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Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Thursday, June 19.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 13.1 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 11.1 |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 10.7 |
| 4 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 10.4 |
| 5 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 10.0 |
| 6 | Carlos Rodón | pi sp | Yankees | 9.7 |
| 7 | Hunter Brown | pi sp | Astros | 9.4 |
| 8 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 9.0 |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 9.0 |
| 10 | Max Fried | pi sp | Yankees | 8.7 |
Also Thursday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Thursday include Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton, Xander Bogaerts of the Padres and Ryan Jeffers of the Twins.
Player of the Day
Webb struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, seven hits and one walk, in the 2-1 win over the Guardians.
Webb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 5.0 for the season, 47th among all players and 22nd among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day
Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez struck out nine over six innings, allowing one run, four hits and three walks, in the 6-4, 10-inning win over the Astros. Lopez did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Astros tied the game after he exited.
Lopez earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 3.4 for the season, 44th among AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day
Xander Bogaerts of the Padres homered, doubled and went 4-for-4, scoring three times and driving in one run, in the 5-3 win over the Dodgers.
Bogaerts earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being NL Batter of the Day, giving him 3.5 for the season, 25th among NL batters.
American League Batter of the Day
Ryan Jeffers of the Twins homered, doubled and went 2-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs, in the 12-5 win over the Reds.
Jeffers earns 1.5 Box-Toppers points for being AL Batter of the Day, giving him 4.0 for the season, eighth among AL batters.
Rankings
Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises from sixth to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Skenes (6IP 3H 2R 5BB 9K ND in the 8-4, 10-inning win over the Tigers) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 10.4 for the season. He ranks second among NL pitchers behind Zack Wheeler of the Phillies (13.1 points).
Skenes becomes the fifth player this season to reach 10 Box-Toppers points. It is his second straight season with 10 points. He earned 13.0 points in his 2024 rookie season with the Pirates, 10th among NL pitchers.
Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 253.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 147.2 4—Charlie Morton #Orioles 117.5* 5—Carlos Carrasco #Yankees 114.2 6—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 102.1 *Earns 1.0 B-T point Thursday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/6/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Jun 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Notable
Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton now has 117.5 career Box-Toppers points, 56th-most since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995, after earning Player of the Game honors Thursday.
Morton (6IP 6H R 0BB 7K W in the 4-1 win over the Rays) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point Thursday, passing three players on the “all-time” career points list—Mark Buehrle (116.7), Adrian Beltre (116.8) and Barry Zito (117.4). He now trails 55th-ranked player, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola (117.8).
Morton ranks 11th among active players in career points, fourth among active AL pitchers.
Morton now has 4.0 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 31st among AL pitchers.
Scoring
Webb earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Lopez earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day.
Bogaerts and Jeffers each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Thursday’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).| 6/19 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +7.0 | SF 2, CLE 1 | Logan Webb (W, 7‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| +6.0 | ATL 7, NYM 1 | Spencer Strider (W, 2‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | `ATH 6, HOU 4 (F/10) | Jacob Lopez | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| +5.0 | PHI 2, MIA 1 | Cristopher Sánchez (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| +5.0 | BAL 4, TB 1 | Charlie Morton (W, 4‑7) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| +5.0 | KC 4, TEX 1 | Michael Wacha (W, 4‑6) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.2 | ARI 9, TOR 5 | Ryne Nelson (W, 4‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | SD 5, LAD 3 | Xander Bogaerts SS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | `STL 8, CHW 6 (F/10) | Michael McGreevy | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | MIN 12, CIN 5 | Ryan Jeffers C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | WSH 4, COL 3 (F/11) | James Wood LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | DET 9, PIT 2 | Gleyber Torres 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | NYY 7, LAA 3 | Trent Grisham CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | MIL 8, CHC 7 | Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +3.0 | `PIT 8, DET 4 (F/10) | Paul Skenes | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| +2.0 | `STL 5, CHW 4 | Willson Contreras 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skenes, Paul 5005 | pi sp | pit nl | 10.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | -2.6 |
| Wacha, Michael 3276 | pi sp | kc al | 5.4 | 15.8 | 42.3 | 77.0 | -5.0 |
| Sanchez, Cristopher 4850 | pi sp | phi nl | 5.0 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | -6.4 |
| Webb, Logan 4258 | pi sp | sf nl | 5.0 | 16.0 | 54.6 | 56.3 | -6.0 |
| Wood, James 5078 | dh lf | dc nl | 4.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | +0.7 |
| Collins, Isaac 5165 | lf | mil nl | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Morton, Charlie 2503 | pi sp | bal al | 4.0 | 13.4 | 48.5 | 117.5 | -5.4 |
| Jeffers, Ryan 4432 | ca dh | min al | 4.0 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 | +1.5 |
| Bogaerts, Xander 3383 | ss | sd nl | 3.5 | 4.5 | 24.7 | 50.4 | +2.5 |
| Lopez, Jacob 5202 | pi sp | oak al | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Nelson, Ryne 4728 | pi sp cp | ari nl | 3.0 | 11.4 | 19.8 | 19.8 | -5.4 |
| McGreevy, Michael 5113 | pi cp sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +1.0 |
| Torres, Gleyber 3972 | 2b | det al | 3.0 | 4.5 | 12.0 | 25.5 | +1.5 |
| Strider, Spencer 4626 | pi sp | atl nl | 3.0 | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | +2.0 |
| Grisham, Trent 4246 | cf | nyy al | 2.7 | 5.2 | 14.7 | 17.2 | +0.2 |
| Contreras, Willson 3776 | 1b ca dh | stl nl | 2.0 | 5.5 | 21.0 | 33.5 | -1.5 |
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