1978-79 NBA Regular Season: Blocks Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more blocks per game in the 1978-1979 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most blocks in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the NBA with an average of 4.0 blocks in 80 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Blocks Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 100 blocks.
Blocks Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1978-79 Regular Season
| Blocks | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
4.0 | 316 | 80 |
| 2 | (Nets) |
3.2 | 253 | 78 |
| 3 | (Hawks) |
3.1 | 254 | 81 |
| 4 | (Warriors) |
2.9 | 217 | 76 |
| 5 | (Pistons) |
2.5 | 201 | 82 |
| 6 | (Bullets) |
2.3 | 190 | 82 |
| 7 | (Hawks) |
2.2 | 176 | 80 |
| 8 | (Jazz) |
2.1 | 166 | 80 |
| 9 | (76ers) |
2.0 | 157 | 78 |
| 10 | (Bulls) |
1.9 | 156 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Knicks) |
1.9 | 112 | 60 |
| 12 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.8 | 134 | 73 |
| 13 | (76ers) |
1.8 | 143 | 78 |
| 14 | (Kings) |
1.7 | 141 | 82 |
| 15 | (Spurs) |
1.6 | 122 | 76 |
| 16 | (Spurs) |
1.6 | 125 | 79 |
| 17 | (Clippers) |
1.5 | 121 | 82 |
| 18 | (Clippers) |
1.5 | 118 | 81 |
| 19 | (Rockets) |
1.5 | 119 | 82 |
| 20 | (Pacers) |
1.3 | 109 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Pistons) |
1.3 | 98 | 76 |
| 22 | (76ers) |
1.3 | 100 | 78 |
| 23 | (Nuggets) |
1.3 | 102 | 81 |
| 24 | (Cavaliers) |
1.2 | 102 | 82 |
| 25 | (2 teams) |
1.2 | 94 | 77 |
| 26 | (Supersonics) |
1.2 | 97 | 80 |
| 27 | (76ers) |
1.2 | 96 | 80 |
| 28 | (Bucks) |
1.2 | 89 | 77 |
| 29 | (Spurs) |
1.1 | 91 | 80 |
| 30 | (Nuggets) |
1.1 | 82 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bucks) |
1.0 | 81 | 82 |
| 32 | (Pacers) |
1.0 | 79 | 80 |
| 33 | (Supersonics) |
1.0 | 75 | 76 |
| 34 | (Trail Blazers) |
1.0 | 79 | 81 |
| 35 | (Pacers) |
1.0 | 78 | 81 |
| 36 | (Celtics) |
0.9 | 74 | 80 |
(Nets) |
0.9 | 74 | 80 | |
| 38 | (Kings) |
0.8 | 66 | 78 |
| 39 | (2 teams) |
0.8 | 66 | 80 |
| 40 | (Suns) |
0.8 | 63 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Supersonics) |
0.8 | 67 | 82 |
| 42 | (Pacers) |
0.8 | 62 | 81 |
(Suns) |
0.8 | 62 | 81 | |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
0.7 | 60 | 82 |
| 45 | (Bullets) |
0.7 | 57 | 78 |
| 46 | (Bulls) |
0.7 | 59 | 82 |
| 47 | (Trail Blazers) |
0.7 | 58 | 82 |
| 48 | (Pistons) |
0.7 | 55 | 78 |
| 49 | (Bucks) |
0.7 | 57 | 82 |
| 50 | (Nuggets) |
0.7 | 52 | 76 |