NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Blocks Per 36 Minutes

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

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  Year-by-Year BLK/36 MP   Active BLK/36 MP   Career BLK/36 MP   Single Season BLK/36 MP
1973-74Elmore Smith 4.84   Mel Counts 2.12   Mel Counts 2.12   Clifford Ray 2.09
1974-75George Johnson 3.40   George Johnson 4.49   George Johnson 4.49   George Johnson 4.49
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.60   George Johnson 3.90   George Johnson 3.90   George Johnson 4.49
1976-77George Johnson 3.86   George Johnson 3.90   George Johnson 3.90   George Johnson 4.49
1977-78Tree Rollins 4.37   George Johnson 3.90   George Johnson 3.90   George Johnson 4.49
1978-79Tree Rollins 4.81   George Johnson 3.87   George Johnson 3.87   George Johnson 4.49
1979-80George Johnson 4.38   George Johnson 3.87   George Johnson 3.87   George Johnson 4.49
1980-81George Johnson 5.17   George Johnson 3.79   George Johnson 3.79   George Johnson 4.49
1981-82George Johnson 5.34   George Johnson 3.67   George Johnson 3.67   George Johnson 4.49
1982-83Mark Eaton 6.48   George Johnson 3.66   George Johnson 3.66   George Johnson 4.49
1983-84Mark Eaton 5.91   Tree Rollins 3.34   George Johnson 3.66   Mark Eaton 4.82
1984-85Mark Eaton 5.84   George Johnson 3.64   George Johnson 3.64   Mark Eaton 6.61
1985-86Manute Bol 6.84   George Johnson 3.64   George Johnson 3.64   Manute Bol 6.87
1986-87Manute Bol 7.01   Mark Eaton 4.82   Mark Eaton 4.82   Manute Bol 6.87
1987-88Manute Bol 6.59   Mark Eaton 4.00   Mark Eaton 4.00   Manute Bol 6.87
1988-89Manute Bol 7.02   Mark Eaton 3.76   Mark Eaton 3.76   Manute Bol 6.87
1989-90Manute Bol 6.54   Mark Eaton 3.77   Mark Eaton 3.77   Manute Bol 6.87
1990-91Manute Bol 5.84   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1991-92Manute Bol 5.82   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1992-93Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.80   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1993-94Dikembe Mutombo* 4.24   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1994-95Shawn Bradley 4.17   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1995-96Jim McIlvaine 5.00   Oliver Miller 3.88   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1996-97Jim McIlvaine 4.00   Oliver Miller 3.88   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1997-98Marcus Camby 4.14   Oliver Miller 3.88   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1998-99Shawn Bradley 4.42   Oliver Miller 3.88   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
1999-00Greg Ostertag 3.86   Oliver Miller 3.78   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2000-01Shawn Bradley 4.10   Greg Ostertag 3.54   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2001-02Adonal Foyle 4.07   Greg Ostertag 3.48   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2002-03Adonal Foyle 4.13   Greg Ostertag 3.37   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2003-04Theo Ratliff 4.15   Oliver Miller 3.76   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2004-05Marcus Camby 3.56   Greg Ostertag 3.36   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2005-06Eddie Griffin 3.92   Greg Ostertag 3.36   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2006-07Alonzo Mourning* 4.08   Raef LaFrentz 3.01   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2007-08Marcus Camby 3.72   Theo Ratliff 3.10   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2008-09Chris Andersen 4.32   Theo Ratliff 2.92   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2009-10Chris Andersen 3.04   Chris Andersen 3.01   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2010-11Serge Ibaka 3.22   Chris Andersen 3.07   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2011-12Serge Ibaka 4.84   Serge Ibaka 3.65   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2012-13JaVale McGee 3.94   Serge Ibaka 3.56   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2013-14Serge Ibaka 2.96   Serge Ibaka 3.30   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2014-15John Henson 3.96   Serge Ibaka 3.30   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2015-16Hassan Whiteside 4.56   Serge Ibaka 2.89   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2016-17JaVale McGee 3.26   JaVale McGee 3.39   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2017-18JaVale McGee 3.34   JaVale McGee 3.17   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2018-19Mitchell Robinson 4.26   JaVale McGee 3.17   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2019-20Mo Bamba 3.53   JaVale McGee 3.08   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2020-21Daniel Gafford 3.41   JaVale McGee 3.17   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2021-22Hassan Whiteside 3.19   Hassan Whiteside 3.47   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2022-23Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.81   JaVale McGee 2.91   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2023-24Victor Wembanyama 4.34   JaVale McGee 2.91   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2024-25Donovan Clingan 2.99   Robert Williams 2.76   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87
2025-26Victor Wembanyama 3.80   Daniel Gafford 2.75   Manute Bol 5.59   Manute Bol 6.87