John Pinto (basketball)
| No. 10 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 15, 1990 Davao City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Holy Child College of Davao (Davao City) |
| College | Arellano University |
| PBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
| Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2015–2016 | Mahindra Enforcer |
| 2016–2018 | Blackwater Elite |
| 2019–2021 | Meralco Bolts |
| 2022–present | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Nard John "Nards" V. Pinto (born October 15, 1990) is a Filipino basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Professional career
Pinto was drafted 19th overall by the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2014 PBA draft.
In 2015, he joined the Mahindra Enforcer.
In September 2016, he joined the Blackwater Elite after becoming an unrestricted free agent.
On January 7, 2019, he was traded to the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters for Joseph Eriobu. However, before appearing in a game with the Fuel Masters, on January 12, he was traded to the Meralco Bolts for Jason Ballesteros and a 2020 second-round pick. The day after, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Bolts.
On January 1, 2022, Pinto became an unrestricted free agent. On January 7, he signed a three-year deal with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel after declining a contract extension with the Bolts.
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
As of the end of 2022–23 season
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | GlobalPort | 21 | 5.7 | .355 | .182 | .286 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 |
| 2015–16 | Mahindra | 32 | 17.4 | .391 | .206 | .643 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .6 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Blackwater | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Blackwater | 34 | 21.5 | .424 | .356 | .520 | 3.1 | 3.4 | .6 | .1 | 6.3 |
| 2017–18 | Blackwater | 34 | 23.0 | .485 | .517 | .605 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | Meralco | 41 | 13.0 | .357 | .316 | .731 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | Meralco | 17 | 10.3 | .229 | .125 | .385 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | Meralco | 40 | 22.9 | .393 | .342 | .659 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .7 | .1 | 6.9 |
| Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Barangay Ginebra | 51 | 16.5 | .392 | .330 | .723 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .7 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Career | 270 | 17.2 | .399 | .335 | .616 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .6 | .1 | 4.8 | |