Looking at the PBA season ending stats Part 1

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Looking at the PBA season ending stats Part 1

by rick olivares pic by nuki sabio

We took a look at the season-ending stats of the PBA’s Season 38 and 39 and there were some eyebrow-raising results that should be pointed out and make for interesting facts.

Here they are:

Players who appear in Top 10 Ranks of both seasons

Player	Season 38			Season 39
	Games	Rank	Scoring Ave.	Games	Rank	Scoring Ave.
Gary David	31 (Globalport)	1	18.7	36 (Meralco)	3	16.4
Jayson Castro	53 (Talk ‘N Text)	5	14.4	49	1	16.7
Peter June Simon	64 (San Mig)	9	12.7	66	10	13.5
Ranidel De Ocampo	53 (Talk ‘N Text)	10	12.6	46	5	15.1

The two Talk ‘N Text players moved up in individual stats marking them as their respective team’s fount for points. It’s a high and low combo for TNT. They just need to find balance and youth in that team.

Gary David on the other hand has shown that whatever club he moved to – be it Powerade, Globalport or Meralco – he has been the man.

Players who moved into the Top 10 signifying a shift in team strategy?

Team	Season 38			Season 39
Barangay Ginebra	Player	Rank	Ave.	Player	Rank	Ave.
	Mark Caguioa	2	17.7	Greg Slaughter	8	14.5
	LA Tenorio	6	14.04	Japeth Aguilar	9	13.6

From a more guard-oriented offense to a pound it inside team. Did it work for Barangay Ginebra?

In Season 38, they finished eighth in the league. This past Season 39, they moved up to sixth. They’re moving up. But need a little more help.

The biggest riser and I do mean BIG!

Petron/San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo.

In Season 38, the SMB center wasn’t in the Top 10 ranking or anywhere near it. He did rank high in total field goals made placing second to San Mig’s Rafi Reavis by mere percentage points.

Season 38 TOTAL FIELD GOALS

Player	Team	Games Played	M/A	%	Rank
Rafi Reavis	San Mig	60	83/147	56.4%	1
June Mar Fajardo	Petron	45	203/360	56.3	2

Season 39 OVERALL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Player	Team	Games Played	M/A	%	Scoring Ave.	Season Ending Rank
June Mar Fajardo	San Miguel Beer	37	207/377	54.9%	16.7	2

Fajardo was also tops in two point field goals made, free throws made, total rebounds, offensive rebounds, blocks, and turnovers.

Massive turnaround for the big guy and for his efforts, he was adjudged the PBA Season 39’s Most Valuable Player and was named to the Mythical Five, All-Defensive Five as well as Most Improved Player! The best big man for San Miguel since Danny Ildefonso.

That’s it for Part 1. In the next part, we will take a look at the rookie performances.