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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Yankees’ Cole tops players Friday, Aug. 16; Brewers’ Civale tops NL players

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

Cole struck out eight over six scoreless innnings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.

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Braves’ Sale tops players for Monday, May 20, rising to 1st in player rankings

Braves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.

Also Monday, Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck rises to first place among American League pitchers in 2024 Box-Toppers points, sixth overall, after earning AL Player of the Day honors.

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Braves’ Sale tops players for Tuesday, May 14, rising to 5th in player rankings

Braves pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.

Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

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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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A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2022

In 2022, Justin Verlander led American League pitchers in season Box-Toppers points for the third time in his career, tied for the seventh-most times a player has led a season points category.

Also in 2022, the New York Mets and Miami Marlins each had their first Box-Toppers points category leader—Pete Alonso and Sandy Alcantara— leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates as the only team to never have a player lead a category since tracking began in 1995.

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Padres’ Darvish tops players for Sunday, Sept. 18; Marlins’ Alcantara rises to 4th

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara regains the Box-Toppers points lead among National League pitchers, rising to fourth place overall, after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Phillies’ Nola tops players for Thursday, May 26; Yankees’ Cortes rises to 2nd in player rankings

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers earns Box-Toppers points in his 20th consecutive season—the second-longest such streak since 1995—after earning his first Player of the Game honors Thursday.

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A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2021

Analyzing 27 years of Box-Toppers points leaders among American League and National League pitchers and batters each season.

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Box-Toppers selects 9 players for 2022 Hall of Fame induction in internet writers’ ballot

Box-Toppers is voting for nine players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2022 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.

Of the nine players, three are in their first year on the ballot—Tim Lincecum, Jake Peavy and Mark Teixeira. The other six all return after not receiving the necessary votes to make the hall last year, including Curt Schilling, who is on the ballot for his 10th and final year.

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Phillies’ Suarez tops players for Saturday, Sept. 25; Burnes, Ray rise in player rankings top 10

Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, two players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 after both earn Player of the Game honors: Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes rises to fourth place and Blue Jays pitcher Robbie Ray rises to fifth. Plus, Nick Castellanos of the Reds extends his 2021 Box-Toppers points lead among National League batters after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.

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Padres’ Musgrove tops players for Thursday, July 29; Brewers’ Peralta rises to 8th in player rankings

Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta rises to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, pitcher Max Scherzer earns Player of the Game honors Thursday in what appears to be his final start for the Nationals. He is reportedly being traded to the Dodgers, though the deal was not final as of Friday morning.

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A look at Clayton Kershaw’s rise to 2nd place on Box-Toppers ‘all-time’ career points list

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has the second-most career Box-Toppers points since player tracking began in 1995.

Kershaw rose into second place on the “all-time” career points list Sunday with 246.6 points, passing Pedro Martinez (244.8), who held the second-place spot for more than 22 years.

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A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2020

Analyzing 26 years of Box-Toppers points leaders among American League and National League pitchers and batters each season.

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