most blocks per game in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most blocks per game with 3.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
most blocks per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in the 1970s
NAME BPG GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.5
452
40.1
26.7
14.1
4.6
1.3
11.1
20.3
54.6
4.6
6.3
72.7
58.0
3.1
11.0
3.5
18,112
12,070
6,389
2,082
576
1,595
490
1,409
2 Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
2.9
161
23.0
8.0
7.1
0.8
0.6
3.4
6.7
51.2
1.2
1.8
66.8
53.8
2.5
4.6
1.3
3,695
1,293
1,140
128
103
472
208
654
3 Elmore Smith
E. Smith
2.9
408
29.1
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
11,864
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
4 Bill Walton
B. Walton
2.6
209
33.7
17.1
13.5
4.4
1.0
7.0
13.8
51.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
54.2
2.6
10.9
3.6
7,033
3,578
2,822
923
204
533
206
578
5 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2.5
488
40.5
21.6
13.2
1.9
1.2
8.6
18.6
46.2
4.4
6.5
68.3
50.3
3.5
9.7
2.8
19,757
10,536
6,443
940
606
1,198
464
1,716
6 Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
2.5
82
31.2
12.9
7.9
1.1
1.3
5.6
11.5
48.2
1.8
2.7
65.8
50.7
2.6
5.3
1.7
2,560
1,056
648
89
104
201
141
254
7 George Johnson
G. Johnson
2.4
467
22.7
6.1
8.0
1.1
0.6
2.5
5.7
44.5
1.1
1.5
68.9
48.1
2.7
5.3
2.5
10,596
2,856
3,729
525
301
1,138
399
1,557
8 Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
2.2
246
37.4
21.7
12.9
3.0
0.6
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
9 Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
2.1
220
30.0
14.2
9.9
1.8
1.0
5.6
11.4
48.8
3.1
4.4
71.1
53.4
3.5
6.4
2.5
6,607
3,132
2,185
396
229
456
403
898
10 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
2.1
269
28.3
7.6
9.6
2.5
0.5
3.0
7.3
40.8
1.7
2.8
61.2
44.9
2.8
6.8
7,609
2,053
2,571
670
125
553
738
11 Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
2.0
241
30.3
14.3
8.2
2.5
0.5
6.0
11.8
50.7
2.4
3.4
71.0
54.0
2.2
6.0
2.0
7,295
3,458
1,987
614
132
492
324
688
12 Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
2.0
240
24.3
6.9
8.3
1.4
0.5
2.9
5.9
48.3
1.2
1.8
65.2
51.3
2.2
6.0
1.8
5,830
1,653
1,983
335
108
484
284
885
13 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
2.0
401
37.4
23.5
11.7
3.7
1.2
9.5
18.2
52.1
4.5
5.7
78.4
56.6
3.2
8.5
3.4
14,989
9,422
4,688
1,480
466
799
400
1,253
14 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2.0
445
41.0
29.1
12.8
3.0
1.2
11.4
22.1
51.6
6.3
8.4
75.4
56.5
3.1
9.7
4.1
18,263
12,964
5,693
1,335
529
872
563
1,576
15 Robert Parish
R. Parish
1.8
235
24.5
12.9
9.1
1.2
1.0
5.4
11.0
49.0
2.1
3.0
67.3
52.0
2.9
6.2
2.7
5,764
3,026
2,139
284
234
434
434
818
16 Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
1.8
73
29.4
14.7
8.3
2.4
0.9
6.3
12.8
49.0
2.1
3.7
57.2
50.8
2.7
5.6
2.8
2,144
1,074
604
176
67
134
205
270
17 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1.8
482
35.1
11.4
11.0
4.6
1.5
4.6
10.3
44.4
2.2
2.9
74.8
48.9
2.6
8.4
2.7
16,921
5,482
5,306
2,221
742
868
431
1,679
18 Marvin Webster
M. Webster
1.8
222
28.0
10.6
9.8
2.0
0.4
4.0
8.1
49.1
2.6
4.2
61.8
53.1
3.2
6.6
3.0
6,213
2,361
2,174
437
95
392
427
594
19 Moses Malone
M. Malone
1.7
223
35.9
19.1
15.3
1.2
0.9
6.8
13.3
51.2
5.5
7.6
72.1
57.4
6.3
9.0
3.9
8,003
4,258
3,402
267
194
376
546
677
20 Harvey Catchings
H. Catchings
1.6
283
17.0
3.4
5.2
0.7
0.3
1.3
3.0
44.0
0.7
1.1
66.8
48.2
1.8
3.4
1.1
4,819
957
1,459
196
97
460
132
730
21 Bobby Jones
B. Jones
1.6
237
30.2
13.9
7.8
3.0
1.8
5.6
9.9
56.3
2.8
3.7
74.0
60.2
2.3
5.5
2.3
7,163
3,291
1,845
717
430
384
359
704
22 Mike Green
M. Green
1.6
224
22.1
8.5
5.4
1.4
0.5
3.4
7.4
46.3
1.7
2.3
71.8
50.6
2.0
3.4
1.3
4,951
1,900
1,216
312
112
351
194
624
23 Gar Heard
G. Heard
1.6
423
29.5
10.4
9.3
2.0
1.4
4.3
10.3
41.9
1.7
2.6
64.0
45.0
2.6
6.7
1.3
12,459
4,384
3,925
841
596
659
180
1,338
24 Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
1.5
378
23.3
10.6
7.0
1.5
0.8
3.9
8.8
44.9
2.7
3.6
73.7
50.9
2.3
4.7
1.4
8,790
3,993
2,628
569
296
559
187
1,195
25 Joe Meriweather
J. Meriweather
1.5
285
24.8
9.6
6.6
1.1
0.5
3.8
7.7
49.6
1.9
2.9
67.4
53.4
2.3
4.3
1.7
7,080
2,735
1,893
301
135
414
224
1,014
StatMuse has season-level data for blocks per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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