NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 6th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 6th NBA season, ranked by playoff blocks per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most blocks in the Playoffs in his 6th year?
Playing for the 1990 Houston Rockets, Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 5.8 blocks in 4 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 6th season.
Blocks Per Game, 6th Season
5.8 bpg
Hakeem Olajuwon
(1990 Houston Rockets)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list /
= NBA champion in this season.
Blocks Per Game in a Player's 6th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 1 | (1990 Rockets) |
5.8 | 23 | 4 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | (1982 Celtics) |
4.0 | 48 | 12 | 21.3 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 3 | (2018 Bucks) |
3.5 | 7 | 2 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(2010 Magic) |
3.5 | 49 | 14 | 18.1 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | (1983 Hawks) |
3.3 | 10 | 3 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | (2003 Spurs) ![]() |
3.3 | 79 | 24 | 24.7 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 7 | (1988 Jazz) |
3.1 | 34 | 11 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 8 | (1992 Pistons) |
2.8 | 14 | 5 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 9 | (2009 Celtics) |
2.6 | 37 | 14 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 10 | (1998 Lakers) |
2.6 | 34 | 13 | 30.5 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 11 | (1991 Supersonics) |
2.6 | 13 | 5 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
(2019 Jazz) |
2.6 | 13 | 5 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
(1997 Hawks) |
2.6 | 26 | 10 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
(2004 Mavericks) |
2.6 | 13 | 5 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
(1995 Spurs) |
2.6 | 39 | 15 | 25.3 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | |
(2002 Pistons) |
2.6 | 26 | 10 | 7.3 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | |
| 17 | (2014 Clippers) |
2.5 | 33 | 13 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 18 | (1987 Warriors) |
2.5 | 25 | 10 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
(2012 Jazz) |
2.5 | 10 | 4 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
(1998 Heat) |
2.5 | 10 | 4 | 19.3 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 21 | (2008 Suns) |
2.4 | 12 | 5 | 23.2 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| 22 | (1986 Celtics) ![]() |
2.4 | 43 | 18 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 23 | (2007 Jazz) |
2.4 | 40 | 17 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 24 | (2018 Pelicans) |
2.3 | 21 | 9 | 30.1 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
(1976 Pistons) |
2.3 | 21 | 9 | 26.1 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | - | |
(2001 Trail Blazers) |
2.3 | 7 | 3 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| 27 | (1996 Lakers) |
2.3 | 9 | 4 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 28 | (2013 Bulls) |
2.2 | 26 | 12 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 29 | (1974 Bullets) |
2.1 | 15 | 7 | 25.9 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | - |
| 30 | (2019 Bucks) |
2.0 | 30 | 15 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
(1979 Rockets) |
2.0 | 4 | 2 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | |
(1978 Knicks) |
2.0 | 12 | 6 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 1.2 | - | |
(1999 Magic) |
2.0 | 8 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
(1982 Hawks) |
2.0 | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 35 | (1976 Suns) |
1.9 | 37 | 19 | 13.9 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | - |
| 36 | (1982 76ers) |
1.9 | 40 | 21 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 37 | (1994 Hawks) |
1.8 | 20 | 11 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
(2014 Trail Blazers) |
1.8 | 20 | 11 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 39 | (1982 76ers) |
1.8 | 37 | 21 | 22.0 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| 40 | (1995 Supersonics) |
1.8 | 7 | 4 | 24.8 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 41 | (2005 Suns) |
1.7 | 26 | 15 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 42 | (2010 Hawks) |
1.7 | 19 | 11 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| 43 | (2024 Thunder) |
1.7 | 17 | 10 | 30.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 44 | (2008 76ers) |
1.7 | 10 | 6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
(1983 Suns) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |
(2007 Mavericks) |
1.7 | 10 | 6 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
(1991 Knicks) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 16.7 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
(1999 Bucks) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
(1983 Suns) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| 50 | (2002 Pacers) |
1.6 | 8 | 5 | 17.2 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |