A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2024

A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season leaders chart for each of the past 30 seasons, including the leaders in Box-Toppers points each season among four main categories—American League and National League pitchers and batters.

Also, a look at how often Box-Toppers leaders win major postseason awards (Cy Young and Most Valuable Player), what players have led a Box-Toppers season category most often since tracking began in 1995 and what teams have had the most category leaders in 30 seasons. Also, a look at the lowest point totals to lead a season category, which includes 2024 leaders.

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Mariners’ Miller tops players Monday, Sept. 23, rising to 8th in player rankings

Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.

Miller struck out five over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks, in the 6-1 win over the Astros.

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Giants’ Snell tops players Sunday, Sept. 22, Imanaga, Snell rise in top 10 player rankings

Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga becomes the third player to reach 20 Box-Toppers points in 2024 after earning Player of the Game honors, maintaining third place in season player rankings.

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Giants’ Snell tops players Tuesday, Sept. 17; Phillies’ Wheeler extends 2024 points lead

Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Red Sox’ Pivetta tops players Wednesday, Sept. 11; Phillies’ Wheeler extends 2024 lead

Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Astros’ Valdez tops players Friday, Aug. 30; Imanaga, Valdez rise in top 10 rankings

Astros pitcher Framber Valdez is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Also Friday, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga maintains his fourth place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Phillies’ Schwarber tops players Wednesday, Aug. 7; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd place

Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings, extending his lead among American League pitchers, after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Yankees pitcher Luis Gil maintains fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Giants’ Snell tops players Saturday, July 27; Tigers’ Skubal rises to 2nd place

Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Meanwhile, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings and first place among American League pitchers after earning Player of the Game honors. Also, Aaron Judge of the Yankees extends his lead among AL batters in player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

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Gerrit Cole leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 6 seasons (2018-23)

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2018.

Cole has 112.4 Box-Toppers points over the period 2018-23, 17.4 points ahead of second-ranked player, Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer, who has 95.0 over that span.

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A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2023

Analyzing 29 years of Box-Toppers points leaders in pitching and batting in both leagues.

In 2023, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, American League Most Valuable Player, was the only player who won a major postseason award and also led his Box-Toppers category (leading AL batters with 19.4). Also, Pete Alonso of the Mets became the ninth batter since 1995 to lead his league’s batters in Box-Toppers points more than once, leading NL batters for the second straight season.

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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2023 point total declined most from 2022: Carlos Rodon leads list

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2022 to 2023.

Rodon had 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth among all players and third among National League pitchers. But moving to the Yankees in 2023, he earned only 1.0 Box-Toppers point. That 18.8-point decline was the biggest among all players.

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