A pitchers vs. batters breakdown of each team’s Box-Toppers point total for 2024

In 2024, teams with the most Box-Toppers points earned by pitchers generally ranked higher in overall Box-Toppers team rankings.

For example, the Philadephia Phillies led all teams with 124.9 Box-Toppers points. Pitchers earned 78.0 of those points, fifth-most among all teams. Box-Toppers’ seven top-ranked teams were all among the top 10 in points earned by pitchers.

However, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were a notable anomaly. While the team finished eighth overall in Box-Toppers points (113.7), they finished 11th in points earned by pitchers (66.2) and third in points earned by batters (47.5).

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Box-Toppers 2024 year-end All-Star teams

Overall Box-Toppers points leader, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, leads the Box-Toppers All-Star teams for the 2024 regular season.

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. In addition to nine batters in each league are the top four starting pitchers in each league and the top closing pitcher.

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Box-Toppers batting leaders Judge, Ohtani win Most Valuable Player awards

Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who both led their league’s batters in Box-Toppers points in 2024, won the season’s Most Valuable Player Awards Thursday.

Judge, who led American League batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points, won the AL award and Ohtani, who led National League batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, won the NL award.

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Box-Toppers’ top-ranked batters—Judge, Ohtani—win 2024 Hank Aaron Awards

Box-Toppers’ top two-ranked batters won the 2024 Hank Aaron Awards for top offensive players.

Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who led American League batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points, won the AL award and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who led National League batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, won the NL award.

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Seven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2024 All-MLB First Team

Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2024’s 16-member “All-MLB” Team announced Thursday.

Three other Box-Toppers leaders were chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.

The All-MLB team was selected with half the vote coming from fans and half coming from an expert panel. Unlike the selections for baseball’s All-Star Game, players on not selected based on their affiliation with American League or National League. Rather, all players are chosen from all Major League Baseball regardless of league as “First Team” or “Second Team” players.

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How 2024 Silver Sluggers winners fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Eight of the 20 batters winning Silver Slugger Awards in 2024 were also among the leaders at their positions in 2024 Box-Toppers point totals.

The awards are given to the top batter in each position in both leagues, voted on by Major League Baseball coaches and managers. Box-Toppers, analyzing traditional box scores, tracks which players most helps their teams win the most games, awarding points for the top player in each game.

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Dodgers’ Yamamoto is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in World Series Game 2

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s World Series Game 2.

The Los Angeles Dodgers win 4-2 to take a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven-game series. Yamamoto struck out four over 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run, one hit and two walks.

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A Box-Toppers look back at regular season series between Yankees, Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, meeting in the World Series beginning Friday, also met during the regular season for three games in New York, with the Dodgers winning two of the three games:

Here is a look at Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in each of those games.

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Juan Soto tops players Saturday as Yankees win AL Championship Series in fifth game

Juan Soto of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Saturday’s American League Championship Series Game 5.

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in the series four games to one and advance to the World Series.

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Alonso, Stanton top players in Friday’s League Championship Series games

Pete Alonso of the Mets and Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Friday’s two League Championship Series games.

In the National League, the New York Mets extend their best-of-seven-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, now trailing 3-2. In the American League, the New York Yankees take a 3-1 lead in their best-of—seven game series against the Cleveland Guardians.

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Carlos Rodón, Edwin Díaz top players in Monday’s League Championship Series games

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon and Mets closing pitcher Edwin Diaz are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two League Championship Series games.

The Yankees take a 1-0 lead over the Guardians in the American League, while in the National League, the Mets tie the series with the Dodgers, 1-1.

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ALCS Preview: Top-ranked, top-seeded Yankees favored over Guardians

The New York Yankees, Box-Toppers’ top-ranked American League team and the top seed among AL teams in the postseason, are favored over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Championship Series.

The Yankees have the edge in overall Box-Toppers points and in starting and relief pitchers. However, the Guardians hold a surprising edge among the likely starting nine batters.

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D-backs’ Gallen tops players Wednesday, Sept. 25; Mariners’ Kirby rises to 9th place

Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Mariners pitcher George Kirby rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

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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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