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Royals pitcher Noah Cameron is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Two players moved up in the Box-Toppers top 10 season rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Sunday:
Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler rises to sixth place.
Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom rises to ninth place.
Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to seventh place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning his eighth Player of the Game honor of 2026, his third as a batter.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Monday include Dillon Dingler of the Tigers and Christian Yelich of the Brewers.
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Five Box-Toppers category leaders were also 2025 Players Choice Award winners, headlined by the surprising National League Outstanding Player selection, Kyle Schwarber, who beat out unanimous NL MVP Shohei Ohtani for the honor.
But while the players and Box-Toppers data found common ground for the top NL player, a massive disparity emerged for the game’s overall top honor. Players voted Cal Raleigh of the Mariners as Player of the Year, even though he earned just 6.0 Box-Toppers points—ranking 24th among American League batters and 139th among all players.
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Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal leads Box-Toppers season player rankings for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies rises this week to lead National League batters, passing the previous leader, Christian Yelich of the Brewers. Additionally, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who is out for the season, continues to lead National League pitchers, as second-place Paul Skenes of the Pirates was again unable to surpass him this week.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Pete Alonso of the Mets rises to second place, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler rises to seventh place and Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón rises to ninth place.
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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 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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As baseball writers push for Ichiro Suzuki to not only be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame but to become only the second player voted in unanimously, what chucklehead will oppose that?
It pains me to say: Me. Let me explain.
Despite earning Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards and getting 3,000 hits, Suzuki was not the key player very often in his team’s wins. There was almost always some other teammate outperforming Suzuki in team wins. Suzuki never led his team in a season in Box-Toppers points and never even led his team’s batters.
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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.
Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who both led their league’s batters in Box-Toppers points in 2024, won the season’s Most Valuable Player Awards Thursday.
Judge, who led American League batters with 13.0 Box-Toppers points, won the AL award and Ohtani, who led National League batters with 11.0 Box-Toppers points, won the NL award.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Bryce Miller is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to eighth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Miller struck out 10 over seven innings, allowing one run, two hits and no walks, in the 5-1 win over the Rays.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Cole struck out eight over six scoreless innnings, allowing four hits and two walks, in the 3-0 win over the Tigers.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Cole Ragans is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees rises to ninth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, extending his 2024 Box-Toppers points lead among American League batters.
Read MoreReds pitcher Hunter Greene is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Aaron Judge of the Yankees increased his lead among American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Michael Wacha is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreRays pitcher Taj Bradley is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bradley struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks, in the 2-0 win over the Guardians.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to fifth place in season player rankings.
Also Tuesday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to first place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Juan Soto of the Yankees extends his lead among American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors.
Read MoreCubs pitcher Shota Imanaga is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to second place in season player rankings.
Also Wednesday, Royals pitcher Seth Lugo rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning American League Player of the Day honors. Plus, Braves pitcher Chris Sale rises to 20th place on Box-Toppers “all-time” career points list.
Read MoreBox-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.