Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to ninth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in Box-Toppers points (BTP) for the 2019 season through the games of July 7.| 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 | Giolito, Lucas 3900 | sp pi | chi al | 10.7 |
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Also Sunday, Rays pitcher Charlie Morton rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Corbin struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks, in the 5-2 win over the Royals. Corbin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game, 2-2, after he exited.
Corbin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.4 for the season, rising to ninth place in season player rankings, fifth among National League pitchers.
Corbin is the 13th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his third season (and second straight season) with 10 or more points. In 2013, he had 17.4 Box-Toppers points with the Diamondbacks, sixth among all players and in 2018, he had 16.0 points with the Diamondbacks, fourth among NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton struck out five over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 6-1 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Jay Bruce of the Phillies hit two home runs and went 3-for-4, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 8-3 win over the Mets.
American League Batter of the Day—Yuli Gurriel of the Astros hit a grand slam and went 2-for-4, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 11-10, 10-inning win over the Angels.
Rankings—Rays pitcher Charlie Morton rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Morton (5.2IP 5H R BB 10K W in the 2-1 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 14.8 for the season. While he now has the same Box-Toppers point total as overall leader, Astros pitcher Justin Verlander (14.8), Verlander holds the tiebreaking edge and ranks ahead because he has more 2018 Box-Toppers points—24.1 vs. 14.8. Verlander has led all players in Box-Toppers points since May 10. Morton also ranks second among AL pitchers, behind Verlander.
Morton has matched his 2018 Box-Toppers point total with the Astros, which had been his best season to date. He ranked 11th among AL pitchers in 2018.
Notable—Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer becomes the 14th player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Bauer (7IP 4H R 3BB 9K W in the 11-1 win over the Reds) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season, 11th among all players and sixth among AL pitchers.
This is Bauer’s third season (and second consecutive season) with 10 or more Box-Toppers points. In 2016, he had 11.4 Box-Toppers points with the Indians, 12th among AL pitchers and in 2018, he had 14.1 points with the Indians, 13th among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Red Sox pitcher David Price now has 131.0 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Price (5IP 4H R 2BB 6K W in the 6-3 win over the Tigers) ranks 33rd among active players in career points since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails 32nd-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). Price ranks 12th among active players in career points
Price now has 5.7 Box-Toppers points for the season, 21st among AL pitchers.
Debut—Rangers pitcher Joe Palumbo made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Palumbo (3IP H 0R 0BB 2K ND in the 4-1, 11-inning win over the Twins) made his Major League debut June 8 and was playing in his third career game.
Scoring—Corbin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Thornton earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bruce and Gurriel each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Sunday’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)| 7/7 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | `WSH 5, KC 2 | Patrick Corbin | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| AL | +8.0 | TOR 6, BAL 1 | Trent Thornton (W, 3‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +8.0 | ARI 5, COL 3 | Alex Young (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +7.2 | TB 2, NYY 1 | Charlie Morton (W, 10‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +7.0 | CLE 11, CIN 1 | Trevor Bauer (W, 8‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | PHI 8, NYM 3 | Jay Bruce LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| BAT | +5.0 | HOU 11, LAA 10 (F/10) | Yuli Gurriel 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | SF 1, STL 0 | Jeff Samardzija (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +4.0 | SD 5, LAD 3 | Fernando Tatis SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `TEX 4, MIN 1 (F/11) | Joe Palumbo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.2 | CHW 3, CHC 1 | Ivan Nova (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | PIT 6, MIL 5 | Bryan Reynolds LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | BOS 6, DET 3 | David Price (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | ATL 4, MIA 3 | Josh Donaldson 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | OAK 7, SEA 4 | Marcus Semien SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 14.8 | 29.6 | 51.0 | 65.0 | 0.0 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | dc nl | 11.4 | 27.4 | 46.2 | 69.6 | -4.6 |
| Bauer, Trevor 3065 | pi sp | cle al | 10.4 | 24.5 | 60.7 | 63.7 | -3.7 |
| Semien, Marcus 3302 | ss | oak al | 6.7 | 9.2 | 20.2 | 21.2 | +4.2 |
| Price, David 2593 | pi sp | bos al | 5.7 | 20.1 | 77.4 | 131.0 | -8.7 |
| Thornton, Trent 4120 | pi sp | tor al | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Bruce, Jay 2453 | lf rf | phi nl | 4.0 | 5.5 | 32.7 | 74.3 | +2.5 |
| Samardzija, Jeff 2495 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 42.1 | 64.8 | +4.0 |
| Donaldson, Josh 3144 | 3b | atl nl | 4.0 | 4.0 | 42.1 | 51.6 | +4.0 |
| Gurriel, Yuli 3796 | 3b 1b | hou al | 3.5 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| Reynolds, Bryan 4169 | rf lf | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Tatis, Fernando Jr. 4101 | ss | sd nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Young, Alex 4180 | pi sp | ari nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Nova, Ivan 2796 | pi sp | chi al | 1.0 | 5.7 | 21.7 | 43.8 | -3.7 |
| Palumbo, Joe 4186 | pi mr | tex al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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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.