who blocked the most shots in the 1980s

Alex English had 634 blocks between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons.

  • Regular season
NAMEBLKFGAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Alex English
A. English
634
16,997
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
2,294
2,286
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
603
14,042
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
2,261
1,906
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,107
13,349
778
37.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
2,659
1,898
4Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
371
12,206
679
33.8
20.9
5.8
1.4
0.7
0.5
8.8
49.2
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.1
4.0
78.2
52.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
22,961
14,161
3,917
950
479
1,198
1,797
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
403
11,937
559
36.9
26.0
6.8
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
46.7
0.2
0.9
26.9
5.8
7.3
80.4
53.0
2.9
3.8
2.7
20,644
14,557
3,784
1,357
811
1,485
1,196
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,594
11,707
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
2,037
2,258
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
92
11,680
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
82.0
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
25,201
18,157
3,721
2,206
647
2,039
1,833
8Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
231
11,501
602
33.6
24.1
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
2,252
518
1,814
1,819
9Reggie Theus
R. Theus
171
11,429
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
2,712
2,313
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
365
11,052
547
33.1
26.0
4.3
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
49.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.7
85.0
56.1
1.4
2.8
2.8
18,086
14,216
2,333
1,455
563
1,545
1,515
11Purvis Short
P. Short
146
10,786
685
30.1
18.6
4.4
2.7
1.1
0.2
7.5
47.6
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.4
4.2
82.7
52.9
1.7
2.7
2.2
20,633
12,740
3,030
1,881
758
1,490
2,044
12Walter Davis
W. Davis
74
10,717
687
29.1
19.1
2.6
4.2
1.2
0.1
8.0
51.2
0.2
0.7
28.2
2.9
3.4
84.8
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
19,973
13,106
1,766
2,918
852
1,730
1,583
13Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
181
10,632
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
2,437
2,105
14Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,346
10,506
786
32.9
17.9
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.7
7.3
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.3
58.3
3.3
7.2
2.4
25,841
14,043
8,195
1,419
660
1,924
2,424
15Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
829
10,488
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
85.6
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
13,342
8,192
2,721
871
1,878
2,822
16Julius Erving
J. Erving
983
10,231
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
1,081
1,770
1,621
17World B. Free
W. B. Free
116
10,229
583
31.8
21.7
2.7
4.0
1.1
0.2
7.9
45.2
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.5
7.2
76.6
52.4
1.1
1.6
2.4
18,515
12,662
1,555
2,303
619
1,372
1,504
18Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
216
10,211
608
31.2
18.5
3.7
2.5
1.4
0.4
7.8
46.6
0.7
2.0
32.3
2.1
3.0
70.8
50.9
1.2
2.5
2.5
18,954
11,228
2,263
1,527
821
1,509
1,440
19Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
436
10,151
550
34.6
22.1
8.8
2.4
1.4
0.8
9.1
49.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.9
5.5
70.9
52.9
3.2
5.6
2.4
19,052
12,159
4,834
1,345
772
1,346
1,974
20Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
129
10,084
626
31.3
18.9
4.9
2.7
0.7
0.2
7.8
48.2
0.3
1.0
31.5
3.0
3.7
82.0
53.2
1.9
3.1
2.1
19,590
11,825
3,081
1,701
455
1,331
1,815
21Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
456
10,068
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
4,381
1,055
1,976
2,265
22Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
215
9,955
605
33.2
22.8
4.0
2.4
0.6
0.4
8.8
53.2
0.2
0.5
36.2
5.1
5.8
87.0
59.9
1.3
2.7
1.9
20,088
13,775
2,416
1,435
383
1,129
1,278
23Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
406
9,948
634
34.0
20.3
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
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
24Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
999
9,788
618
34.0
18.9
8.0
1.9
1.0
1.6
7.6
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.9
74.4
52.4
2.5
5.5
2.9
21,021
11,657
4,937
1,156
639
1,810
2,002
25Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
441
9,569
620
31.0
17.4
8.4
2.0
1.0
0.7
7.2
46.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.9
4.1
72.2
50.5
2.2
6.2
2.5
19,206
10,794
5,218
1,240
650
1,564
1,866
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