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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Rangers pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, June 2:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 11.7 |
| 2 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 9.7 |
| 3 | Ranger Suárez | pi sp | Phillies | 9.4 |
| 4 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 8.7 |
| 5 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 8.7 |
| 6 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 8.0 |
| 7 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 7.7 |
| 8 | Dylan Cease | pi sp | Padres | 7.7 |
| 9 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 7.7 |
| 10 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 7.4 |
Player of the Day
Heaney struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 6-0 win over the Marlins.
Heaney earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and is 157th among all players, 60th among AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Braves pitcher Charlie Morton struck out six over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and five walks, in the 3-1 win over the Athletics. Morton did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Athletics tied the game after he exited.
Morton earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 31st among NL pitchers.
Morton also now has 107.8 career Box-Toppers points, 74th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.7 points Sunday, he passes three players on the “all-time” career points list—Frank Thomas (106.2), Francisco Liriano (106.2) and James Shields (106.4). He now trails 73rd-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1).
Morton ranks 12th among active, signed players in career points, sixth among active NL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks hit two home runs, doubled and went 3-for-3, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 5-4 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day
Juan Soto of the Yankees hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 7-5 win over the Giants.
Soto earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 14th among all players and rising to first place among AL batters, passing previous leader Aaron Judge of the Yankees (6.5). Judge had just passed Soto for the Box-Toppers points lead among AL batters on Friday, also earning Player of the Game honors for the second straight day on Saturday.
Sunday’s sidelights sidebar
Top Sunday pitchers
One of the three pitchers with the most 2023-24 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s starters earned Player of the Game honors:▪️Luis Castillo, Mariners
21.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 6th
Player of the Game in win vs. LAA
(7IP 2H 0R 3BB 6K W), +8.0 B-T game score
Castillo earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 22.1 over 2023-24, rising to 5th place
▪️Chris Bassitt, Blue Jays
25.1 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 1st
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. PIT
(5IP 8H 3R BB 7K W), -3.0 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Teammate Daulton Varsho (2B 2-3 2R 0BI), +1.0 game score
▪️Freddy Peralta, Brewers
23.7 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 2nd
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. CHW
(5IP 4H 3R BB 7K W), +1.0 B-T game score
Player of the Game—Teammate Jackson Chourio (HR 2-4 R 3BI), +2.0 game score
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+6.2—Luis Medina, Athletics (5.2IP 2H R 0ER 2BB 6K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. ATL.
Player of the Game—Charlie Morton, Braves (6IP H 0R 5BB 6K ND) with +6.0 game score.
▪️+5.0—Justin Martinez, Diamondbacks (2IP 0H 0R 0BB 3K W)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. NYM
Player of the Game—Teammate Ketel Marte (2HR 2B 3-3 2R 3BI) with +5.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (HR SF 1-1 2R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in win vs. COL.
Player of the Game—Teammate Gavin Stone (5IP 4H 0R 2BB 6K W) with +5.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 451 total players Sunday, 132 pitchers-12.8—Camilo Doval, Giants (0.2IP 4H 4R 2BB K L vs. NYY)
-10.0—Cam Booser, Red Sox
-10.0—Zack Littell, Rays
-9.0—Carlos Carrasco, Guardians
-9.0—Austin Gomber, Rockies
-9.0—Nick Nastrini, White Sox
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 319 total batters Sunday-5.0—Elly De La Cruz, Reds 0-5 4K
-5.0—Bryce Harper, Phillies 0-5 3K
-5.0—Garrett Cooper, Red Sox 0-5 2K
-5.0—Anthony Rizzo, Yankees 0-5 2K
-5.0—Teoscar Hernandez, Dodgers 0-5 K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Scoring
Heaney earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Morton earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Marte and Soto each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers
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1—Clayton Kershaw @Dodgers 270.4
2—Chris Sale @Braves 163.0
3—Yu Darvish @Padres 137.7
4—Lance Lynn @Cardinals 120.5
5—Aaron Nola @Phillies 108.7
6—Charlie Morton @Braves 107.8*
*Earns 1.7 B-T points as NL Player of the Day Sunday
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).| 6/2 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | TEX 6, MIA 0 | Andrew Heaney (W, 2‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| +8.0 | SEA 5, LAA 1 | Luis Castillo (W, 5‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| NL | +6.0 | `ATL 3, OAK 1 | Charlie Morton | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| BAT | +5.0 | ARI 5, NYM 4 | Ketel Marte 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | LAD 4, COL 0 | Gavin Stone (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | NYY 7, SF 5 | Juan Soto RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.1 | `STL 5, PHI 4 (F/10) | JoJo Romero | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 4, SD 3 | Nelson Velázquez PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 6, CHW 3 | Jackson Chourio RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CIN 5, CHC 2 | Jake Fraley DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | TB 4, BAL 3 | José Caballero SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | DET 8, BOS 4 (F/10) | Andy Ibáñez PH‑2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | WSH 5, CLE 2 | Jake Irvin (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 4, HOU 3 | Jhoan Duran (S, 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 5, PIT 4 | Daulton Varsho CF‑LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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.
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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 in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soto, Juan 3994 | rf | nyy al | 7.0 | 16.0 | 32.5 | 40.0 | -2.0 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 6.0 | 22.1 | 60.5 | 76.9 | -10.1 |
| Velazquez, Nelson 4694 | dh ph | kc al | 4.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +1.5 |
| Stone, Gavin 4942 | pi sp | lad nl | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.7 | 13.7 | 57.6 | 107.8 | -6.3 |
| Chourio, Jackson 4970 | rf | mil nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Ibanez, Andy 4496 | 2b ph | det al | 2.5 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -3.0 |
| Marte, Ketel 3630 | 2b | ari nl | 2.5 | 7.0 | 19.5 | 24.5 | -2.0 |
| Varsho, Daulton 4398 | cf lf | tor al | 2.5 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | +1.0 |
| Heaney, Andrew 3515 | pi sp | tex al | 2.0 | 13.4 | 34.8 | 49.5 | -9.4 |
| Duran, Jhoan 4622 | pi cp mr | min al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Caballero, Jose 4968 | ss | tb al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Fraley, Jake 4430 | dh lf | cin nl | 1.0 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | -4.5 |
| Romero, JoJo 4878 | pi mr cp | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Monday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23-24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | Wilson, Bryse 4048 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| PHI | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | 7.7 | 22.4 | 67.9 | 91.3 |
| NYM | Megill, Tylor 4464 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| WSH | Gore, MacKenzie 4582 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| BAL | Rodriguez, Grayson 4790 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| TOR | Gausman, Kevin 3191 | 4.0 | 22.7 | 53.1 | 92.1 |
| DET | Skubal, Tarik 4414 | 7.4 | 18.1 | 37.5 | 37.5 |
| TEX | Eovaldi, Nathan 2928 | 5.0 | 14.7 | 39.8 | 74.3 |
| STL | Gibson, Kyle 3312 | 3.7 | 12.4 | 39.5 | 65.9 |
| HOU | Verlander, Justin 2112 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 68.9 | 247.0 |
| CIN | Abbott, Andrew 4839 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| COL | Feltner, Ryan 4635 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| LAA | Anderson, Tyler 3656 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 27.4 | 40.4 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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