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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Shohei Ohtani leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 2 seasons (2022-23)

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.

Ohtani has earned 44.1 Box-Toppers points over 2022 and 2023. He ranked second among all players in 2022 with 24.7 Box-Toppers points and third among all players in 2023 with 19.4 points.

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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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Box-Toppers’ big dippers—players whose 2023 point total declined most from 2022: Carlos Rodon leads list

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2022 to 2023.

Rodon had 19.8 Box-Toppers points in 2022 with the Giants, sixth among all players and third among National League pitchers. But moving to the Yankees in 2023, he earned only 1.0 Box-Toppers point. That 18.8-point decline was the biggest among all players.

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Marlins’ Alcantara tops players for Saturday, Aug. 12; Strider, Lopez, Gallen rise in top 10

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Saturday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to second place, Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez rises to sixth place and Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to eighth place.

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Brewers’ Peralta tops players for Wednesday, July 26; Gorman extends NL batters’ lead

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Plus, Nolan Gorman of the Cardinals extends his lead among National League batters in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning NL Batter of the Day honors Wednesday.

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Marlins’ Alcantara tops players for Tuesday, April 4; Mariners’ Castillo rises to 1st place

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo rises to first place in season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Yandy Diaz of the Rays also rises to second place in season player rankings after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.

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Dodgers’ Thompson tops players for Saturday, April 1; Red Sox’ Duvall tops AL players

Trayce Thompson of the Dodgers is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Thompson hit three home runs—including a grand slam and a three-run shot—in the 10-1 win over the Diamondbacks. Thompson went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.

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White Sox’ Cease, Cubs’ Stroman top players in Opening Day games of Thursday, March 30

White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has now earned Box-Toppers points in 11 straight seasons after earning Player of the Game honors.

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Marlins’ Alcantara, Royals’ Keller top players in spring games for Friday, March 24

Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Friday’s spring training games.

Alcantara struck out eight over three scoreless and hitless innings, allowing no walks, in the 3-2 win over the Astros. Alcantara did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros took the lead after he exited.

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Mets’ Scherzer, Rays’ McClanahan top players in spring games for Saturday, March 18

Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Saturday’s spring training games.

Scherzer struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Astros.

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An overview of Box-Toppers category leaders over several time frames after 2022

No single player leads more than two of Box-Toppers’ main leaderboards at the end of 2022.

Max Scherzer, who led five of the leaderboards at the close of 2021, most of any player, is now one of six players to lead two of the 18 leaderboards after the 2022 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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Shohei Ohtani leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 2 seasons (2021-22)

Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.

Ohtani has earned 40.8 Box-Toppers points over 2021 and 2022. He ranked second among all players in 2021 with 24.7 Box-Toppers points and 12th among all players in 2021 with 16.1 points. Ohtani ranked second among American League pitchers in 2022 and third among AL pitchers in 2021.

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A detailed look at Box-Toppers points leaders for 2022: Top players by position in each league

Here is a detailed look at Box-Toppers point leaders for 2022.

The chart accompanying this post shows points leaders for the season by several different categories and classifications.

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Seven Box-Toppers points leaders among players named to 2022 All-MLB First Team

Seven Box-Toppers points leaders are among players selected for 2022’s 16-member “All-MLB” team announced Tuesday.

One other Box-Toppers leader was chosen for the “All-MLB” Second Team.

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Justin Verlander sets Box-Toppers record for biggest one-season improvement

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander is the clear-cut choice for Comeback Player of the Year in the American League, but three different National League players have won 2022 comeback awards, none of whom were among Box-Toppers’ top NL resurgent players.

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