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1981 NBA Total Blocks Leaders

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George Johnson led the NBA in total blocks in 1981 with 234, 10 ahead of Tree Rollins (224). It stands 76th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 3 times George Johnson led in total blocks.

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Led the NBA in 1981 George Johnson SAN
234 Total Blocks 10 clear of Tree Rollins
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# Player Team BLK GP MPG STL
1 George Johnson SAN 234 75 21.0 20
2 Tree Rollins Tree Rollins ATL 224 79 25.5 35
3 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 220 82 34.1 49
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 207 76 35.2 63
5 Robert Parish BOS 192 80 31.7 68
6 Kevin McHale Kevin McHale BOS 185 82 28.4 30
7 Herb Williams Herb Williams IND 178 82 27.8 53
8 Terry Tyler Terry Tyler DET 160 82 24.3 77
9 Caldwell Jones PHL 146 81 30.2 38
10 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 141 81 34.4 161
11 James Donaldson SEA 139 82 20.9 27
12 Rick Mahorn Rick Mahorn WAS 138 80 33.3 57
13 Harvey Catchings MIL 134 80 20.0 42
14 Joe Barry Carroll GOS 127 76 34.6 64
15 Dave Corzine SAN 126 82 26.7 33
16 Moses Malone HOU 125 81 42.0 76
17 Alex English DEN 120 82 36.8 87
18 Alton Lister MIL 118 80 14.8 18
19 James Edwards James Edwards CLE 117 77 33.0 24
20 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones PHL 112 76 28.7 99
21 Clemon Johnson IND 110 79 25.1 60
22 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 107 82 37.2 102
23 Mychal Thompson POR 107 79 39.6 69
24 Wayne Cooper DAL 106 76 23.9 37
25 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes HOU 104 82 37.0 62
26 Kent Benson Kent Benson DET 98 75 32.9 66
27 David Greenwood David Greenwood CHI 93 82 35.5 70
28 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 93 61 36.3 64
29 Len Elmore NJN 92 81 25.9 92
30 Edgar Jones DET 92 48 16.7 28
31 Marvin Webster NYK 90 82 23.0 22
32 Steve Johnson Steve Johnson KCK 89 78 22.3 39
33 Buck Williams Buck Williams NJN 84 82 34.5 84
34 James Bailey NJN 83 77 19.1 42
35 Mike Harper POR 82 68 21.1 55
36 Kurt Nimphius DAL 82 63 17.2 17
37 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 78 79 30.3 114
38 Jeff Wilkins UTH 77 82 27.7 32
39 Kurt Rambis Kurt Rambis LAL 76 64 17.7 60
40 Samuel Williams GOS 76 59 18.2 45
41 Dan Schayes UTH 72 82 19.8 46
42 Rich Kelley PHX 71 81 23.4 64
43 Larry Nance Larry Nance PHX 71 80 14.8 42
44 Alvin Scott PHX 70 81 21.5 59
45 Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas NYK 70 80 33.4 68
46 Spencer Haywood WAS 68 76 27.5 45
47 James Hardy UTH 67 82 22.1 58
48 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 66 77 38.0 143
49 Ben Poquette UTH 65 82 20.7 51
50 Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright NYK 65 72 28.6 48
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