After a loss in its debut game of the season, the San Miguel Beermen then stormed back strong and went on to have a three-game winning streak. At this point in time, it’s great to recognize the players who contribute to the team’s wins.

Let’s take a look at the players who played well in each of the statistical departments.

Statistics Source: pba-online.net

Points Per Game
Dondon Hontiveros – 13.50
Jay Washington – 13.25
Lordy Tugade – 11.33
Bonbon Custodio – 9.75
Mick Pennisi – 9.00

It is interesting to note that Bonbon Custodio is San Miguel Beer’s 4th leading scorer. Good stat for a rookie.

Rebounds Per Game
Jay Washington – 10.50
Marc Pingris – 7.25
Mick Pennisi – 7.00

Assists Per Game
Jay Washington – 3.75
Marc Pingris – 3.25
Bonbon Custodio – 3.00

Jay Washington and Marc Pingris lead in assist? Are you kidding me? This is a department mostly dominated by point guards so these two big guys surely knows how to share the ball specially with an open team mate.

Steals Per Game
Jay Washington – 1.25
Bonbon Custodio – 1.25
Olsen Racela – 1.00

Blocks Per Game
Marc Pingris – 1.25
Mick Pennisi – 0.75
Jay Washington – 0.50
Dondon Hontiveros – 0.50
Bonbon Custodio – 0.50

Minutes Per Game
Jay Washington – 32 minutes
Dondon Hontiveros – 27 minutes
Mick Pennisi – 26.25 minutes

Jay Washington has the most minutes among all Beermen. This is because he is performing well on the court so he deserves his playing minutes. Have you noticed that he is among the top 3 players in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks per game? Oh boy, he is playing monster ballgames for San Miguel. What else could you ask for?

3-Point Percentage
Wesley Gonzales – 66.7%
Olsen Racela – 44.4%
Mick Pennisi – 40%
Lordy Tugade – 40%

Field Goal Percentage
Wesley Gonzales – 50%
Marc Pingris – 50%
Bonbon Custodio – 48.6%

Free Throw Percentage
Olsen Racela – 100%
Danny Seigle – 100%
Jonas Villanueva – 100%
Dondon Hontiveros – 90%
Lordy Tugade – 80%

Turnovers Per Game
Jay Washington – 2.75
Mike Cortez – 2.00
Dondon Hontiveros – 2.00

Jay Washington’s turnovers are quite understandable as he has more touches of the ball. Mike Cortez, being the point guard.

Jay Washington also ranks 10th in Player Efficiency Rating among all PBA players as of October 19, 2008.

Player Efficiency Rating takes into account all of a player’s statistical contributions — points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, missed shots, turnovers and fouls — and rolls them up into a score for every player in the league.