Yankees pitcher Luis Severino is Sunday’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 Sept. 22.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | hou al | 29.2 |
| 2 | Verlander, Justin 2112 | pi sp | hou al | 26.5 |
| 3 | Strasburg, Stephen 2736 | pi sp | dc nl | 19.7 |
| 4 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 18.1 |
| 5 | Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | tb al | 17.8 |
| 6 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 17.4 |
| 7 | Hader, Josh 3881 | pi cp | mil nl | 16.7 |
| 8 | Buehler, Walker 3943 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
| 9 | Clevinger, Mike 3707 | pi sp | cle al | 16.4 |
| 10 | Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 |
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In addition, Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole wraps up Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors after the only other player in contention for the season Box-Toppers points lead—teammate Justin Verlander—did not earn Player of the Game honors Sunday. With only one start remaining for Verlander and only 2.0 Box-Toppers points possible, Cole’s 2.7-point lead is now all but insurmountable.
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Severino struck out nine over five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks, in the 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Severino earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season. He ranks 388th among all players and 91st among American League pitchers.
Box-Toppers Players of the Year
Here are Box-Toppers Player of the Year winners in each season of Box-Toppers tracking since 1995. Player of the Year is the player with the season’s highest Box-Toppers point total:| Year | Player | Pos | Team | BTP |
| 1995 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Mariners | 23.7 |
| 1996 | John Smoltz | pi sp | Braves | 26.1 |
| 1997 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | Blue Jays | 27.4 |
| 1998 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Astros† | 26.4 |
| 1999 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Dbacks | 31.5 |
| 2000 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Dbacks | 33.7 |
| 2001 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Dbacks | 29.4 |
| 2002 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Dbacks | 33.7 |
| 2003 | Jason Schmidt | pi sp | Giants | 24.7 |
| 2004 | Johan Santana | pi sp | Twins | 26.8 |
| 2005 | Johan Santana | pi sp | Twins | 24.1 |
| 2006 | Johan Santana | pi sp | Twins | 25.7 |
| 2007 | Jake Peavy | pi sp | Padres | 23.4 |
| 2008 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | Brewers | 26.7 |
| 2009 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Royals | 21.5 |
| 2010 | Jon Lester | pi sp | Red Sox | 23.4 |
| 2011 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 26.1 |
| 2012 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Tigers | 24.8 |
| 2013 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 21.7 |
| 2014 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 31.5 |
| 2015 | Jake Arrieta | pi sp | Cubs | 29.1 |
| 2016 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Nationals | 25.7 |
| 2017 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Red Sox | 25.1 |
| 2018 | Blake Snell | pi sp | Rays | 27.2 |
| 2019 | Gerrit Cole | pi sp | Astros | 29.2* |
* Cole has one start remaining in the 2019 regular season.
This is the first time Severino has earned Player of the Game honors in more than a year—he last did it Aug. 31, 2018. Severino had 17.7 Box-Toppers points in 2018, 10th among all players.
Severino’s 15.7-point decline from 2018 is now the third-largest among all players, behind Indians pitcher Corey Kluber (21.7-point decline from 21.7 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2019) and Rays pitcher Blake Snell (17.2-point decline from 27.2 in 2018 to 10.0 in 2019).
Severino was out much of the season with shoulder and other injuries.
National League Player of the Day—Giants pitcher Logan Webb struck out seven over six innings, allowing one run, two hits and two walks, in the 4-1 win over the Braves.
This is Webb’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he has earned Player of the Game honors. Webb made his Major League debut Aug. 17 and was playing in his seventh career game.
American League Batter of the Day—George Springer of the Astros hit three home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-5 win over the Angels.
National League Batter of the Day—Seth Mejias-Brean of the Padres hit a walk-off homer, doubled and went 3-for-4, scoring once and driving in three runs, in the 6-4, 10-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
This was Mejias-Brean’s Box-Toppers debut, the first time in his career he earned Player of the Game honors. Mejias-Brean made his Major League debut Sept. 4 and was playing in his ninth career game.
Player of the Year—Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole wraps up Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors after teammate Justin Verlander did not earn Player of the Game honors in Sunday’s Astros win.
Verlander (5IP 6H 2R 2BB 5K W in the 13-5 win over the Angels) had a Box-Toppers game score of -2.0, losing Player of the Game honors to teammate George Springer, whose Box-Toppers game score of +5.0, also won him Sunday AL Batter of the Day. It is just the third time this season that Verlander has failed to earn Player of the Game honors when earning the win. In his 20 wins, he has earned Player of the Game honors 17 times.
Verlander was the last player who could have caught Cole in Box-Toppers points. But Verlander (with 26.5 points) now trails Cole (29.2 points) by 2.7 points and only has one start remaining and can only earn 2.0 more points. Unless Verlander appears in middle relief or bats and is able to earn Player of the Game honors more than once with a week left in the season (unlikely), Cole has won Box-Toppers Player of the Year honors.
Rankings—Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Ryu (7IP 6H 3R 0BB 8K W in the 7-4 win over the Rockies) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 16.4 for the season, fifth among NL pitchers.
Notable—Rangers pitcher Lance Lynn now has 13.0 Box-Toppers points in 2019 after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Lynn (5.1IP 7H 2R BB 12K W in the 8-3 win over the Athletics) ranks 23rd among all players and 10th among AL pitchers.
Also notable—Brewers pitcher Gio Gonzalez now has 108.6 career Box-Toppers points—63rd-most among all players since 1995—after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Gonzalez (3.1IP H 0R 0BB 3K W in the 4-3 win over the Pirates) passes three players on the “all-time” list—Lance Berkman (108.1), Kevin Millwood (108.3) and Carlos Beltran (108.6). He trails 62nd-ranked player Billy Wagner (108.7). Gonzalez ranks 18th among active players in career points. He has 4.7 points in 2019, 64th among NL pitchers.
Debut—Orioles pitcher Richard Bleier also made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Bleier (2IP 0H 0R 0BB K Sv in the 2-1 win over the Mariners) made his Major League debut May 30, 2016, and was playing in his 161st career game.
Scoring—Severino earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Webb earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day. Springer and Mejias-Brean 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)| 9/22 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +11.0 | NYY 8, TOR 3 | Luis Severino (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| NL | +7.0 | SF 4, ATL 1 | Logan Webb (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| +5.1 | TEX 8, OAK 3 | Lance Lynn (W, 15‑11) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | ||
| +5.1 | MIL 4, PIT 3 | Gio Gonzalez (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | HOU 13, LAA 5 | George Springer CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.2 | CLE 10, PHI 1 | Carlos Carrasco (W, 6‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | MIN 12, KC 8 | Miguel Sano 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | SD 6, ARI 4 (F/10) | Seth Mejias‑Brean 3B‑1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | BOS 7, TB 4 | J.D. Martinez DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYM 6, CIN 3 | Michael Conforto RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | LAD 7, COL 4 | Hyun‑Jin Ryu (W, 13‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| +3.0 | BAL 2, SEA 1 | Richard Bleier (S, 4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | DET 6, CHW 3 | Victor Reyes RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | MIA 5, WSH 3 | Magneuris Sierra CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | STL 3, CHC 2 | Tyler O'Neill PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryu, Hyun-Jin 3139 | pi sp | lad nl | 16.4 | 26.5 | 42.9 | 52.6 | +6.3 |
| Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | tex al | 13.0 | 16.0 | 46.8 | 80.6 | +10.0 |
| Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 8.5 | 21.0 | 38.7 | 43.7 | -4.0 |
| Carrasco, Carlos 2885 | pi sp | cle al | 7.7 | 26.8 | 89.7 | 95.1 | -11.4 |
| Conforto, Michael 3622 | rf | nym nl | 7.0 | 13.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | +0.5 |
| Springer, George 3337 | cf | hou al | 5.7 | 10.2 | 25.7 | 25.7 | +1.2 |
| Gonzalez, Gio 2626 | pi sp | mil nl | 4.7 | 12.4 | 48.8 | 108.6 | -3.0 |
| Sano, Miguel 3527 | 3b | min al | 4.0 | 8.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.0 |
| Severino, Luis 3567 | pi sp | nyy al | 2.0 | 19.7 | 45.8 | 45.8 | -15.7 |
| O’Neill, Tyler 4074 | lf pr | stl nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Sierra, Magneuris 4250 | rf cf pr | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Mejias-Brean, Seth 4259 | 3b 1b | sd nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Reyes, Victor 3984 | rf | det al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Bleier, Richard 4260 | pi cp | bal 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.