John Pinto (basketball)

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
As of the end of 2023–24 season

Season-by-season averages

 * align=left |
 * align=left | GlobalPort
 * 21 || 5.7 || .355 || .182 || .286 || 1.4 || .7 || .2 || — || 1.2
 * align=left rowspan=2|
 * align=left | Mahindra
 * rowspan=2|32 || rowspan=2|17.4 || rowspan=2|.391 || rowspan=2|.206 || rowspan=2|.643 || rowspan=2|2.6 || rowspan=2|2.6 || rowspan=2|.6 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|3.9
 * align=left | Blackwater
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Blackwater
 * 34 || 21.5 || .424 || .356 || .520 || 3.1 || 3.4 || .6 || .1 || 6.3
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Blackwater
 * 34 || 23.0 || .485 || .517 || .605 || 3.2 || 4.3 || 1.0 || .1 || 6.6
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Meralco
 * 41 || 13.0 || .357 || .316 || .731 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .5 || .0 || 3.5
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Meralco
 * 17 || 10.3 || .229 || .125 || .385 || 1.3 || 1.1 || .4 || — || 1.8
 * align=left rowspan=2|
 * align=left | Meralco
 * rowspan=2|40 || rowspan=2|22.9 || rowspan=2|.393 || rowspan=2|.342 || rowspan=2|.659 || rowspan=2|3.0 || rowspan=2|2.3 || rowspan=2|.7 || rowspan=2|.1 || rowspan=2|6.9
 * align=left | Barangay Ginebra
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Barangay Ginebra
 * 51 || 16.5 || .392 || .330 || .723 || 2.5 || 2.4 || .7 || .0 || 4.8
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Barangay Ginebra
 * 30 || 14.4 || .405 || .400 || .737 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .4 || .0 || 3.3
 * -class=sortbottom
 * align=center colspan=2 | Career
 * 300 || 17.0 || .399 || .340 || .625 || 2.4 || 2.3 || .6 || .1 || 4.6
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Barangay Ginebra
 * 51 || 16.5 || .392 || .330 || .723 || 2.5 || 2.4 || .7 || .0 || 4.8
 * align=left |
 * align=left | Barangay Ginebra
 * 30 || 14.4 || .405 || .400 || .737 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .4 || .0 || 3.3
 * -class=sortbottom
 * align=center colspan=2 | Career
 * 300 || 17.0 || .399 || .340 || .625 || 2.4 || 2.3 || .6 || .1 || 4.6
 * align=center colspan=2 | Career
 * 300 || 17.0 || .399 || .340 || .625 || 2.4 || 2.3 || .6 || .1 || 4.6