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: |
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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]
|-| 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|}
|-| 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|}