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John Block
Forward ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#35

John Block

Age82 BornApr 16, 1944 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight94 kg CollegeSouthern California Draft1966 · #27
Career averages
12.5PPG
6.8RPG
1.4APG
627 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

HOU hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
627Games
7,846Career points
16.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 107 games · 1972-73 to 1973-74
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Star Selection1972
All awards
Career highsSingle season
20.2PPG · 1967-68 · -
11.0RPG · 1967-68 · -
2.0APG · 1972-73 · PHI
17.6PER · 1972-73 · PHI
4.2Win shares · 1971-72 · MIL
Draft1966
3Round
27Overall pick
From Southern California
Position rank1974-75
#34PPG rank
#7PER rank
#23Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 63 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Chicago Bulls
1974-75 - 1974-75 · 1 seasons
8.1 PPG 4.3 RPG 0.9 APG
50 games
Utah Jazz
1974-75 - 1974-75 · 1 seasons
6.8 PPG 4.5 RPG 1.8 APG
4 games
Sacramento Kings
1972-73 - 1973-74 · 2 seasons
8.8 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.0 APG
107 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1972-73 - 1972-73 · 1 seasons
17.9 PPG 9.2 RPG 2.0 APG
48 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1971-72 - 1971-72 · 1 seasons
8.5 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.2 APG
79 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1967-68 NBA 52 0 34.7 20.2 11.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 42.3 0.0 80.2 - -
1968-69 NBA 78 0 31.9 15.3 9.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 42.2 0.0 74.8 - -
1969-70 NBA 82 0 26.2 14.5 7.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.2 0.0 78.2 - -
1971-72 MIL 79 0 19.3 8.5 5.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 74.9 14.3 4.2
1972-73 NBA 73 48 28.0 14.8 7.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 44.1 0.0 79.4 - -
1972-73 PHI 48 48 32.5 17.9 9.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 44.1 0.0 78.1 17.6 3.4
1972-73 SAC 25 0 19.3 9.0 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 84.2 - -
1973-74 SAC 82 0 21.7 8.7 4.7 1.1 0.8 0.4 43.4 0.0 79.6 - -
1974-75 NBA 54 0 17.4 8.0 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 46.0 0.0 79.2 - -
1974-75 CHI 50 0 17.6 8.1 4.3 0.9 0.8 0.6 47.3 0.0 78.4 17.2 3.1
1974-75 UTA 4 0 14.3 6.8 4.5 1.8 1.0 0.3 31.0 0.0 90.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1974 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz mid season trade From 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jul 1974 Sacramento Kings Utah Jazz season change
Jul 1974 Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 1973 Philadelphia 76ers Sacramento Kings season change
Jul 1972 Milwaukee Bucks Sacramento Kings season change
Jul 1972 Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers season change

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About John Block

John William Block Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 10 in power forward/center from the University of Southern California (USC), Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966-1967), San Diego Rockets (1967-1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971-1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972-1973), Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1973-1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974-1976). Block had his strongest season in 1967-68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA