1979 NBA Blocks per Game Leaders

Blocked shots per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the NBA in blocks per game in 1979 with 3.4, 0.2 ahead of George Johnson (3.2). It stands 42nd among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led in blocks per game.

SPG STL BPG BLK PF

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Led the NBA in 1979 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL

3.4 Blocks per Game 0.2 clear of George Johnson

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#	Player	Team	BPG	GP	MPG	STL	BLK
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	3.4	82	38.3	81	280
2	George Johnson	NJN	3.2	81	26.2	53	258
3	Tree Rollins	ATL	3.0	82	25.9	54	244
4	Terry Tyler	DET	2.7	82	32.6	107	220
5	Elvin Hayes	WAS	2.3	81	39.3	62	189
6	Harvey Catchings	MIL	2.3	72	19.0	23	162
7	Caldwell Jones	PHL	2.0	80	34.6	43	162
8	Ben Poquette	UTH	2.0	82	28.7	45	162
9	Joe Meriweather	NYK	1.9	65	24.1	37	120
10	Julius Erving	PHL	1.8	78	36.1	170	140
11	Darryl Dawkins	PHL	1.8	80	31.8	49	142
12	Dan Roundfield	ATL	1.7	81	32.0	101	139
13	Kermit Washington	POR	1.6	80	33.2	73	131
14	Robert Parish	GOS	1.6	72	29.4	58	115
15	David Greenwood	CHI	1.6	82	34.0	60	129
16	Clemon Johnson	IND	1.5	79	19.5	48	121
17	Bobby Jones	PHL	1.5	81	26.2	102	118
18	Mickey Johnson	IND	1.4	82	32.3	153	112
19	Sam Lacey	KCK	1.4	81	29.8	111	109
20	Moses Malone	HOU	1.3	82	38.3	80	107
21	James Edwards	IND	1.3	82	28.2	55	104
22	Kent Benson	DET	1.3	73	25.9	73	92
23	Bill Cartwright	NYK	1.2	82	38.4	48	101
24	James Hardy	UTH	1.1	76	21.1	47	87
25	Bob McAdoo	DET	1.1	58	36.2	73	65
26	Kim Hughes	DEN	1.1	70	17.3	66	77
27	Toby Knight	NYK	1.1	81	36.4	117	86
28	Lonnie Shelton	SEA	1.0	76	29.5	92	79
29	Dennis Johnson	SEA	1.0	81	36.3	144	82
30	George Gervin	SAN	1.0	78	37.6	110	79
31	Wayne Cooper	GOS	1.0	79	22.5	20	79
32	Mike Mitchell	CLE	0.9	82	34.2	70	77
33	Jack Sikma	SEA	0.9	82	34.1	68	77
34	Jan Van Breda Kolff	NJN	0.9	82	29.3	100	76
35	Dave Cowens	BOS	0.9	66	32.7	69	61
36	Marques Johnson	MIL	0.9	77	34.9	100	70
37	George Johnson	DEN	0.9	75	25.8	84	67
38	Leon Douglas	DET	0.9	70	25.5	30	62
39	Major Jones	HOU	0.8	82	18.8	50	67
40	James Bailey	SEA	0.8	67	10.8	21	54
41	Jim Chones	LAL	0.8	82	29.2	56	65
42	Alex English	DEN	0.8	78	30.8	73	62
43	Bill Willoughby	CLE	0.8	78	18.6	32	62
44	Cedric Maxwell	BOS	0.8	80	34.3	76	61
45	Bob Gross	POR	0.8	62	25.5	60	47
46	Spencer Haywood	LAL	0.8	76	20.3	35	57
47	Robert Reid	HOU	0.8	76	30.3	132	57
48	Wes Unseld	WAS	0.7	82	36.3	65	61
49	Alvan Adams	PHX	0.7	75	28.9	108	55
50	Sidney Wicks	SDC	0.7	71	30.2	76	52