

2025 PBA Player of the Year: EJ Tackett
EJ Tackett of Ossian, Ind. earned his fourth career and third consecutive Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year honor in dominant fashion.
Tackett became the fifth player in PBA history to win the award for a third consecutive season.
Tackett won four titles, including two majors, and led the tour in points (34,690 — more than the second and third players combined), earnings ($438,540), average (228.60), top-five finishes (11), top-10 finishes (12), top-25 finishes (13) and cashes (15).
Tackett set new PBA records by advancing to the championship round in six consecutive title events and seven consecutive singles title events.
Previous Winners
Date | Name |
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2025 | EJ Tackett |
2024 | EJ Tackett |
2023 | EJ Tackett |
2022 | Jason Belmonte |
2021 | Kyle Troup |
2020 | Jason Belmonte |
2019 | Jason Belmonte |
2018 | Andrew Anderson |
2017 | Jason Belmonte |
2016 | EJ Tackett |
2015 | Jason Belmonte |
2014 | Jason Belmonte |
2013 | Jason Belmonte |
2012 | Sean Rash |
2011 | Mika Koivuniemi |
2010 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
2009 | Wes Malott |
2008 | Chris Barnes |
2007 | Doug Kent |
2006 | Tommy Jones |
2005 | Patrick Allen |
2004 | Mika Koivuniemi |
2003 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
2002 | * Parker Bohn III |
2000 | Norm Duke |
1999 | Parker Bohn III |
1998 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
1997 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
1996 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
1995 | Mike Aulby |
1994 | Norm Duke |
1993 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
1992 | David Ferraro |
1991 | David Ozio |
1990 | Amleto Monacelli |
1989 | Amleto Monacelli |
1988 | Brian Voss |
1987 | Marshall Holman |
1986 | Walter Ray Williams Jr. |
1985 | Mike Aulby |
1984 | Mark Roth |
1983 | Earl Anthony |
1982 | Earl Anthony |
1981 | Earl Anthony |
1980 | Wayne Webb |
1979 | Mark Roth |
1978 | Mark Roth |
1977 | Mark Roth |
1976 | Earl Anthony |
1975 | Earl Anthony |
1974 | Earl Anthony |
1973 | Don McCune |
1972 | Don Johnson |
1971 | Don Johnson |
1970 | Nelson Burton Jr. |
1969 | Billy Hardwick |
1968 | Jim Stefanich |
1967 | Dave Davis |
1966 | Wayne Zahn |
1965 | Dick Weber |
1964 | Bob Strampe |
1963 | Billy Hardwick |