average center block percentage by decade

Centers had a block percentage of 2.4 in the 1970s.

POSITION DECADE BLK% GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1
Center
1970s
2.4
18,982
24.2
10.0
7.6
1.9
0.7
1.1
4.0
8.3
48.4
2.0
2.8
70.8
52.5
2.2
5.3
2.1
458,952
190,182
143,520
36,623
12,360
21,443
14,030
52,790
2
Center
1980s
2.7
38,404
22.9
9.6
6.2
1.4
0.6
1.1
3.8
7.5
50.3
0.0
0.0
19.8
2.1
2.9
72.5
55.0
1.9
4.2
1.6
878,833
370,031
236,744
53,591
21,495
42,096
62,775
107,709
3
Center
1990s
3.4
44,163
21.4
8.3
5.6
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.2
6.6
49.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
1.8
2.6
68.6
53.6
1.8
3.8
1.3
945,670
365,614
248,388
44,287
23,414
47,137
57,613
114,448
+162
4
Center
2000s
3.5
51,439
20.8
7.4
5.5
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.9
5.9
49.1
0.1
0.2
31.9
1.6
2.3
67.5
53.5
1.8
3.7
1.2
1,071,711
379,914
282,347
44,799
24,517
50,866
59,357
129,676
-4644
5
Center
2010s
3.6
50,043
21.0
8.6
6.1
1.2
0.5
0.9
3.4
6.6
51.8
0.1
0.4
33.3
1.6
2.3
68.3
56.2
1.9
4.2
1.2
1,052,705
429,919
304,642
59,624
26,561
46,918
60,024
113,717
-166
6
Center
2020s
3.9
24,599
21.3
9.9
6.6
1.7
0.6
0.9
3.9
7.0
55.2
0.5
1.3
34.3
1.7
2.3
71.3
61.3
2.0
4.6
1.2
524,559
242,416
162,934
41,035
14,173
22,900
29,995
54,020
+4911
StatMuse has season-level data for block percentage going back to the 1973-74 season.

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM