Brandon Crawford of the Giants is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of July 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 14.8 |
| 2 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 14.8 |
| 3 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 14.7 |
| 4 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 14.4 |
| 5 | Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | ari nl | 13.2 |
| 6 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 13.1 |
| 7 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 12.1 |
| 8 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 11.7 |
| 9 | Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.4 |
| 10 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | sp pi | dc nl | 11.0 |
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Also Monday, Albert Pujols of the Angels reclaimed the sixth-place spot on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list, passing Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer, after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Crawford hit two home runs, including a three-run shot, and went 5-for-6, scoring three times and driving in eight runs, in the 19-2 win over the Rockies.
Crawford had a Box-Toppers game score Monday of +10.0, highest for a batter earning Player of the Game honors this season. He just edges the previous high score of +10.0, set by Trevor Story of the Rockies on May 31, in the 13-6 win over the Blue Jays (2HR 2B 3-4 4R 7BI). Though both Crawford and Story have game scores of +10.0, Crawford ranks ahead because he has more at bats (six vs. four).
And though Crawford has the highest Box-Toppers game score for a batter earning Player of the Game honors this season, it ranks as the 106th-highest game score for any Player of the Game winner this season—pitchers occupy the top 105 spots, led by Shane Bieber of the Indians, whose +19.0 game score on May 19 leads all 2019 Player of the Game winners. There have been 1,402 games completed so far in 2019.
Crawford earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 3.0 for the season, 191st among all players and 41st among National League batters.
American League Player of the Day—Travis d'Arnaud of the Rays hit three home runs, including a ninth-inning, three-run go-ahead homer, in the 5-4 win over the Yankees. d’Arnaud went 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in five runs.
AL & NL Batter of the Day—There are no separate AL and NL Batter of the Day winners for Monday because the overall Player of the Day is NL batter Brandon Crawford an the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Travis d’Arnaud.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | retired | 278.8 |
| 2 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | retired | 244.8 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | lad nl | 221.5 |
| 4 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | nyy al | 203.4 |
| 5 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | ari nl | 202.4 |
| 6 | Albert Pujols | 1b dh | ana al | 196.8 |
| 7 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | dc nl | 196.2 |
| 8 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | retired | 194.1 |
| 9 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | hou al | 192.9 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | dh | retired | 187.0 |
| 11 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | sea al | 174.1 |
| 12 | Jon Lester | pi sp | chi nl | 171.6 |
| 13 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | chi nl | 171.2 |
| 14 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | retired | 170.7 |
| 15 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | retired | 167.2 |
| 16 | Johan Santana | pi sp | retired | 166.6 |
| 17 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | retired | 164.8 |
| 18 | John Smoltz | pi sp | retired | 160.9 |
| 19 | Tim Hudson | pi sp | retired | 157.0 |
| 20 | Bartolo Colon | pi sp | free agent | 155.9 |
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List of top 100 players since 1995 as of the 2019 All-Star break.
Notable—Albert Pujols of the Angels regains the sixth-place spot among all players in career Box-Toppers points since 1995 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Pujols (2B 3-4 2R 3BI in the 9-6 win over the Astros) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 196.8 career points. He passes Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer (196.2), who only passed Pujols in career points on July 6. Pujols now trails fifth-ranked player, Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke (202.4). Passing Scherzer, Pujols now ranks fourth among active players in career points. He leads all batters in points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began, ahead of second-place Alex Rodriguez (187.0).
Pujols now has 6.0 Box-Toppers points for the season, sixth among AL batters.
Also notable—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Kershaw (6IP 4H R 2BB 7K W in the 16-2 win over the Phillies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 221.5 career points, third-most among all players since 1995, behind Randy Johnson (278.8) and Pedro Martinez (244.8). (Both Johnson and Martinez would have more Box-Toppers points if their careers prior to 1995 were tracked. Based on projections, Johnson would have 380 points and Martinez would have 270.)
Kershaw leads active players in career points, ahead of second-place player, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia (203.4).
Kershaw now has 6.7 Box-Toppers points for 2019, most among the 11 who earned Player of the Game honors Monday. He ranks 38th among all players and 20th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Oscar Mercado of the Indians made his Box-Toppers debut Monday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Mercado (2HR 3-5 3R 2BI in the 8-6 win over the Tigers) made his Major League debut May 14 and was playing in his 46th career game.
Scoring—Crawford earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and d’Arnaud earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. All of Monday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—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. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point 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.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 7/15 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | SF 19, COL 2 | Brandon Crawford SS | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| AL | +8.0 | TB 5, NYY 4 | Travis d'Arnaud C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | KC 5, CHW 2 | Jake Junis (W, 5‑8) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| +5.0 | STL 7, PIT 0 | Tyler O'Neill LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +5.0 | LAD 16, PHI 2 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 8‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | SF 2, COL 1 | Dereck Rodriguez (W, 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | ATL 4, MIL 2 | Max Fried (W, 10‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | LAA 9, HOU 6 | Albert Pujols 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.2 | CIN 6, CHC 3 | Raisel Iglesias (S, 17) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 10, TOR 8 | Michael Chavis 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | CLE 8, DET 6 | Oscar Mercado CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’19). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’18-19), the period 2014-2019 (’14-19) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2019 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2018 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’19 | ’18‑19 | ’14‑19 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.7 | 14.7 | 119.4 | 221.5 | -1.3 |
| Pujols, Albert 1438 | 1b | ana al | 6.0 | 9.0 | 37.0 | 196.8 | +3.0 |
| Fried, Max 4011 | pi sp | atl nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +5.0 |
| d’Arnaud, Travis 3384 | ca | tb al | 5.2 | 5.2 | 16.4 | 16.4 | +5.2 |
| Iglesias, Raisel 3467 | pi cp | cin nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 | +2.0 |
| Crawford, Brandon 2878 | ss | sf nl | 3.0 | 10.5 | 20.7 | 28.7 | -4.5 |
| Chavis, Michael 4127 | 1b | bos al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Rodriguez, Dereck 3986 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -6.0 |
| Junis, Jakob (Jake) 3857 | pi sp | kc al | 1.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -5.0 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Mercado, Oscar 4188 | cf | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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.