1978-1979 NBA Blocks per Game Leaders
Blocked shots per game
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the NBA in blocks per game with 4.0 in the 1978-1979 season, 0.8 ahead of George Johnson (3.2). It stands 18th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led in blocks per game.
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Led the NBA in 1978-1979
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
LAL
4.0
Blocks per Game
0.8 clear of George Johnson
Showing Blocks per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | BPG | GP | MPG | STL | BLK |
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| 1 |
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LAL | 4.0 | 80 | 39.5 | 76 | 316 |
| 2 | George Johnson | NJN | 3.2 | 78 | 26.4 | 68 | 253 |
| 3 |
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ATL | 3.1 | 81 | 23.5 | 46 | 254 |
| 4 |
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GOS | 2.9 | 76 | 31.7 | 100 | 217 |
| 5 |
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DET | 2.5 | 82 | 31.2 | 104 | 201 |
| 6 |
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WAS | 2.3 | 82 | 37.9 | 75 | 190 |
| 7 |
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ATL | 2.2 | 80 | 31.7 | 87 | 176 |
| 8 | Rich Kelley | NOJ | 2.1 | 80 | 33.8 | 126 | 166 |
| 9 |
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PHL | 2.0 | 78 | 27.8 | 39 | 157 |
| 10 |
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CHI | 1.9 | 82 | 39.8 | 50 | 156 |
| 11 | Marvin Webster | NYK | 1.9 | 60 | 33.8 | 24 | 112 |
| 12 | Mychal Thompson | POR | 1.8 | 73 | 29.4 | 67 | 134 |
| 13 |
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PHL | 1.8 | 78 | 26.1 | 32 | 143 |
| 14 |
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KCK | 1.7 | 82 | 32.0 | 106 | 141 |
| 15 | Mike Green | SAN | 1.6 | 76 | 21.6 | 37 | 122 |
| 16 | Billy Paultz | SAN | 1.6 | 79 | 26.9 | 35 | 125 |
| 17 |
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SDC | 1.5 | 82 | 33.7 | 85 | 121 |
| 18 |
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SDC | 1.5 | 81 | 20.8 | 45 | 118 |
| 19 |
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HOU | 1.5 | 82 | 41.3 | 79 | 119 |
| 20 |
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IND | 1.3 | 82 | 31.0 | 60 | 109 |
| 21 | Ben Poquette | DET | 1.3 | 76 | 17.6 | 38 | 98 |
| 22 |
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PHL | 1.3 | 78 | 35.9 | 133 | 100 |
| 23 |
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DEN | 1.3 | 81 | 13.4 | 56 | 102 |
| 24 |
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CLE | 1.2 | 82 | 34.8 | 47 | 102 |
| 25 |
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SEA | 1.2 | 80 | 34.0 | 100 | 97 |
| 26 |
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PHL | 1.2 | 80 | 28.8 | 107 | 96 |
| 27 |
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POR | 1.2 | 69 | 35.7 | 66 | 81 |
| 28 |
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MIL | 1.2 | 77 | 36.1 | 116 | 89 |
| 29 |
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SAN | 1.1 | 80 | 36.1 | 137 | 91 |
| 30 |
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NJN | 1.1 | 62 | 18.4 | 31 | 67 |
| 31 |
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DEN | 1.1 | 76 | 35.1 | 70 | 82 |
| 32 |
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MIL | 1.0 | 82 | 26.0 | 89 | 81 |
| 33 | Len Elmore | IND | 1.0 | 80 | 15.8 | 62 | 79 |
| 34 |
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SEA | 1.0 | 76 | 28.4 | 76 | 75 |
| 35 |
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POR | 1.0 | 81 | 30.3 | 102 | 79 |
| 36 |
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IND | 1.0 | 81 | 33.3 | 70 | 78 |
| 37 |
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BOS | 0.9 | 80 | 37.1 | 98 | 74 |
| 38 |
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NJN | 0.9 | 80 | 25.0 | 85 | 74 |
| 39 | Garfield Heard | PHX | 0.9 | 63 | 19.3 | 53 | 57 |
| 40 | James Hardy | NOJ | 0.9 | 68 | 21.4 | 52 | 61 |
| 41 | Darnell Hillman | KCK | 0.8 | 78 | 20.7 | 50 | 66 |
| 42 |
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PHX | 0.8 | 77 | 30.7 | 110 | 63 |
| 43 |
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SEA | 0.8 | 82 | 36.1 | 82 | 67 |
| 44 | Mike Bantom | IND | 0.8 | 81 | 31.2 | 99 | 62 |
| 45 | Alvin Scott | PHX | 0.8 | 81 | 21.4 | 80 | 62 |
| 46 |
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BOS | 0.8 | 68 | 37.0 | 76 | 51 |
| 47 | Toby Knight | NYK | 0.7 | 82 | 32.5 | 61 | 60 |
| 48 | George Johnson | MIL | 0.7 | 67 | 17.3 | 75 | 49 |
| 49 | Bob Dandridge | WAS | 0.7 | 78 | 33.7 | 71 | 57 |
| 50 | Mickey Johnson | CHI | 0.7 | 82 | 31.6 | 88 | 59 |
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