NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Blocks Per Game

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  Year-by-Year BPG   Active BPG   Career BPG   Single Season BPG
1973-74Elmore Smith 4.85               Elmore Smith 4.85
1974-75Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.26               Elmore Smith 4.85
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.12               Elmore Smith 4.85
1976-77Bill Walton* 3.25               Elmore Smith 4.85
1977-78George Johnson 3.38   Elvin Hayes* 2.48   Elvin Hayes* 2.48   Elmore Smith 4.85
1978-79Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.95   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.53   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.53   Elmore Smith 4.85
1979-80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.41   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.51   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.51   Elmore Smith 4.85
1980-81George Johnson 3.39   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.43   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.43   Elmore Smith 4.85
1981-82George Johnson 3.12   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.35   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.35   Elmore Smith 4.85
1982-83Tree Rollins 4.29   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.22   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.22   Elmore Smith 4.85
1983-84Mark Eaton 4.28   Tree Rollins 3.23   Tree Rollins 3.23   Elmore Smith 4.85
1984-85Mark Eaton 5.56   Tree Rollins 3.13   Tree Rollins 3.13   Mark Eaton 5.56
1985-86Manute Bol 4.96   Tree Rollins 3.03   Tree Rollins 3.03   Mark Eaton 5.56
1986-87Mark Eaton 4.06   Mark Eaton 4.39   Mark Eaton 4.39   Mark Eaton 5.56
1987-88Mark Eaton 3.71   Mark Eaton 4.27   Mark Eaton 4.27   Mark Eaton 5.56
1988-89Manute Bol 4.31   Mark Eaton 4.21   Mark Eaton 4.21   Mark Eaton 5.56
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.59   Mark Eaton 3.99   Mark Eaton 3.99   Mark Eaton 5.56
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.95   Mark Eaton 3.81   Mark Eaton 3.81   Mark Eaton 5.56
1991-92David Robinson* 4.49   Mark Eaton 3.68   Mark Eaton 3.68   Mark Eaton 5.56
1992-93Hakeem Olajuwon* 4.17   Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.62   Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.62   Mark Eaton 5.56
1993-94Dikembe Mutombo* 4.10   Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.63   Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.63   Mark Eaton 5.56
1994-95Dikembe Mutombo* 3.91   David Robinson* 3.65   David Robinson* 3.65   Mark Eaton 5.56
1995-96Dikembe Mutombo* 4.49   David Robinson* 3.60   David Robinson* 3.60   Mark Eaton 5.56
1996-97Shawn Bradley 3.40   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.72   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.72   Mark Eaton 5.56
1997-98Marcus Camby 3.65   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.67   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.67   Mark Eaton 5.56
1998-99Alonzo Mourning* 3.91   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.61   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.61   Mark Eaton 5.56
1999-00Alonzo Mourning* 3.72   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.57   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.57   Mark Eaton 5.56
2000-01Theo Ratliff 3.74   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.48   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2001-02Ben Wallace* 3.48   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.38   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2002-03Theo Ratliff 3.23   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.33   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2003-04Theo Ratliff 3.61   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.22   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2004-05Andrei Kirilenko 3.32   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.07   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2005-06Marcus Camby 3.29   Dikembe Mutombo* 2.94   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2006-07Marcus Camby 3.30   Alonzo Mourning* 2.85   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2007-08Marcus Camby 3.61   Alonzo Mourning* 2.81   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2008-09Dwight Howard 2.92   Dikembe Mutombo* 2.75   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2009-10Dwight Howard 2.78   Marcus Camby 2.58   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2010-11Andrew Bogut 2.58   Marcus Camby 2.51   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2011-12Serge Ibaka 3.65   Marcus Camby 2.44   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2012-13Serge Ibaka 3.02   Marcus Camby 2.40   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2013-14Anthony Davis 2.82   Tim Duncan* 2.23   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2014-15Anthony Davis 2.94   Serge Ibaka 2.58   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2015-16Hassan Whiteside 3.68   Serge Ibaka 2.48   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2016-17Rudy Gobert 2.64   Serge Ibaka 2.36   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2017-18Anthony Davis 2.57   Anthony Davis 2.40   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2018-19Myles Turner 2.69   Anthony Davis 2.41   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2019-20Hassan Whiteside 2.93   Hassan Whiteside 2.42   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2020-21Myles Turner 3.38   Anthony Davis 2.35   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2021-22Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.27   Anthony Davis 2.34   Mark Eaton 3.50   Mark Eaton 5.56
2022-23Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.00