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Giants’ Snell tops players Tuesday, Sept. 17; Phillies’ Wheeler extends 2024 points lead

Shawn Plank September 18, 2024

Giants pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Red Sox’ Pivetta tops players Wednesday, Sept. 11; Phillies’ Wheeler extends 2024 lead

Shawn Plank September 12, 2024

Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Rays’ Bradley tops players for Sunday, June 30; Brewers’ Peralta tops NL players

Shawn Plank July 1, 2024

Rays pitcher Taj Bradley is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole extended his streak of consecutive seasons earning Box-Toppers points to 12 after winning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.

Royals’ Ragans tops players for Monday, June 24; Guardians’ Bibee rises to 2nd

Shawn Plank June 25, 2024

Royals pitcher Cole Ragans is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Monday, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. In addition, Bryce Harper of the Phillies rises to lead National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.

Royals’ Ragans tops players for Wednesday, May 22; Braves’ Fried tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 23, 2024

Royals pitcher Cole Ragans is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Ragans struck out 12 over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and three walks, in the 8-3 win over the Tigers.

Orioles’ Rodriguez tops players for Saturday, March 30; Giants’ Hicks tops NL players

Shawn Plank March 31, 2024

Orioles pitcher Grayson Rodriguez is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Rodriguez struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 13-4 win over the Angels.

Dodgers lead 2024 Box-Toppers preseason team rankings; Rays top AL teams

Shawn Plank March 25, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2024 preseason rankings.

Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the San Diego Padres saw the biggest decline.

Diamondbacks’ Pfaadt tops players in Wednesday’s 3 league division series games

Shawn Plank October 12, 2023

Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt tops players in Wednesday’s three league division series playoff games.

Other Player of the Game winners in Wednesday’s league division series games: Astros pitcher Ryan Pressly and Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola.

Astros’ Javier, Rangers’ Eovaldi top players in Tuesday’s AL Division Series games

Shawn Plank October 11, 2023

Astros pitcher Cristian Javier tops players in Tuesday’s two American League Division Series playoff games.

Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was Box-Toppers Player of the Game in the other ALDS game.

Box-Toppers’ NL Division Series preview: Phillies vs. Braves, Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers

Shawn Plank October 7, 2023

Both National League Division Series begin Saturday.

The Philadelphia Phillies face the Atlanta Braves in one best-of-five game series and the Arizona Diamondbacks face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the other. The top two NL seeds, the Braves (first) and the Dodgers (second) received byes from the first round of playoffs and face the winners of the best-of-three Wild Card series played this week.

Mariners’ Rodriguez tops players for Thursday, Aug. 17; D-backs’ Gallen rises to 6th

Shawn Plank August 18, 2023

Julio Rodriguez of the Mariners is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Thursday, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.

Braves’ Morton tops players for Wednesday, Aug. 16; Athletics’ Blackburn tops AL players

Shawn Plank August 17, 2023

Braves pitcher Charlie Morton is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Morton struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk, in the 2-0 win over the Yankees.

Rangers’ Gray tops players for Friday, Aug. 11; Dodgers’ Lynn tops NL players

Shawn Plank August 12, 2023

Rangers pitcher Jon Gray is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Gray struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 2-1 win over the Giants.

Pirates’ Oviedo tops players for Sunday, Aug. 6; Mariners’ Miller rises to 6th in rankings

Shawn Plank August 6, 2023

Pirates pitcher Johan Oviedo is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Also Sunday, Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller rises to sixth in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors.

Rays’ Paredes tops players for Tuesday, May 16; Reds’ Williamson tops NL players

Shawn Plank May 17, 2023

Isaac Paredes of the Rays is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Paredes hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, in the 8-5 win over the Mets. Paredes went 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in five runs.

Tigers’ Boyd tops players in Tuesday, March 7’s spring training games

Shawn Plank March 7, 2023

Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd is Box-Toppers Player of the Day in Tuesday’s spring training games.

Boyd struck out seven over three innings, allowing one run, one hit and no walks, in the 16-3 win over the Cardinals.

A look at Box-Toppers top 100 players of ‘all-time’ after the 2022 season

Shawn Plank February 17, 2023

Could 2023 be the season Clayton Kershaw passes Randy Johnson for the “all-time” lead in career Box-Toppers points?

Or could this coming season be the year when Kershaw loses the lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points to either Max Scherzer or Justin Verlander?

Athletics’ Kaprielian tops players for Sunday, Oct. 2; Phillies’ Wheeler tops NL players

Shawn Plank October 3, 2022

Athletics pitcher James Kaprielian is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kaprielian struck out seven over six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks, in the 10-3 win over the Mariners.

Mariners’ Kirby tops players for Saturday, Sept. 10; Mets’ Carrasco tops NL players

Shawn Plank September 11, 2022

Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Kirby struck out eight over six innings, allowing one run, three hits and no walks, in the 3-1 win over the Braves.

White Sox’ Lynn tops players for Monday, Sept. 5; Diamondbacks’ Nelson tops NL players

Shawn Plank September 6, 2022

White Sox pitcher Lance Lynn is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.

Lynn struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run, three hits and one walk, in the 3-2 win over the Mariners.

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.