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

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

Playing for the 1985 Utah Jazz, Mark Eaton averaged 5.6 blocks in 82 games — the highest blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 3rd season.

Blocks Per Game, 3rd Season

5.6 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

Regular Season

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Mark Eaton (1985 Jazz)	5.6	456	82	9.7	11.3	1.5	0.4	0.0
2	Elmore Smith (1974 Lakers)	4.9	393	81	12.5	11.2	1.9	0.9	-
3	David Robinson (1992 Spurs)	4.5	305	68	23.2	12.2	2.7	2.3	0.0
4	Dikembe Mutombo (1994 Nuggets)	4.1	336	82	12.0	11.8	1.5	0.7	0.0
5	Serge Ibaka (2012 Thunder)	3.7	241	66	9.1	7.5	0.4	0.5	0.0
6	Shawn Bradley (1996 more than 1 team)	3.6	288	79	11.9	8.1	0.8	0.6	0.0
7	Victor Wembanyama (2026 Spurs)	3.5	45	13	25.8	12.6	3.8	1.1	1.6
8	Benoit Benjamin (1988 Clippers)	3.4	225	66	13.0	8.0	2.6	0.8	0.0
9	Hakeem Olajuwon (1987 Rockets)	3.4	254	75	23.4	11.4	2.9	1.9	0.0
10	Bill Walton (1977 Trail Blazers)	3.2	211	65	18.6	14.4	3.8	1.0	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Theo Ratliff (1998 more than 1 team)	3.1	258	82	9.9	6.7	0.7	0.6	0.0
12	Patrick Ewing (1988 Knicks)	3.0	245	82	20.2	8.2	1.5	1.3	0.0
13	Tree Rollins (1980 Hawks)	3.0	244	82	8.9	9.4	0.9	0.7	0.0
14	Anthony Davis (2015 Pelicans)	2.9	200	68	24.4	10.2	2.2	1.5	0.0
15	Alonzo Mourning (1995 Hornets)	2.9	225	77	21.3	9.9	1.4	0.6	0.1
16	Josh Smith (2007 Hawks)	2.9	207	72	16.4	8.6	3.3	1.4	0.5
17	Robert Parish (1979 Warriors)	2.9	217	76	17.2	12.1	1.5	1.3	-
18	Larry Sanders (2013 Bucks)	2.8	201	71	9.8	9.5	1.2	0.7	0.0
19	Andrei Kirilenko (2004 Jazz)	2.8	215	78	16.5	8.1	3.1	1.9	0.9
20	Manute Bol (1988 Bullets)	2.7	208	77	2.3	3.6	0.2	0.1	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Pervis Ellison (1992 Bullets)	2.7	177	66	20.0	11.2	2.9	0.9	0.0
22	Raef LaFrentz (2001 Nuggets)	2.6	206	78	12.9	7.8	1.4	0.5	0.7
23	Emeka Okafor (2007 Bobcats)	2.6	172	67	14.4	11.3	1.2	0.9	0.0
24	Hassan Whiteside (2015 Heat)	2.6	123	48	11.8	10.0	0.1	0.6	0.0
25	JaVale McGee (2011 Wizards)	2.4	193	79	10.1	8.0	0.5	0.5	0.0
26	Shaquille O'Neal (1995 Magic)	2.4	192	79	29.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	0.0
27	Kristaps Porzingis (2018 Knicks)	2.4	115	48	22.7	6.6	1.2	0.8	1.9
28	Walker Kessler (2025 Jazz)	2.4	138	58	11.1	12.2	1.7	0.6	0.1
29	Kevin McHale (1983 Celtics)	2.3	192	82	14.1	6.7	1.3	0.4	0.0
30	Jonathan Isaac (2020 Magic)	2.3	78	34	11.9	6.8	1.4	1.6	0.9

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Gheorghe Muresan (1996 Bullets)	2.3	172	76	14.5	9.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
32	Tim Duncan (2000 Spurs)	2.2	165	74	23.2	12.4	3.2	0.9	0.0
33	Rudy Gobert (2016 Jazz)	2.2	135	61	9.1	11.0	1.5	0.7	0.0
34	Dan Roundfield (1979 Hawks)	2.2	176	80	15.3	10.8	1.6	1.1	-
35	Terry Tyler (1981 Pistons)	2.2	180	82	13.4	6.9	1.7	1.4	0.0
36	Joe Meriweather (1978 Jazz)	2.2	118	54	8.8	6.9	1.1	0.3	-
37	Clifford Ray (1974 Bulls)	2.2	173	80	9.3	12.2	3.1	0.7	-
38	Bob McAdoo (1975 Braves)	2.1	174	82	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	-
	Larry Nance (1984 Suns)	2.1	174	82	17.7	8.3	2.6	1.0	0.0
40	Greg Ostertag (1998 Jazz)	2.1	132	63	4.7	5.9	0.4	0.4	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Andrew Bynum (2008 Lakers)	2.1	72	35	13.1	10.2	1.7	0.3	0.0
42	Elton Brand (2002 Clippers)	2.0	163	80	18.2	11.6	2.4	1.0	0.0
43	Andrew Lang (1991 Suns)	2.0	127	63	4.9	4.8	0.4	0.3	0.0
44	John Henson (2015 Bucks)	2.0	135	67	7.0	4.7	0.9	0.4	0.0
45	Caldwell Jones (1979 76ers)	2.0	157	78	9.3	9.6	1.9	0.5	-
46	Sam Bowie (1987 Trail Blazers)	2.0	10	5	16.0	6.6	1.8	0.2	0.0
	Jim McIlvaine (1997 Supersonics)	2.0	164	82	3.8	4.0	0.3	0.5	0.0
	Yao Ming (2005 Rockets)	2.0	160	80	18.3	8.4	0.8	0.4	0.0
49	Ben Poquette (1980 Jazz)	2.0	162	82	8.9	6.8	1.6	0.5	0.0
50	Joe Barry Carroll (1983 Warriors)	2.0	155	79	24.1	8.7	2.1	1.4	0.0