Eugenio Suarez of the Reds 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. 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 8.7 |
| 2 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | chi nl | 8.7 |
| 3 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.7 |
| 5 | Nola, Aaron 3569 | pi sp | phi nl | 6.7 |
| 6 | Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 6.4 |
| 7 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cin nl | 6.0 |
| 8 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 6.0 |
| 9 | Bundy, Dylan 3655 | pi sp | ana al | 6.0 |
| 10 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.7 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Also Saturday, Albert Pujols of the Angels breaks the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points, earning Player of the Game honors in his 20th consecutive season.
Plus, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors Saturday: White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito rises to third place and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place.
Player of the Day—Suarez hit three home runs—including a three-run shot—in the 6-2 win over the Pirates. Suarez went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 97th among all players, 22nd among National League batters.
American League Player of the Day—Orioles pitcher Keegan Akin struck out eight over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 6-1 win over the Yankees. Akin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
American League Batter of the Day—Mike Trout of the Angels homered, hit two doubles and went 3-for-3, scoring four times and driving in two runs, in the 10-9, seven-inning win over the Astros.
Trout earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.5 for the season, rising to second place among AL batters, behind Kyle Tucker of the Astros (5.0). Trout ranks 15th among all players in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
National League Batter of the Day—There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Saturday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Eugenio Suarez.
Box-Toppers season streaks
Here are the players who have earned Box-Toppers points in the most consecutive seasons. In 2020, Albert Pujols set the record for the longest such streak at 20 seasons. Players are listed by length of their streak. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total. (Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.)Streak |
Player |
Pos |
Duration |
Career BTP |
|
| 1 | 20 | Albert Pujols* | 1b | 2001‑2020 | 202.8 |
| 2 | 19 | Jason Giambi | 1b | 1995‑2013 | 133.4 |
| 2 | 19 | Carlos Beltran | rf | 1999‑2017 | 108.6 |
| 2 | 19 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | 2001‑2019 | 203.4 |
| 5 | 18 | Jim Thome | 1b dh | 1995‑2012 | 146.7 |
| 5 | 18 | Chipper Jones | 3b | 1995‑2012 | 149.0 |
| 5 | 18 | Johnny Damon | lf | 1995‑2012 | 63.0 |
| 5 | 18 | Alex Rodriguez | 3b | 1996‑2013 | 187.0 |
| 5 | 18 | Miguel Cabrera* | dh | 2003‑2020 | 153.4 |
| 10 | 17 | Mariano Rivera | pi cp | 1995‑2011 | 126.4 |
| 10 | 17 | Derek Jeter | ss | 1996‑2012 | 76.4 |
| 10 | 17 | Paul Konerko | 1b | 1998‑2014 | 100.7 |
| 10 | 17 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | 1999‑2015 | 157.0 |
| 10 | 17 | Torii Hunter | cf | 1999‑2015 | 115.9 |
| 10 | 17 | David Ortiz | dh | 2000‑2016 | 145.9 |
| 16 | 16 | Manny Ramirez | lf | 1995‑2010 | 166.2 |
| 16 | 16 | Andy Pettitte | pi sp | 1995‑2010 | 138.5 |
| 16 | 16 | Jamie Moyer | pi sp | 1995‑2010 | 104.0 |
| 16 | 16 | Scott Rolen | 3b | 1996‑2011 | 97.6 |
| 16 | 16 | Kevin Millwood | pi sp | 1997‑2012 | 108.3 |
| 16 | 16 | Derek Lowe | pi sp | 1998‑2013 | 91.5 |
| 16 | 16 | Aramis Ramirez | 3b | 2000‑2015 | 105.8 |
| 16 | 16 | Mark Buehrle | pi sp | 2000‑2015 | 116.7 |
| 16 | 16 | Ichiro Suzuki | rf | 2001‑2016 | 53.7 |
| 16 | 16 | Edwin Encarnacion* | dh | 2005‑2020 | 88.2 |
| 26 | 15 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | 1995‑2009 | 282.5 |
| 26 | 15 | Garret Anderson | lf | 1995‑2009 | 86.5 |
| 26 | 15 | Ivan Rodriguez | ca | 1995‑2009 | 79.0 |
| 26 | 15 | Tony Clark | 1b | 1995‑2009 | 63.8 |
| 26 | 15 | Gary Sheffield | lf | 1995‑2009 | 124.1 |
| 26 | 15 | Jason Kendall | ca | 1996‑2010 | 40.9 |
| 26 | 15 | Vladimir Guerrero | rf | 1997‑2011 | 128.3 |
| 26 | 15 | Bobby Abreu | rf | 1997‑2011 | 95.5 |
| 26 | 15 | Mike Cameron | cf | 1997‑2011 | 70.3 |
| 26 | 15 | Miguel Tejada | ss | 1997‑2011 | 102.3 |
| 26 | 15 | Jorge Posada | ca | 1997‑2011 | 79.5 |
| 26 | 15 | Livan Hernandez | pi sp | 1997‑2011 | 76.7 |
| 26 | 15 | Kyle Lohse | pi sp | 2001‑2015 | 89.0 |
| 26 | 15 | Jake Peavy | pi sp | 2002‑2016 | 141.8 |
| 26 | 15 | Joe Mauer | 1b | 2004‑2018 | 82.6 |
| 26 | 15 | Felix Hernandez*† | pi sp | 2005‑2019 | 175.1 |
| 26 | 15 | Robinson Cano* | 2b | 2005‑2019 | 85.4 |
| 26 | 15 | Justin Verlander* | pi sp | 2006‑2020 | 206.6 |
| 26 | 15 | Jon Lester* | pi sp | 2006‑2020 | 175.3 |
| 26 | 15 | Nelson Cruz* | pi sp | 2006‑2020 | 77.2 |
Active streak of a player active in 2020.
† While Hernandez is an active player, he has opted out of playing in 2020 due to COVID-19 and is unlikely to extend his streak.
(Chart updated Sept. 6, 2020)
Details of Box-Toppers season streaks as of May 2, 2020
Streak—Albert Pujols of the Angels Saturday broke the record for most consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points at 20 after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2020.
Pujols (2-3 R 3BI in the 7-6, seven-inning win over the Astros) breaks the record of 19 seasons held by three other players—Jason Giambi (1995-2013), Carlos Beltran (1999-2017) and CC Sabathia (2001-2019).
Pujols earned his first Box-Toppers points in 2001 with the Cardinals and now has 202.8 career points, seventh among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails sixth-ranked player Sabathia (203.4) by 0.6 points. Pujols has the most career Box-Toppers points among all batters since 1995, ahead of Alex Rodriguez (187.0). He ranks fourth among active players in career points.
The 20-season streak for Pujols is now two seasons longer than the next-longest currently active streak of 18 seasons by Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (2003-2020).
Pujols’ best season was 2009 with the Cardinals when he had 16.7 Box-Toppers points, leading all NL batters and ranking eighth among all players that season. Pujols has led NL batters in Box-Toppers points five times—leading the league in season Box-Toppers points more than any other batter—all with the Cardinals:
In 2003, he had 16.5 points.
In 2004—15.9.
2008—15.2.
2009—16.7.
2010—15.4.
Pujols, 40, had 11.0 Box-Toppers points in 2019 with the Angels, third among AL batters, his best season with the Angels and the most points he had earned in a single season since 2011 with the Cardinals (12.5), when he ranked second among NL batters.
Pujols has had as few as 3.0 points in a season in 2018 with the Angels.
Interestingly, Pujols set the record on a day in which he had no home runs and no extra base hits. Pujols ranks sixth all-time in home runs (659), most among all active players. It also comes on a day in which teammate Mike Trout also earned Player of the Game honors (the Angels played a doubleheader Saturday).
Rankings—White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito rises from sixth to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Giolito (6IP 5H 3R 0BB 9K W in the 5-3 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. Giolito rises to second place among AL pitchers, behind Shane Bieber of the Indians (8.7).
Rankings—Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Maeda (6IP 2H 3R BB 8K ND in the 4-3 win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.4 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers, behind Bieber (8.7) and Giolito (7.0).
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Nationals pitcher Kyle McGowin (2.1IP 0H 0R BB 4K W in the 10-4 win over the Braves) made his Major League debut Sept. 5, 2018, and was playing in his 13th career game.
Josh Fuentes of the Rockies (2B 1-1 0R 2BI in the 5-2 win over the Dodgers) made his Major League debut April 6, 2019, and was playing in his 34th career game.
Scoring—Suarez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Akin earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Trout 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.
Box-Toppers strives for accuracy. See a mistake in a post? A wrong name, wrong team, grammar error, spelling goof, etc.? Thanks for pointing it out! Contact Box-Toppers here. Let's fix it and make it right.
Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 9/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | CIN 6, PIT 2 | Eugenio Suárez, 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +6.1 | `BAL 6, NYY 1 | Keegan Akin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| BAT | +6.0 | LAA 10, HOU 9 (F/7) | Mike Trout, CF | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | MIA 7, TB 3 | Sandy Alcantara, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +5.1 | WSH 10, ATL 4 | Kyle McGowin, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 5, PHI 1 | Seth Lugo, (W 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | `MIN 4, DET 3 | Kenta Maeda | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 5, KC 3 | Lucas Giolito, (W 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 7, HOU 6 (F/7) | Albert Pujols, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | STL 5, CHC 1 (F/7) | Tyler O'Neill, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | OAK 8, SD 4 | Sean Manaea, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 5, LAD 2 | Josh Fuentes, PH‑1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 4, ARI 3 | Darin Ruf, LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | STL 4, CHC 2 (F/7) | Giovanny Gallegos, (S 3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CLE 4, MIL 3 | Cesar Hernández, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | BOS 9, TOR 8 | Rafael Devers, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 5, TEX 3 | Ty France, 2B | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | chi al | 7.0 | 20.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | ‑6.7 |
| Maeda, Kenta 3609 | pi sp | min al | 6.4 | 15.1 | 45.8 | 45.8 | ‑2.3 |
| Trout, Mike 2949 | cf | ana al | 4.5 | 13.2 | 50.7 | 75.2 | ‑4.2 |
| Akin, Keegan 4320 | pi sp | bal al | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | ‑7.0 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | +0.5 |
| Suarez, Eugenio 3355 | 3b | cin nl | 2.0 | 8.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | ‑4.0 |
| Alcantara, Sandy 4061 | pi sp | fla nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | ‑2.7 |
| Lugo, Seth 3729 | pi cp sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | ‑2.0 |
| Ruf, Darin 3575 | dh lf | sf nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +2.0 |
| Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b | ana al | 1.0 | 12.0 | 35.5 | 202.8 | ‑10.0 |
| Hernandez, Cesar 3770 | 2b | cle al | 1.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | ‑3.2 |
| Gallegos, Giovanny 4104 | pi cp mr | stl nl | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ‑3.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 27.5 | 27.5 | ‑2.7 |
| France, Ty 4243 | 2b | sea al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Fuentes, Josh 4329 | 1b ph | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| McGowin, Kyle 4328 | pi mr | dc nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
About Box-Toppers’ team abbreviations
Box-Toppers
Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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.