NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Their Rookie Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 1st NBA season, ranked by regular season blocks per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most blocks in the Regular Season in his rookie year?

Playing for the 1986 Washington Bullets, Manute Bol averaged 5.0 blocks in 80 games — the highest blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 1st season.

Blocks Per Game, Rookie Season

5.0 bpg
Manute Bol
(1986 Washington Bullets)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Blocks Per Game in a Player's Rookie Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Manute Bol (1986 Bullets)	5.0	397	80	3.7	6.0	0.3	0.4	0.0
2	David Robinson (1990 Spurs)	3.9	319	82	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	0.0
3	Victor Wembanyama (2024 Spurs)	3.6	254	71	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	1.8
4	Shaquille O'Neal (1993 Magic)	3.5	286	81	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	0.0
5	Alonzo Mourning (1993 Hornets)	3.5	271	78	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	0.0
6	Mark Eaton (1983 Jazz)	3.4	275	81	4.3	5.7	1.4	0.3	0.0
7	Shawn Bradley (1994 76ers)	3.0	147	49	10.3	6.2	2.0	0.9	0.0
8	Dikembe Mutombo (1992 Nuggets)	3.0	210	71	16.6	12.3	2.2	0.6	0.0
9	Tree Rollins (1978 Hawks)	2.7	218	80	7.6	6.9	1.0	0.7	-
10	Bill Walton (1975 Trail Blazers)	2.7	94	35	12.8	12.6	4.8	0.8	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Hakeem Olajuwon (1985 Rockets)	2.7	220	82	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	0.0
12	Sam Bowie (1985 Trail Blazers)	2.7	203	76	10.0	8.6	2.8	0.7	0.0
13	Benoit Benjamin (1986 Clippers)	2.6	206	79	11.1	7.6	1.0	0.8	0.0
14	Tim Duncan (1998 Spurs)	2.5	206	82	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	0.0
15	Artis Gilmore (1977 Bulls)	2.5	203	82	18.6	13.0	2.4	0.5	-
16	Joel Embiid (2017 76ers)	2.5	76	31	20.2	7.8	2.1	0.9	1.2
17	Terry Tyler (1979 Pistons)	2.5	201	82	12.9	7.9	1.1	1.3	-
18	Mitchell Robinson (2019 Knicks)	2.4	161	66	7.3	6.4	0.6	0.8	0.0
19	Caldwell Jones (1977 76ers)	2.4	200	82	6.0	8.1	1.1	0.5	-
20	Michael Stewart (1998 Kings)	2.4	195	81	4.6	6.6	0.8	0.4	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Ralph Sampson (1984 Rockets)	2.4	197	82	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	0.0
22	Walker Kessler (2023 Jazz)	2.3	173	74	9.2	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.0
23	Chet Holmgren (2024 Thunder)	2.3	190	82	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	1.6
24	Moses Malone (1977 more than 1 team)	2.2	181	82	13.2	13.1	1.1	0.8	-
25	Herb Williams (1982 Pacers)	2.2	178	82	11.5	7.4	1.7	0.6	0.0
26	Chris Webber (1994 Warriors)	2.2	164	76	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	0.0
27	Dan Roundfield (1977 Pacers)	2.1	131	61	13.9	8.5	1.1	1.0	-
28	Billy Paultz (1977 Spurs)	2.1	173	82	15.6	8.4	2.7	0.7	-
29	Hot Rod Williams (1987 Cavaliers)	2.1	167	80	14.6	7.9	1.9	0.7	0.0
30	Marcus Camby (1997 Raptors)	2.1	130	63	14.8	6.3	1.5	1.0	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Pau Gasol (2002 Grizzlies)	2.1	169	82	17.6	8.9	2.7	0.5	0.0
32	Patrick Ewing (1986 Knicks)	2.1	103	50	20.0	9.0	2.0	1.1	0.0
33	Chuck Nevitt (1983 Rockets)	2.0	12	6	3.8	2.8	0.0	0.2	0.0
34	Roy Rogers (1997 Grizzlies)	2.0	163	82	6.6	4.7	0.6	0.3	0.0
35	Bobby Jones (1977 Nuggets)	2.0	162	82	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	-
36	Duane Causwell (1991 Kings)	1.9	148	76	6.9	5.1	0.9	0.6	0.0
37	Josh Smith (2005 Hawks)	1.9	144	74	9.7	6.2	1.7	0.8	0.1
38	Andrei Kirilenko (2002 Jazz)	1.9	159	82	10.7	4.9	1.1	1.4	0.3
39	Nerlens Noel (2015 76ers)	1.9	142	75	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	0.0
40	Tom Burleson (1975 Supersonics)	1.9	153	82	10.1	7.0	1.4	0.8	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Kristaps Porzingis (2016 Knicks)	1.9	134	72	14.3	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.1
42	Brook Lopez (2009 Nets)	1.8	151	82	13.0	8.1	1.0	0.5	0.0
	Kevin McHale (1981 Celtics)	1.8	151	82	10.0	4.4	0.7	0.3	0.0
	Rik Smits (1989 Pacers)	1.8	151	82	11.7	6.1	0.9	0.5	0.0
45	Eddie Griffin (2002 Rockets)	1.8	134	73	8.8	5.7	0.7	0.2	1.2
	Mychal Thompson (1979 Trail Blazers)	1.8	134	73	14.7	8.3	2.4	0.9	-
47	Bismack Biyombo (2012 Bobcats)	1.8	115	63	5.2	5.8	0.4	0.3	0.0
48	Roy Hinson (1984 Cavaliers)	1.8	145	80	5.5	6.2	0.9	0.4	0.0
49	Yao Ming (2003 Rockets)	1.8	147	82	13.5	8.2	1.7	0.4	0.0
50	Mike Gminski (1981 Nets)	1.8	100	56	13.2	7.5	1.3	1.0	0.0
	Oliver Miller (1993 Suns)	1.8	100	56	5.6	4.9	2.1	0.7	0.0