NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 5th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 5th 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 5th year?

Playing for the 2002 San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan averaged 4.3 blocks in 9 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 5th season.

Blocks Per Game, 5th Season

4.3 bpg
Tim Duncan
(2002 San Antonio Spurs)

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

Blocks Per Game in a Player's 5th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Tim Duncan (2002 Spurs)	4.3	39	9	27.6	14.4	5.0	0.7	0.1
2	Mark Eaton (1987 Jazz)	4.2	21	5	10.8	11.0	0.6	0.2	0.0
3	Bob Lanier (1975 Pistons)	4.0	12	3	20.3	10.7	6.3	1.3	-
	Myles Turner (2020 Pacers)	4.0	16	4	15.8	10.8	0.8	0.5	1.5
5	Elmore Smith (1976 Bucks)	3.7	11	3	14.7	7.3	0.3	0.7	-
6	Elden Campbell (1995 Lakers)	3.0	30	10	15.7	7.3	1.6	0.4	0.0
	Brook Lopez (2013 Nets)	3.0	21	7	22.3	7.4	1.4	0.9	0.1
	Theo Ratliff (2000 76ers)	3.0	30	10	13.0	7.9	0.9	1.0	0.0
	Tree Rollins (1982 Hawks)	3.0	6	2	3.5	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
10	Artis Gilmore (1981 Bulls)	2.8	17	6	18.0	11.2	2.0	1.0	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Hakeem Olajuwon (1989 Rockets)	2.8	11	4	25.3	13.0	3.0	2.5	0.0
12	Alonzo Mourning (1997 Heat)	2.7	46	17	17.8	10.2	1.1	0.6	0.2
13	Dwight Howard (2009 Magic)	2.6	60	23	20.3	15.3	1.9	0.9	0.0
14	Julius Erving (1981 76ers)	2.6	41	16	22.9	7.1	3.4	1.4	0.0
15	Chris Dudley (1992 Nets)	2.5	10	4	3.5	6.3	0.8	0.5	0.0
	Jermaine O'Neal (2001 Pacers)	2.5	10	4	9.8	12.5	1.8	0.0	0.0
	David Robinson (1994 Spurs)	2.5	10	4	20.0	10.0	3.5	0.8	0.0
18	Serge Ibaka (2014 Thunder)	2.5	42	17	12.1	6.8	0.7	0.6	0.3
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1974 Bucks)	2.4	39	16	32.2	15.8	4.9	1.3	-
20	Taj Gibson (2014 Bulls)	2.4	12	5	18.2	6.2	0.4	0.4	0.0
	Shawn Kemp (1994 Supersonics)	2.4	12	5	14.8	9.8	3.4	2.0	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
22	Darryl Dawkins (1980 76ers)	2.3	42	18	17.3	7.6	1.8	0.7	0.0
23	Robert Parish (1981 Celtics)	2.3	39	17	15.0	8.6	1.1	1.2	0.0
24	Rudy Gobert (2018 Jazz)	2.3	25	11	13.2	10.7	1.0	0.9	0.0
25	Marcus Camby (2001 Knicks)	2.3	9	4	6.3	8.0	1.8	0.5	0.0
26	Marc Gasol (2013 Grizzlies)	2.2	33	15	17.2	8.5	3.2	0.9	0.0
27	Kevin McHale (1985 Celtics)	2.2	46	21	22.1	9.9	1.5	0.6	0.0
28	Raef LaFrentz (2003 Mavericks)	2.2	43	20	8.0	4.4	0.3	0.6	0.4
29	Greg Ostertag (2000 Jazz)	2.1	17	8	3.8	5.6	0.3	0.3	0.0
30	Thurl Bailey (1988 Jazz)	2.1	23	11	23.2	5.7	1.6	0.5	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Patrick Ewing (1990 Knicks)	2.0	20	10	29.4	10.5	3.1	1.3	0.1
	Jerami Grant (2019 Thunder)	2.0	10	5	11.6	5.4	0.8	0.6	1.8
	Jaren Jackson Jr. (2023 Grizzlies)	2.0	12	6	18.0	7.8	1.5	1.0	1.2
	Isaiah Stewart (2025 Pistons)	2.0	2	1	2.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
35	Roy Hibbert (2013 Pacers)	1.9	37	19	17.0	9.9	1.4	0.2	0.0
36	Caldwell Jones (1981 76ers)	1.9	31	16	8.7	9.7	1.7	0.4	0.0
37	David West (2008 Hornets)	1.9	23	12	21.2	8.5	2.8	1.1	0.1
38	Amar'e Stoudemire (2007 Suns)	1.9	19	10	25.3	12.1	0.6	1.3	0.1
39	Shaquille O'Neal (1997 Lakers)	1.9	17	9	26.9	10.6	3.2	0.6	0.0
40	Tony Battie (2002 Celtics)	1.9	30	16	6.1	7.6	0.8	0.6	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Alvin Scott (1982 Suns)	1.9	13	7	4.6	2.3	2.0	1.1	0.0
42	Brendan Haywood (2006 Wizards)	1.8	11	6	7.2	3.2	0.8	0.3	0.0
43	Jerome James (2005 Supersonics)	1.8	20	11	12.5	6.8	0.5	0.5	0.0
44	Timofey Mozgov (2015 Cavaliers)	1.8	36	20	10.6	7.3	0.7	0.4	0.0
45	Horace Grant (1992 Bulls)	1.8	39	22	11.3	8.8	3.0	1.1	0.0
46	Tracy McGrady (2002 Magic)	1.8	7	4	30.8	6.3	5.5	0.5	1.3
	Jawann Oldham (1985 Bulls)	1.8	7	4	3.5	5.5	0.8	1.5	0.0
48	Mike Mitchell (1983 Spurs)	1.7	19	11	20.9	9.5	1.1	0.6	0.1
49	Danny Schayes (1986 Nuggets)	1.7	17	10	11.6	8.2	0.9	0.4	0.0
50	LaMarcus Aldridge (2011 Trail Blazers)	1.7	10	6	20.8	7.5	1.3	1.3	0.0
	Mike Gminski (1985 Nets)	1.7	5	3	14.0	6.3	1.3	1.0	0.0
	DeAndre Jordan (2013 Clippers)	1.7	10	6	3.7	6.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
	John Stockton (1989 Jazz)	1.7	5	3	27.3	3.3	13.7	3.7	1.0