NBA Players with the Most Blocks Recorded in Playoffs in Their 13th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th NBA season, ranked by playoff total blocks. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total blocks in the Playoffs in his 13th year?
Playing for the 1982 Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recorded a total of 45 blocks in 14 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 13th season.
Total Blocks, 13th Season
45 blk
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1982 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Blocks in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 1 | (1982 Lakers) ![]() |
45 | 3.2 | 14 | 285 | 119 | 51 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | (1997 Rockets) |
41 | 2.6 | 16 | 370 | 174 | 54 | 33 | 0 |
| 3 | (2021 Bucks) ![]() |
34 | 1.5 | 23 | 298 | 135 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | (2008 Pistons) |
33 | 1.9 | 17 | 225 | 108 | 28 | 19 | 24 |
| 5 | (2008 Celtics) ![]() |
29 | 1.1 | 26 | 530 | 274 | 87 | 35 | 2 |
(1976 Cavaliers) |
29 | 2.2 | 13 | 87 | 117 | 28 | 6 | - | |
| 7 | (2016 Cavaliers) ![]() |
27 | 1.3 | 21 | 552 | 200 | 160 | 49 | 32 |
| 8 | (1985 Lakers) ![]() |
26 | 1.4 | 19 | 217 | 86 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | (2006 Heat) ![]() |
24 | 1.1 | 21 | 80 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
21 | 0.9 | 23 | 695 | 123 | 126 | 38 | 37 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 11 | (2012 76ers) |
20 | 1.5 | 13 | 112 | 63 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
(2002 Kings) |
20 | 1.3 | 16 | 216 | 149 | 27 | 18 | 2 | |
(2005 Spurs) ![]() |
20 | 0.9 | 23 | 214 | 125 | 47 | 21 | 38 | |
(1998 Jazz) |
20 | 1.0 | 20 | 526 | 217 | 68 | 22 | 0 | |
| 15 | (2021 Nets) |
19 | 1.6 | 12 | 411 | 111 | 53 | 18 | 33 |
(2005 Heat) |
19 | 1.5 | 13 | 252 | 102 | 25 | 5 | 0 | |
(2002 Pistons) |
19 | 1.9 | 10 | 132 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | |
| 18 | (2010 Spurs) |
17 | 1.7 | 10 | 190 | 99 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
(2013 Knicks) |
17 | 1.4 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | (2003 76ers) |
16 | 1.3 | 12 | 163 | 96 | 24 | 7 | 4 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 21 | (2019 Nuggets) |
15 | 1.1 | 14 | 205 | 94 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | (1983 Bucks) |
14 | 1.6 | 9 | 123 | 63 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | (2011 Mavericks) ![]() |
13 | 0.6 | 21 | 582 | 171 | 53 | 12 | 23 |
(2016 Heat) |
13 | 0.9 | 14 | 300 | 79 | 60 | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | (1998 Bulls) ![]() |
12 | 0.6 | 21 | 680 | 107 | 74 | 32 | 13 |
(1997 Supersonics) |
12 | 1.0 | 12 | 101 | 53 | 15 | 12 | 14 | |
| 27 | (1990 Pistons) ![]() |
11 | 0.6 | 20 | 286 | 71 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
(2025 Warriors) |
11 | 0.9 | 12 | 109 | 66 | 46 | 17 | 16 | |
(2008 Pistons) |
11 | 0.9 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
(1994 Knicks) |
11 | 0.6 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 31 | (2021 Clippers) |
10 | 0.5 | 19 | 153 | 105 | 39 | 24 | 28 |
(2015 Wizards) |
10 | 1.0 | 10 | 68 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 12 | |
(2000 Pacers) |
10 | 0.5 | 22 | 527 | 53 | 60 | 23 | 58 | |
| 34 | (1997 Jazz) |
9 | 0.5 | 20 | 98 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
(1994 Jazz) |
9 | 0.6 | 16 | 93 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
(2009 Mavericks) |
9 | 0.9 | 10 | 57 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
(1998 Pacers) |
9 | 0.6 | 16 | 142 | 57 | 23 | 15 | 20 | |
(2009 Heat) |
9 | 1.5 | 6 | 80 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 39 | (2022 Warriors) ![]() |
8 | 0.4 | 22 | 602 | 115 | 129 | 29 | 91 |
(2022 76ers) |
8 | 0.7 | 12 | 223 | 68 | 103 | 9 | 28 | |
(2005 Suns) |
8 | 0.5 | 15 | 165 | 61 | 22 | 10 | 32 | |
(2000 Jazz) |
8 | 0.8 | 10 | 59 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 43 | (2019 Spurs) |
7 | 1.0 | 7 | 140 | 67 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
(1997 Rockets) |
7 | 0.4 | 16 | 286 | 192 | 54 | 19 | 11 | |
(2022 Bucks) |
7 | 0.6 | 12 | 229 | 67 | 78 | 21 | 25 | |
(2017 Warriors) ![]() |
7 | 0.4 | 16 | 115 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 8 | |
(2024 Mavericks) |
7 | 0.3 | 22 | 487 | 81 | 113 | 23 | 53 | |
(2019 Raptors) ![]() |
7 | 0.3 | 24 | 361 | 117 | 159 | 31 | 52 | |
(1993 Celtics) |
7 | 1.8 | 4 | 76 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
(2000 Trail Blazers) |
7 | 0.4 | 16 | 239 | 114 | 69 | 32 | 21 | |
(2008 Cavaliers) |
7 | 0.5 | 13 | 86 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
(2016 Spurs) |
7 | 0.7 | 10 | 58 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | |