John Block (basketball) explained

John Block
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:207
Number:34, 41, 35
Birth Date:16 April 1944
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High School:Glendale (Glendale, California)
College:USC (1963–1966)
Draft Year:1966
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:27
Draft Team:Los Angeles Lakers
Career Start:1966
Career End:1976
Team1:Los Angeles Lakers
Years2:
Team2:San Diego Rockets
Team3:Milwaukee Bucks
Team4:Philadelphia 76ers
Years5:
Team5:Kansas City–Omaha Kings
Team6:New Orleans Jazz
Years7:
Team7:Chicago Bulls
Cyears1:1980–1983
Cteam1:UC San Diego
Cyears2:1986–1991
Cteam2:Gordon (Massachusetts)
Cyears3:1992–1997
Cteam3:Bethany College (California)
Cyears4:1997–2002
Cteam4:Point Loma Nazarene
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:7,106 (11.9 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:3,965 (6.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:805 (1.3 apg)
Bbr:blockjo01

John William Block, Jr. (born April 16, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern California, 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

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1966-67| align="left" | Los Angeles| 22 || - || 5.4 || .385 || - || .706 || 2.0 || 0.2 || - || - || 2.9|-| align="left" | 1967–68| align="left" | San Diego| 52 || - || 34.7 || .423 || - || .802 || 11.0 || 1.4 || - || - || 20.2|-| align="left" | 1968–69| align="left" | San Diego| 78 || - || 31.9 || .422 || - || .748 || 9.0 || 1.8 || - || - || 15.3|-| align="left" | 1969–70| align="left" | San Diego| 82 || - || 26.2 || .442 || - || .782 || 7.4 || 1.7 || - || - || 14.5|-| align="left" | 1970–71| align="left" | San Diego| 73 || - || 20.1 || .420 || - || .785 || 6.1 || 1.3 || - || - || 9.6|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Milwaukee| 79 || - || 19.3 || .440 || - || .749 || 5.2 || 1.2 || - || - || 8.5|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Philadelphia| 48 || - || 32.5 || .441 || - || .781 || 9.2 || 2.0 || - || - || 17.9|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Kansas City-Omaha| 25 || - || 19.3 || .444 || - || .842 || 4.8 || 0.8 || - || - || 9.0|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Kansas City-Omaha| 82 || - || 21.7 || .434 || - || .796 || 4.7 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 8.7|-| align="left" | 1974–75| align="left" | New Orleans| 4 || - || 14.3 || .310 || - || .900 || 4.5 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 6.8|-| align="left" | 1974–75| align="left" | Chicago| 50 || - || 17.6 || .473 || - || .784 || 4.3 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 8.1|-| align="left" | 1975–76| align="left" | Chicago| 2 || - || 3.5 || .500 || - || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 2.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 597 || - || 24.0 || .433 || - || .778 || 6.6 || 1.3 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 11.9|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1966–67| align="left" | Los Angeles| 1 || - || 1.0 || .000 || - || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || - || - || 0.0|-| align="left" | 1968–69| align="left" | San Diego| 5 || - || 19.4 || .533 || - || .778 || 2.8 || 0.6 || - || - || 12.4|-| align="left" | 1971–72| align="left" | Milwaukee| 11 || - || 14.2 || .385 || - || .833 || 5.0 || 0.5 || - || - || 5.0|-| align="left" | 1974–75| align="left" | Chicago| 4 || - || 8.5 || .400 || - || .333 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 3.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 21 || - || 13.7 || .446 || - || .769 || 3.6 || 0.4 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 6.2|}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/blockjo01.html Career statistics