NBA Players with the Most Blocks Recorded in Playoffs in Their 8th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 8th NBA season, ranked by playoff total blocks. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total blocks in the Playoffs in his 8th year?
Playing for the 2004 Detroit Pistons, Ben Wallace recorded a total of 56 blocks in 23 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 8th season.
Total Blocks, 8th Season
56 blk
Ben Wallace
(2004 Detroit Pistons)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Blocks in a Player's 8th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 1 | (2004 Pistons) ![]() |
56 | 2.4 | 23 | 236 | 328 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 2 | (2000 Lakers) ![]() |
55 | 2.4 | 23 | 707 | 355 | 71 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | (2005 Spurs) ![]() |
52 | 2.3 | 23 | 542 | 286 | 63 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | (2009 Lakers) ![]() |
45 | 2.0 | 23 | 420 | 249 | 58 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | (1984 Celtics) ![]() |
41 | 1.8 | 23 | 342 | 248 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | (1977 Lakers) |
38 | 3.5 | 11 | 381 | 195 | 45 | 19 | - |
| 7 | (2001 Bucks) |
37 | 2.1 | 18 | 98 | 194 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | (2004 Pacers) |
36 | 2.3 | 16 | 307 | 146 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | (2000 Heat) |
33 | 3.3 | 10 | 216 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | (1993 Knicks) |
31 | 2.1 | 15 | 382 | 164 | 36 | 17 | 1 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 11 | (2001 Mavericks) |
30 | 3.0 | 10 | 64 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
(2020 Lakers) ![]() |
30 | 1.4 | 21 | 582 | 204 | 73 | 26 | 23 | |
(1988 Celtics) |
30 | 1.8 | 17 | 432 | 136 | 40 | 7 | 1 | |
| 14 | (1976 Bullets) |
28 | 4.0 | 7 | 140 | 88 | 10 | 5 | - |
(2011 Heat) |
28 | 1.3 | 21 | 515 | 150 | 92 | 34 | 14 | |
| 16 | (2006 Cavaliers) |
27 | 2.1 | 13 | 135 | 82 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | (2021 Bucks) ![]() |
25 | 1.2 | 21 | 634 | 269 | 108 | 21 | 13 |
(2011 Heat) |
25 | 1.2 | 21 | 497 | 176 | 123 | 35 | 30 | |
| 19 | (1995 Magic) |
24 | 1.1 | 21 | 287 | 219 | 39 | 21 | 0 |
(2010 Suns) |
24 | 1.5 | 16 | 355 | 106 | 18 | 11 | 0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 21 | (2021 Jazz) |
23 | 2.1 | 11 | 162 | 135 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
(2015 Hawks) |
23 | 1.4 | 16 | 231 | 138 | 59 | 13 | 2 | |
(1999 Hawks) |
23 | 2.6 | 9 | 113 | 125 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
(2022 Warriors) ![]() |
23 | 1.0 | 22 | 363 | 165 | 40 | 22 | 35 | |
| 25 | (2025 Knicks) |
22 | 1.2 | 18 | 294 | 83 | 24 | 36 | 41 |
(2001 Raptors) |
22 | 1.8 | 12 | 197 | 133 | 23 | 10 | 0 | |
| 27 | (2024 Mavericks) |
21 | 1.0 | 22 | 200 | 76 | 27 | 11 | 24 |
(1989 Supersonics) |
21 | 2.6 | 8 | 56 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | (2023 Nuggets) ![]() |
20 | 1.0 | 20 | 600 | 269 | 190 | 21 | 35 |
| 30 | (1987 Celtics) |
19 | 0.8 | 23 | 622 | 231 | 165 | 27 | 14 |
(2011 Heat) |
19 | 0.9 | 21 | 390 | 178 | 23 | 14 | 0 | |
(2000 Lakers) ![]() |
19 | 0.8 | 23 | 175 | 123 | 58 | 20 | 17 | |
(1992 Trail Blazers) |
19 | 0.9 | 21 | 341 | 162 | 75 | 41 | 0 | |
(1988 Pistons) |
19 | 0.8 | 23 | 273 | 221 | 44 | 18 | 5 | |
(2007 Suns) |
19 | 1.7 | 11 | 186 | 114 | 13 | 16 | 12 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 36 | (2014 Trail Blazers) |
18 | 1.6 | 11 | 288 | 117 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
(2013 Warriors) |
18 | 1.5 | 12 | 86 | 131 | 22 | 6 | 0 | |
(1999 Pacers) |
18 | 1.4 | 13 | 118 | 132 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |
| 39 | (2017 Raptors) |
17 | 1.7 | 10 | 143 | 65 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
(2019 Raptors) ![]() |
17 | 0.7 | 24 | 732 | 218 | 94 | 40 | 55 | |
(1987 Lakers) ![]() |
17 | 0.9 | 18 | 158 | 88 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
(1984 Knicks) |
17 | 1.4 | 12 | 37 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 43 | (1991 Trail Blazers) |
16 | 1.0 | 16 | 347 | 129 | 129 | 34 | 15 |
(2016 Clippers) |
16 | 2.7 | 6 | 70 | 98 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
(1992 Bulls) ![]() |
16 | 0.7 | 22 | 759 | 137 | 127 | 44 | 17 | |
(1997 Supersonics) |
16 | 1.3 | 12 | 259 | 148 | 36 | 14 | 2 | |
(2002 Nets) |
16 | 0.8 | 20 | 130 | 70 | 16 | 8 | 0 | |
| 48 | (1989 Suns) |
15 | 1.3 | 12 | 312 | 131 | 46 | 13 | 9 |
(1988 Mavericks) |
15 | 0.9 | 17 | 158 | 146 | 12 | 7 | 0 | |
(2017 Spurs) |
15 | 0.9 | 16 | 124 | 57 | 23 | 10 | 26 | |
(1986 76ers) |
15 | 1.3 | 12 | 74 | 60 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |
(2019 Warriors) |
15 | 0.7 | 21 | 435 | 86 | 44 | 28 | 70 | |
(1989 Lakers) |
15 | 1.0 | 15 | 122 | 70 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |