Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ryu struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreIndians' Corey Kluber tops players for Monday, April 9; Nationals' Scherzer rises to top player rankings
Indians pitcher Corey Kluber is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors.
Read MoreAngels' Shohei Ohtani tops players for Sunday, April 8; Pirates' Taillon tops NL players
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ohtani struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, in the 6-1 win over the Athletics.
For Ohtani, the rare two-way player in his rookie season after playing in his native Japan, this was his Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. And while he has done well in his four games so far as a designated hitter, his Box-Toppers debut comes in his second career pitching start, a game in which he carried a perfect game into the seventh inning.
Read MoreAstros' Gerrit Cole tops players for Saturday, April 7; Cubs' Darvish tops NL players
Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cole struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 1-0, 10-inning win over the Padres. Cole picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win because the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
Read MorePadres' Jordan Lyles tops players for Friday, April 6; Orioles' Alvarez tops AL players
Padres pitcher Jordan Lyles is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Lyles struck out four over two scoreless innings of middle relief, allowing no hits and no walks, in the 4-1 win over the Astros. Lyles picked up a no-decision and did not earn the win or the save. He pitched the sixth and seventh innings, holding the Padres’ lead, before handing it off to two subsequent relievers.
Read MorePhillies' Nick Pivetta tops players for Thursday, April 5; Red Sox' Price tops AL players
Phillies pitcher Nick Pivetta is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Pivetta struck out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 5-0 win over the Marlins.
Read MoreDbacks' Patrick Corbin tops players for Wednesday, April 4; Yankees' Severino rises to lead Box-Toppers rankings
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees' Didi Gregorius tops players for Tuesday, April 3; Padres' Villanueva tops NL players
Didi Gregorius of the Yankees is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Gregorius hit a pair of three-run homers and doubled in the 11-4 win over the Rays. Gregorius also went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.
Read MoreReds' Tyler Mahle tops players for Monday, April 2; Cardinals' DeJong rises to Box-Toppers lead
Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Monday, Paul DeJong of the Cardinals becomes the first to earn Player of the Game honors for the second time this season (doing it two days in a row) and takes the early lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Read MoreTwins' Jose Berrios tops players for Sunday, April 1; Nationals' Gonzalez tops NL players
Twins pitcher Jose Berrios is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Berrios pitched a complete-game, three-hit shutout, striking out six and allowing one walk, in the 7-0 win over the Orioles.
Read MoreDodgers' Kenta Maeda tops player for Saturday, March 31; Twins' Gibson tops AL players
Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Maeda struck out 10 over five scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 5-0 win over the Giants.
Read MoreNationals' Max Scherzer tops players for Friday, March 30; Tanaka tops AL players
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Scherzer struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing five hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Reds.
Read MoreYankees' Luis Severino tops players in Thursday, March 29's opening day games
Yankees pitcher Luis Severino is Thursday’s opening day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Severino struck out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 6-1 win over the Blue Jays.
Read MoreAn opening day introduction to Box-Toppers, starting 24th season tracking players
What’s the most important thing in baseball?
Winning the game, right?
But what baseball statistic provides the fan an indication of the player who most contributed to the win? Logically, you might answer “the win” statistic, but it only applies to pitchers. Plus, in some circumstances, the win is not awarded to the pitcher most responsible for earning the win, but simply the pitcher who was in the game when the team took the lead.
What is needed is a metric that will select the player—from among pitchers and batters—who most contributed to his team’s win. And that’s where Box-Toppers comes in.
Read MoreAstros' Charlie Morton tops players in Tuesday, March 27's final spring games
Astros pitcher Charlie Morton is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day on the final day of spring training.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season. The regular season begins Thursday.
Read MoreDiamondbacks' Zack Greinke tops players in Monday, March 26's spring games
Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is Monday’s Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season.
Read MoreOrioles' Miguel Castro tops players in Sunday, March 25's spring games
Orioles pitcher Miguel Castro is Sunday’s Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season.
Read MoreMariners' Ariel Miranda tops players in Saturday, March 24's spring games
Mariners pitcher Ariel Miranda is Saturday’s Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season.
Read MoreDodgers' Clayton Kershaw tops players in Friday, March 23's spring games
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is Friday’s Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of the 2018 spring training season to demonstrate the Box-Toppers player tracking metric and to prepare for the upcoming 2,430-game season.
Read MoreRays' Andrew Kittredge tops players in Thursday, March 22's spring games
Rays middle relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge is Thursday’s Box-Toppers spring training Player of the Day.
Box-Toppers is tracking several days of spring training during 2018 as a test and demonstration of the Box-Toppers player tracking metric. Even after 23 seasons of tracking (including sharing those results for the past five seasons on Box-Toppers.com), we need to spend a little time shagging ground balls and getting in shape for the 2,430 games to be tracked during the regular season.
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