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Players named to ‘All-MLB’ teams rarely coincided with 2020 Box-Toppers points leaders

Shawn Plank December 14, 2020

Selections for Major League Baseball’s 2020 “All-MLB” teams announced this past week rarely coincided with the season’s Box-Toppers points leaders.

Only one All-MLB First Team batter was among the Box-Toppers points leaders at his position—Marcell Ozuna of the Braves led all designated hitters with 4.5 Box-Toppers points. However, three of the four All-MLB First Team starting pitchers were also among the top three players in Box-Toppers points for 2020—Shane Bieber of the Indians (11.4), Trevor Bauer of the Reds (10.0) and Yu Darvish of the Cubs (9.7).

Julio Urias tops players in World Series Game 6, as Dodgers win first title since 1988

Shawn Plank October 28, 2020

Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 6.

The Los Angeles Dodgers win 3-1 to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 in the best-of-seven game series, winning their first World Series since 1988.

Braves’ Fried, Rays’ Morton top players in Monday's league championship series games

Shawn Plank October 13, 2020

Braves pitcher Max Fried and Rays pitcher Charlie Morton are Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners in Monday’s two league championship series games.

Rays’ Diego Castillo tops players in Friday's AL Division Series Game 5 win, eliminating Yankees

Shawn Plank October 10, 2020

Rays pitcher Diego Castillo is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Friday’s American League Division Series Game 5.

Castillo struck out four in the final two innings, allowing no runs, no hits, one walk and picking up the win, in the 2-1 win over the Yankees.

Nationals’ Scherzer, Yankees’ Tanaka top players in Saturday's league championship series games

Shawn Plank October 13, 2019

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka are top players in Saturday’s pair of league championship games.

Rays’ Nick Anderson tops players in Tuesday's ALDS Game 4 win over Astros

Shawn Plank October 9, 2019

Rays pitcher Nick Anderson is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s American League Division Series Game 4 win over the Astros.

Anderson struck out two over 2 1/3 scoreless middle relief innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-1 win, the day’s only game.

Trade deadline deals help Astros rocket to huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings

Shawn Plank August 2, 2019

The Houston Astros rocketed to a huge lead in Box-Toppers team rankings this week, mainly due to acquiring Zack Greinke and other players at the July 31 trade deadline.

The Astros lead for the second week, but last week’s narrow lead has exploded to an enormous lead this week, as they gained the most Box-Toppers points of any team in the past week.

Astros’ Justin Verlander tops players for Tuesday, May 21, extends lead in season player rankings

Shawn Plank May 22, 2019

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings.

Verlander struck out 12 over eight innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the White Sox.

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.