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Also for those not into vb stats a block is only credited when a point is scored.  A team can block many shots that go back over the net but don't result in a point.  These blocks are not reflected in the stats.

Correct, according to the scoring manual:

A block is awarded when a player(s) blocks the ball that comes off an attack into the opponent’s court, leading directly to a point. There are three possible outcomes when a player(s) is blocking:
(1) The player(s) is credited with a successful block solo or block assist.
(2) The player is charged with a block error.
(3) The attack attempt is deflected off the blocker’s hands and is kept in play by one of the teams.

For attacks, there is a concept of the "0 attack" (an attack that results in neither a kill nor an error), but that concept isn't really recorded for blocks.  This is probably because of a desire to record a hitting percentage, where zero attacks go into the denominator, but no similar concept for blocks, so only scenarios 1 and 2 are recorded in official stats.

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Also for those not into vb stats a block is only credited when a point is scored.  A team can block many shots that go back over the net but don't result in a point.  These blocks are not reflected in the stats.

Correct, according to the scoring manual:

A block is awarded when a player(s) blocks the ball that comes off an attack into the opponent’s court, leading directly to a point. There are three possible outcomes when a player(s) is blocking:
(1) The player(s) is credited with a successful block solo or block assist.
(2) The player is charged with a block error.
(3) The attack attempt is deflected off the blocker’s hands and is kept in play by one of the teams.

For attacks, there is a concept of the "0 attack" (an attack that results in neither a kill nor an error), but that concept isn't really recorded for blocks.  This is probably because of a desire to record a hitting percentage, where zero attacks go into the denominator, but no similar concept for blocks, so only scenarios 1 and 2 are recorded in official stats.

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