NBA Players with the Highest Block Averages in Their 9th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 9th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 9th year?

Playing for the 1993 Houston Rockets, Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 4.2 blocks in 82 games — the highest blocks per game average by any NBA player in his 9th season.

Blocks Per Game, 9th Season

4.2 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

Regular Season

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Hakeem Olajuwon (1993 Rockets)	4.2	342	82	26.1	13.0	3.5	1.8	0.0
2	Theo Ratliff (2004 more than 1 team)	3.6	307	85	7.9	7.2	0.8	0.6	0.0
3	George Johnson (1981 Spurs)	3.4	278	82	5.0	7.3	1.1	0.6	0.0
4	Dikembe Mutombo (2000 Hawks)	3.3	269	82	11.5	14.1	1.3	0.3	0.0
5	Marcus Camby (2005 Nuggets)	3.0	199	66	10.3	10.0	2.3	0.9	0.0
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1978 Lakers)	3.0	185	62	25.8	12.9	4.3	1.7	-
7	Shaquille O'Neal (2001 Lakers)	2.8	204	74	28.7	12.7	3.7	0.6	0.0
8	Patrick Ewing (1994 Knicks)	2.7	217	79	24.5	11.2	2.3	1.1	0.1
9	Elvin Hayes (1977 Bullets)	2.7	220	82	23.7	12.5	1.9	1.1	-
10	David Robinson (1998 Spurs)	2.6	192	73	21.6	10.6	2.7	0.9	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Dwight Howard (2013 Lakers)	2.4	186	76	17.1	12.4	1.4	1.1	0.0
12	Alonzo Mourning (2001 Heat)	2.4	31	13	13.6	7.8	0.9	0.3	0.0
13	Ben Wallace (2005 Pistons)	2.4	176	74	9.7	12.2	1.7	1.4	0.0
14	Mark Eaton (1991 Jazz)	2.4	188	80	5.1	8.3	0.6	0.5	0.0
15	Tree Rollins (1986 Hawks)	2.3	167	74	5.6	6.2	0.6	0.5	0.0
16	Kevin Garnett (2004 Timberwolves)	2.2	178	82	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	0.1
17	Artis Gilmore (1985 Spurs)	2.1	173	81	19.1	10.4	1.6	0.5	0.0
18	Rudy Gobert (2022 Jazz)	2.1	137	66	15.6	14.7	1.1	0.7	0.0
19	Brendan Haywood (2010 more than 1 team)	2.1	158	77	9.1	9.3	0.6	0.3	0.0
20	Tim Duncan (2006 Spurs)	2.0	162	80	18.6	11.0	3.2	0.9	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Harvey Catchings (1983 Bucks)	2.0	148	74	3.3	5.5	1.0	0.4	0.0
	Jermaine O'Neal (2005 Pacers)	2.0	88	44	24.3	8.8	1.9	0.6	0.0
	Jayson Williams (1999 Nets)	2.0	60	30	8.1	12.0	1.1	0.8	0.0
24	Larry Nance (1990 Cavaliers)	2.0	122	62	16.3	8.3	2.6	0.9	0.0
25	Amar'e Stoudemire (2011 Knicks)	1.9	150	78	25.3	8.2	2.6	0.9	0.1
26	Elton Brand (2008 Clippers)	1.9	15	8	17.6	8.0	2.0	0.4	0.0
27	Myles Turner (2024 Pacers)	1.9	144	77	17.1	6.9	1.3	0.5	1.5
28	Andrew Bogut (2014 Warriors)	1.8	121	67	7.3	10.0	1.7	0.7	0.0
29	Rasheed Wallace (2004 more than 1 team)	1.8	122	68	16.0	6.8	2.3	0.9	1.2
30	Josh Smith (2013 Hawks)	1.8	136	76	17.5	8.4	4.2	1.2	0.8

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Greg Ostertag (2004 Jazz)	1.8	139	78	6.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	0.0
32	Pau Gasol (2010 Lakers)	1.7	113	65	18.3	11.3	3.4	0.6	0.0
33	Sam Lacey (1979 Kings)	1.7	141	82	10.6	8.6	5.2	1.3	-
34	Darryl Dawkins (1984 Nets)	1.7	136	81	16.8	6.7	1.5	0.7	0.0
35	DeAndre Jordan (2017 Clippers)	1.7	134	81	12.7	13.8	1.2	0.6	0.0
36	Brook Lopez (2017 Nets)	1.7	124	75	20.5	5.4	2.3	0.5	1.8
37	Anthony Davis (2021 Lakers)	1.6	59	36	21.8	7.9	3.1	1.3	0.7
38	Chris Kaman (2012 Hornets)	1.6	77	47	13.1	7.7	2.1	0.5	0.0
39	Adonal Foyle (2006 Warriors)	1.6	125	77	4.5	5.5	0.4	0.6	0.0
40	Ronny Turiaf (2014 Timberwolves)	1.6	50	31	4.8	5.6	0.8	0.3	0.0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Will Perdue (1997 Spurs)	1.6	102	65	8.7	9.8	0.6	0.5	0.0
42	Moses Malone (1985 76ers)	1.6	123	79	24.6	13.1	1.6	0.8	0.0
43	Karl Malone (1994 Jazz)	1.5	126	82	25.2	11.5	4.0	1.5	0.1
44	James Donaldson (1989 Mavericks)	1.5	81	53	9.1	10.8	0.7	0.5	0.0
45	Jon Koncak (1994 Hawks)	1.5	125	82	4.2	4.5	1.2	0.8	0.0
46	Joe Barry Carroll (1990 more than 1 team)	1.5	115	76	10.0	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.0
47	Kristaps Porzingis (2025 Celtics)	1.5	63	42	19.5	6.8	2.1	0.7	2.5
48	Elden Campbell (1999 more than 1 team)	1.5	73	49	12.6	8.1	1.4	0.8	0.0
49	Randy Breuer (1992 Timberwolves)	1.5	99	67	5.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	0.0
50	Al Horford (2016 Hawks)	1.5	121	82	15.2	7.3	3.2	0.8	1.1