Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Saturday, June 5.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 10.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 10.7 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 6 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 7 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 8 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 |
| 9 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 |
| 10 | Peralta, Freddy 3965 | pi sp | mil nl | 7.7 |
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deGrom struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 4-0 win over the Padres.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 10.0 for the season, rising from sixth to fourth place in season player rankings, second among National League pitchers, behind Brandon Woodruff of the Brewers (10.4).
deGrom also becomes the fourth player this season with 10.0 or more Box-Toppers points. It is his sixth season with 10.0 or more points.
deGrom also now has 115.4 career Box-Toppers points, 52nd among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 points Saturday, he passes three players on the “all-time” list—Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber (114.1), Josh Beckett (114.9) and Tim Lincecum (115.0). He now trails 51st-ranked player Torii Hunter (115.9). Passing Kluber, deGrom now ranks 13th among active players in career points, eighth among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal struck out 11 over five innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks, in the 4-3 win over the White Sox.
American League Batter of the Day—Harold Ramirez of the Indians homered and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two runs, in the 10-4 win over the Orioles.
National League Batter of the Day—Omar Narvaez of the Brewers homered and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Debut—Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Saturday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock (1.2IP H 0R 0BB 2K W in the 7-3 win over the Yankees) made his Major League debut April 4 and was playing in his 15th career game.
Ryan Jeffers of the Twins (HR 1-4 R 2BI in the 5-4 win over the Royals) made his Major League debut Aug. 20, 2020, and was playing in his 40th career game.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Skubal earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Ramirez and Narvaez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’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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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 6/5 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +14.0 | NYM 4, SD 0 | Jacob deGrom, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| +13.0 | SF 4, CHC 3 | Kevin Gausman, (W 7‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AL | +7.0 | DET 4, CHW 3 | Tarik Skubal, (W 3‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| +6.0 | PHI 5, WSH 2 | Ranger Suárez, (W 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | CIN 5, STL 2 | Tyler Mahle, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +5.0 | TB 3, TEX 0 | Rich Hill, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | ATL 6, LAD 4 | Will Smith, (S 10) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | CLE 10, BAL 4 | Harold Ramirez, RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | TOR 6, HOU 2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIL 7, ARI 5 | Omar Narváez, C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | `PIT 8, MIA 7 (F/12) | Sam Howard | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.2 | BOS 7, NYY 3 | Garrett Whitlock, (W 1‑1, BS 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | LAA 12, SEA 5 | Taylor Ward, RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | OAK 6, COL 3 | Matt Olson, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +0.0 | MIN 5, KC 4 | Ryan Jeffers, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 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 Player of the Game winners
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 (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 | 18.7 | 80.0 | 115.4 | +1.3 |
| Gausman, Kevin 3191 | pi sp | sf nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 35.6 | 49.0 | +5.0 |
| Mahle, Tyler 3929 | pi sp | cin nl | 5.0 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | +3.0 |
| Hill, Rich 2215 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 6.0 | 46.8 | 70.5 | +4.0 |
| Olson, Matt 3836 | 1b | oak al | 4.5 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 | +3.5 |
| Skubal, Tarik 4414 | pi sp | det al | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Smith, Will 3073 | pi cp | atl nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 21.7 | +3.0 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | 1b 3b | tor al | 2.7 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 9.9 | +1.7 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | rf | ana al | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Howard, Sam 4262 | pi mr | pit nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi mr | phi nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +2.0 |
| Narvaez, Omar 4095 | ca | mil nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | +1.5 |
| Ramirez, Harold 4164 | rf | cle al | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
| Jeffers, Ryan 4432 | ca | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Whitlock, Garrett 4431 | pi mr | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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