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Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh 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 15.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 10.7 |
| 3 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 9.4 |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 9.4 |
| 6 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 9.4 |
| 7 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 9.0 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 9 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
| 10 | Merill Kelly | pi sp | Diamondbacks | 8.7 |
Also Sunday, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Sunday include Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello, Braxton Fulford of the Rockies and Gary Sánchez of the Orioles.
Player of the Day
Pivetta struck out nine over seven innings, allowing two runs, two hits and one walk, in the 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 9.0 for the season, seventh among all players and third among NL pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (13.1 points) and Paul Skenes of the Pirates (9.4 points).
American League Player of the Day
Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello (7IP 3H 0R 3BB 8K W in the 2-0 win over the Yankees) earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points, giving him 2.7 for the season, 54th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Braxton Fulford of the Rockies (3B SF 2-2 R 5BI in the 10-1 win over the Braves) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points. This was his Box-Toppers debut, his first career Player of the Game honor. Fulford made his Major League debut April 16 and was playing in his seventh career game.
2025 Box-Toppers points—NL pitchers 1—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 13.1* 2—Paul Skenes #Pirates 9.4 3—Nick Pivetta #Padres 9.0† 4—Yoshinobu Yamamoto #Dodgers 9.0 5—Merrill Kelly #Dbacks 8.7 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt as SU Player of Game †Earns 2.0 B-T pts as SU Player of Day www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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American League Batter of the Day
Gary Sánchez of the Orioles (GS 2-4 2R 4BI in the 11-2 win over the Angels) earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points, his first points of the season.
Sánchez has now earned Box-Toppers points in 10 straight seasons. He earned his first points in 2016 with the Yankees and now has 29.0 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among active AL catchers.
His best season was 2018 with the Yankees when he earned 5.5 Box-Toppers points, third among AL catchers. In 2024, he earned 2.0 Box-Toppers points with the Brewers, 15th among NL catchers.
Rankings
Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler extends his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday.
Wheeler (6IP 4H 2R ER 0BB 9K W in the 11-4 win over the Blue Jays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 13.1 for the season. He extends his lead over second-place player, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (10.7 points). He also extends his lead among NL pitchers ahead of second-place Paul Skenes of the Pirates (9.4 points).
Wheeler also now has 118.1 career Box-Toppers points, 54th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 1.0 point Sunday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Barry Zito (117.4) and teammate Aaron Nola (117.8). He now trails 53rd-ranked player Johnny Cueto (118.2). Passing Nola, Wheeler now ranks ninth among active players in career points, sixth among active NL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers 1—Kershaw #Dodgers 274.4 2—Verlander #SFGiants 247.0 3—Sale #Braves 177.8 4—Darvish #Padres 139.7 5—Sonny Gray #STLCards 118.3 6—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 118.1* 7—Aaron Nola #Phillies 117.8 *Earns 1.0 B-T pt Sunday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Debut
Astros pitcher Brandon Walter also made his Box-Toppers debut Sunday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Walter (6.2IP 6H R 0BB 9K ND in the 2-1, 10-inning win over the Twins) made his Major League debut June 22, 2023, and was playing in his 12th career game.
Scoring
Pivetta earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Bello earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Fulford and Sánchez each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s 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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Rafael Devers #RedSox traded to #SFGiants for SPs Kyle Harrison & Jordan Hicks. Devers has 3.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025, which was 9th among AL batters. Harrison & Hicks each have 1.0 B-T point in 2025. Devers ranked 5th among AL batters with 30.2 B-T points over 2020-25.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Wilson Ramos, 37, announces retirement. He earned 28.5 career Box-Toppers points from 2011-21, 38th among catchers since 1995. Best season—2013 with #Nationals, 7.5 B-T points, 1st among NL catchers. Last B-T point: 4/13/21 with #Tigers.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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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).| 6/15 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +9.0 | SD 8, ARI 2 | Nick Pivetta (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| AL | +9.0 | BOS 2, NYY 0 | Brayan Bello (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| +8.0 | SEA 6, CLE 0 | Emerson Hancock (W, 3‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| +8.0 | PHI 11, TOR 4 | Zack Wheeler (W, 7‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| +7.2 | `HOU 2, MIN 1 (F/10) | Brandon Walter | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +6.0 | COL 10, ATL 1 | Braxton Fulford C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +6.0 | TEX 2, CHW 1 | Kumar Rocker (W, 2‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +5.2 | TB 9, NYM 0 | Shane Baz (W, 6‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| +4.0 | CIN 8, DET 4 | Elly De La Cruz DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | BAL 11, LAA 2 | Gary Sánchez C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | LAD 5, SF 4 | Tanner Scott (S, 13) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | ATH 3, KC 2 | Tyler Ferguson (W, 2‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 3, STL 2 | Quinn Priester (W, 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.0 | MIA 3, WSH 1 | Lake Bachar (W, 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | CHC 3, PIT 2 (F/10) | Vidal Bruján 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.
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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 | 13.1 | 34.5 | 85.7 | 118.1 | -8.3 |
| Pivetta, Nick 3825 | pi sp | sd nl | 9.0 | 18.7 | 41.4 | 63.1 | -0.7 |
| Baz, Shane 4560 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | +1.0 |
| De La Cruz, Elly 4844 | ss dh | cin nl | 3.5 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -1.5 |
| Priester, Quinn 5059 | pi mr sp | mil nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| Bello, Brayan 4727 | pi sp | bos al | 2.7 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | -5.0 |
| Rocker, Kumar 5108 | pi sp | tex al | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +1.7 |
| Scott, Tanner 4292 | pi cp | lad nl | 2.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | -2.0 |
| Ferguson, Tyler 5069 | pi cp mr | oak al | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Brujan, Vidal 5056 | 3b 2b pr | chi nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Bachar, Lake 5155 | pi mr | fla nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Sanchez, Gary 3701 | ca dh | bal al | 1.5 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 29.0 | -0.5 |
| Fulford, Braxton 5206 | ca | col nl | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Hancock, Emerson 4985 | pi sp | sea al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Walter, Brandon 5205 | pi sp | hou al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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