NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 7th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th 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 7th year?

Playing for the 1979 New Jersey Nets, George Johnson averaged 3.5 blocks in 2 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 7th season.

Blocks Per Game, 7th Season

3.5 bpg
George Johnson
(1979 New Jersey Nets)

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

Blocks Per Game in a Player's 7th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	George Johnson (1979 Nets)	3.5	7	2	14.5	12.5	1.0	1.0	-
2	Artis Gilmore (1983 Spurs)	3.1	34	11	16.7	12.9	1.6	0.8	0.0
3	Andrew Bynum (2012 Lakers)	3.1	37	12	16.7	11.1	1.5	0.4	0.0
4	Ben Wallace (2003 Pistons)	3.1	52	17	8.9	16.3	1.6	2.5	0.0
5	Jermaine O'Neal (2003 Pacers)	3.0	18	6	22.8	17.5	0.7	0.5	0.0
6	Shaquille O'Neal (1999 Lakers)	2.9	23	8	26.6	11.6	2.3	0.9	0.0
7	Alonzo Mourning (1999 Heat)	2.8	14	5	21.6	8.2	0.8	1.6	0.0
8	Joel Embiid (2023 76ers)	2.8	25	9	23.7	9.8	2.7	0.7	0.6
9	Hakeem Olajuwon (1991 Rockets)	2.7	8	3	22.0	14.7	2.0	1.3	0.0
10	Elton Brand (2006 Clippers)	2.6	31	12	25.4	10.3	4.0	0.9	0.0
	Patrick Ewing (1992 Knicks)	2.6	31	12	22.7	11.1	2.3	0.6	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
12	Mark West (1990 Suns)	2.6	41	16	11.1	10.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
13	David Robinson (1996 Spurs)	2.5	25	10	23.6	10.1	2.4	1.5	0.0
14	Wayne Cooper (1985 Nuggets)	2.4	36	15	10.9	6.2	1.3	0.5	0.0
15	DeAndre Jordan (2015 Clippers)	2.4	33	14	13.1	13.4	1.1	1.1	0.0
16	Bob Lanier (1977 Pistons)	2.3	7	3	28.0	16.7	2.0	1.0	-
17	Elvin Hayes (1975 Bullets)	2.3	39	17	25.5	10.9	2.2	1.5	-
18	Dikembe Mutombo (1998 Hawks)	2.3	9	4	8.0	12.8	0.3	0.3	0.0
19	Larry Nance (1988 Cavaliers)	2.2	11	5	16.8	7.2	3.6	0.4	0.0
20	Brook Lopez (2015 Nets)	2.2	13	6	19.8	9.0	0.8	0.7	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Chris Andersen (2009 Nuggets)	2.1	32	15	6.5	6.3	0.6	0.3	0.0
22	Josh Smith (2011 Hawks)	2.1	25	12	15.1	8.5	2.9	1.1	0.3
23	Julius Erving (1983 76ers)	2.1	27	13	18.4	7.6	3.4	1.2	0.0
24	Tim Duncan (2004 Spurs)	2.0	20	10	22.1	11.3	3.2	0.8	0.0
	Ron Harper (1993 Clippers)	2.0	10	5	18.0	4.0	3.2	3.0	1.0
	Shawn Kemp (1996 Supersonics)	2.0	40	20	20.9	10.4	1.5	1.2	0.0
	Tree Rollins (1984 Hawks)	2.0	10	5	5.0	6.8	0.2	0.4	0.0
	Karl-Anthony Towns (2022 Timberwolves)	2.0	12	6	21.8	10.8	2.2	0.7	1.7
	Chris Webber (2000 Kings)	2.0	10	5	24.4	9.6	5.4	1.6	0.2
30	Moses Malone (1983 76ers)	1.9	25	13	26.0	15.8	1.5	1.5	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Pau Gasol (2008 Lakers)	1.9	40	21	16.9	9.3	4.0	0.5	0.0
32	Dwight Howard (2011 Magic)	1.8	11	6	27.0	15.5	0.5	0.7	0.0
33	LeBron James (2010 Cavaliers)	1.8	20	11	29.1	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8
34	Horace Grant (1994 Bulls)	1.8	18	10	16.2	7.4	2.6	1.0	0.1
35	Armen Gilliam (1994 Nets)	1.8	7	4	10.5	6.3	0.3	0.5	0.0
36	Marc Gasol (2015 Grizzlies)	1.7	19	11	19.7	10.3	4.5	0.9	0.0
37	Raef LaFrentz (2005 Celtics)	1.7	12	7	6.9	4.9	1.1	0.9	1.1
38	Tyson Chandler (2008 Hornets)	1.7	20	12	8.0	10.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
	Darryl Dawkins (1982 76ers)	1.7	35	21	11.0	4.7	0.5	0.3	0.0
	Kevin Garnett (2002 Timberwolves)	1.7	5	3	24.0	18.7	5.0	1.7	0.3
	Brian Grant (2001 Heat)	1.7	5	3	10.0	8.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
	Andrei Kirilenko (2008 Jazz)	1.7	20	12	11.0	3.4	2.5	1.5	0.4

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
43	Dirk Nowitzki (2005 Mavericks)	1.6	21	13	23.7	10.1	3.3	1.4	0.8
44	Dwyane Wade (2010 Heat)	1.6	8	5	33.2	5.6	6.8	1.6	3.0
	Dominique Wilkins (1989 Hawks)	1.6	8	5	27.2	5.4	3.4	0.8	1.0
46	Harvey Catchings (1981 Bucks)	1.6	11	7	1.1	3.7	1.1	0.0	0.0
47	Hot Rod Williams (1993 Cavaliers)	1.6	14	9	9.0	4.6	1.9	0.6	0.0
48	Charles Smith (1995 Knicks)	1.5	17	11	10.8	3.8	1.2	1.2	0.0
49	Samuel Dalembert (2009 76ers)	1.5	9	6	5.8	7.8	0.5	0.3	0.0
	Draymond Green (2019 Warriors)	1.5	33	22	13.3	10.1	8.5	1.5	0.6
	Brendan Haywood (2008 Wizards)	1.5	9	6	12.0	6.7	0.8	0.7	0.0
	Bobby Jones (1983 76ers)	1.5	18	12	8.6	4.8	2.8	1.3	0.0
	Greg Ostertag (2002 Jazz)	1.5	6	4	6.8	8.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
	Elmore Smith (1978 Cavaliers)	1.5	3	2	12.5	9.5	0.0	1.5	-