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Reds pitcher Hunter Greene is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw now has 279.8 career Box-Toppers points, edging closer to the Box-Toppers-era “all-time” career points leader, Randy Johnson (282.5 points).
Read MoreAngels pitcher José Soriano is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal rises to first place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, passing Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who had led since May 11.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Patrick Corbin is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
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.
Read MoreOrioles pitcher Brandon Young is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, earning his first career Box-Toppers points.
Also Friday, Christian Yelich of the Brewers extends his lead among National League batters in 2025 Box-Toppers points—becoming the first batter to reach 10 Box-Toppers points this season—after earning NL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Aaron Civale is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal earns Box-Toppers Player of the Game honors, maintaining second place overall and extending his lead among American League pitchers. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff, Francisco Lindor of the Mets, Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, Rangers pitcher Merrill Kelly and Trevor Story of the Red Sox.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth in player rankings.
Other Player of the Game winners Friday include Cal Raleigh of the Mariners, Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, Sean Murphy of the Braves, Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox and Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer.
Read MoreRays pitcher Shane Baz is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Thursday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, taking the lead among American League pitchers.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Spencer Strider is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Astros pitcher Hunter Brown rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, Tyler Stephenson of the Reds and Taylor Walls of the Rays.
Read MoreMariners pitcher George Kirby is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes rises to sixth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning National League Player of the Day honors. In addition, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extends his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 18 consecutive seasons Sunday, the longest active streak, and also extends his lead in career Box-Toppers points among active players.
Read MoreOn April 25, 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins, 8-7, to open the 1995 regular season.
That game 30 years ago today marked the beginning of Box-Toppers. Now in its 31st season, Box-Toppers has analyzed box scores from more than 70,000 regular season games and determining a top player in each game.
Read MoreWelcome to Opening Day of the 2025 Major League Baseball season.
This marks the start of Box-Toppers’ 31st season tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score statistics. Here is an introduction to Box-Toppers.
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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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Braves pitcher Spencer Strider had the biggest decline in Box-Toppers points from 2023 to 2024.
Strider led all players in 2023 with 21.1 Box-Toppers points but earned just 1.0 point in 2024, a 20.1-point decline, which is also the fifth-largest decline (in regular-length seasons) since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995.
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Box-Toppers points leaders among 2024 free agents include Blake Snell, Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Clayton Kershaw.
Blake Snell and Juan Soto are among this season’s free-agent players with the most 2024 Box-Toppers points.
Snell leads the entire class, earning 15.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024 with the Giants, most among all free-agent players, seventh among all players and fifth among National League pitchers.
Soto has the most 2024 Box-Toppers points among all free-agent batters, earning 11.0 with the Yankees, seventh among all free agents, 43rd among all players in 2024 and second among American League batters (behind only teammate Aaron Judge’s 13.0).
Read MoreBraves pitcher Max Fried is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers rises to first place among National League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points (11.0) after earning NL Batter of the Day honors, making a meteoric rise from completely outside the top 10 among NL batters until Sept. 19 and earning 6.0 of his 11.0 points for the season in a 13-day explosion.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Framber Valdez is Sunday's Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Valdez struck out nine over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk in the 2-0 win over the White Sox.
Read MoreBraves pitcher Chris Sale is Monday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to sixth place in season player rankings.
Also Monday, Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw extended his streak of earning Box-Toppers points to 17 straight seasons—tied for the longest active streak—after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.
Read MorePadres pitcher Dylan Cease is Thursday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, pitching a no-hitter and increasing his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings.
Cease allowed no hits in a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing three walks in the 3-0 win over the Nationals. He threw 114 pitches.
Read MoreWelcome to Opening Day of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
This marks the start of Box-Toppers’ 30th season tracking who most helps their teams win the most games, based on box score statistics.
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.
