Box-Toppers Baseball

Tracking and ranking @MLB players & teams based on box score statistics. Since 1995. Newsletter: Member @IBWAA. By @shawnplank

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Cristopher Sánchez #Phillies leads the new Box-Toppers player rankings, while #Dodgers hold the top team spot.

Highlights:
🔥 #Astros are the week's hottest team
🔴 Gavin Williams leads AL pitchers
⚫️ Munetaka Murakami leads AL batters

Full rankings: https://t.co/jIdqUAxYRl

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Most 2025-26 Box-Toppers points by team
NL East
#Braves Chris Sale 18.1, 7th*
#Phillies Cristopher Sánchez 26.1, 2nd*
#Nationals James Wood 12.2, 18th*
#Marlins Sandy Alcantara 12.0, 22nd*
#Mets Freddy Peralta 14.7, 13th*
*Rank among NL players, 2025-26
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Noah Cameron posts Tuesday’s highest Box-Toppers game score (+12.0) but misses out on Player of the Game honors as the #Royals fall to the #Reds in extra innings.

Full Sidelights Sidebar breakdown of top pitchers, unrewarded gems & lowest game scores: https://t.co/l89yb0vk2e

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Gage Jump #Athletics made his Box-Toppers debut Tuesday with his 1st career Player of the Game honor (7IP 3H R BB 5K W vs. CHC) in his 2nd #MLB game.

Full Tuesday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAt24E

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Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers rises to 5th in 2026 Box-Toppers points (9.7) after earning 1.0 as Player of the Game Tuesday (3B 2B 2-4 2R 2BI vs. ARI).

He also passes 100 career B-T points (100.9) & ranks 15th among active players.

Full TU B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAt24E

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A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s pitching matchups
Notable—LAD at ARI
Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers 15.2 B-T points over 2025-26, 10th*
Zac Gallen #Dbacks 13.7 B-T points over 2025-26, 14th*
*Rank among NL pitchers, 2025-26
All Wednesday pitching matchups: https://t.co/K5z66TerJa

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Joc Pederson #Rangers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers AL Batter of the Day (2-2B 3-4 R 2BI vs. STL).

Full Tuesday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAsuf6

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Most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s Player of the Game winners:

9.7—Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers, 5th*
9.0—Kyle Harrison #Brewers, 7th*
4.7—Aaron Nola #Phillies, 43rd*
*Overall rank 2026

B-T point totals of all Tuesday Player of the Game winners: https://t.co/PdsFu6II3c

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Spencer Steer #Reds is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers NL Batter of the Day (2HR 2-4 3R 2BI vs. KC).

Full Tuesday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAsuf6

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Among Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Kyle Harrison #Brewers
Enmanuel De Jesus #Tigers
Gage Jump #Athletics
Aaron Nola #Phillies
Spencer Steer #Reds
Shane Baz #Orioles
Logan Gilbert #Mariners
Joc Pederson #Rangers
Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers
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Enmanuel De Jesus #Tigers is Tuesday’s Box-Toppers AL Player of the Day (4IP 0H 0R 0BB 4K Sv vs. TB).

Full Tuesday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAt24E

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Career Box-Toppers points—Active NL pitchers
1—Chris Sale #Braves 190.5
2—Yu Darvish #Padres 144.4
3—Zack Wheeler #Phillies 130.1
4—Aaron Nola #Phillies 125.5*
5—Carlos Carrasco #Braves 114.2
6—Blake Snell #Dodgers 111.8
*Earns 1.0 B-T point as Player of the Game Tuesday

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Aaron Nola #Phillies now has 125.5 career Box-Toppers points—49th-most since 1995—after earning 1.0 as Player of the Game Tuesday (5IP 4H 2R 0BB 8K ND vs. SD).

He ranks 4th among active NL pitchers in career points.

Full Tuesday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAsuf6

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Kyle Harrison #Brewers, Tuesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day, climbs to 7th overall with 9.0 B-T points.

Plus: Shohei Ohtani #Dodgers rises to 5th overall (9.7 points) and reaches the 100-career-point milestone.

Full Tuesday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/ehsZkAsuf6

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Justin Verlander pacing the dugout like a caged Mud Hen in Des Moines, waiting for his turn on the mound after a long 8-run inning by his Toledo teammates against the Iowa Cubs. Verlander was sharp over 5 innings (4H 0R 3K W, 64 pitches) in a rehab start for the #Tigers.

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Most 2025-26 Box-Toppers points by team
AL West
#Mariners Bryan Woo 26.4, 1st*
#Rangers Nathan Eovaldi 20.1, 8th*
#Athletics Jeffrey Springs 12.7, 26th*
#Astros Hunter Brown 14.4, 19th*
#Angels José Soriano 20.7, 7th*
*Rank among AL players, 2025-26
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Most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Tuesday’s probable starters
8.7—Cam Schlittler #Yankees 6th* vs. CLE
8.7—Davis Martin #WhiteSox 8th* vs. MIN
7.0—Kyle Harrison #Brewers 14th* vs. SF
*Overall rank 2026
All Tuesday pitching matchups: https://t.co/ZqQ5HFs2uK

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Sean Manaea #Mets recorded Monday's highest Box-Toppers game score (+5.0) among non-Player of the Game winners in a relief appearance vs. #Mariners.

B-T Sidelights Sidebar also looks at Monday's top pitchers and lowest game scores. https://t.co/vTMrHhOoKy

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Most 2026 Box-Toppers points among Monday’s Player of the Game winners:

7.7—Jacob deGrom #Rangers, 11th*
4.0—Emerson Hancock #Mariners, 63rd*
3.7—Christian Yelich #Brewers, 67th*
*Overall rank 2026

B-T pt totals of all Monday Player of the Game winners: https://t.co/GK2FofFNMr

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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners Monday
Jacob deGrom #Rangers
Dillon Dingler #Tigers
Emerson Hancock #Mariners
Lane Thomas #Royals
Tristan Gray #Twins
Christian Yelich #Brewers
Taylor Clarke #Dbacks
Heriberto Hernández #Marlins
Jake McCarthy #Rockies
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Dillon Dingler #Tigers is Monday’s Box-Toppers AL Batter of the Day (2HR 2B 4-5 4R 4BI vs. TB).

Full Monday B-T Daily Scorecard: https://t.co/5PMTaSsLp9