Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff 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. 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 2 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 10.0 |
| 3 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 9.7 |
| 4 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 9.1 |
| 5 | Lamet, Dinelson 3808 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.0 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 8.7 |
| 7 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 8.4 |
| 8 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 8.0 |
| 9 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 7.7 |
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Woodruff struck out 10 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Cardinals.
Woodruff earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 14th among all players and eighth among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck struck out 10 over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and three walks, in the 8-2 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—Luis Arraez of the Twins hit three doubles and went 4-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 7-3 win over the Reds.
National League Batter of the Day—Andrew Stevenson of the Nationals hit two home runs and went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in two runs, in the 4-3, seven-inning win over the Mets.
Active season streaks
Here are the 13 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 14 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Angels | 2001‑2020 | 202.8 |
| 18 | Miguel Cabrera | dh | Tigers | 2003‑2020 | 153.4 |
| 16 | Edwin Encarnacion | dh | White Sox | 2005‑2020 | 88.2 |
| 15 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Astros | 2006‑2020 | 206.6 |
| 15 | Jon Lester | pi sp | Cubs | 2006‑2020 | 176.3 |
| 15 | Felix Hernandez† | pi sp | Braves | 2005‑2019 | 175.1 |
| 15 | Robinson Cano | 2b | Mets | 2005‑2019 | 85.4 |
| 15 | Nelson Cruz | dh | Twins | 2006‑2020 | 77.2 |
| 14 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Astros | 2007‑2020 | 209.1 |
| 14 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | Braves | 2006‑2019 | 174.2 |
| 14 | Ryan Zimmerman† | 1b | Nationals | 2006‑2019 | 67.2 |
| 14 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 1b 3b | Nationals | 2007‑2020 | 62.7 |
| 14 | Kurt Suzuki | ca | Nationals | 2007‑2020 | 45.0 |
† Opted out 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
In 2020, Hunter Pence extended his streak to 14 seasons while playing with the Giants (2007-2020, 64.2 career Box-Toppers points). But Pence was released by the Giants and has announced his retirement.
Streak—Kurt Suzuki of the Nationals has now earned Box-Toppers points in 14 straight seasons with his first Player of the Game honor of 2020.
Suzuki (2-2 R BI in the 5-3, seven-inning win over the Mets) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2007 with the Athletics and has 45.0 career points, 21st among active NL batters, third among active NL catchers behind Buster Posey of the Giants (49.0) and Yadier Molina of the Cardinals (48.7). Suzuki’s best season was 2009 with the Athletics when he had 6.0 Box-Toppers points, fourth among AL catchers. In 2019, he had 4.5 points with the Nationals, third among NL catchers.
Suzuki becomes one of 13 active players who have streaks of 14 or more consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points.
Scoring—Woodruff earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Houck earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Arraez and Stevenson 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)| 9/26 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +15.0 | MIL 3, STL 0 | Brandon Woodruff, (W 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| +13.0 | PIT 8, CLE 0 | Joe Musgrove, (W 1‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| AL | +8.0 | BOS 8, ATL 2 | Tanner Houck, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | MIN 7, CIN 3 | Luis Arraez, 2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | COL 10, ARI 3 | German Márquez, (W 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | TOR 5, BAL 2 | Chase Anderson, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.1 | `TB 4, PHI 3 | Ryan Yarbrough | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +4.0 | `SD 6, SF 2 | Garrett Richards, (Hld 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 11, MIA 4 | DJ LeMahieu, 2B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | SEA 12, OAK 3 (F/7) | Evan White, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CHW 9, CHC 5 | Yoan Moncada, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | WSH 4, NYM 3 (F/7) | Andrew Stevenson, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | LAD 7, LAA 6 | Will Smith, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `TEX 6, HOU 1 | Kyle Gibson | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +2.0 | SEA 5, OAK 1 (F/8) | J.P. Crawford, SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 5, NYM 3 (F/7) | Kurt Suzuki, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | DET 4, KC 3 | Niko Goodrum, 2B‑SS | 3 | 1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.0 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | ‑0.7 |
| LeMahieu, DJ 3091 | 2b | nyy al | 3.5 | 7.0 | 30.0 | 36.0 | +0.0 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi mr sp | tb al | 3.0 | 15.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | ‑9.4 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 3.0 | 10.7 | 30.1 | 30.1 | ‑4.7 |
| Smith, Will 4175 | ca | lad nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +0.0 |
| Richards, Garrett 3042 | pi sp mr | sd nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 20.7 | 43.1 | +3.0 |
| Gibson, Kyle 3312 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 10.4 | 30.8 | 36.8 | ‑5.0 |
| Houck, Tanner 4342 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | pit nl | 2.0 | 10.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | ‑6.0 |
| Crawford, J.P. 3937 | ss | sea al | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ‑2.5 |
| Goodrum, Niko 3932 | ss 2b 1b rf 3b | det al | 2.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | ‑0.7 |
| White, Evan 4306 | 1b | sea al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Arraez, Luis 4219 | 2b | min al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Stevenson, Andrew 4051 | lf | dc nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +1.5 |
| Anderson, Chase 3328 | pi mr sp | tor al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 34.8 | 39.8 | ‑5.0 |
| Suzuki, Kurt 2344 | ca | dc nl | 1.0 | 5.5 | 16.0 | 45.0 | ‑3.5 |
| Moncada, Yoan 3878 | 3b 2b | chi al | 1.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ‑3.0 |
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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.