Yankees pitcher J.A. Happ is Saturday’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 Saturday, Sept. 19.| 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 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 7.4 |
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Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to seventh place and Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to ninth place.
Player of the Day—Happ struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 8-0 win over the Red Sox.
Happ earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, 36th among all players and 15th among American League pitchers.
National League Player of the Day—Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes struck out nine over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Royals.
Burnes earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 7.7 for the season, rising to ninth place in season player rankings, seventh among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Josh Donaldson of the Twins homered and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in one run, in the 8-1 win over the Cubs.
Donaldson is the only batter to earn Player of the Game honors in the 15 games played Saturday. All 14 other Player of the Game winners are pitchers.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Kershaw (7IP 4H R 0BB 6K W in the 6-1 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.7 for the season. While he has the same point total as NL Player of the Day Corbin Barnes, Kershaw ranks ahead because he has more 2019 Box-Toppers points—12.7 vs. 0.0. Kershaw also ranks fifth among NL pitchers in 2020 Box-Toppers points.
Kershaw now also has 235.2 career Box-Toppers points, third-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails overall leader Randy Johnson (282.5) and second-place Pedro Martinez (244.8). (Both Johnson and Martinez played prior to 1995 and would have more points if their entire careers were tracked.) Kershaw leads active players in career points, ahead of Astros pitcher Zack Greinke (209.1).
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Mets pitcher David Peterson (6IP 3H R 4BB 10K W in the 7-2 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut July 28 and was playing in his ninth career game.
Cardinals pitcher Genesis Cabrera (1.2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K Sv in the 5-4 win over the Pirates) made his Major League debut May 29, 2019, and was playing in his 30th career game.
Scoring—Happ earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Burnes earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Donaldson earns 1.5 points for being AL 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)| 9/19 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | NYY 8, BOS 0 | J.A. Happ, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | +11.0 | MIL 5, KC 0 | Corbin Burnes, (W 4‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| +8.0 | OAK 6, SF 0 | Jesus Luzardo, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 6, COL 1 | Clayton Kershaw, (W 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +7.0 | NYM 7, ATL 2 | David Peterson, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| +5.0 | PHI 3, TOR 1 | Vince Velasquez, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | LAA 4, TEX 3 | Mike Mayers, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.2 | STL 5, PIT 4 | Genesis Cabrera, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `DET 5, CLE 2 | Spencer Turnbull | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 5, CIN 0 | Matt Foster, (W 5‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | HOU 3, ARI 2 | Ryan Pressly, (S 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | MIA 7, WSH 3 | Pablo López, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | MIN 8, CHC 1 | Josh Donaldson, PH‑3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | TB 3, BAL 1 | Charlie Morton, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 4, SD 1 | Justus Sheffield, (W 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 | 20.4 | 101.6 | 235.2 | ‑5.0 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +7.7 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 12.7 | ‑1.0 |
| Luzardo, Jesus 4282 | pi sp | oak al | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| Happ, J.A. 2536 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 12.7 | 61.9 | 85.3 | ‑4.7 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b ph | min al | 4.0 | 11.5 | 39.1 | 59.1 | ‑3.5 |
| Turnbull, Spencer 4086 | pi sp | det al | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +1.0 |
| Foster, Matt 4281 | pi mr | chi al | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Pressly, Ryan 3186 | pi cp | hou al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | +2.0 |
| Sheffield, Justus 4286 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 | 20.8 | 53.0 | 71.0 | ‑16.8 |
| Mayers, Mike 3983 | pi mr cp | ana al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Velasquez, Vince 3611 | pi sp mr | phi nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 21.4 | 21.4 | ‑2.0 |
| Cabrera, Genesis 4348 | pi cp | stl nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Peterson, David 4347 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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