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

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

Playing for the 1996 Denver Nuggets, Dikembe Mutombo averaged 4.5 blocks in 74 games — the highest blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 5th season.

Blocks Per Game, 5th Season

4.5 bpg
Dikembe Mutombo
(1996 Denver Nuggets)

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

Regular Season

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Dikembe Mutombo (1996 Nuggets)	4.5	332	74	11.0	11.8	1.5	0.5	0.0
2	Mark Eaton (1987 Jazz)	4.1	321	79	7.7	8.8	1.3	0.5	0.0
3	Patrick Ewing (1990 Knicks)	4.0	327	82	28.6	10.9	2.2	1.0	0.0
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1974 Bucks)	3.5	283	81	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	-
5	Hakeem Olajuwon (1989 Rockets)	3.4	282	82	24.8	13.5	1.8	2.6	0.0
6	Shawn Bradley (1998 Mavericks)	3.3	214	64	11.4	8.1	0.9	0.8	0.0
7	David Robinson (1994 Spurs)	3.3	265	80	29.8	10.7	4.8	1.7	0.1
8	Andrei Kirilenko (2006 Jazz)	3.2	220	69	15.3	8.0	4.3	1.5	0.5
9	Manute Bol (1990 Warriors)	3.2	238	75	1.9	3.7	0.5	0.2	0.1
10	Elmore Smith (1976 Bucks)	3.1	238	78	15.6	11.4	1.2	1.0	-

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Jaren Jackson Jr. (2023 Grizzlies)	3.0	189	63	18.6	6.8	1.0	1.0	1.6
	Theo Ratliff (2000 76ers)	3.0	171	57	11.9	7.6	0.6	0.6	0.0
13	Dwight Howard (2009 Magic)	2.9	231	79	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	0.0
14	Shaquille O'Neal (1997 Lakers)	2.9	147	51	26.2	12.5	3.1	0.9	0.0
15	Alonzo Mourning (1997 Heat)	2.9	189	66	19.8	9.9	1.6	0.8	0.0
16	Tree Rollins (1982 Hawks)	2.8	224	79	6.1	7.7	0.7	0.4	0.0
17	Jermaine O'Neal (2001 Pacers)	2.8	228	81	12.9	9.8	1.2	0.6	0.0
18	Chris Kaman (2008 Clippers)	2.8	155	56	15.7	12.7	1.9	0.6	0.0
19	Bill Walton (1980 Clippers)	2.7	38	14	13.9	9.0	2.4	0.6	0.0
20	Serge Ibaka (2014 Thunder)	2.7	219	81	15.1	8.8	1.0	0.5	0.3

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Benoit Benjamin (1990 Clippers)	2.6	187	71	13.5	9.3	2.2	0.8	0.0
22	Robert Parish (1981 Celtics)	2.6	214	82	18.9	9.5	1.8	1.0	0.0
23	Roy Hibbert (2013 Pacers)	2.6	206	79	11.9	8.3	1.4	0.5	0.0
24	Jay Huff (2026 Pacers)	2.5	66	26	8.1	3.7	1.3	0.3	1.5
25	Andrew Bogut (2010 Bucks)	2.5	175	69	15.9	10.2	1.8	0.6	0.0
26	Tim Duncan (2002 Spurs)	2.5	203	82	25.5	12.7	3.7	0.7	0.0
27	Artis Gilmore (1981 Bulls)	2.4	198	82	17.9	10.1	2.1	0.6	0.0
28	Herb Williams (1986 Pacers)	2.4	184	78	19.9	9.1	2.2	0.6	0.0
29	Ben Wallace (2001 Pistons)	2.3	186	80	6.4	13.2	1.5	1.3	0.0
30	Rudy Gobert (2018 Jazz)	2.3	129	56	13.5	10.7	1.4	0.8	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	George Johnson (1977 more than 1 team)	2.3	177	78	6.0	7.8	1.3	0.5	-
32	Bob Lanier (1975 Pistons)	2.3	172	76	24.0	12.0	4.6	1.0	-
33	Elton Brand (2004 Clippers)	2.2	154	69	20.0	10.3	3.3	0.9	0.0
34	Anthony Davis (2017 Pelicans)	2.2	167	75	28.0	11.8	2.1	1.3	0.5
35	Bo Outlaw (1998 Magic)	2.2	181	82	9.5	7.8	2.6	1.3	0.0
36	Michael Olowokandi (2003 Clippers)	2.2	79	36	12.3	9.1	1.3	0.5	0.0
37	Chris Dudley (1992 Nets)	2.2	179	82	5.6	9.0	0.7	0.5	0.0
38	Marcus Camby (2001 Knicks)	2.2	136	63	12.0	11.5	0.8	1.0	0.0
39	Joel Przybilla (2005 Trail Blazers)	2.1	163	76	6.4	7.7	1.0	0.3	0.0
40	Myles Turner (2020 Pacers)	2.1	132	62	12.1	6.6	1.2	0.7	1.4

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Adonal Foyle (2002 Warriors)	2.1	168	79	4.8	4.9	0.5	0.5	0.0
42	Greg Ostertag (2000 Jazz)	2.1	172	81	4.5	6.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
43	Shawn Kemp (1994 Supersonics)	2.1	166	79	18.1	10.8	2.6	1.8	0.0
44	Gerald Wallace (2006 Bobcats)	2.1	115	55	15.2	7.5	1.7	2.5	0.3
	Hassan Whiteside (2017 Heat)	2.1	161	77	17.0	14.1	0.7	0.7	0.0
46	Brook Lopez (2013 Nets)	2.1	154	74	19.4	6.9	0.9	0.4	0.0
47	Sam Lacey (1975 Kings)	2.1	168	81	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	-
48	Daniel Gafford (2024 more than 1 team)	2.1	153	74	11.0	7.6	1.6	0.9	0.0
49	Nic Claxton (2024 Nets)	2.1	146	71	11.8	9.9	2.1	0.6	0.0
50	Jawann Oldham (1985 Bulls)	2.0	127	63	3.4	3.7	0.5	0.2	0.0