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Yankees’ Cole tops players Thursday, Sept. 26, rising to 18th on B-T career points list

Shawn Plank September 27, 2024

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Cole struck out five over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-1 win over the Orioles.

Twins’ Ryan tops players for Monday, May 27, rising to 7th in player rankings

Shawn Plank May 28, 2024

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.

Also Monday, Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies has now earned Box-Toppers points in 12 straight seasons after earning National League Batter of the Day honors.

Padres’ Snell tops players for Saturday, Sept. 2; Tigers’ Olson tops AL players

Shawn Plank September 3, 2023

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

Snell struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and four walks, in the 6-1 win over the Giants.

How 2022 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Shawn Plank November 11, 2022

Seven of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards Thursday were also among the leaders at their positions in 2022 Box-Toppers point totals.

Box-Toppers 2022 year-end All-Star teams

Shawn Plank November 5, 2022

The Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2022 regular season are led by overall Box-Toppers points leader, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander.

The American League and National League All-Star teams are composed of the players with the highest Box-Toppers point totals by position in each league.

White Sox’ Dylan Cease tops Box-Toppers’ list of worthy, but unchosen All-Stars

Shawn Plank July 18, 2022

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is the most deserving player not selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.

A Box-Toppers look at All-Star starters, reserves and snubs.

Nationals’ Corbin tops players for Tuesday, June 28; Mariners’ Ray tops AL players

Shawn Plank June 29, 2022

Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Corbin struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Pirates.

Brewers’ Lauer tops players for Sunday, April 24; Megill, France rise in top 10 rankings

Shawn Plank April 24, 2022

Brewers pitcher Eric Lauer is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Tylor Megill rises to second place and Ty France of the Mariners rises to fourth.

Mets’ Megill tops players for Friday, July 23; Wheeler, Peralta rise in player rankings top 10

Shawn Plank July 24, 2021

Mets pitcher Tylor Megill is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after both earn Player of the Game honors—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to third place and Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place.

8 of 14 RBI leaders among top 100 players in Box-Toppers points for 2020

Shawn Plank February 15, 2021

Eight of the top 14 runs batted in leaders were among the top 100 players in Box-Toppers points in 2020.

Six of those players were also among their league’s top 10 batters during the pandemic-shortened season.

Brewers’ Woodruff tops players for Friday, Sept. 11; deGrom, Nola, Maeda rise in player rankings top 10

Shawn Plank September 12, 2020

Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after each earned Player of the Game honors—Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to second, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to fourth and Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda rises to sixth.

Plus, Luke Voit of the Yankees regains the lead in 2020 Box-Toppers points among American League batters after earning AL Batter of the Day honors Friday.

Orioles’ Wojciechowski tops players for Sunday, July 21; Pujols rises to lead AL batters in 2019 points

Shawn Plank July 22, 2019

Orioles pitcher Asher Wojciechowski is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Albert Pujols of the Angels rises to first place among American League batters in 2019 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.

Indians’ Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers’ most deserving player not selected to 2019 All-Star Game

Shawn Plank July 5, 2019

Indians pitcher Shane Bieber is the most deserving player not selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star teams.

Bieber has 11.1 Box-Toppers points in 2019, eighth among all players and fourth among American League pitchers. Other key players not chosen for the All-Star Game who rank among Box-Toppers top players this season include Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, Marcell Ozuna of the Cardinals and Eloy Jimenez of the White Sox.

A look at how 2019 All-Star finalists fare in Box-Toppers points and rankings

Shawn Plank June 24, 2019

There are nine players who lead their league’s positions in Box-Toppers points who are also among the finalists in the newfangled All-Star “general” election being held this week.

But there are eight players who lead their league’s position in Box-Toppers points who are not even listed among the top three finalists (top nine for outfielders) for their positions.

Diamondbacks’ Zack Greinke tops players for Thursday, June 13; Greinke, Bellinger rise in player rankings top 10

Shawn Plank June 14, 2019

Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to fourth place in season player rankings.

Also Thursday, Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Dodgers' Kershaw tops players for Sunday, April 15; Rangers' Colon is 1st to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 seasons

Shawn Plank April 16, 2018

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon, flirting with a perfect game at age 44, becomes the first player to earn Box-Toppers points in 20 different seasons after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Astros' Jose Altuve led in batting average for 2017 but ranked low in Box-Toppers points

Shawn Plank December 20, 2017

Five of the top 10 players in batting average for 2017 are among Box-Toppers’ top 100 players.

But two of the top 10 on the list were not even among the top half of players in 2017, including the overall batting average leader, Jose Altuve of the Astros, who ranked 387th among players in 2017 with just 2.5 Box-Toppers points.

How 2017 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers points and rankings

Shawn Plank November 13, 2017

Only 7 of 17 Silver Slugger Award winners also led their position in Box-Toppers points

Athletics' Ryon Healy ‘most worthy but unchosen’ player for the 2017 All-Star Game

Shawn Plank July 10, 2017

A look at the All-Star Game rosters through the Box-Toppers lens, including a look at the worthy left in the lurch and players whose selection Box-Toppers deems questionable.

A look at Box-Toppers All-Star leaders and how they compare to All-Star vote-getters

Shawn Plank June 27, 2017

A look at top players in Box-Toppers points by position in both leagues over both 2017 and the combined 2016-17 seasons.

Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.

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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.