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Has a point guard ever averaged 1 block a game?

Sports Asked by D.k. White on August 21, 2020

I know that there have been a few shooting guards to average over a block a game, but I wanted to know if there has been a point guard to average a block a game while playing 70 games minimum.

One Answer

Not since blocks became a recorded stat in 1973-74.

Basketball Reference does not allow querying specifically for point guards as opposed to shooting guards, but very few guards of any kind meet your criteria of 1+ blocks over 70+ games. This is the entire list:

Player             Season   Team  G  Minutes Blocks
Michael Jordan     1987-88  CHI   82  40.4  1.6
Michael Jordan     1986-87  CHI   82  40.0  1.5
Dwyane Wade        2008-09  MIA   79  38.6  1.3
George Gervin      1977-78  SAS   82  34.8  1.3
George Gervin      1976-77  SAS   82  33.0  1.3
Reggie Lewis       1991-92  BOS   82  37.4  1.3
David Thompson     1977-78  DEN   80  37.8  1.2
Dennis Johnson     1978-79  SEA   80  34.0  1.2
Dwyane Wade        2009-10  MIA   77  36.3  1.1
Vince Carter       2000-01  TOR   75  39.7  1.1
Dwyane Wade        2010-11  MIA   76  37.1  1.1
Vince Carter       1999-00  TOR   82  38.1  1.1
George Gervin      1978-79  SAS   80  36.1  1.1
Dwyane Wade        2004-05  MIA   77  38.6  1.1
David Thompson     1978-79  DEN   76  35.1  1.1
Danny Green        2014-15  SAS   81  28.5  1.1
Reggie Lewis       1990-91  BOS   79  36.4  1.1
Jerry Stackhouse   1995-96  PHI   72  37.5  1.1
Michael Jordan     1990-91  CHI   82  37.0  1.0
George Gervin      1979-80  SAS   78  37.6  1.0
Dennis Johnson     1979-80  SEA   81  36.3  1.0
Ron Harper         1986-87  CLE   82  37.4  1.0

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table. Generated 12/23/2016.

Ten different players appear in the list:

  • Michael Jordan - always a shooting guard
  • Dwyane Wade - was listed as PG only during his rookie season (2003-04)
  • George Gervin, Reggie Lewis, David Thompson, Vince Carter, Jerry Stackhouse - all SG/small forward combos
  • Dennis Johnson - was listed as PG for about half of his career, but his first PG season was the year after his last 1+ block season
  • Danny Green - SG
  • Ron Harper - began as a SG and finished his career as a PG, but his first PG season was ten years after his 1+ block season

None were listed as point guard during their qualifying seasons.

In the 2016-17 season Andre Roberson is the only guard averaging 1.0 blocks per game, but he, like most players on this list, has never played PG.

Correct answer by Michael Myers on August 21, 2020

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