NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Playoffs in Their 9th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 9th 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 9th year?
Playing for the 1993 Houston Rockets, Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 4.9 blocks in 12 games — the highest playoff blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 9th season.
Blocks Per Game, 9th Season
4.9 bpg
Hakeem Olajuwon
(1993 Houston Rockets)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list /
= NBA champion in this season.
Blocks Per Game in a Player's 9th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 1 | (1993 Rockets) |
4.9 | 59 | 12 | 25.7 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| 2 | (1978 Lakers) |
4.0 | 12 | 3 | 27.0 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | - |
| 3 | (1998 Spurs) |
3.3 | 30 | 9 | 19.4 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 4 | (2005 Nuggets) |
3.2 | 16 | 5 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 5 | (1994 Knicks) |
3.0 | 76 | 25 | 21.9 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 6 | (1989 76ers) |
2.7 | 8 | 3 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | (2005 Pacers) |
2.6 | 34 | 13 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 8 | (1977 Bullets) |
2.4 | 22 | 9 | 21.0 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | - |
| 9 | (2015 Trail Blazers) |
2.4 | 12 | 5 | 21.8 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
(2016 Hawks) |
2.4 | 24 | 10 | 13.4 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 11 | (2001 Lakers) ![]() |
2.4 | 38 | 16 | 30.4 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 12 | (2005 Pistons) |
2.4 | 59 | 25 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| 13 | (1981 Spurs) |
2.3 | 16 | 7 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 14 | (2004 Timberwolves) |
2.3 | 41 | 18 | 24.3 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 15 | (2010 Lakers) ![]() |
2.1 | 48 | 23 | 19.6 | 11.1 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 16 | (1994 Nets) |
2.0 | 8 | 4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
(2013 Lakers) |
2.0 | 8 | 4 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
(1979 Kings) |
2.0 | 10 | 5 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | - | |
(1990 Cavaliers) |
2.0 | 10 | 5 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
(2009 Trail Blazers) |
2.0 | 12 | 6 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
(2004 Bucks) |
2.0 | 10 | 5 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 22 | (2004 Pistons) ![]() |
2.0 | 45 | 23 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 23 | (2006 Spurs) |
1.9 | 25 | 13 | 25.8 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 24 | (2019 Jazz) |
1.8 | 9 | 5 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 25 | (2011 Knicks) |
1.8 | 7 | 4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
(1996 Kings) |
1.8 | 7 | 4 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 27 | (1979 Suns) |
1.7 | 26 | 15 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | - |
| 28 | (1985 76ers) |
1.7 | 22 | 13 | 20.2 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 29 | (1990 Nuggets) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
(2010 Mavericks) |
1.7 | 10 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
(2001 Heat) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
(1994 Warriors) |
1.7 | 5 | 3 | 25.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
(1986 Hawks) |
1.7 | 15 | 9 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 34 | (1985 Celtics) |
1.6 | 34 | 21 | 17.1 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | (2021 Lakers) |
1.6 | 8 | 5 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 36 | (2002 Kings) |
1.6 | 25 | 16 | 23.7 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 37 | (1998 Hornets) |
1.6 | 14 | 9 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 38 | (2010 Bobcats) |
1.5 | 6 | 4 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 39 | (2024 Pacers) |
1.5 | 25 | 17 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 40 | (1991 Jazz) |
1.4 | 13 | 9 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 41 | (2011 Nuggets) |
1.4 | 7 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
(1985 Spurs) |
1.4 | 7 | 5 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
(1997 Suns) |
1.4 | 7 | 5 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
(1991 Pacers) |
1.4 | 7 | 5 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| 45 | (2005 Mavericks) |
1.4 | 18 | 13 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 46 | (1989 Warriors) |
1.4 | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 47 | (2000 Pacers) |
1.3 | 31 | 23 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 48 | (2002 Hornets) |
1.3 | 12 | 9 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
(2007 Mavericks) |
1.3 | 8 | 6 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
| 50 | (1993 Supersonics) |
1.3 | 25 | 19 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 |