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Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in season player rankings.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Monday, May 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 9.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 3 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 6.7 |
| 4 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 6.7 |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 6.4 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 6.4 |
| 7 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 6.0 |
| 8 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 6.0 |
| 9 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 6.0 |
| 10 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 6.0 |
Also Monday, Royals pitcher Kris Bubic rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo, Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins and Nolan Schanuel of the Angels.
Player of the Day
Gray struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 11-4 win over the Tigers.
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, rising to eighth place in season player rankings, second among National League pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (9.1 points).
Two other NL pitchers also have 6.0 points for the season, but Gray ranks highest among them because he had the most 2024 points (12.4), while third-place Nick Pivetta of the Padres had 9.7 and fourth-place Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers had 6.4.
Gray also now has 116.3 career Box-Toppers points, 58th-most among all players since 1995 when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 2.0 Box-Toppers points Monday, he passes four players on the “all-time” career points list—Ervin Santana (114.4), Josh Beckett (114.9), Tim Lincecum (115.0) and Torii Hunter (115.9). He trails 57th-ranked player Todd Helton (116.4).
Gray ranks ninth among active players in career Box-Toppers points, sixth among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo (7IP 3H 0R 0BB 5K W in the 5-1 win over the White Sox) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.7 for the season, 20th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins (HR 3B 3-5 2R 4BI in the 8-7 win over the Cubs) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
American League Batter of the Day
Nolan Schanuel of the Angels (HR 2-2B 3-4 2R BI in the 4-3 win over the Athletics) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
Rankings
Royals pitcher Kris Bubic rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Monday.
Bubic (7IP 2H 0R 3BB 5K W in the 3-1 win over the Giants) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 6.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers behind Bryan Woo of the Mariners (8.0 points) and Joe Ryan of the Twins (6.7). Though Ryan and Bubic both have 6.7 points, Ryan ranks higher because he has the most 2024 points—9.7 vs. 0.0.
Scoring
Gray earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Castillo earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Sánchez and Schanuel each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Monday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) 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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Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers 1—Clayton Kershaw #Dodgers 272.4 2—Justin Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 3—Chris Sale #Braves 175.1 4—Yu Darvish #Padres 139.7 5—Aaron Nola #Phillies 117.8 6—Sonny Gray #STLCards 116.3* *Earns 2.0 B-T pts Monday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
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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).| 5/19 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | STL 11, DET 4 | Sonny Gray (W, 5‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| AL | +9.0 | SEA 5, CHW 1 | Luis M. Castillo (W, 4‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| +7.0 | KC 3, SF 1 | Kris Bubic (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| +6.0 | CIN 7, PIT 1 | Nick Lodolo (W, 4‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | MIA 8, CHC 7 | Jesús Sánchez RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | PHI 9, COL 3 | Edmundo Sosa 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | ARI 9, LAD 5 | Geraldo Perdomo SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.1 | `BOS 3, NYM 1 | Justin Slaten (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 5, BAL 4 | William Contreras C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | LAA 4, ATH 3 | Nolan Schanuel 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | HOU 4, TB 3 | Jake Meyers CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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.
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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 in 2025 (’25). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’24-’25), the period 2020-2025 (’20-25) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2025 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2024 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubic, Kris 4413 | pi sp | kc al | 6.7 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +6.7 |
| Gray, Sonny 3259 | pi sp | stl nl | 6.0 | 18.4 | 52.0 | 116.3 | -6.4 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 3.7 | 14.4 | 54.5 | 85.3 | -7.0 |
| Lodolo, Nick 4586 | pi sp | cin nl | 3.7 | 12.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | -5.3 |
| Perdomo, Geraldo 4601 | ss ph | ari nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | +3.5 |
| Meyers Jake 4510 | cf | hou al | 3.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +2.0 |
| Contreras, William 4717 | ca dh | mil nl | 2.0 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -2.2 |
| Sanchez, Jesus 4551 | rf | fla nl | 1.5 | 7.5 | 14.7 | 14.7 | -4.5 |
| Schanuel, Nolan 5011 | 1b | ana al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Sosa, Edmundo 4495 | 2b 3b | phi nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Slaten, Justin 5018 | pi mr | bos al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
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