PBASep 30, 2019 by Lucas Wiseman
Belmo's 227 Average Leads PBA Tour This Season
Belmo's 227 Average Leads PBA Tour This Season
With just the U.S. Open remaining, Jason Belmonte leads the PBA Tour in average with 227.30 for 471 games.

With just the U.S. Open remaining, Jason Belmonte leads the PBA Tour in average with 227.30 for 471 games.
Belmonte, who is the leading contender for 2019 PBA Player of the Year, has competed in 18 events so far this season, which is less than anyone else in the Top 10.
EJ Tackett has bowled 589 games on the national tour this season and sits in second with a 221.53 average. Lefty Jakob Butturff is third on the list with a 220.46 average for 512 games.
Here’s a look at the Top 50 (minimum of 10 events) in average so far this season on the PBA Tour:
| Pos. | Name | Events | Total Games | Average |
| 1 | Jason Belmonte | 18 | 471 | 227.3 |
| 2 | EJ Tackett | 25 | 589 | 221.53 |
| 3 | Jakob Butturff | 23 | 512 | 220.46 |
| 4 | Norm Duke | 19 | 421 | 219.15 |
| 5 | Sean Rash | 25 | 508 | 218.56 |
| 6 | Bill O'Neill | 23 | 485 | 218.54 |
| 7 | Dom Barrett | 23 | 465 | 218.48 |
| 8 | Kristopher Prather | 24 | 491 | 217.66 |
| 9 | Tom Daugherty | 23 | 506 | 217.57 |
| 10 | Anthony Simonsen | 24 | 503 | 217.52 |
| 11 | Kyle Troup | 23 | 425 | 217.26 |
| 12 | Kyle Sherman | 20 | 470 | 217.24 |
| 13 | AJ Johnson | 22 | 396 | 216.81 |
| 14 | BJ Moore | 13 | 281 | 216.7 |
| 15 | Marshall Kent | 25 | 474 | 216.27 |
| 16 | Wes Malott | 22 | 442 | 215.76 |
| 17 | Brad Miller | 23 | 430 | 215.1 |
| 18 | Jake Peters | 15 | 304 | 214.94 |
| 19 | Josh Blanchard | 22 | 412 | 214.51 |
| 20 | Chris Barnes | 23 | 486 | 214.35 |
| 21 | Dick Allen | 21 | 415 | 213.95 |
| 22 | Jesper Svensson | 20 | 340 | 213.86 |
| 23 | Rhino Page | 19 | 408 | 213.74 |
| 24 | Francois Lavoie | 19 | 344 | 213.69 |
| 25 | AJ Chapman | 21 | 385 | 213.66 |
| 26 | Anthony Lavery-Spahr | 21 | 383 | 213.55 |
| 27 | Tommy Jones | 22 | 411 | 213.54 |
| 28 | Nicholas Pate | 20 | 371 | 213.5 |
| 29 | Martin Larsen | 11 | 211 | 213.35 |
| 30 | Darren Tang | 23 | 373 | 212.57 |
| 31 | Zacharay Wilkins | 18 | 343 | 212.3 |
| 32 | Ildemaro Ruiz | 10 | 186 | 212.25 |
| 33 | Sam Cooley | 20 | 342 | 211.88 |
| 34 | Tom Smallwood | 19 | 344 | 211.6 |
| 35 | Brad Angelo | 18 | 342 | 211.55 |
| 36 | Shawn Maldonado | 22 | 391 | 211.54 |
| 37 | Mitch Hupe | 19 | 307 | 211.51 |
| 38 | Andrew Anderson | 25 | 454 | 211.43 |
| 39 | Andres Gomez | 21 | 365 | 211.1 |
| 40 | Stuart Williams | 24 | 395 | 210.92 |
| 41 | Kurt Pilon | 11 | 180 | 210.88 |
| 42 | Jason Sterner | 21 | 352 | 210.84 |
| 43 | Thomas Larsen | 18 | 313 | 210.63 |
| 44 | Chris Loschetter | 13 | 225 | 210.42 |
| 45 | DJ Archer | 23 | 409 | 210.16 |
| 46 | Nick Kruml | 19 | 287 | 210.15 |
| 47 | Greg Ostrander | 18 | 268 | 210.01 |
| 48 | Osku Palermaa | 20 | 331 | 209.96 |
| 49 | Ryan Ciminelli | 17 | 275 | 209.82 |
| 50 | Matthew Ogle | 11 | 202 | 208.67 |