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Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fourth 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 Sunday, June 1.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 11.1 |
| 2 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 3 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 8.4 |
| 5 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 8.0 |
| 6 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 8.0 |
| 7 | Joe Ryan | pi sp | Twins | 7.7 |
| 8 | Kris Bubic | pi sp | Royals | 7.7 |
| 9 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 7.4 |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 7.0 |
Also Sunday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton, Michael Busch of the Cubs and Josh Smith of the Rangers.
Player of the Day
Crochet struck out 12 over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and two walks, in the 3-1 win over the Braves.
Crochet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 8.4 for the season, fourth among all players and second among American League pitchers behind Carlos Rodón of the Yankees (8.7 points).
National League Player of the Day
Michael Busch of the Cubs (HR 2-2 R 3BI in the 7-3 win over the Reds) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season and is 43rd among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Josh Smith of the Rangers (HR 2-2B 3-5 R 4BI in the 8-1 win over the Cardinals) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, giving him 3.0 for the season, 19th among AL batters.
National League Batter of the Day
There is no separate NL Batter of the Day for Sunday because the overall NL Player of the Day is batter Michael Busch.
Rankings
Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Brown (6IP H 0R 4BB 5K W in the 1-0 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 7.4 for the season. He ranks seventh among AL pitchers.
Streak
Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton has now earned Box-Toppers points in 13 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2025 Sunday.
Active season streaks
Here are the 12 players who have active streaks of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Players are listed by the length of their streak and with their current team status. Also shown is the duration of their streak and their career Box-Toppers point (BTP) total.| Streak | Player | Pos | Team | Duration | BTP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 2008‑2024 | 272.4 |
| 16 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2009‑2024 | 253.7 |
| 16 | Andrew McCutchen | dh lf | Pirates | 2009‑2024 | 81.9 |
| 15 | Craig Kimbrel | pi cp | Braves | 2010‑2024 | 94.1 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Stanton | dh rf | Yankees | 2010‑2024 | 78.9 |
| 15 | Aroldis Chapman | pi mr cp | Red Sox | 2010‑2024 | 69.1 |
| 15 | Freddie Freeman | 1b | Dodgers | 2011‑2025 | 93.4 |
| 14 | Kenley Jansen | pi cp | Angels | 2011‑2024 | 69.4 |
| 13 | Starling Marte | rf | Mets | 2012‑2024 | 30.0 |
| 13 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 2013‑2025 | 117.3 |
| 13 | Charlie Morton | pi sp | Orioles | 2013‑2025 | 114.5 |
| 13 | Kevin Gausman | pi sp | Blue Jays | 2013‑2025 | 102.1 |
Morton (6.2IP 6H R 0ER BB 7K W in the 3-2 win over the White Sox) earned his first Box-Toppers point in 2008 with the Reds, but his current streak started in 2013 with the Pirates (he earned no points in 2010 and 2012).
Morton is now one of 12 players with an active streak of earning Box-Toppers points for 13 or more consecutive seasons. Morton’s 13-season streak is tied for the ninth-longest.
Morton now has 114.5 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 63rd place among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Yankees pitcher Carlos Carrasco (114.2) and Ervin Santana (114.4). He now trails 62nd-ranked player Josh Beckett (114.9).
Morton ranks 11th among active, signed pitchers in career points and fourth among active AL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 145.2 4—Charlie Morton #Orioles 114.5* 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 102.1 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt Sunday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
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His best season was 2019 with the Rays when he had 18.8 Box-Toppers points, fifth overall and third among AL pitchers. He had 9.4 points in 2024 with the Braves, 30th among NL pitchers.
Scoring
Crochet earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Busch earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Smith earns 1.5 points for being AL Batter of the Day.
All of Sunday’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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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).| 6/1 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +10.0 | BOS 3, ATL 1 | Garrett Crochet (W, 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| +7.2 | CLE 4, LAA 2 | Gavin Williams (W, 5‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | HOU 1, TB 0 | Hunter Brown (W, 8‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||
| +5.2 | BAL 3, CHW 2 | Charlie Morton (W, 2‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | NYY 7, LAD 3 | Ryan Yarbrough (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +5.0 | `SEA 2, MIN 1 | Luis M. Castillo | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| NL | +4.0 | CHC 7, CIN 3 | Michael Busch 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.2 | ARI 3, WSH 1 | Corbin Burnes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.1 | SF 4, MIA 2 | Hayden Birdsong (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | TEX 8, STL 1 | Josh Smith 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | NYM 5, COL 3 | Edwin Díaz (S, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | SD 6, PIT 4 | Robert Suarez (S, 19) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.1 | DET 1, KC 0 | Chase Lee (W, 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 5, PHI 2 | Jake Bauers PH‑DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | TOR 8, ATH 4 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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.
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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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crochet, Garrett 4434 | pi sp | bos al | 8.4 | 19.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | -2.3 |
| Brown, Hunter 4729 | pi sp | hou al | 7.4 | 19.4 | 30.5 | 30.5 | -4.6 |
| Castillo, Luis Miguel 3840 | pi sp | sea al | 4.7 | 15.4 | 55.5 | 86.3 | -6.0 |
| Suarez, Robert 4750 | pi cp | sd nl | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | -2.0 |
| Yarbrough, Ryan 3962 | pi sp | nyy al | 4.0 | 7.7 | 25.4 | 44.8 | +0.3 |
| Birdsong, Hayden 5063 | pi sp | sf nl | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +2.0 |
| Burnes, Corbin 4029 | pi sp | ari nl | 3.7 | 15.4 | 68.3 | 71.3 | -8.0 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 3.0 | 7.0 | 21.7 | 48.7 | -1.0 |
| Williams, Gavin 4865 | pi sp | cle al | 3.0 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | -0.7 |
| Bauers, Jake 3993 | rf 1b dh ph | mil nl | 3.0 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 21.0 | -0.5 |
| Smith, Josh 4708 | cf ss 1b | tex al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 |
| Lee, Chase 5185 | pi mr | det al | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Busch, Michael 4981 | 1b | chi nl | 1.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -1.8 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 10.4 | 45.5 | 114.5 | -8.4 |
| Guerrero, Vladimir Jr. 4142 | dh 1b | tor al | 1.0 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 22.6 | -4.0 |
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