PBA STATS | JAMES YAP

JAMES CARLOS YAP

BIG GAME JAMES / BOY THUNDER

2004 PBA DRAFT

RD 1 | 2ND OVERALL - PUREFOODS

UE RED WARRIORS

2004 - PRESENT

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | 2 - 2006, 2010

BEST PLAYER OF THE CONFERENCE | 1 - 2009-10 PHLCUP

MYTHICAL FIVE | 3 - 2006, 2010, 2012

MYTHICAL TEN | 1 - 2011

FINALS MVP | 4 - 2009-10 PHLCUP, 2012 COMCUP, 2014 COMCUP, 2014 GOVCUP

CHAMPIONSHIPS | 7 (GRAND SLAM: 2013-14)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | NONE

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | NONE

ALL-STAR MVP | 1 - 2012

SCORING CHAMPION | 1 - 2009

They called him "Big Game James" for a reason—when the stakes were highest, James Yap delivered. A two-time MVP (2006, 2010) and the face of Purefoods' modern era, Yap was a proven playoff performer with four Finals MVPs and a key figure in the franchise’s 2013-14 Grand Slam. A smooth operator with a deadly jumper and an uncanny ability to take over games, he also earned three Mythical Five selections and a scoring title in 2009.

Yap was originally on Shell’s radar for the top pick in the 2004 draft. But Purefoods, deadset on landing the UE sniper, orchestrated a trade that saw Yap, former MBA MVP Eddie Laure, and the 7th overall pick (used to draft Ervin Sotto) head to the Hotdogs in exchange for Billy Mamaril. Shell went on to select Rich Alvarez at No. 1.

Looking back, it’s clear who came out on top—Yap went on to win seven championships, become an icon of clutch, and leave an indelible mark as one of the most beloved and decorated players in PBA history.

YEAR	TEAM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
2004-05	PUREFOODS	63	12.48	4.70	1.03	0.51	0.25
2005-06	PUREFOODS	57	17.60	4.35	1.18	1.19	0.40
2006-07	PUREFOODS	41	19.71	4.22	1.76	0.63	0.37
2007-08	PUREFOODS	50	21.32	4.06	1.58	0.76	0.24
2008-09	PUREFOODS	36	18.08	4.33	1.61	0.81	0.25
2009-10	PUREFOODS	64	17.98	3.50	2.02	0.64	0.17
2010-11	B-MEG	40	18.75	4.30	1.78	0.60	0.35
2011-12	B-MEG	62	16.71	4.71	2.16	0.53	0.26
2012-13	SANMIG	62	13.31	4.45	1.56	0.58	0.15
2013-14	SANMIG	67	12.04	4.19	1.25	0.39	0.22
2014-15	STAR	41	11.76	2.83	1.15	0.22	0.10
2015-16	STAR	29	11.62	2.93	1.28	0.21	0.07
		612	15.85	4.12	1.54	0.60	0.24
2016-17	RAIN OR SHINE	33	9.67	2.76	0.94	0.33	0.15
2017-18	RAIN OR SHINE	36	10.33	2.67	0.97	0.42	0.19
2019	RAIN OR SHINE	33	11.39	3.24	1.48	0.45	0.09
2020	RAIN OR SHINE	11	7.18	2.18	0.91	0.36	0.09
2021	RAIN OR SHINE	7	7.86	2.00	0.14	0.14	0.00
2022-23	RAIN OR SHINE	10	5.20	1.70	0.10	0.00	0.10
		130	9.64	2.68	0.98	0.35	0.13
2023-24	ROS/BLA	9	4.11	1.22	0.11	0.00	0.11
		9	4.11	1.22	0.11	0.00	0.11
		751	14.64	3.84	1.42	0.55	0.22

SOURCES: This is not official. Information credit comes from the following sources: PBA, The PBA Hardcourt Annual, the defunct PBA Online website, the Real GM website, Philippine Basketball Reference, PBA Archives, PBA Records and Oddities, Edmon 1974, and Wikipedia.