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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, extending his lead in season player rankings and becoming the first player in 2025 to reach 10 Box-Toppers points.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Friday, May 23.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.1 |
| 2 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 3 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 8.0 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 7.0 |
| 5 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 6.7 |
| 6 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 6.7 |
| 7 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 6.7 |
| 8 | Riley Greene | lf cf | Tigers | 6.5 |
| 9 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong | cf | Cubs | 6.5 |
| 10 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 6.4 |
Also Friday, Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs rises to first place in 2025 Box-Toppers points among National League batters after earning NL Batter of the Day honors. He rises to ninth place overall.
Player of the Day
Wheeler struck out eight over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks, in the 4-3 win over the Athletics.
Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 11.1 for the season, extending his lead in season player rankings over second-place player, Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo (8.0 points). Wheeler also leads NL pitchers ahead of second-place Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers (8.0 points).
Wheeler becomes the first player to reach 10 Box-Toppers points in 2025. (In 2024, 59 players reached 10 points.) It is his sixth season with 10 or more points. His best season was 2024 with the Phillies when he had 21.4 points to lead all players. He is ahead of his 2024 pace—he reached 10 points last season on June 22, when he was the sixth player in 2024 to reach 10 points.
Wheeler also has 116.1 career Box-Toppers points, 59th-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Friday, he passes five players on the “all-time” career points list—Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco (114.2), Ervin Santana (114.4), Josh Beckett (114.9), Tim Lincecum (115.0) and Torii Hunter (115.9). He now trails 58th-ranked player, Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray (116.3).
Wheeler ranks 10th among active players in career points, seventh among active NL pitchers.
2025 Box-Toppers points—AL batters 1—Riley Greene #Tigers 6.5 2—Wilyer Abreu #RedSox 5.0 3—Taylor Ward #Angels 4.5* 4—Logan O'Hoppe #Angels 4.5 5—Rafael Devers #RedSox 3.7† *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as Player of the Game FR †Earns 1.7 B-T pts as FR’s AL Player of the Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
American League Player of the Day
Rafael Devers of the Red Sox hit two home runs, including a grand slam and a three-run homer, in the 19-5 win over the Orioles. Devers went 4-for-6, scoring three times and driving in eight runs.
Devers earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.7 for the season, fifth among AL batters.
Devers Friday recorded the third-highest ranking Box-Toppers game score for a batter earning Player of the Game honors in 2025 (+9.0). The top two:
+11.0 by Brandon Nimmo of the Mets on April 28 (2HR 2B 4-6 4R 9BI in the 19-5 win over the Nationals).
+10.0 by Aaron Judge of the Yankees on March 29 (3HR 2B 4-6 4R 8BI in the 20-9 win over the Brewers).
Nimmo and Judge both won overall Player of the Day honors in those games, while Devers earned AL Player of the Day Friday—his 9.0 game score trailed the +9.2 game score by Player of the Day Zack Wheeler.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL batters 1—Pete Crow-Armstrong #Cubs 6.5* 2—Christian Yelich #Brewers 5.7 3—Pete Alonso #Mets 5.5 4—Seiya Suzuki #Cubs 5.0 5—Carson Kelly #Cubs 4.5 6—James Wood #Nationals 3.7 *Earns 1.5 B-T points as NL Batter of the Day Friday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/5/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) May 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
National League Batter of the Day
Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs hit two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 13-6 win over the Reds. Crow-Armstrong also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in six runs.
Crow-Armstrong earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 6.5 for the season, rising to ninth place overall and first among NL batters, passing previous leader Christian Yelich of the Brewers (5.7 points), who only took the lead Thursday and now falls to second place.
Crow-Armstrong joins Riley Greene of the Tigers as the only batters currently among Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10. Though they both have 6.5 points in 2025, Greene ranks higher—eighth overall—because he has more 2024 Box-Toppers points—5.2 vs. 1.0.
American League Batter of the Day
There is no separate AL Batter of the Day for Friday because the overall AL Player of the Day is batter Rafael Devers.
Rankings
Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Friday.
Pivetta (6IP 4H R 3BB 7K ND in the 2-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.0 for the season. He ranks third among NL pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (11.1) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers (8.0).
Notable
Taylor Ward of the Angels earned Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for the second straight day Friday.
Ward (HR SF 1-2 2R 2BI in the 4-1 win over the Marlins) was also AL Batter of the Day Thursday in the 10-5 win over the Athletics (GS 3-4 2R 5BI). He earned 1.0 Box-Toppers points Friday after earning 1.5 Thursday, giving him 4.5 for the season, third among AL batters behind Riley Greene of the Tigers (6.5) and Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox (5.0).
Scoring
Wheeler earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Devers earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Crow-Armstrong earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day.
All of Friday’s other Player of the Game winners (listed in the chart) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
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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. 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).| 5/23 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.2 | PHI 4, ATH 3 | Zack Wheeler (W, 6‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| AL | +9.0 | BOS 19, BAL 5 | Rafael Devers DH | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +8.0 | `LAD 7, NYM 5 (F/13) | Ben Casparius (H, 5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | CHC 13, CIN 6 | Pete Crow‑Armstrong CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | `PIT 6, MIL 5 (F/10) | Paul Skenes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +4.0 | CHW 4, TEX 1 | Sean Burke (W, 3‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | `SD 2, ATL 1 | Nick Pivetta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| +3.0 | LAA 7, MIA 4 | Taylor Ward LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | CLE 3, DET 1 | Slade Cecconi (W, 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +3.0 | STL 4, ARI 3 | Miles Mikolas (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +3.0 | TB 3, TOR 1 | Drew Rasmussen (W, 3‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +2.0 | COL 3, NYY 2 | Ryan McMahon 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | `MIN 3, KC 1 | Pablo López | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +1.0 | SEA 5, HOU 3 | Leody Taveras RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | SF 4, WSH 0 | Jung Hoo Lee CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 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.
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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 11.1 | 32.5 | 83.7 | 116.1 | -10.3 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.0 | 16.7 | 39.4 | 61.1 | -2.7 |
| Crow‑Armstrong, Pete 5073 | cf | chi nl | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | +5.5 |
| Lopez, Pablo 4028 | pi sp | min al | 6.0 | 17.7 | 57.2 | 64.9 | -5.7 |
| Mikolas, Miles 3034 | pi sp | stl nl | 5.0 | 9.0 | 27.8 | 45.2 | +1.0 |
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 4.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | -8.3 |
| Ward, Taylor 4345 | lf | ana al | 4.5 | 6.5 | 20.4 | 20.4 | +2.5 |
| Devers, Rafael 4038 | dh | bos al | 3.7 | 8.7 | 30.2 | 42.2 | -1.3 |
| Burke, Sean 5124 | pi sp | chi al | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | +2.7 |
| Lee, Jung Hoo 5139 | cf | sf nl | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | pi sp | tb al | 3.0 | 4.7 | 24.5 | 24.5 | +1.3 |
| Taveras, Leody 4687 | rf | sea al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Casparius, Ben 5161 | pi mr | lad nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| McMahon, Ryan 4004 | 3b | col nl | 1.0 | 4.7 | 16.9 | 26.6 | -2.7 |
| Cecconi, Slade 4913 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
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