Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
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 Tuesday, April 13.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 4.0 |
| 2 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 3 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 |
| 4 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 |
| 5 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 6 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 3.0 |
| 7 | Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 |
| 8 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 |
| 9 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 2.7 |
| 10 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp mr | mil nl | 2.7 |
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Also Tuesday, two other players rise into Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors—Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes and Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer.
Player of the Day—Bieber struck out 11 over nine scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 2-0, 10-inning win over the White Sox.
Bieber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, rising to second place among all players, trailing only Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow (4.0 points). Bieber led all players in 2020 with 11.4 points and won the 2020 American League Cy Young Award.
National League Player of the Day—Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks in the 7-0 win over the Rockies.
Bauer earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, rising to sixth among all players, second among NL pitchers behind Joe Musgrove of the Padres (3.0 points). Bauer led NL players in 2020 with 10.0 points when he was with the Reds and won the 2020 NL Cy Young Award.
National League Batter of the Day—Adam Duvall of the Marlins hit two home runs—including a three-run shot—and doubled in the 14-8 win over the Braves. Duvall went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in seven runs.
Duvall recorded a Box-Toppers game score of +10.0, highest for a batter earning Player of the Game honors so far this season (but 19th among all Player of the Game winners). Duvall also recorded the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter earning Player of the Game honors in 2020. He had a +13.0 game score on Sept. 9, 2020 (3HR 3-4 5R 9BI) when he was with the Braves in a win over his current team, the Marlins, 29-9. While that was the highest game score for a batter earning Player of the Game honors in 2020 (and perhaps the fifth-highest for a batter since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995), it was only the 21st-highest game score for Player of the Game in 2020—the 20 highest game scores were all recorded by pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day—Charlie Culberson of the Rangers homered, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 8-3 win over the Rays.
Notable—Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Tuesday.
Barnes (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 4-2 win over the Twins) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, fourth among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Jed Lowrie of the Athletics earned Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Tuesday.
Lowrie (HR 2-4 R 3BI in the 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks) was also AL Batter of the Day Monday in the 9-5 win over the Diamondbacks. He earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Tuesday, giving him 2.5 for the season, 13th among all players and third among AL batters.
Scoring—Bieber earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Bauer earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Duvall and Culberson each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Tuesday’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)| 4/13 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +16.0 | CLE 2, CHW 0 (F/10) | Shane Bieber, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| NL | +13.0 | LAD 7, COL 0 | Trevor Bauer, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| BAT | +10.0 | MIA 14, ATL 8 | Adam Duvall, LF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +7.2 | TOR 7, NYY 3 | Hyun Jin Ryu, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +6.0 | STL 14, WSH 3 | Jack Flaherty, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 4, PHI 0 (F/7) | Marcus Stroman, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.1 | `NYM 4, PHI 3 (F/8) | Taijuan Walker | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 8, SD 4 | Jacob Stallings, C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TEX 8, TB 3 | Charlie Culberson, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `SF 7, CIN 6 | Tyler Rogers, (Hld 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | DET 8, HOU 2 | Wilson Ramos, C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 7, ARI 5 | Jed Lowrie, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BAL 7, SEA 6 (F/7) | Maikel Franco, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHC 3, MIL 2 | Willson Contreras, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 4, MIN 2 | Matt Barnes, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | `SEA 4, BAL 3 (F/8) | Justus Sheffield | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | KC 3, LAA 2 | Danny Duffy, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 | 15.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 | ‑7.7 |
| Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | lad nl | 2.7 | 12.7 | 62.0 | 80.1 | ‑7.3 |
| Lowrie, Jed 2437 | 2b | oak al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 13.2 | 39.2 | +2.5 |
| Flaherty, Jack 3971 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 6.7 | 36.3 | 36.3 | ‑2.7 |
| Duffy, Danny 2915 | pi sp | kc al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 29.4 | 48.4 | +0.0 |
| Duvall, Adam 3573 | lf dh rf ph | fla nl | 1.5 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | ‑2.5 |
| Culberson, Charlie 3324 | 3b lf 2b ph | tex al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | +1.5 |
| Ryu, Hyun Jin 3139 | pi sp | tor al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 39.5 | 60.6 | ‑5.0 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 7.0 | 19.7 | 33.4 | ‑5.0 |
| Sheffield, Justus 4286 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ‑1.7 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | ca | chi nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | ‑1.0 |
| Franco, Maikel 3510 | 3b | bal al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 18.2 | 21.4 | ‑0.5 |
| Stallings, Jacob 4176 | ca | pit nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +0.0 |
| Stroman, Marcus 3327 | pi sp | nym nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 39.8 | +1.0 |
| Ramos, Wilson 2904 | ca | det al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 28.5 | +1.0 |
| Rogers, Tyler 4251 | pi mr | sf nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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