Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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, May 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 7.0 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 7.0 |
| 3 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.4 |
| 4 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh | bos al | 6.2 |
| 5 | Means, John 4115 | pi sp | bal al | 6.0 |
| 6 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 5.7 |
| 7 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 |
| 8 | Ynoa, Huascar 4343 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 |
| 9 | Rogers, Trevor 4311 | pi sp | fla nl | 5.0 |
| 10 | Rodon, Carlos 3494 | pi sp | chi al | 5.0 |
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Also Sunday, two players rose into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to seventh place and Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa rises to eighth place.
Player of the Day—Wainwright struck out five over 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and three walks in the 2-0 win over the Rockies.
Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season and is 75th in season player rankings, 30th among NL pitchers.
Wainwright has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2006 with the Cardinals, but earned no points in 2011, missing that season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. His current 10-season streak began in 2012. (Had he not missed earning points in 2011, this would be his 16th straight season earning Box-Toppers points.)
Wainwright now has 132.3 career Box-Toppers points, 34th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points earned Sunday, he passes Dodgers pitcher David Price (132.0) on the “all-time” list and now trails 33rd-ranked player, Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (132.8). Wainwright ranks ninth among active, signed players in career points and rises to fifth among active NL pitchers after passing Price.
There were three seasons Wainwright ranked among the overall top 10 in season Box-Toppers points, all with the Cardinals.
In 2010, he had 19.7 Box-Toppers points, fourth overall and second among NL pitchers.
In 2013, he had 20.2 points, second overall and second among NL pitchers.
In 2014, he had 18.7 points, eighth overall and fourth among NL pitchers.
Wainwright had 7.4 Box-Toppers points in 2019, 42nd among NL pitchers. He had 3.7 points in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, 25th among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Kyle Tucker of the Astros hit a three-run homer and went 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.
Batters of the Day—There are no separate AL and NL Batters of the Day for Sunday. There is no AL Batter of the Day because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Kyle Tucker. There is no NL Batter of the Day because no NL batters earned Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Rankings—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
deGrom (5IP H R 3BB 6K W in the 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers (6.4) and Yu Darvish of the Padres (5.7).
deGrom also now has 110.4 career Box-Toppers points, 61st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point earned Sunday, he passes Jeff Kent (110.2) on the “all-time” list and now trails 60th-ranked player Tom Glavine (110.6). (It should be noted that if Glavine’s entire career from 1987 were tracked, he’d have an estimated 170 career Box-Toppers points.) deGrom ranks 14th among active, signed players in career points and eighth among active NL pitchers.
Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Sunday’s win over the Phillies.
Rankings—Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Ynoa (6IP 4H R BB 6K W in the 6-1 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season. He ranks fourth among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Wainwright earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Tucker earns 1.7 points for being AL Player 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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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 5/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.1 | STL 2, COL 0 | Adam Wainwright, (W 2‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| AL | +6.0 | HOU 7, TOR 4 | Kyle Tucker, RF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | TEX 10, SEA 2 | Adolis García, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | PIT 6, CHC 5 | Tyler Anderson, (W 3‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 6, PHI 1 | Huascar Ynoa, (W 4‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | NYM 4, ARI 2 | Jacob deGrom, (W 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 11, SF 1 | Ryan Weathers, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 2, MIA 1 (F/10) | Josh Hader, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 4, OAK 3 | Jeffrey Springs, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | `NYY 3, WSH 2 | Domingo Germán | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | BOS 4, BAL 3 | Rafael Devers, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CHW 9, KC 3 | Jose Abreu, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | `LAA 2, LAD 1 | Jose Quintana | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 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 Player of the Game winners
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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 5.0 | 13.7 | 75.0 | 110.4 | ‑3.7 |
| Ynoa, Huascar 4343 | pi sp | atl nl | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +3.3 |
| Anderson, Tyler 3656 | pi sp | pit nl | 3.0 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | +0.3 |
| Weathers, Ryan 4388 | pi sp mr | sd nl | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Abreu, Jose 3308 | dh 1b | chi al | 2.5 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 40.5 | ‑2.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 2.0 | 5.7 | 30.5 | 132.3 | ‑1.7 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | 3b | bos al | 2.0 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | ‑0.5 |
| Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp mr | mil nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 34.4 | 34.4 | +2.0 |
| German, Domingo 3957 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | +2.0 |
| Garcia, Adolis 4387 | dh cf | tex al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Springs, Jeffrey 4372 | pi mr | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Tucker, Kyle 4277 | rf | hou al | 1.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | ‑3.3 |
| Quintana, Jose 3040 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 46.9 | 71.7 | +1.0 |
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