Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Sal Stewart of the Reds becomes the first player to earn 10 Box-Toppers points as a batter in 2026 after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreTracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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Box-Toppers
Tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score stats. A method to measure & compare baseball's top players.
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. Players earn Box-Toppers points 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.