Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreYankees’ Fried tops players for Tuesday, March 31, rising to 1st in player rankings
Yankees pitcher Max Fried is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Tuesday include Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani, José Fernández of the Diamondbacks, Gary Sánchez of the Brewers, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer and Danny Jansen of the Rangers.
Read MoreBrewers’ Priester tops players for Saturday, June 28; White Sox’ Houser tops AL players
Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach, White Sox pitcher Adrian Houser, Kyle Tucker of the Cubs, Vinnie Pasquantino of the Royals and Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates.
Read MoreBraves’ Schwellenbach tops players for Wednesday, June 11; Schmidt tops AL players
Braves pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Wednesday include Phillies pitcher Jesús Luzardo, Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, Willy Adames of the Giants, Christian Walker of the Astros and Red Sox pitcher Aroldis Chapman.
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Little change in Box-Toppers ‘all-time’ career points top 10 lists during 2024
The most notable change in Box-Toppers “all-time” career points top 10 lists at the end of 2024 is an almost complete lack of change.
No players changed position, and only three—Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander—earned any Box-Toppers points in 2024, each adding just 2.0. The lack of movement contrasts with 2023 when four players combined for 40.9 points and when Scherzer and Verlander both rose one spot in the rankings.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2024
A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season leaders chart for each of the past 30 seasons, including the leaders in Box-Toppers points each season among four main categories—American League and National League pitchers and batters.
Also, a look at how often Box-Toppers leaders win major postseason awards (Cy Young and Most Valuable Player), what players have led a Box-Toppers season category most often since tracking began in 1995 and what teams have had the most category leaders in 30 seasons. Also, a look at the lowest point totals to lead a season category, which includes 2024 leaders.
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Postseason awards wrap-up: Box-Toppers leaders win 4 of 6 major honors in 2024
Box-Toppers’ choices for baseball’s major postseason player awards won four of six 2024 honors:
Aaron Judge of the Yankees won the American League Most Valuable Player Award.
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers won the National League Most Valuable Player Award.
Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal won the AL Cy Young Award.
Yankees pitcher Luis Gil won the AL Rookie of the Year Award.
Royals’ Lugo tops players Tuesday, Sept. 10, rising to 8th in player rankings
A look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2023
Analyzing 29 years of Box-Toppers points leaders in pitching and batting in both leagues.
In 2023, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, American League Most Valuable Player, was the only player who won a major postseason award and also led his Box-Toppers category (leading AL batters with 19.4). Also, Pete Alonso of the Mets became the ninth batter since 1995 to lead his league’s batters in Box-Toppers points more than once, leading NL batters for the second straight season.
Read MoreMariners’ Kirby tops players for Wednesday, May 31; Angels’ Ohtani rises to 1st
Mariners pitcher George Kirby is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Angels regains the lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2022
In 2022, Justin Verlander led American League pitchers in season Box-Toppers points for the third time in his career, tied for the seventh-most times a player has led a season points category.
Also in 2022, the New York Mets and Miami Marlins each had their first Box-Toppers points category leader—Pete Alonso and Sandy Alcantara— leaving the Pittsburgh Pirates as the only team to never have a player lead a category since tracking began in 1995.
Read MoreDiamondbacks’ Gallen tops players for Thursday, Aug. 18; Gallen, Fried rise in top 10
Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to 10th place in season player rankings.
Also Thursday, Braves pitcher Max Fried rises to seventh place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreMets’ Megill tops players for Tuesday, April 12, rising to 1st in season player rankings
Mets pitcher Tylor Megill is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Megill and Jose Ramirez of the Guardians on Tuesday became the first two players to win Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors for a second time this season.
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Dodgers top Box-Toppers 2022 preseason team rankings; White Sox top AL teams
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the top-ranked team in Box-Toppers’ 2022 preseason rankings. They also ended 2021 as Box-Toppers’ top-ranked team.
Meanwhile, the New York Mets made the biggest offseason improvement in players’ accumulated Box-Toppers points, while the Oakland Athletics saw the biggest decline.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2021
Analyzing 27 years of Box-Toppers points leaders among American League and National League pitchers and batters each season.
Read MoreGiants’ Webb tops players for Thursday, Sept. 2; Indians’ McKenzie tops AL players
Giants pitcher Logan Webb is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Webb struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, four hits and one walk, in the 5-1 win over the Brewers. Webb did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he exited when the game was tied, 1-1.
Read MorePadres’ Snell tops players for Tuesday, Aug. 31; Brewers’ Woodruff rises to 3rd in player rankings
Padres pitcher Blake Snell is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff rises to third place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreAngels’ Ohtani tops players for Monday, July 26, rises to 1st among AL batters in player rankings
Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Ohtani struck out five over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and no walks, in the 6-2 win over the Rockies.
Read MoreA look at Box-Toppers season-by-season AL & NL pitching & batting leaders, 1995-2020
Analyzing 26 years of Box-Toppers points leaders among American League and National League pitchers and batters each season.
Read MoreBraves’ Robbie Erlin tops players for Sunday, Aug. 16; Athletics’ Piscotty tops AL players
Braves pitcher Robbie Erlin is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Erlin struck out five over four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Marlins. Erlin did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because he did not pitch the required five innings needed to earn the win. Also, the game was in a scoreless tie when he exited.
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