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Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other Player of the Game winners Saturday include Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney, Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez, Alex Call of the Nationals and Jarren Duran of the Red Sox.
Read MoreMariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is Thursday’s Opening Day Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Other notable Player of the Game winners Thursday include two 2024 Box-Toppers points leaders—Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, who led all players (21.4 points) and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers, who led all National League batters (11.0).
Read MoreTwins pitcher Pablo Lopez is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer has now earned Box-Toppers points in 16 straight seasons after earning his first Player of the Game honor of 2024.
Read MoreRangers pitcher Andrew Heaney is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Sunday, Juan Soto of the Yankees rises to lead American League batters in 2024 Box-Toppers points after earning AL Batter of the Day honors.
Read MoreRoyals pitcher Seth Lugo is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Friday, three players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after each earned Player of the Game honors: Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola rises to third place, Cardinals closing pitcher Ryan Helsley rises to fourth place and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga rises to seventh place.
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Could 2023 be the season Clayton Kershaw passes Randy Johnson for the “all-time” lead in career Box-Toppers points?
Or could this coming season be the year when Kershaw loses the lead among active players in career Box-Toppers points to either Max Scherzer or Justin Verlander?
Read MoreGuardians pitcher Shane Bieber is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Tuesday, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani maintains second place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors, but loses his status to be ranked among batters since he’s now earned an overwhelming share of his Player of the Game honors as a starting pitcher.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Jose Urquidy is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Wednesday, two players in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list earned Player of the Game honors. Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara maintains his fourth-place ranking and extends his lead among National League pitchers. Plus, Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias rises to seventh place in season player rankings.
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Randy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and the two active players most likely to pass his total won’t likely do it until 2023 at the very earliest.
Johnson earned 282.5 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Luis Garcia is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Garcia struck out eight over six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks, in the 4-0 win over the Twins.
Read MoreYankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day and rises to second place in season player rankings.
Also Friday, three other players rise in Box-Toppers top 10 season player rankings list after earning Player of the Game honors—J.D. Martinez of the Red Sox rises to third place, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish rises to seventh place and Orioles pitcher John Means rises to 10th place.
Read MoreMets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, the two active players with the most career Box-Toppers points both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Astros pitcher Zack Greinke.
Read MoreAstros pitcher Brandon Bielak is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Bielak struck out four over the game’s final 4 2/3 innings, allowing no runs, no hits and no walks, in the 9-2 win over the Athletics.
Read MoreRandy Johnson leads all players in career Box-Toppers points and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Johnson earned 282.5 Box-Toppers points from the time Box-Toppers record keeping began in 1995 until he retired in 2009. The most likely rival to Johnson’s throne at the moment is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw who has 235.2 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995 and most among active players.
Read MoreReds pitcher Luis Castillo is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Castillo struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk, in the 1-0 win over the Pirates.
Read MoreWhite Sox pitcher Dane Dunning is Sunday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Dunning struck out seven over five scoreless and hitless innings, allowing one walk, in the 5-2, 10-inning win over the Royals. Dunning did not earn the win, picking up a no-decision, because the Royals tied the game after he exited.
Read MoreDodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw leads the list of Box-Toppers Active Career All-Stars and is one of four active players included on Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team.
The Box-Toppers All-Time All-Star team consists of the best players by position since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995 and includes 10 players who have retired and four who are still active—Kershaw, along with Albert Pujols of the Angels, Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers and Astros pitcher Zack Greinke, who joined the All-Time All-Star team in 2019.
Read MoreMookie Betts of the Red Sox is Friday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Betts hit three home runs and doubled in the 10-5 win over the Yankees. Betts went 4-for-5, scoring four times and driving in five runs.
Read MoreNationals pitcher Max Scherzer is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, rising to third place in season player rankings and sixth place on Box-Toppers’ “all-time” career points list.
Also Saturday, two other players rise in Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list after earning Player of the Game honors—Astros pitcher Gerrit Cole rises to sixth place and Indians pitcher Shane Bieber rises to seventh place.
Read MoreMets pitcher Steven Matz is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Also Saturday, two players rise into Box-Toppers season player rankings top 10 list: Tim Beckham of the Mariners rises to fourth place after earning American League Batter of the Day honors and Tigers pitcher Matt Moore rises to eighth place after earning Player of the Game honors.
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.