Diamondbacks pitcher Luke Weaver is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Meanwhile, J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox takes the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors Sunday.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Sunday, April 11.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 |
| 2 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 |
| 4 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 |
| 5 | Kimbrel, Craig 2825 | pi cp mr | chi nl | 2.7 |
| 6 | Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b dh | sea al | 2.5 |
| 7 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 2.0 |
| 8 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 2.0 |
| 9 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 |
| 10 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 2.0 |
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Player of the Day—Weaver struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Reds.
Weaver earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 19th in season player rankings.
American League Player of the Day—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox hit three solo home runs and went 4-for-6, scoring four times and driving in four runs, in the 14-9 win over the Orioles.
Martinez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.2 for the season, rising to first place in season player rankings, passing previous leader, Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (3.0 Box-Toppers points), who took the lead Friday. Martinez led AL batters in Box-Toppers points in 2018.
National League Batter of the Day—Travis Shaw of the Brewers hit a three-run homer and went 1-for-2, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-3 win over the Cardinals.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter J.D. Martinez.
Notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Kershaw (6IP 5H 0R 0BB 6K W in the 3-0 win over the Nationals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.7 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers, behind Joe Musgrove of the Padres (3.0 points).
Kershaw now has 237.9 career Box-Toppers points, third-most since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8) by 6.9 points. (It should be noted Martinez began his career in 1992; if Box-Toppers had tracked his career prior to 1995, projections put his career total at about 270.) Kershaw leads active players in career points ahead of second-place player, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke (210.1).
Also notable—Kyle Seager of the Mariners rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Seager (2HR 4-4 2R 4BI in the 8-6 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 2.5 for the season. He ranks second among AL batters, behind Sunday AL Player of the Day J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox (3.2).
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Sunday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Wilmer Difo of the Pirates (HR 1-1 R 2BI in the 7-1 win over the Cubs) made his Major League debut May 19, 2015, and was playing in his 380th career game.
Royals pitcher Kyle Zimmer (1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K Sv in the 4-3, 10-inning win over the White Sox) made his Major League debut March 31, 2019, and was playing in his 35th career game.
Scoring—Weaver earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Martinez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Shaw earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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)| 4/11 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | ARI 7, CIN 0 | Luke Weaver, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +7.0 | SF 4, COL 0 | Anthony DeSclafani, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +7.0 | LAD 3, WSH 0 | Clayton Kershaw, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | BOS 14, BAL 9 | J.D. Martinez, DH | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | SEA 8, MIN 6 | Kyle Seager, 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.1 | SD 2, TEX 0 | Craig Stammen, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIL 9, STL 3 | Travis Shaw, 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYY 8, TB 4 (F/10) | Gio Urshela, 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PHI 7, ATL 6 | Didi Gregorius, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 7, CHC 1 | Wilmer Difo, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 5, DET 2 | Logan Allen, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 4, CHW 3 (F/10) | Kyle Zimmer, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 | 3.2 | 35.2 | 46.9 | +3.2 |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | 10.4 | 78.6 | 237.9 | ‑5.0 |
| Seager, Kyle 3031 | 3b dh | sea al | 2.5 | 4.5 | 26.2 | 45.2 | +0.5 |
| Weaver, Luke 3719 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 22.7 | 22.7 | +2.0 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 24.0 | 28.2 | +0.5 |
| Gregorius, Didi 3184 | ss | phi nl | 1.0 | 4.5 | 15.7 | 20.2 | ‑2.5 |
| DeSclafani, Anthony 3441 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 3.7 | 18.7 | 26.4 | ‑1.7 |
| Urshela, Gio 4135 | 3b | nyy al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +1.0 |
| Stammen, Craig 2506 | pi mr cp | sd nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 21.0 | +1.0 |
| Allen, Logan 4167 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Difo, Wilmer 4375 | ph | pit nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Zimmer, Kyle 4376 | pi cp | kc al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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