Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 6 seasons (2016-21)

Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer leads players in Box-Toppers points since the start of 2016.

Scherzer has 120.3 Box-Toppers points over the period 2016-2021, 26.8 points ahead of second-ranked player Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, who has 93.5 points over that span.

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Gerrit Cole leads players in Box-Toppers points over past 2 seasons (2020-21)

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole has more Box-Toppers points over the past two seasons than any other player.

Cole has earned 29.8 Box-Toppers points over 2020 and 2021. He ranked second among all players in 2021 with 22.4 Box-Toppers points and 12th among all players with 7.4 in 2020, a season shortened to 60 games by the coronavirus pandemic. Cole led American League pitchers in 2021 and ranked fifth among AL pitchers in 2020.

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A detailed look at Box-Toppers points leaders for 2021: Top players by position in each league

Here is a detailed look at Box-Toppers point leaders for 2021.

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

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Box-Toppers selects 9 players for 2022 Hall of Fame induction in internet writers’ ballot

Box-Toppers is voting for nine players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in the 2022 Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) ballot.

Of the nine players, three are in their first year on the ballot—Tim Lincecum, Jake Peavy and Mark Teixeira. The other six all return after not receiving the necessary votes to make the hall last year, including Curt Schilling, who is on the ballot for his 10th and final year.

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Comeback Player winners Mancini, Posey rank far outside Box-Toppers’ top 25 most improved players

Trey Mancini of the Orioles and Buster Posey of the Giants were named Comeback Players of the Year for 2021 Monday.

Both ranked far outside Box-Toppers’ 25 most-improved players list for 2021 and neither were among Box-Toppers’ top candidate in either league for the player who had the biggest bounce back to a successful season this year.

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Awards wrap-up: Box-Toppers points leaders win none of 6 major postseason awards in 2021

Box-Toppers points leaders won none of the six major postseason awards for 2021.

Baseball writers have awarded Most Valuable Player, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in both leagues and Box-Toppers leaders failed to win any of them.

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A look at Box-Toppers’ choices for All-MLB team

Here is a look at Box-Toppers choices for the All-MLB Team for 2021.

Unlike the midseason All-Star Game choices, players are chosen regardless of league, meaning the All-MLB Teams will likely be a mix of both American League and National League players. Box-Toppers did choose end-of-season 2021 All-Star teams based on league in October.

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A look at how 2021 Reliever of the Year winners Hendriks, Hader fared in Box-Toppers points

White Sox closing pitcher Liam Hendriks led American League relievers in Box-Toppers points and also was named AL’s 2021 Reliever of the Year.

But the National League winner, Brewers reliever Josh Hader, ranked sixth among NL closers in Box-Toppers season player rankings.

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Hank Aaron Award winners trailed most other finalists in 2021 Box-Toppers points

The two players who won the Hank Aaron Award, given to the best offensive performer in each league, trailed most of the award finalists in 2021 Box-Toppers points.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays and Bryce Harper of the Phillies were chosen Tuesday as winners by a panel of eight Hall of Fame players and a Major League Baseball fan vote.

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A look at 2021 awards finalists and how they fared in Box-Toppers rankings

Box-Toppers’ two top-ranked pitchers are finalists for 2021 Cy Young Awards and Box-Toppers’ top-ranked National League rookie is a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year.

However, Box-Toppers’ top batters are not among the finalists for 2021 Most Valuable Player Awards.

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Max Scherzer is only 2021 Box-Toppers points leader to win a Players Choice Award

Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer is the only Box-Toppers points leader to win one of nine Players Choice Awards for 2021 as voted by the players’ union.

Scherzer, who led all players in 2021 Box-Toppers points with 25.1, was voted National League Outstanding Pitcher.

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Max Fried tops players as Braves win title over Astros in World Series Game 6

Max Fried is Box-Toppers Player of the Game as the Atlanta Braves win the World Series title over the Houston Astros Tuesday.

The Braves beat the Astros 7-0 to win the best-of-seven game series, 4-2, their first World Series title since 1995.

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