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Rangers pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
All-time leaders
Here are Box-Toppers top 20 players since record keeping began in 1995:| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Johnson | pi sp | Retired | 282.5 |
| 2 | Clayton Kershaw | pi sp | Dodgers | 278.8 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | pi sp | Rangers | 256.7 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | pi sp | Astros | 247.0 |
| 5 | Pedro Martinez | pi sp | Retired | 244.8 |
| 6 | Zack Greinke | pi sp | Free agent | 224.5 |
| 7 | Albert Pujols | 1b | Retired | 207.8 |
| 8 | CC Sabathia | pi sp | Retired | 203.4 |
| 9 | Curt Schilling | pi sp | Retired | 194.1 |
| 10 | Alex Rodriguez | 3b | Retired | 187.0 |
| 11 | Chris Sale | pi sp | Braves | 179.8 |
| 12 | Jon Lester | pi sp | Retired | 179.3 |
| 13 | Felix Hernandez | pi sp | Retired | 175.1 |
| 14 | Cole Hamels | pi sp | Retired | 174.2 |
| 15 | Roy Halladay | pi sp | Retired | 170.7 |
| 16 | Johan Santana | pi sp | Retired | 166.6 |
| 17 | Manny Ramirez | lf dh | Retired | 166.2 |
| 18 | Gerrit Cole | pi sp | Yankees | 165.0 |
| 19 | Roger Clemens | pi sp | Retired | 164.8 |
| 20 | John Smoltz | pi sp | Retired | 160.9 |
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees and Ozzie Albies of the Braves.
Player of the Day
Corbin struck out eight over eight scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 7-3 win over the Angels.
Corbin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.0 for the season, 104th among all players and 41st among American League pitchers.
Corbin also now has 103.4 career Box-Toppers points, 85th-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Tuesday, he passes two players on the “all-time” career points list—Ken Griffey Jr. (102.2) and Miguel Tejada (102.3). (It should be noted that Griffey began his career before Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He would have an estimated 140 career points if his career from 1989 were tracked.)
Corbin now trails 84th-ranked player Jamie Moyer (104.0). (Moyer began his career in 1986, prior to the start of Box-Toppers tracking. Box-Toppers estimates he would have about 128 career points if his entire career were tracked.)
Corbin ranks 15th among active, signed players in career points, sixth among active AL pitchers.
National League Player of the Day
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck out six over five innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 6-3 win over the Reds.
Kershaw earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being NL Player of the Day, giving him 6.4 for the season, 36th among NL pitchers.
Kershaw also now has 278.8 career Box-Toppers points, second-most among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. He is now 3.7 Box-Toppers points behind “all-time” career points leader Randy Johnson (282.5). (It should be noted that Johnson began his career in 1988, before the advent of Box-Toppers tracking. If his entire career were tracked, rough projections put his Box-Toppers point total at 380.)
Still, Kershaw now could pass the total Johnson accumulated over 15 seasons—from 1995 to 2009—in two more starts. (A player can earn a maximum of 2.0 points in each game.) Kershaw has earned his 278.8 points over 18 seasons.
Kershaw leads active players in career points ahead of the second-place player, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer (256.7). Kershaw leads active NL pitchers ahead of second-place Justin Verlander of the Giants (247.0).
American League Batter of the Day
Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees homered, doubled and went 2-for-3, scoring once and driving in five runs, in the 5-1 win over the Nationals.
National League Batter of the Day
Ozzie Albies of the Braves hit two home runs, including a three-run homer, in the 11-2 win over the Marlins. Albies also doubled and went 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in four runs.
Notable
Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito has the most 2025 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners.
Giolito (8IP 4H 0R BB 8K W in the 5-0 win over the Orioles) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 9.4 for the season, 35th among all players and 18th among AL pitchers.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 players in 2025 Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned in the regular season through Tuesday, Aug. 26.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Wheeler | pi sp | Phillies | 20.1 |
| 2 | Tarik Skubal | pi sp | Tigers | 19.4 |
| 3 | Paul Skenes | pi sp | Pirates | 18.1 |
| 4 | Nick Pivetta | pi sp | Padres | 17.7 |
| 5 | Garrett Crochet | pi sp | Red Sox | 15.1 |
| 6 | Jesús Luzardo | pi sp | Phillies | 14.7 |
| 7 | Nathan Eovaldi | pi sp | Rangers | 14.4 |
| 8 | Sonny Gray | pi sp | Cardinals | 14.0 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | pi sp | Mariners | 14.0 |
| 10 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | pi sp | Dodgers | 14.0 |
Debut
Two players made their Box-Toppers debut Tuesday, each with their first career Player of the Game honor:
Guardians pitcher Parker Messick (7IP 4H 0R 0BB 6K W in the 3-0 win over the Rays) made his Major League debut Aug. 20 and was playing in his second career game.
Mickey Gasper of the Twins (HR 3-4 2R BI in the 7-5 win over the Blue Jays) made his Major League debut Aug. 12, 2024, and was playing in his 46th career game.
Scoring
Corbin earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day.
Kershaw earns 1.7 points for being NL Player of the Day.
Stanton and Albies each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day.
All of Tuesday’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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Nathan Eovaldi, 35, likely to miss remainder of 2025 with rotator cuff strain, #Rangers announce. He has 14.4 Box-Toppers points in 2025, 7th among all players & 3rd among AL pitchers. It's his highest single-season B-T point total in his 15th season.
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Aug 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Andrew Heaney, 34, designated for assignment by #Pirates. His 8.7 Box-Toppers points in 2025 was 16th among NL pitchers, 2nd among all PIT players (behind Paul Skenes with 18.1).
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Aug 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Career Box-Toppers points—Active AL pitchers 1—Max Scherzer #BlueJays 256.7 2—Gerrit Cole #Yankees 165.0 3—Jacob deGrom #Rangers 149.2 4—Charlie Morton #Tigers 120.5 5—Kevin Gausman #BlueJays 108.5 6—Patrick Corbin #Rangers 103.4* *Earns 2.0 B-T points Tuesday www.box-toppers.com/blog/2025/8/...
— Box-Toppers Baseball (@boxtoppers.bsky.social) Aug 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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).| 8/26 | BTG | Game | Player of the Game | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +12.0 | TEX 7, LAA 3 | Patrick Corbin (W, 7‑9) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| +11.0 | BOS 5, BAL 0 | Lucas Giolito (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| +9.0 | CLE 3, TB 0 | Parker Messick (W, 1‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NL | +7.0 | LAD 6, CIN 3 | Clayton Kershaw (W, 9‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| +5.2 | NYM 6, PHI 5 | Edwin Díaz (W, 6‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | NYY 5, WSH 1 | Giancarlo Stanton RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | PIT 8, STL 3 | Mitch Keller (W, 6‑12) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +4.0 | ATL 11, MIA 2 | Ozzie Albies 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.0 | SD 7, SEA 6 | Ramón Laureano CF‑LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | `MIL 9, ARI 8 | Jacob Misiorowski | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| +3.0 | KC 5, CHW 4 | Carlos Estévez (S, 35) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | MIN 7, TOR 5 | Mickey Gasper C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | COL 6, HOU 1 | Mickey Moniak RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | ATH 7, DET 6 (F/10) | Jacob Wilson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +2.0 | SF 5, CHC 2 | Heliot Ramos LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 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 | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giolito, Lucas 3900 | pi sp | bos al | 9.4 | 9.4 | 36.8 | 57.5 | +9.4 |
| Diaz, Edwin 3690 | pi cp | nym nl | 7.0 | 11.0 | 25.7 | 52.7 | +3.0 |
| Keller, Mitch 4230 | pi sp | pit nl | 6.7 | 18.4 | 37.4 | 38.4 | -5.0 |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 6.4 | 8.4 | 51.3 | 278.8 | +4.4 |
| Corbin, Patrick 3027 | pi sp | tex al | 6.0 | 11.0 | 28.8 | 103.4 | +1.0 |
| Moniak, Mickey 4849 | rf cf | col nl | 5.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +2.0 |
| Estevez, Carlos 3641 | pi cp | kc al | 5.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 17.0 | +2.0 |
| Misiorowski, Jacob 5200 | pi sp | mil nl | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Albies, Ozzie 3953 | 2b | atl nl | 3.0 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| Wilson, Jacob 5159 | ss | oak al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Stanton, Giancarlo 2737 | rf dh ph | nyy al | 2.5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 81.4 | -0.5 |
| Ramos, Heliot 5027 | lf | sf nl | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Laureano, Ramon 4054 | rf cf lf | sd nl | 2.5 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 17.7 | +2.5 |
| Gasper, Mickey 5267 | ca | min al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Messick Parker 5266 | pi sp | cle al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2025 (’25), this year and last year (’24-25), over a six-year period (’20-25) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’25 | ’24‑25 | ’20‑25 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | Cavalli, Cade 5244 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| NYY | Fried, Max 4011 | 10.7 | 24.1 | 66.6 | 77.6 |
| ATL | Wentz, Joey 4639 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| MIA | Gusto, Ryan 5156 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| TB | Rasmussen, Drew 4547 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 31.2 | 31.2 |
| CLE | Cecconi, Slade 4913 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| SD | Darvish, Yu 3003 | 4.7 | 13.4 | 60.0 | 144.4 |
| SEA | Woo, Bryan 4842 | 14.0 | 25.7 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| BOS | Bello, Brayan 4727 | 7.4 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| BAL | Enns, Dietrich 4544 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| MIN | Woods Richardson, Simeon 4974 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| TOR | Lauer, Eric 4017 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 25.4 | 38.8 |
| PHI | Walker, Taijuan 3453 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 35.8 | 62.2 |
| NYM | McLean, Nolan 5255 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| ARI | Nelson, Ryne 4728 | 8.4 | 16.8 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| MIL | Priester, Quinn 5059 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| KC | Bergert, Ryan 5198 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| CHW | Civale, Aaron 4173 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 35.5 | 38.5 |
| PIT | Mlodzinski, Carmen 4894 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| STL | Gray, Sonny 3259 | 14.0 | 26.4 | 60.0 | 124.3 |
| LAA | Kochanowicz, Jack 5094 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| TEX | Latz, Jacob 5204 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| COL | Dollander, Chase 5169 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| HOU | Valdez, Framber 4048 | 9.7 | 25.1 | 60.8 | 66.5 |
| CIN | Lodolo, Nick 4586 | 7.7 | 16.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| LAD | Ohtani, Shohei 3933 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 75.7 | 90.2 |
| CHC | Rea, Colin 3582 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 21.1 |
| SF | Whisenhunt, Carson* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | Mize, Casey 4377 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| ATH | Morales, Luis* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
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