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Here’s an overview of Box-Toppers point leaders for 2024. The chart shows:
• Overall top 10 leaders and top 10 pitchers and batters in the American and National leagues.
• Top batters by position—top 10 for outfielders and top five for other positions.
• The top 10 players with the biggest declines ("dippers") and increases ("risers") in points from 2023.
• Top relief pitchers, featuring the top five closing (CP) and middle relief (MR) pitchers in both leagues.
Read MorePhillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second in season player rankings.
Wheeler struck out nine over eight scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk, in the 6-0 win over the Mariners.
Read MoreAngels pitcher Reid Detmers is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Braves pitcher Spencer Strider rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreMets pitcher Max Scherzer is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to within 1.0 Box-Toppers point of third place on the “all-time” career points list.
Scherzer struck out eight over eight innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 11-1 win over the Astros.
Read MoreBox-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.