NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 4th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 4th 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 4th year?

Playing for the 1986 Utah Jazz, Mark Eaton averaged 4.5 blocks in 4 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 4th season.

Blocks Per Game, 4th Season

4.5 bpg
Mark Eaton
(1986 Utah Jazz)

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

Blocks Per Game in a Player's 4th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Mark Eaton (1986 Jazz)	4.5	18	4	14.5	9.0	2.5	0.3	0.0
2	Manute Bol (1989 Warriors)	3.6	29	8	2.3	3.9	0.1	0.3	0.3
3	David Robinson (1993 Spurs)	3.6	36	10	23.1	12.6	4.0	1.0	0.0
4	Dwight Howard (2008 Magic)	3.4	34	10	18.9	15.8	0.9	0.8	0.0
	Andre Roberson (2017 Thunder)	3.4	17	5	11.6	6.2	1.8	2.4	1.4
6	Roy Tarpley (1990 Mavericks)	3.3	10	3	16.7	15.3	0.3	2.3	0.0
7	JaVale McGee (2012 Nuggets)	3.1	22	7	8.6	9.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
8	Roy Hibbert (2012 Pacers)	3.1	34	11	11.7	11.2	1.1	0.4	0.1
9	Serge Ibaka (2013 Thunder)	3.0	33	11	12.8	8.4	0.7	0.0	0.4
	Samaki Walker (2000 Spurs)	3.0	12	4	9.0	11.3	0.5	0.3	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Josh Smith (2008 Hawks)	2.9	20	7	15.7	6.4	2.9	1.7	0.4
12	Hassan Whiteside (2016 Heat)	2.8	28	10	12.0	10.9	0.3	0.8	0.0
13	Raef LaFrentz (2002 Mavericks)	2.8	22	8	11.3	7.6	0.6	0.3	0.8
	Hakeem Olajuwon (1988 Rockets)	2.8	11	4	37.5	16.8	1.8	2.3	0.0
15	Tim Duncan (2001 Spurs)	2.7	35	13	24.4	14.5	3.8	1.1	0.1
16	Theo Ratliff (1999 76ers)	2.6	18	7	7.3	7.3	0.9	0.7	0.0
17	Jaren Jackson Jr. (2022 Grizzlies)	2.5	30	12	15.4	6.8	0.9	0.8	2.3
18	Vlade Divac (1993 Lakers)	2.4	12	5	18.0	9.4	5.6	1.2	0.8
	Charles Smith (1992 Clippers)	2.4	12	5	11.6	5.6	1.8	0.8	0.0
20	Sam Bowie (1989 Trail Blazers)	2.3	7	3	10.3	6.7	1.0	0.0	0.3
	Dikembe Mutombo (1995 Nuggets)	2.3	7	3	6.0	6.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
	Chris Webber (1997 Bullets)	2.3	7	3	15.7	8.0	3.3	0.7	1.7

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
23	Moses Malone (1980 Rockets)	2.3	16	7	25.9	13.9	1.0	0.6	0.0
24	Robert Williams III (2022 Celtics)	2.2	38	17	7.7	6.2	1.0	0.7	0.0
25	Greg Ostertag (1999 Jazz)	2.2	24	11	4.0	5.9	0.5	0.2	0.0
26	Tyson Chandler (2005 Bulls)	2.2	13	6	11.7	9.7	1.3	0.2	0.0
27	Clint Capela (2018 Rockets)	2.1	36	17	12.7	11.6	1.3	0.8	0.0
28	Shawn Kemp (1993 Supersonics)	2.1	40	19	16.5	10.0	2.6	1.5	0.0
29	Joakim Noah (2011 Bulls)	2.1	33	16	8.7	10.2	2.5	1.0	0.0
30	Julius Erving (1980 76ers)	2.1	37	18	24.4	7.6	4.4	2.0	0.1
	Caldwell Jones (1980 76ers)	2.1	37	18	8.8	10.3	1.9	0.7	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
32	Mark Blount (2004 Celtics)	2.0	8	4	12.0	9.3	1.0	1.5	0.0
	Patrick Ewing (1989 Knicks)	2.0	18	9	19.9	10.0	2.2	1.0	0.0
	Kevin Garnett (1999 Timberwolves)	2.0	8	4	21.8	12.0	3.8	1.8	0.0
	Brendan Haywood (2005 Wizards)	2.0	20	10	10.6	7.6	1.0	1.4	0.0
	Gar Heard (1974 Braves)	2.0	12	6	16.8	14.7	2.5	1.5	-
	Roy Hinson (1987 76ers)	2.0	10	5	17.2	4.6	0.6	0.8	0.0
	Bob Lanier (1974 Pistons)	2.0	14	7	26.3	15.3	3.0	0.6	-
	Bob McAdoo (1976 Braves)	2.0	18	9	28.0	14.2	3.2	0.8	-
	Joe Smith (1999 Timberwolves)	2.0	8	4	7.5	6.5	1.3	0.5	0.0
	LaSalle Thompson (1986 Kings)	2.0	6	3	9.7	11.7	0.7	0.7	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
42	Andrew Lang (1992 Suns)	1.9	15	8	5.6	4.0	0.3	0.4	0.0
	Alton Lister (1985 Bucks)	1.9	15	8	8.6	7.8	1.9	0.8	0.0
44	Marc Gasol (2012 Grizzlies)	1.9	13	7	15.1	6.7	3.1	0.3	0.0
45	LaMarcus Aldridge (2010 Trail Blazers)	1.8	11	6	19.0	6.0	2.2	1.2	0.2
	Chris Bosh (2007 Raptors)	1.8	11	6	17.5	9.0	2.5	0.8	0.2
	Shawn Marion (2003 Suns)	1.8	11	6	18.5	11.7	2.0	1.8	1.5
48	Joel Anthony (2011 Heat)	1.8	38	21	2.8	4.6	0.5	0.4	0.0
49	Steven Adams (2017 Thunder)	1.8	9	5	8.0	6.8	1.4	1.2	0.0
50	Draymond Green (2016 Warriors)	1.8	41	23	15.4	9.9	6.0	1.6	1.7