NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 3rd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 3rd 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 3rd year?

Playing for the 1985 Utah Jazz, Mark Eaton averaged 5.8 blocks in 5 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 3rd season.

Blocks Per Game, 3rd Season

5.8 bpg
Mark Eaton
(1985 Utah Jazz)

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

Blocks Per Game in a Player's 3rd Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Mark Eaton (1985 Jazz)	5.8	29	5	5.8	9.0	1.0	0.8	0.0
2	Dikembe Mutombo (1994 Nuggets)	5.8	69	12	13.3	12.0	1.8	0.7	0.0
3	Hakeem Olajuwon (1987 Rockets)	4.3	43	10	29.2	11.3	2.5	1.3	0.0
4	Moses Malone (1979 Rockets)	4.0	8	2	24.5	20.5	1.0	0.5	-
5	Bill Walton (1977 Trail Blazers)	3.4	64	19	18.2	15.2	5.5	1.1	-
6	Patrick Ewing (1988 Knicks)	3.3	13	4	18.8	12.8	2.5	1.5	0.0
	Alonzo Mourning (1995 Hornets)	3.3	13	4	22.0	13.3	2.8	0.8	1.0
8	Anthony Davis (2015 Pelicans)	3.0	12	4	31.5	11.0	2.0	1.3	0.0
	Robert Williams III (2021 Celtics)	3.0	9	3	6.3	5.0	0.7	0.3	0.0
10	Serge Ibaka (2012 Thunder)	3.0	59	20	9.8	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.1

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Tyrus Thomas (2009 Bulls)	2.9	20	7	9.6	6.3	0.9	1.0	0.0
12	Tree Rollins (1980 Hawks)	2.8	14	5	8.4	7.6	0.6	0.4	0.0
13	Bob McAdoo (1975 Braves)	2.7	19	7	37.4	13.4	1.4	0.9	-
	Yao Ming (2005 Rockets)	2.7	19	7	21.4	7.7	0.7	0.3	0.0
15	Derrick Coleman (1993 Nets)	2.6	13	5	26.8	13.4	4.6	1.2	1.0
16	Mike Green (1979 Spurs)	2.6	36	14	7.9	5.2	0.8	0.9	-
17	Dan Roundfield (1979 Hawks)	2.6	23	9	17.6	11.8	2.8	0.9	-
18	Clint Capela (2017 Rockets)	2.5	28	11	10.5	8.7	1.1	0.7	0.0
19	Caldwell Jones (1979 76ers)	2.4	22	9	12.7	13.4	2.3	0.4	-
20	Elden Campbell (1993 Lakers)	2.4	12	5	14.0	8.4	1.4	1.2	0.0
	Kevin Garnett (1998 Timberwolves)	2.4	12	5	15.8	9.6	4.0	0.8	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
22	George Johnson (1975 Warriors)	2.4	40	17	5.2	7.4	0.9	0.5	-
23	Michael Jordan (1987 Bulls)	2.3	7	3	35.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	0.7
24	Joel Embiid (2019 76ers)	2.3	25	11	20.2	10.5	3.4	0.7	1.1
25	Nicolas Claxton (2022 Nets)	2.3	9	4	10.5	6.3	1.5	1.3	0.0
	Brad Lohaus (1990 Bucks)	2.3	9	4	9.5	6.8	1.3	2.0	1.5
27	Evan Mobley (2024 Cavaliers)	2.2	26	12	16.0	9.3	2.3	0.8	0.4
28	Marc Gasol (2011 Grizzlies)	2.2	28	13	15.0	11.2	2.2	1.1	0.0
29	Anthony Edwards (2023 Timberwolves)	2.0	10	5	31.6	5.0	5.2	1.8	3.0
	Mike Gminski (1983 Nets)	2.0	4	2	7.5	4.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
	Larry Nance (1984 Suns)	2.0	34	17	16.9	8.7	2.4	0.9	0.0
	Amar'e Stoudemire (2005 Suns)	2.0	30	15	29.9	10.7	1.2	0.7	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
33	Greg Ostertag (1998 Jazz)	1.9	37	19	3.4	4.3	0.3	0.4	0.0
34	Clifford Ray (1974 Bulls)	1.9	21	11	9.7	11.1	3.2	1.3	-
35	Shaquille O'Neal (1995 Magic)	1.9	40	21	25.7	11.9	3.3	0.9	0.0
36	Marcus Camby (1999 Knicks)	1.9	38	20	10.4	7.7	0.3	1.2	0.0
37	Julius Erving (1979 76ers)	1.9	17	9	25.4	7.8	5.9	2.0	-
38	Roy Hibbert (2011 Pacers)	1.8	9	5	10.4	6.8	0.6	0.4	0.0
39	Jarrett Allen (2020 Nets)	1.8	7	4	10.3	14.8	2.3	0.5	0.0
	Jerome Moiso (2003 Hornets)	1.8	7	4	5.8	4.0	1.3	0.0	0.0
	Ralph Sampson (1986 Rockets)	1.8	35	20	20.0	10.8	4.0	1.5	0.1

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
42	Al Horford (2010 Hawks)	1.7	19	11	14.6	9.0	1.8	0.7	0.1
43	LaMarcus Aldridge (2009 Trail Blazers)	1.7	10	6	19.5	7.5	1.3	0.5	0.2
	Omer Asik (2013 Rockets)	1.7	10	6	12.3	11.2	0.5	0.5	0.0
	Vince Carter (2001 Raptors)	1.7	20	12	27.3	6.5	4.7	1.7	2.1
	Jalen Duren (2025 Pistons)	1.7	10	6	11.8	10.7	3.5	0.3	0.0
	Taj Gibson (2012 Bulls)	1.7	10	6	9.5	6.5	0.7	0.7	0.0
	John Henson (2015 Bucks)	1.7	10	6	8.8	8.0	0.7	0.8	0.0
49	Charles Barkley (1987 76ers)	1.6	8	5	24.6	12.6	2.4	0.8	0.2
	Darvin Ham (2000 Bucks)	1.6	8	5	5.0	5.8	1.4	0.2	0.0
	Elmore Smith (1974 Lakers)	1.6	8	5	19.2	10.6	1.2	1.4	-