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John Block

John William Block Jr.

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9    Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: April 16, 1944 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Glendale in Glendale, California
College: University of Southern California

Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 3rd round (7th pick, 27th overall) of the 1966 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 LAL NBA 22 118 20 52 .385 24 34 .706 45 5 20 64
1967-68 23 SDR NBA 52 1805 366 865 .423 316 394 .802 571 71 189 1048
1968-69 24 SDR NBA 78 2489 448 1061 .422 299 400 .748 703 141 249 1195
1969-70 25 SDR NBA 82 2152 453 1025 .442 287 367 .782 609 137 275 1193
1970-71 26 SDR NBA 73 1464 245 584 .420 212 270 .785 442 98 193 702
1971-72 27 MIL NBA 79 1524 233 530 .440 206 275 .749 410 95 213 672
1972-73 28 TOT NBA 73 2041 391 886 .441 300 378 .794 562 113 242 1082
1972-73 28 PHI NBA 48 1558 311 706 .441 236 302 .781 442 94 173 858
1972-73 28 KCO NBA 25 483 80 180 .444 64 76 .842 120 19 69 224
1973-74 29 KCO NBA 82 1777 275 634 .434 164 206 .796 129 260 389 94 68 35 229 714
1974-75 30 TOT NBA 54 939 159 346 .460 114 144 .792 69 163 232 51 42 32 121 432
1974-75 30 NOJ NBA 4 57 9 29 .310 9 10 .900 6 12 18 7 4 1 11 27
1974-75 30 CHI NBA 50 882 150 317 .473 105 134 .784 63 151 214 44 38 31 110 405
1975-76 31 CHI NBA 2 7 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 4
Career NBA 597 14316 2592 5987 .433 1922 2470 .778 198 425 3965 805 111 67 1733 7106

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 LAL NBA 22 5.4 0.9 2.4 .385 1.1 1.5 .706 2.0 0.2 0.9 2.9
1967-68 23 SDR NBA 52 34.7 7.0 16.6 .423 6.1 7.6 .802 11.0 1.4 3.6 20.2
1968-69 24 SDR NBA 78 31.9 5.7 13.6 .422 3.8 5.1 .748 9.0 1.8 3.2 15.3
1969-70 25 SDR NBA 82 26.2 5.5 12.5 .442 3.5 4.5 .782 7.4 1.7 3.4 14.5
1970-71 26 SDR NBA 73 20.1 3.4 8.0 .420 2.9 3.7 .785 6.1 1.3 2.6 9.6
1971-72 27 MIL NBA 79 19.3 2.9 6.7 .440 2.6 3.5 .749 5.2 1.2 2.7 8.5
1972-73 28 TOT NBA 73 28.0 5.4 12.1 .441 4.1 5.2 .794 7.7 1.5 3.3 14.8
1972-73 28 PHI NBA 48 32.5 6.5 14.7 .441 4.9 6.3 .781 9.2 2.0 3.6 17.9
1972-73 28 KCO NBA 25 19.3 3.2 7.2 .444 2.6 3.0 .842 4.8 0.8 2.8 9.0
1973-74 29 KCO NBA 82 21.7 3.4 7.7 .434 2.0 2.5 .796 1.6 3.2 4.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 2.8 8.7
1974-75 30 TOT NBA 54 17.4 2.9 6.4 .460 2.1 2.7 .792 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 2.2 8.0
1974-75 30 NOJ NBA 4 14.3 2.3 7.3 .310 2.3 2.5 .900 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 2.8 6.8
1974-75 30 CHI NBA 50 17.6 3.0 6.3 .473 2.1 2.7 .784 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 2.2 8.1
1975-76 31 CHI NBA 2 3.5 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.0
Career NBA 597 24.0 4.3 10.0 .433 3.2 4.1 .778 1.4 3.1 6.6 1.3 0.8 0.5 2.9 11.9

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1966-67 22 LAL NBA 22 118 6.1 15.9 .385 7.3 10.4 .706 13.7 1.5 6.1 19.5
1967-68 23 SDR NBA 52 1805 7.3 17.3 .423 6.3 7.9 .802 11.4 1.4 3.8 20.9
1968-69 24 SDR NBA 78 2489 6.5 15.3 .422 4.3 5.8 .748 10.2 2.0 3.6 17.3
1969-70 25 SDR NBA 82 2152 7.6 17.1 .442 4.8 6.1 .782 10.2 2.3 4.6 20.0
1970-71 26 SDR NBA 73 1464 6.0 14.4 .420 5.2 6.6 .785 10.9 2.4 4.7 17.3
1971-72 27 MIL NBA 79 1524 5.5 12.5 .440 4.9 6.5 .749 9.7 2.2 5.0 15.9
1972-73 28 TOT NBA 73 2041 6.9 15.6 .441 5.3 6.7 .794 9.9 2.0 4.3 19.1
1972-73 28 PHI NBA 48 1558 7.2 16.3 .441 5.5 7.0 .781 10.2 2.2 4.0 19.8
1972-73 28 KCO NBA 25 483 6.0 13.4 .444 4.8 5.7 .842 8.9 1.4 5.1 16.7
1973-74 29 KCO NBA 82 1777 5.6 12.8 .434 3.3 4.2 .796 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.9 1.4 0.7 4.6 14.5
1974-75 30 TOT NBA 54 939 6.1 13.3 .460 4.4 5.5 .792 2.6 6.2 8.9 2.0 1.6 1.2 4.6 16.6
1974-75 30 NOJ NBA 4 57 5.7 18.3 .310 5.7 6.3 .900 3.8 7.6 11.4 4.4 2.5 0.6 6.9 17.1
1974-75 30 CHI NBA 50 882 6.1 12.9 .473 4.3 5.5 .784 2.6 6.2 8.7 1.8 1.6 1.3 4.5 16.5
1975-76 31 CHI NBA 2 7 10.3 20.6 .500 0.0 10.3 .000 0.0 10.3 10.3 0.0 5.1 0.0 10.3 20.6
Career NBA 597 14316 6.5 15.1 .433 4.8 6.2 .778 2.6 5.6 10.0 2.0 1.5 0.9 4.4 17.9

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1966-67 22 LAL NBA 22 118 15.1 .478 .385 5.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
1967-68 23 SDR NBA 52 1805 17.1 .505 .423 5.6 2.5 1.6 4.1
1968-69 24 SDR NBA 78 2489 14.5 .483 .422 7.5 2.0 3.5 5.5
1969-70 25 SDR NBA 82 2152 15.5 .503 .442 8.3 1.9 3.1 5.1
1970-71 26 SDR NBA 73 1464 15.2 .499 .420 13.2 9.2 1.5 2.6 4.1
1971-72 27 MIL NBA 79 1524 14.3 .516 .440 13.0 7.7 1.9 2.2 4.2
1972-73 28 TOT NBA 73 2041 16.7 .514 .441 12.7 8.0 3.2 0.9 4.2
1972-73 28 PHI NBA 48 1558 17.6 .511 .441 12.6 8.9 2.5 0.9 3.4
1972-73 28 KCO NBA 25 483 13.9 .525 .444 13.0 5.2 0.8 0.0 0.8
1973-74 29 KCO NBA 82 1777 13.2 .493 .434 7.6 15.3 11.5 7.6 1.7 1.0 99 0.8 1.5 2.3
1974-75 30 TOT NBA 54 939 17.0 .528 .460 7.7 18.2 13.0 8.6 2.1 1.9 92 1.4 1.7 3.1
1974-75 30 NOJ NBA 4 57 15.2 .404 .310 10.2 21.8 15.8 18.1 3.1 0.9 94 -0.1 0.1 0.0
1974-75 30 CHI NBA 50 882 17.2 .539 .473 7.6 17.9 12.8 8.0 2.1 2.0 92 1.5 1.6 3.1
1975-76 31 CHI NBA 2 7 12.9 .410 .500 0.0 30.9 14.4 0.0 6.8 0.0 84 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 597 14316 15.4 .502 .433 7.6 16.3 12.6 7.7 1.9 1.3 97 15.3 17.4 32.7

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1966-67 22 LAL NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1968-69 24 SDR NBA 5 97 24 45 14 18 14 3 18 62 .533 .778 19.4 12.4 2.8 0.6
1971-72 27 MIL NBA 11 156 20 52 15 18 55 6 15 55 .385 .833 14.2 5.0 5.0 0.5
1974-75 30 CHI NBA 4 34 6 15 1 3 2 6 0 4 0 5 13 .400 .333 8.5 3.3 1.5 0.0
Career NBA 21 288 50 112 30 39 2 75 9 4 0 38 130 .446 .769 13.7 6.2 3.6 0.4

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1966-67 22 LAL NBA 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1968-69 24 SDR NBA 5 97 18.6 .586 .533 5.1 0.4 0.0 0.4
1971-72 27 MIL NBA 11 156 13.4 .459 .385 15.3 4.8 0.0 0.4 0.4
1974-75 30 CHI NBA 4 34 11.6 .398 .400 6.0 12.4 9.2 0.0 5.8 0.0 87 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Career NBA 21 288 14.9 .503 .446 6.0 12.4 14.2 4.3 5.8 0.0 87 0.4 0.4 0.8

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 28 PHI NBA 1 0 5 2 4 .500 0 0 2 0 1 4
Career NBA 1 0 5 2 4 .500 0 0 2 0 1 4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games

1973 NBA

Games

1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
1973-74 NBA 82 (1)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (487)

Transactions

May 11, 1966: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 3rd round (27th pick) of the 1966 NBA Draft.

May 1, 1967: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.

September 12, 1971: Traded by the Houston Rockets to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dick Cunningham.

December 13, 1971: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Rubin Collins) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Wali Jones. Block was player to be named later on 1972-07-28.

January 26, 1973: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for Tom Van Arsdale and a 1974 3rd round draft pick (Harvey Catchings).

May 20, 1974: Drafted by the New Orleans Jazz from the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the NBA expansion draft.

November 11, 1974: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz to the Chicago Bulls for Rick Adelman.

October 13, 1976: Retired from the Chicago Bulls.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 Kansas City-Omaha Kings NBA $92,500
Career (may be incomplete) $92,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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