NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 8th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 8th 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 8th year?

Playing for the 1976 Washington Bullets, Elvin Hayes averaged 4.0 blocks in 7 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 8th season.

Blocks Per Game, 8th Season

4.0 bpg
Elvin Hayes
(1976 Washington Bullets)

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

Blocks Per Game in a Player's 8th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Elvin Hayes (1976 Bullets)	4.0	28	7	20.0	12.6	1.4	0.7	-
2	Antoine Carr (1992 Spurs)	3.7	11	3	19.7	7.7	1.0	0.7	0.3
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1977 Lakers)	3.5	38	11	34.6	17.7	4.1	1.7	-
4	Alonzo Mourning (2000 Heat)	3.3	33	10	21.6	10.0	1.4	0.2	0.0
5	Shawn Bradley (2001 Mavericks)	3.0	30	10	6.4	7.1	0.5	0.4	0.0
6	Mark Eaton (1990 Jazz)	2.8	14	5	3.8	6.0	0.0	0.6	0.0
7	DeAndre Jordan (2016 Clippers)	2.7	16	6	11.7	16.3	1.8	1.2	0.0
8	Alton Lister (1989 Supersonics)	2.6	21	8	7.0	4.8	0.3	0.3	0.0
9	Dikembe Mutombo (1999 Hawks)	2.6	23	9	12.6	13.9	1.2	0.6	0.0
10	Darryl Dawkins (1983 Nets)	2.5	5	2	18.0	5.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
	Mark West (1991 Suns)	2.5	10	4	5.8	4.5	0.5	0.5	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
12	Ben Wallace (2004 Pistons)	2.4	56	23	10.3	14.3	1.9	1.9	0.0
13	Larry Nance (1989 Cavaliers)	2.4	12	5	19.4	7.8	3.2	0.6	0.0
14	Shaquille O'Neal (2000 Lakers)	2.4	55	23	30.7	15.4	3.1	0.6	0.0
15	Tim Duncan (2005 Spurs)	2.3	52	23	23.6	12.4	2.7	0.3	0.0
16	Jermaine O'Neal (2004 Pacers)	2.3	36	16	19.2	9.1	1.2	0.5	0.0
17	Moses Malone (1984 76ers)	2.2	11	5	21.4	13.8	1.4	0.6	0.0
18	Rudy Gobert (2021 Jazz)	2.1	23	11	14.7	12.3	0.8	0.5	0.0
19	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2006 Cavaliers)	2.1	27	13	10.4	6.3	0.8	0.4	0.0
20	Patrick Ewing (1993 Knicks)	2.1	31	15	25.5	10.9	2.4	1.1	0.1

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Ervin Johnson (2001 Bucks)	2.1	37	18	5.4	10.8	0.6	0.5	0.0
22	Vlade Divac (1997 Hornets)	2.0	6	3	18.0	8.7	3.3	1.0	0.0
	Gar Heard (1978 Suns)	2.0	4	2	6.5	8.0	2.5	1.0	-
	Hassan Whiteside (2020 Trail Blazers)	2.0	10	5	6.8	7.0	0.4	0.2	0.2
25	Pau Gasol (2009 Lakers)	2.0	45	23	18.3	10.8	2.5	0.8	0.0
26	Paul Millsap (2014 Hawks)	1.9	13	7	19.4	10.9	2.9	1.4	1.3
27	Antonio Davis (2001 Raptors)	1.8	22	12	16.4	11.1	1.9	0.8	0.0
28	Nick Anderson (1997 Magic)	1.8	9	5	5.6	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.8
	Greg Ostertag (2003 Jazz)	1.8	9	5	9.2	8.6	1.6	0.6	0.0
30	Robert Parish (1984 Celtics)	1.8	41	23	14.9	10.8	1.2	1.0	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Kevin McHale (1988 Celtics)	1.8	30	17	25.4	8.0	2.4	0.4	0.1
32	Shawn Marion (2007 Suns)	1.7	19	11	16.9	10.4	1.2	1.5	1.1
33	Serge Ibaka (2017 Raptors)	1.7	17	10	14.3	6.5	1.4	0.4	1.2
34	Alvan Adams (1983 Suns)	1.7	5	3	11.7	6.0	4.7	0.7	0.0
	Kevin Garnett (2003 Timberwolves)	1.7	10	6	27.0	15.7	5.2	1.7	0.5
	Jon Koncak (1993 Hawks)	1.7	5	3	1.0	8.0	1.3	1.0	0.0
37	LaMarcus Aldridge (2014 Trail Blazers)	1.6	18	11	26.2	10.6	1.5	0.6	0.2
38	Kristaps Porzingis (2024 Celtics)	1.6	11	7	12.3	4.4	1.1	0.7	1.4
39	Andrew Bogut (2013 Warriors)	1.5	18	12	7.2	10.9	1.8	0.5	0.0
	Luol Deng (2012 Bulls)	1.5	9	6	14.0	8.3	1.5	0.8	1.3
	Joel Embiid (2024 76ers)	1.5	9	6	33.0	10.8	5.7	1.2	2.2
	Donyell Marshall (2002 Jazz)	1.5	6	4	14.3	7.8	2.8	0.8	0.8
	Bo Outlaw (2001 Magic)	1.5	6	4	8.5	10.5	2.3	1.3	0.0
	Ben Poquette (1985 Cavaliers)	1.5	6	4	7.5	3.5	0.3	0.5	0.0
	Amar'e Stoudemire (2010 Suns)	1.5	24	16	22.2	6.6	1.1	0.7	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
46	Al Horford (2015 Hawks)	1.4	23	16	14.4	8.6	3.7	0.8	0.1
47	Anthony Davis (2020 Lakers)	1.4	30	21	27.7	9.7	3.5	1.2	1.1
	Tracy McGrady (2005 Rockets)	1.4	10	7	30.7	7.4	6.7	1.6	2.4
49	Marvin Webster (1984 Knicks)	1.4	17	12	3.1	4.7	0.3	0.3	0.0
50	P.J. Brown (2001 Hornets)	1.4	14	10	8.0	10.0	1.1	1.2	0.0
	Marcus Camby (2004 Nuggets)	1.4	7	5	12.6	11.4	2.4	0.8	0.2
	Bobby Jones (1984 76ers)	1.4	7	5	9.6	4.6	1.8	0.6	0.0
	Cliff Robinson (1987 76ers)	1.4	7	5	14.6	8.6	1.2	0.6	0.0
	Dan Roundfield (1984 Hawks)	1.4	7	5	17.2	8.8	1.6	0.4	0.2