Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.
Bieber struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 10-0 win over the Rangers.
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Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to ninth place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani rises to fifth place and Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan rises to sixth place.
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Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman leads Box-Toppers 1st player rankings report
Kevin Gausman of the Blue Jays leads leads Box-Toppers first weekly season player rankings report of the 2023 season.
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Also Thursday, Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
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Read MoreRockies’ Freeland tops players for Monday, June 28; Reds’ Castellanos rises to lead NL batter player rankings
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Read MoreBox-Toppers top 10 players in 2018 includes 8 AL pitchers; WAR top 10 has none
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Read MoreBox-Toppers points leader Snell wins AL Cy Young; deGrom wins NL Cy Young despite his numbers
Rays pitcher Blake Snell, who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2018, was voted the American League Cy Young Award winner Wednesday.
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Read MoreKyle Freeland tops players as Rockies beat Cubs in NL Wild Card Game
Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day in the National League Wild Card Game.
Freeland struck out six over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-1, 13-inning win over the Cubs, as the Rockies advance to the NL Division Series Thursday against the Brewers.
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Read MoreRays’ Blake Snell tops players for Sunday, Sept. 23, increases lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings
Rays pitcher Blake Snell is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, increasing his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings and achieving the 16th-highest single-season Box-Toppers point total since tracking began in 1995.
Snell struck out 11 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreTigers’ Matthew Boyd tops players for Saturday, Sept. 8; Nationals’ Scherzer extends player rankings lead
Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRed Sox’ David Price tops players for Thursday, Aug. 23; Phillies’ Nola maintains 3rd place in player rankings
Red Sox pitcher David Price is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola maintained his third-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreYankees’ Lance Lynn tops players for Monday, Aug. 6; Astros’ Morton rises to 9th in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Astros pitcher Charlie Morton rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreBlue Jays’ J.A. Happ tops players for Tuesday, April 24; Yankees’ Sabathia earns Box-Toppers points for 18th straight season
Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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Read MoreRockies' Kyle Freeland tops players for Sunday, July 9; Kershaw extends lead in season Box-Toppers points
Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2017 season as of July 9:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 |
| 2 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 17.0 |
| 3 | Sale, Chris 2806 | pi sp | bos al | 13.1 |
| 4 | Santana, Ervin 2005 | pi sp | min al | 12.4 |
| 5 | Wood, Alex 3246 | pi sp | lad nl | 12.0 |
| 6 | Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 11.4 |
| 7 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 11.4 |
| 8 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 10.4 |
| 9 | Ray, Robbie 3502 | pi sp | ari nl | 10.0 |
| 10 | McCullers, Lance 3488 | pi sp | hou al | 9.4 |
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his lead in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez rises to eighth place in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 after earning American League Player of the Day honors.
Player of the Day—Freeland pitched 8 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, three walks and striking out nine, in the 10-0 win over the White Sox. Freeland had a no-hitter intact until giving up a hit with one out in the ninth inning.
American League Player of the Day—Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and three walks, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
Hernandez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 171.4 career points, rising to eighth in career points among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his points Sunday, he passes Roy Halladay (170.7) on the “all-time” list and now trails seventh-ranked player Albert Pujols (184.3).
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 204.8 |
| 4 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 5 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 190.0 |
| 6 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | released | 187.0 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 184.3 |
| 8 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 171.4 |
| 9 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 10 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 167.5 |
| 11 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 12 | Johan Santana | pi sp | free agent | 166.6 |
| 13 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 14 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 16 | Mike Mussina | pi sp | retired | 155.6 |
| 17 | Barry Bonds | lf | retired | 153.2 |
| 18 | Greg Maddux | pi sp | retired | 151.7 |
| 19 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | min al | 151.2 |
| 20 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 149.2 |
List of top 100 players since 1995 at the close of the 2016 season.
Hernandez has just 2.7 Box-Toppers points on the season and had just 6.0 in 2016, after seven straight seasons of 10 or more points. Hernandez earned 0.7 Box-Toppers bonus points Sunday; the last time he earned bonus points was Sept. 10, 2015, when as Player of the Day, he earned an extra 1.0 Box-Toppers bonus point.
American League Batter of the Day—Carlos Correa of the Astros hit two homers and went 4-for-5, scoring three times and driving in five runs, in the 19-1 win over the Blue Jays.
National League Batter of the Day—Francisco Cervelli of the Pirates hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, driving in five runs, in the 14-3 win over the Cubs.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Kershaw (CG 6H 2R 0BB 13K W in the 5-2 win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 21.1 for the season, leading second-place player, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (17.0 Box-Toppers points).
Kershaw also now has 204.8 career points, third-most among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-ranked player Pedro Martinez (244.8). Kershaw leads all active players in career points.
Scoring—Freeland earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Hernandez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Correa and Cervelli each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 7/9 | Score | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 13.1 | COL 10, CHW 0 | Kyle Freeland (W, 9-7) | - | - | - | - | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 12.0 | LAD 5, KC 2 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 14-2) | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | ||
| AL | 9.0 | SEA 4, OAK 0 | Felix Hernandez (W, 4-3) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| BAT | 7.0 | HOU 19, TOR 1 | Carlos Correa (SS) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 7.0 | PHI 7, SD 1 | Jerad Eickhoff (W, 1-7) | - | - | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6.0 | MIA 10, SF 8 (F/11) | Nick Wittgren (W, 2-1) | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5.0 | BAL 11, MIN 5 | Adam Jones (CF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 5.0 | STL 6, NYM 0 | Lance Lynn (W, 7-6) | - | - | - | - | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| BAT | 4.0 | PIT 14, CHC 3 | Francisco Cervelli (C) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | MIL 5, NYY 3 | Travis Shaw (3B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | WSH 10, ATL 5 | Anthony Rendon (3B) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | CIN 2, ARI 1 | Raisel Iglesias (S, 16) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2.0 | LAA 3, TEX 0 | Bud Norris (S, 13) | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.0 | DET 5, CLE 3 | Jose Iglesias (SS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1.0 | TB 5, BOS 3 | Steven Souza Jr. (RF) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 21.1 | 45.5 | 145.2 | 204.8 | -3.3 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.7 | 5.7 | 61.6 | 61.6 | 5.7 |
| Correa, Carlos 3506 | ss | hou al | 5.5 | 13.2 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -2.2 |
| Shaw, Travis 3544 | 3b | mil nl | 5.5 | 12.5 | 16.7 | 16.7 | -1.5 |
| Rendon, Anthony 3258 | 3b | dc nl | 5.5 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| Iglesias, Jose 3532 | ss | det al | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Souza, Steven Jr. 3461 | rf | tb al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 15.2 | -1.7 |
| Norris, Bud 2638 | pi cp | ana al | 4.0 | 9.7 | 34.4 | 50.1 | -1.7 |
| Jones, Adam 2347 | cf | bal al | 3.5 | 4.5 | 35.5 | 53.0 | 2.5 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | cin nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Cervelli, Francisco 3387 | ca | pit nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| Hernandez, Felix 2064 | pi sp | sea al | 2.7 | 8.7 | 82.4 | 171.4 | -3.3 |
| Eickhoff, Jerad 3566 | pi sp | phi nl | 2.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | -6.0 |
| Wittgren, Nick 3647 | pi mr | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Rangers' Nomar Mazara tops players for Friday, April 7; Scherzer earns his 1st point of 2017
Nomar Mazara of the Rangers is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer—who led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2016—earned his first Box-Toppers point of the season after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Mazara hit a grand slam and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs, in the 10-5 win over the Athletics.
National League Player of the Day—Reds pitcher Amir Garrett pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out four, in the 2-0 win over the Cardinals.
This was Garrett’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. It was also his Major League debut. He is the 3,672nd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Garrett had a Box-Toppers game score Friday of 6.0, tied with two other Friday Players of the Game—Mazara and Brewers pitcher Jimmy Nelson. Mazara won the tiebreaker over Garrett because in cases of Box-Toppers game score ties, batters top pitchers. Garrett won the tiebreaker over Nelson because Garrett earned the win in his game, while Nelson picked up the no-decision.
National League Batter of the Day—Yangervis Solarte of the Padres doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in four runs, in the 7-6 win over the Giants.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall Player of the Day is AL batter Nomar Mazara.
Debut—Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland made his Box-Toppers debut Friday, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors (6IP 4H R 2BB 6K W in the 2-1 win over the Dodgers). Freeland was also making his Major League debut. He is the 3,763rd player to debut in Box-Toppers since record keeping began in 1995.
Streak—Seth Smith of the Orioles has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Smith (HR 2B 2-4 2R 2BI in the 6-5 win over the Yankees) made his Box-Toppers debut in 2008 with the Rockies and has 39.2 career Box-Toppers points, ninth among active AL outfielders. His best season was 2008 with the Rockies when he had 8.5 Box-Toppers points, fifth among NL batters.
Notable—Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer now has 132.7 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Friday (6.2IP 4H 2R 2BB 7K W in the 7-6 win over the Phillies). Scherzer ranks 31st among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 30th-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4).
Scherzer led all players in Box-Toppers points in 2016 with 25.7. This was his first point of the year. He now leads all players in Box-Toppers points over 2016 and 2017 with 26.7, passing Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (26.4).
Scoring—Mazara earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Garrett earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Solarte earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Friday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) 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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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score| 4/7 | Score | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
| MLB | 6.0 | TEX 10, OAK 5 | Nomar Mazara, RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NL | 6.0 | CIN 2, STL 0 | Amir Garrett (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6.0 | `MIL 2, CHC 1 (F/11) | Jimmy Nelson | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4.2 | LAA 5, SEA 1 | Jesse Chavez (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | COL 2, LAD 1 | Kyle Freeland (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4.0 | `DET 6, BOS 5 | Michael Fulmer | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3.2 | WSH 7, PHI 6 | Max Scherzer (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| BAT | 3.0 | SD 7, SF 6 | Yangervis Solarte, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3.0 | MIA 7, NYM 2 | Derek Dietrich, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3.0 | KC 5, HOU 1 | Jason Vargas (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3.0 | PIT 5, ATL 4 | Ivan Nova (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2.1 | TB 10, TOR 8 | Alex Colome (S,3) | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2.0 | BAL 6, NYY 5 | Seth Smith, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | ARI 7, CLE 3 | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2.0 | MIN 3, CHW 1 | Phil Hughes (W,1-0) | - | - | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Players of the Game. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’17). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’16-17), the period 2012-2017 (’12-17) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2017 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2016 total (+/-).| Player of Game | Pos | Team | ’17 | ’16-17 | ’12-17 | Career | +/- |
| Mazara, Nomar 3614 | rf | tex al | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -5.0 |
| Garrett, Amir 3762 | pi sp | cin nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Solarte, Yangervis 3304 | 3b | sd nl | 1.5 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -1.5 |
| Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 1.0 | 26.7 | 104.9 | 132.7 | -24.7 |
| Fulmer, Michael 3640 | pi sp | det al | 1.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | -11.7 |
| Colome, Alex 3189 | pi cp | tb al | 1.0 | 10.0 | 18.7 | 18.7 | -8.0 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | pit nl | 1.0 | 9.0 | 24.7 | 32.1 | -7.0 |
| Smith, Seth 2489 | rf | bal al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 39.2 | -4.0 |
| Goldschmidt, Paul 2935 | 1b | ari nl | 1.0 | 5.5 | 36.9 | 40.9 | -3.5 |
| Nelson, Jimmy 3299 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | -2.0 |
| Dietrich, Derek 3199 | 3b | fla nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Vargas, Jason 2055 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 27.4 | 48.2 | 0.0 |
| Chavez, Jesse 2780 | pi sp | ana al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 1.0 |
| Hughes, Phil 2272 | pi sp | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 30.5 | 49.2 | 1.0 |
| Freeland, Kyle 3763 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |