Chris Paddack, (W 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +5.2 | CIN 7, CHW 1 | Tyler Mahle, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | MIL 9, KC 5 | Orlando Arcia, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | `STL 7, PIT 2 (F/7) | Daniel Ponce de Leon | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| +4.1 | LAA 6, TEX 2 | Jaime Barria, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | ARI 6, HOU 3 | Kole Calhoun, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | PHI 8, TOR 7 (F/7) | Rafael Marchán, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 15, COL 6 | Cody Bellinger, CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 15, NYM 2 | Marcell Ozuna, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.2 | STL 6, PIT 5 (F/7) | Alex Reyes, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | NYY 6, BOS 5 (F/12) | Gary Sánchez, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 | 16.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | ‑2.7 |
| Hendricks, Kyle 3386 | pi sp | chi nl | 6.0 | 19.4 | 54.9 | 59.9 | ‑7.4 |
| Bassitt, Chris 3413 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 17.4 | ‑2.0 |
| Ozuna, Marcell 3190 | lf dh | atl nl | 4.5 | 16.5 | 36.2 | 46.7 | ‑7.5 |
| Plesac, Zach 4168 | pi sp | cle al | 4.4 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | ‑1.3 |
| Paddack, Chris 4093 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | ‑12.8 |
| Eflin, Zach 3679 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.7 | 11.4 | 24.1 | 24.1 | ‑6.0 |
| Arcia, Orlando 3717 | ss | mil nl | 2.5 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 10.7 | ‑2.2 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Calhoun, Kole 3279 | rf | ari nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 19.7 | 27.2 | ‑1.0 |
| Ponce de Leon, Daniel 4037 | pi sp mr | stl nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | ‑1.0 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca | nyy al | 1.5 | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | ‑2.5 |
| Anderson, Brian W. 3954 | 3b rf | fla nl | 1.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ‑0.5 |
| Bellinger, Cody 3781 | cf | lad nl | 1.0 | 12.2 | 20.9 | 20.9 | ‑10.2 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ‑1.0 |
| Barria, Jaime 3964 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.0 |
| Reyes, Alex 3706 | pi mr sp | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +1.0 |
| Marchan, Rafael 4346 | ca | phi nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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