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▪️ Top 10 players in 2024
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Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.
Player of the Day
Lopez struck out 14 over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 3-0 win over the Athletics.
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 7.0 for the season, 25th among all players and 13th among American League pitchers.
Lopez recorded a +19.0 Box-Toppers game score Sunday, which is the highest for any Player of the Game winner in 2024, beating the +18.0 game score by Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow on April 9 (7IP 3H 0R 0BB 14K W in the 6-3 win over the Twins).
National League Player of the Day
Mets pitcher Luis Severino struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Cubs.
Severino earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, 45th among NL pitchers.
American League Batter of the Day
Colt Keith of the Tigers homered, doubled and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in three runs, in the 11-2 win over the White Sox.
National League Batter of the Day
Blake Perkins of the Brewers doubled and went 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 6-2 win over the Padres.
Active season streaks
Here are the 13 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Free agent | 2007‑2023 | 224.5 |
| 16 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2023 | 270.4 |
| 16 | Evan Longoria | 3b | Free agent | 2008‑2023 | 62.7 |
| 16 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Rangers | 2009‑2024 | 252.7 |
| 15 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Pirates | 2009‑2023 | 80.9 |
| 15 | Craig Kimbrel | pi cp | Orioles | 2010‑2024 | 92.1 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Stanton | rf dh | Yankees | 2010‑2023 | 75.9 |
| 14 | Aroldis Chapman | pi cp mr | Pirates | 2010‑2023 | 66.1 |
| 14 | Freddie Freeman | 1b | Dodgers | 2011‑2024 | 87.9 |
| 14 | Kenley Jansen | pi cp | Red Sox | 2011‑2024 | 68.4 |
| 13 | Mike Trout | cf | Angels | 2011‑2023 | 84.2 |
| 13 | Brandon Belt | 1b dh | Free agent | 2011‑2023 | 46.2 |
| 13 | Starling Marte | rf | Mets | 2012‑2024 | 30.0 |
Streak
Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024 Sunday.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2024 Box-Toppers points (BTP) through Sunday, June 23:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Gil | pi sp | Yankees | 13.4 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 10.7 |
| 3 | Tyler Glasnow | pi sp | Dodgers | 10.7 |
| 4 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 10.7 |
| 5 | Shota Imanaga | pi sp | Cubs | 10.7 |
| 6 | Logan Gilbert | pi sp | Mariners | 10.0 |
| 7 | Tanner Bibee | pi sp | Guardians | 10.0 |
| 8 | George Kirby | pi sp | Mariners | 9.7 |
| 9 | Tanner Houck | pi sp | Red Sox | 9.7 |
| 10 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | White Sox | 9.7 |
Scherzer (5IP H 0R 0BB 4K W in the 4-0 win over the Royals) earned his first points in 2009 with the Diamondbacks and now has 252.7 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (270.4) by 17.7 points. Scherzer ranks second among active players, behind Kershaw (259.3). He leads active AL players ahead of Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (247.0).
Scherzer’s best season was 2016 with the Nationals when he had 25.7 Box-Toppers points to lead all players. In 2021, Scherzer led all players for the second time with 25.1 Box-Toppers points with the Nationals and Dodgers. He’s had four seasons with 25 or more points and six seasons with 20 or more points. In 2023, he had 15.4 Box-Toppers points with the Mets and Rangers, finishing the season 10th overall and sixth among AL pitchers.
Scherzer’s 16-season streak earning Box-Toppers points is tied for the second-longest active streak.
This was also Scherzer’s first start of the season, returning after recovering from injuries. It also marks the latest in a season Scherzer has earned his first Player of the Game honor in a regular-length season since he started earning points in 2009. His previous latest was May 30 in 2010. (In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which began July 23, Scherzer earned his first Player of the Game honor July 29.)
Sunday’s sidelights sidebar
Top pitching matchup
▪️Logan Webb, Giants17.4 Box-Toppers points over 2023-24, 14th among NL pitchers
▪️Sonny Gray, Cardinals
17.8 Box-Toppers points in 2023-24, 12th among NL pitchers
Result—STL 5, SF 3
Gray was Player of the Game with +12.0 B-T game score (7IP H R 0BB 10K W).
Webb had -5.0 B-T game score in loss (6IP 9H 4R 2BB 8K L).
Morton had -10.8 B-T game score (5.2IP 5H 5R 5BB 4K L).
Gray earns 1.0 B-T point, giving him 18.8 over 2023-24, rising to 11th among NL pitchers over that span.
High scores, no points
Highest Box-Toppers game scores for the day among players who did not earn Player of the Game honors:▪️+8.0—Kyle Freeland, Rockies (6IP H 0R BB 4K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. WSH.
Player of the Game—Jake Irvin, Nationals (6IP 3H R BB 10K ND) with +10.0 game score.
▪️+6.0—Paul Skenes, Pirates (7IP 6H R BB 8K ND)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. TB
Player of the Game—Pete Fairbanks, Rays (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv) with +2.0 game score.
▪️+4.0—Spencer Horwitz, Blue Jays (2HR 2-3 3R 2BI)
Was not Player of the Game in loss vs. CLE
Player of the Game—Tim Herrin, Guardians (1IP 0H 0R 0BB K W) with +2.0 game score.
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores
Out of 401 total players Sunday, 114 pitchers-18.0—Jonathan Cannon, White Sox (1IP 7H 8R 5ER 0BB K L vs. DET)
-15.0—Albert Suárez, Orioles
-12.0—Yusei Kikuchi, Blue Jays
-12.0—Bryce Miller, Mariners
-11.9—Javier Assad, Cubs
Lowest Box-Toppers game scores by batters
Out of 287 total batters Sunday-5.0—Tyler Freeman, Guardians 0-5 K
-5.0—TJ Friedl, Reds 0-5 K
-5.0—Julio Rodriguez, Mariners 0-5 K
-5.0—Kyle Schwarber, Phillies 0-5 K
-4.0—Brent Rooker, Athletics 0-4 4K
Box-Toppers uses Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com and other sources to compile this information.
Notable
Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among Sunday’s Player of the Game winners.
Gray (7IP H R 0BB 8K W in the 5-3 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.4 for the season, 18th among all players and ninth among NL pitchers.
Gray was pitching a perfect game until giving up a home run with two outs in the seventh inning.
Gray also now has 106.3 career Box-Toppers points, 76th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes three players on the “all-time” career points list—Aramis Ramirez (105.8), Frank Thomas (106.2) and Francisco Liriano (106.2). He now trails 75th-ranked player James Shields (106.4).
Gray ranks 13th among active, signed players in career points and seventh among active NL pitchers.
Scoring
Lopez earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Severino earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Keith and Perkins 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 since 1995
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) June 24, 2024
1—Randy Johnson 282.5
2—Clayton Kershaw @Dodgers 270.4
3—Max Scherzer @Rangers 252.7*
4—Justin Verlander @Astros 247.0
5—Pedro Martinez 244.8
6—Zack Greinke 224.5
*Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Sundayhttps://t.co/R9SjD1HBtY pic.twitter.com/mPc70pLVCy
Highest Box-Toppers game scores among 2024 Player of the Game winners:
— Box-Toppers (@BoxToppers) June 24, 2024
+19.0—Pablo López @Twins, 6/23
+18.0—Tyler Glasnow @Dodgers, 4/9
+18.0—DJ Herz @Nationals, 6/15
+16.0—George Kirby @Mariners, 4/27
+16.0—Dylan Cease @Padres, 5/8https://t.co/R9SjD1HBtY pic.twitter.com/erskaT9k53
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).| 6/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +19.0 | MIN 3, OAK 0 | Pablo López (W, 7‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| NL | +13.0 | NYM 5, CHC 2 | Luis Severino (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| +12.0 | STL 5, SF 3 | Sonny Gray (W, 9‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +10.0 | `WSH 2, COL 1 | Jake Irvin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +8.0 | PHI 4, ARI 1 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +8.0 | TEX 4, KC 0 | Max Scherzer (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | DET 11, CHW 2 | Colt Keith 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | HOU 8, BAL 1 | Yainer Diaz DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | MIA 6, SEA 4 | A.J. Puk (W, 1‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | ATL 3, NYY 1 | Raisel Iglesias (S, 20) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 6, TOR 5 | Tim Herrin (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | TB 3, PIT 1 | Pete Fairbanks (S, 11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | BOS 7, CIN 4 | Jarren Duran LF‑CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +1.0 | MIL 6, SD 2 | Blake Perkins CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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.
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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | stl nl | 8.4 | 18.8 | 56.4 | 106.3 | -2.0 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 7.0 | 20.4 | 52.5 | 54.2 | -6.4 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +1.4 |
| Irvin, Jake 4805 | pi sp | dc nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nym nl | 3.7 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 61.9 | -1.0 |
| Perkins, Blake 4832 | cf | mil nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Keith, Colt 5015 | 2b | det al | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Fairbanks, Pete 4273 | pi cp | tb al | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Herrin, Tim 4978 | pi mr | cle al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | tex al | 1.0 | 16.4 | 70.9 | 252.7 | -14.4 |
| Duran, Jarren 4783 | lf cf | bos al | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | -6.5 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | atl nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 32.7 | -2.0 |
| Puk, A.J. 4253 | pi mr cp | fla nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | -2.0 |
| Diaz, Yainer 4871 | dh ca | hou al | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Bibee, Tanner 4792 | 10.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| BAL | Povich, Cade 5029 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| PHI | Nola, Aaron 3569 | 8.7 | 20.7 | 64.8 | 110.4 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 7.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| TB | Bradley, Taj 4780 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| PIT | Falter, Bailey 4473 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| CIN | Spiers, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOR | Bassitt, Chris 3413 | 5.0 | 25.1 | 62.9 | 68.9 |
| BOS | Houck, Tanner 4342 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 23.4 | 23.4 |
| ATL | Schwellenbach, Spencer 5035 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| STL | Lynn, Lance 2992 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 52.9 | 120.5 |
| LAD | Paxton, James 3280 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 24.1 | 65.9 |
| CHW | Crochet, Garrett 4434 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| MIA | Munoz, Roddery 4994 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| KC | Ragans, Cole 4889 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| TEX | Lorenzen, Michael 3479 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 17.7 | 25.2 |
| MIL | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | 7.0 | 24.7 | 54.8 | 63.5 |
| OAK | Medina, Luis 4876 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| LAA | Canning, Griffin 4134 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| WSH | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 35.2 | 93.4 |
| SD | Waldron, Matt 4946 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| CHC | Steele, Justin 4415 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 |
| SF | Undecided | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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