NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 2nd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 2nd NBA season, ranked by playoff 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 Playoffs in his 2nd year?

Playing for the 1991 San Antonio Spurs, David Robinson averaged 3.8 blocks in 4 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 2nd season.

Blocks Per Game, 2nd Season

3.8 bpg
David Robinson
(1991 San Antonio Spurs)

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

Blocks Per Game in a Player's 2nd Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	David Robinson (1991 Spurs)	3.8	15	4	25.8	13.5	2.0	1.5	0.0
2	Hakeem Olajuwon (1986 Rockets)	3.5	69	20	26.9	11.8	2.0	2.0	0.0
3	Mark Eaton (1984 Jazz)	3.1	34	11	4.5	6.9	0.8	0.5	0.0
4	Serge Ibaka (2011 Thunder)	3.1	52	17	9.8	7.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
5	Harvey Catchings (1976 76ers)	3.0	9	3	5.7	9.3	2.0	0.0	-
	Caldwell Jones (1978 76ers)	3.0	30	10	6.4	10.6	1.4	0.5	-
	Shaquille O'Neal (1994 Magic)	3.0	9	3	20.7	13.3	2.3	0.7	0.0
	Mychal Thompson (1981 Trail Blazers)	3.0	9	3	25.0	7.7	1.3	1.0	0.0
9	George Gervin (1978 Spurs)	2.7	16	6	33.2	5.7	3.2	1.0	-
	Mike Green (1978 Spurs)	2.7	16	6	10.8	7.3	1.8	0.8	-
	Tree Rollins (1979 Hawks)	2.7	24	9	5.7	7.9	0.6	0.3	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
12	Tim Duncan (1999 Spurs)	2.6	45	17	23.2	11.5	2.8	0.8	0.0
13	Marvin Webster (1978 Supersonics)	2.6	58	22	16.1	13.1	2.6	0.3	-
14	Charles Jones (1985 Bullets)	2.5	10	4	7.3	6.5	0.8	0.8	0.0
15	Greg Ostertag (1997 Jazz)	2.4	47	20	4.7	6.9	0.3	0.5	0.0
16	Roy Hinson (1985 Cavaliers)	2.3	9	4	16.8	7.5	0.8	0.8	0.0
	Kevin McHale (1982 Celtics)	2.3	27	12	16.2	7.1	0.9	0.4	0.0
18	Bob McAdoo (1974 Braves)	2.2	13	6	31.7	13.7	1.5	1.0	-
19	Vlade Divac (1991 Lakers)	2.2	41	19	13.3	6.7	1.1	1.4	0.1
20	Joakim Noah (2009 Bulls)	2.1	15	7	10.1	13.1	2.3	0.9	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Daniel Gafford (2021 Wizards)	2.0	10	5	11.8	5.8	0.6	1.0	0.0
	Andrei Kirilenko (2003 Jazz)	2.0	10	5	11.6	4.8	1.4	0.6	0.2
	Larry Nance (1983 Suns)	2.0	6	3	12.0	8.3	1.0	1.0	0.0
	Jermaine O'Neal (1998 Trail Blazers)	2.0	2	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
25	Jamaal Magloire (2002 Hornets)	1.9	15	8	12.3	5.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
	Derrick McKey (1989 Supersonics)	1.9	15	8	13.3	6.5	2.3	0.8	0.1
27	Chet Holmgren (2025 Thunder)	1.9	43	23	15.2	8.7	1.0	0.7	1.2
28	Thon Maker (2018 Bucks)	1.8	11	6	5.5	3.8	0.8	0.3	1.0
	Jaden McDaniels (2022 Timberwolves)	1.8	11	6	9.3	2.8	0.7	0.3	1.7
30	Thurl Bailey (1985 Jazz)	1.8	18	10	16.9	9.2	2.7	0.5	0.0
	Julius Erving (1978 76ers)	1.8	18	10	21.8	9.7	4.0	1.5	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
32	Joel Embiid (2018 76ers)	1.8	14	8	21.4	12.6	3.0	0.9	1.0
	Brian Grant (1996 Kings)	1.8	7	4	9.8	5.0	1.0	0.5	0.0
	Rasho Nesterovic (2000 Timberwolves)	1.8	7	4	6.3	3.3	1.5	0.8	0.0
35	Draymond Green (2014 Warriors)	1.7	12	7	11.9	8.3	2.9	1.7	1.1
36	Omer Asik (2012 Bulls)	1.7	10	6	3.3	4.7	1.3	0.2	0.0
	Manute Bol (1987 Bullets)	1.7	5	3	2.7	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Alton Lister (1983 Bucks)	1.7	15	9	6.4	6.8	1.2	1.0	0.0
39	Kevin Kunnert (1975 Rockets)	1.6	13	8	10.9	7.5	1.5	0.5	-
40	David Thompson (1978 Nuggets)	1.6	21	13	25.2	4.1	4.0	0.7	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	John Salley (1988 Pistons)	1.6	37	23	7.0	6.7	0.9	0.7	0.0
42	Ralph Sampson (1985 Rockets)	1.6	8	5	21.2	16.6	1.4	0.4	0.2
43	Roy Tarpley (1988 Mavericks)	1.5	26	17	17.9	12.9	1.8	1.2	0.0
44	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2015 Bucks)	1.5	9	6	11.5	7.0	2.7	0.5	0.0
	Elden Campbell (1992 Lakers)	1.5	6	4	10.0	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.0
	Derrick Favors (2012 Jazz)	1.5	6	4	11.8	9.5	0.5	1.3	0.0
	Eddie Jordan (1979 Nets)	1.5	3	2	19.0	7.5	8.5	4.0	-
	Shawn Marion (2001 Suns)	1.5	6	4	14.8	8.3	0.8	1.5	0.3
49	Jack Sikma (1979 Supersonics)	1.4	24	17	14.8	11.7	2.5	0.9	-
50	Brad Daugherty (1988 Cavaliers)	1.4	7	5	15.8	9.2	3.2	0.4	0.0
	Yao Ming (2004 Rockets)	1.4	7	5	15.0	7.4	1.8	0.4	0.0
	Sam Perkins (1986 Mavericks)	1.4	14	10	14.9	8.3	2.4	0.9	0.2
	Hot Rod Williams (1988 Cavaliers)	1.4	7	5	9.2	5.8	0.8	0.6	0.0