power forward nba most blocks in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Kevin McHale blocked the most shots by a power forward, with 1,269 blocks.

NAMEBLKGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1,269
694
32.1
18.5
7.6
1.8
0.4
1.8
7.3
12.9
56.5
0.0
0.0
5.0
3.9
5.0
78.0
61.2
2.6
5.0
2.0
22,275
12,830
5,277
1,217
262
1,396
2,076
2Larry Nance
L. Nance
1,209
587
32.6
17.3
7.8
2.5
1.0
2.1
7.0
12.5
55.7
0.0
0.1
13.9
3.3
4.6
73.3
59.5
2.5
5.3
2.1
19,163
10,126
4,585
1,491
591
1,238
1,780
3Herb Williams
H. Williams
799
447
32.6
14.7
7.8
2.3
0.7
1.8
6.0
12.9
46.9
0.0
0.1
4.4
2.6
3.7
70.7
50.7
2.0
5.9
2.4
14,568
6,579
3,503
1,037
306
1,095
1,390
4Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
705
723
30.6
11.2
8.6
2.1
0.8
1.0
4.3
9.1
47.7
0.0
0.0
14.8
2.5
3.3
76.8
53.2
2.5
6.1
1.9
22,147
8,129
6,238
1,550
550
1,387
2,393
5Buck Williams
B. Williams
696
635
36.4
16.4
11.9
1.5
0.9
1.1
6.3
11.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.9
6.0
64.9
58.6
4.1
7.9
2.9
23,100
10,440
7,576
976
599
1,811
2,244
6Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
661
526
32.0
15.6
9.6
2.3
0.8
1.3
5.8
12.1
48.3
0.0
0.1
11.5
3.9
5.2
74.8
54.2
3.2
6.5
2.7
16,836
8,186
5,058
1,224
435
1,403
1,663
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
573
406
30.6
14.9
8.1
1.5
0.6
1.4
6.0
13.2
45.7
0.0
0.1
14.7
2.9
4.3
66.4
49.5
2.6
5.5
2.2
12,442
6,064
3,308
600
258
894
1,251
8Bobby Jones
B. Jones
548
467
24.6
11.0
4.8
2.2
1.2
1.2
4.1
7.5
54.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.5
80.2
60.5
1.5
3.3
1.6
11,495
5,128
2,242
1,045
572
768
1,241
9Harvey Catchings
H. Catchings
547
300
19.8
3.1
5.0
1.1
0.4
1.8
1.3
2.9
43.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.0
62.4
46.9
1.7
3.3
1.1
5,948
942
1,508
316
126
339
917
10James Bailey
J. Bailey
493
530
20.3
9.4
5.2
0.8
0.5
0.9
3.7
7.5
48.6
0.0
0.0
11.1
2.0
2.9
69.8
53.1
1.8
3.5
1.9
10,756
4,958
2,778
446
288
987
1,798
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
479
389
36.8
22.1
12.0
3.5
1.6
1.2
7.8
13.5
57.7
0.3
1.3
23.4
6.3
8.5
73.9
64.3
4.6
7.4
3.7
14,297
8,616
4,660
1,377
613
1,439
1,426
12Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
446
239
29.1
12.4
6.7
1.5
0.8
1.9
4.6
9.5
49.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.1
4.2
74.9
54.9
2.3
4.4
1.4
6,945
2,959
1,612
365
196
345
588
13Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
446
441
25.5
7.3
7.2
1.1
0.6
1.0
2.9
5.8
50.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.5
2.0
72.2
54.8
1.9
5.4
1.5
11,251
3,240
3,194
473
276
673
1,616
14Cliff Levingston
C. Levingston
444
541
23.6
8.5
6.3
1.0
0.8
0.8
3.3
6.4
52.7
0.0
0.0
11.8
1.8
2.7
68.9
56.7
2.6
3.7
1.2
12,754
4,618
3,412
523
410
667
1,715
15Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
426
238
24.1
9.1
7.3
1.0
0.3
1.8
3.8
8.1
47.3
0.0
0.1
15.4
1.5
2.0
72.3
50.8
2.6
4.7
1.6
5,744
2,166
1,737
236
83
375
866
16Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
406
634
34.0
20.3
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.2
6.5
79.5
54.8
2.2
4.7
2.9
21,559
12,896
4,341
1,500
564
1,808
2,418
17Larry Smith
L. Smith
384
617
29.2
8.5
10.4
1.2
0.8
0.6
3.6
6.6
53.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.4
55.0
55.1
4.4
6.0
1.7
18,023
5,225
6,440
723
516
1,034
2,244
18Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
380
395
32.9
14.1
8.1
1.7
1.0
1.0
5.3
11.2
47.4
0.1
0.5
26.7
3.3
4.0
82.3
54.2
2.6
5.5
1.6
12,989
5,560
3,195
679
397
639
1,168
19Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
355
204
35.7
19.5
10.3
3.1
1.1
1.7
8.1
16.4
49.4
0.0
0.1
8.3
3.2
5.0
65.4
52.4
2.8
7.5
3.6
7,276
3,972
2,104
627
220
737
783
20Edgar Jones
E. Jones
348
282
18.4
8.6
4.6
0.9
0.6
1.2
3.1
6.2
50.9
0.0
0.1
23.8
2.3
3.3
70.6
56.6
1.5
3.1
1.6
5,190
2,431
1,296
246
156
438
866
21Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
344
568
20.2
6.1
6.4
1.0
1.0
0.6
2.4
4.4
54.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
69.6
58.4
2.1
4.2
1.4
11,462
3,440
3,614
594
556
783
1,429
22Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
341
243
28.2
12.8
6.1
1.7
0.5
1.4
5.3
11.1
47.8
0.0
0.0
12.5
2.1
2.6
82.0
52.1
1.7
4.4
1.7
6,848
3,100
1,482
420
131
401
568
23Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
341
310
23.0
5.3
5.6
1.2
0.4
1.1
2.0
4.2
48.7
0.0
0.0
10.0
1.2
1.6
79.5
54.6
1.5
4.1
1.3
7,141
1,656
1,745
360
122
410
979
24Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
324
393
29.8
16.9
8.4
1.8
1.0
0.8
7.1
15.0
47.1
0.0
0.1
15.0
2.7
3.8
71.8
50.6
2.3
6.2
2.5
11,715
6,643
3,305
706
405
976
1,225
25Sam Williams
S. Williams
297
257
17.6
6.3
4.5
0.6
0.8
1.2
2.6
5.2
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.7
65.3
53.1
1.6
2.9
1.2
4,528
1,628
1,146
156
210
308
701
StatMuse has season-level data for blocks going back to the 1973-74 season.

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