John Block (basketball)
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A 6'10" power forward/center from the University of Southern California (USC), Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967), San Diego Rockets (1967–1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973), Kansas City–Omaha Kings (1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974–1976). Block had his strongest season in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an expansion team. Block appeared in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game, and registered 7,106 total points and 3,965 rebounds in his career.[1]
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | Los Angeles | 22 | - | 5.4 | .385 | - | .706 | 2.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 2.9 |
| 1967–68 | San Diego | 52 | - | 34.7 | .423 | - | .802 | 11.0 | 1.4 | - | - | 20.2 |
| 1968–69 | San Diego | 78 | - | 31.9 | .422 | - | .748 | 9.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 15.3 |
| 1969–70 | San Diego | 82 | - | 26.2 | .442 | - | .782 | 7.4 | 1.7 | - | - | 14.5 |
| 1970–71 | San Diego | 73 | - | 20.1 | .420 | - | .785 | 6.1 | 1.3 | - | - | 9.6 |
| 1971–72 | Milwaukee | 79 | - | 19.3 | .440 | - | .749 | 5.2 | 1.2 | - | - | 8.5 |
| 1972–73 | Philadelphia | 48 | - | 32.5 | .441 | - | .781 | 9.2 | 2.0 | - | - | 17.9 |
| 1972–73 | Kansas City-Omaha | 25 | - | 19.3 | .444 | - | .842 | 4.8 | 0.8 | - | - | 9.0 |
| 1973–74 | Kansas City-Omaha | 82 | - | 21.7 | .434 | - | .796 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| 1974–75 | New Orleans | 4 | - | 14.3 | .310 | - | .900 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 1974–75 | Chicago | 50 | - | 17.6 | .473 | - | .784 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| 1975–76 | Chicago | 2 | - | 3.5 | .500 | - | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 597 | - | 24.0 | .433 | - | .778 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11.9 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | Los Angeles | 1 | - | 1.0 | .000 | - | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 |
| 1968–69 | San Diego | 5 | - | 19.4 | .533 | - | .778 | 2.8 | 0.6 | - | - | 12.4 |
| 1971–72 | Milwaukee | 11 | - | 14.2 | .385 | - | .833 | 5.0 | 0.5 | - | - | 5.0 |
| 1974–75 | Chicago | 4 | - | 8.5 | .400 | - | .333 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 21 | - | 13.7 | .446 | - | .769 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | |
References
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- ↑ Career statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
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