highest block average in an nba playoffs since 1990

Since 1989-90, Dikembe Mutombo and Hakeem Olajuwon are tied for the most blocks per game in a single NBA playoff run with 5.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest block by a player average in an NBA playoffs since 1990
NAMEBPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
5.8
1993-94
12
42.6
13.3
12.0
1.8
0.7
4.2
9.0
46.3
0.0
0.0
4.9
8.2
60.2
52.6
3.3
8.7
2.5
511
159
144
21
8
69
30
42
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5.8
1989-90
4
40.3
18.5
11.5
2.0
2.5
7.8
17.5
44.3
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.3
70.6
47.8
3.8
7.8
2.8
161
74
46
8
10
23
11
19
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
4.9
1992-93
12
43.2
25.7
14.0
4.8
1.8
10.3
19.8
51.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.3
82.7
56.8
4.3
9.7
3.8
518
308
168
57
21
59
45
37
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
4.3
2001-02
9
42.2
27.6
14.4
5.0
0.7
9.1
20.1
45.3
0.1
0.3
33.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.0
3.1
11.3
4.1
380
248
130
45
6
39
37
22
+58
5Myles Turner
M. Turner
4.0
2019-20
4
36.5
15.8
10.8
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.0
56.8
1.5
3.5
42.9
1.8
4.0
43.8
61.7
2.8
8.0
2.3
146
63
43
3
2
16
9
13
-38
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
4.0
1993-94
23
43.0
28.9
11.0
4.3
1.7
11.6
22.3
51.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.6
7.0
79.5
56.8
2.4
8.7
3.6
989
664
254
98
40
92
83
82
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
4.0
1989-90
10
37.5
24.3
12.0
2.3
1.1
8.9
16.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
9.6
67.7
58.1
3.6
8.4
2.4
375
243
120
23
11
40
24
35
8David Robinson
D. Robinson
3.8
1990-91
4
41.5
25.8
13.5
2.0
1.5
8.8
12.8
68.6
0.0
0.3
0.0
8.3
9.5
86.8
76.0
2.8
10.8
3.8
166
103
54
8
6
15
15
11
9Antoine Carr
A. Carr
3.7
1991-92
3
36.3
19.7
7.7
1.0
0.7
8.0
14.7
54.5
0.3
0.7
50.0
3.3
5.3
62.5
57.8
2.7
5.0
1.3
109
59
23
3
2
11
4
14
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
3.6
1992-93
10
42.1
23.1
12.6
4.0
1.0
7.9
17.0
46.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.3
11.0
66.4
52.9
2.9
9.7
2.5
421
231
126
40
10
36
25
39
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
3.5
2025-26
22
34.1
23.8
10.9
2.7
1.0
8.0
16.5
48.5
1.8
5.2
34.2
6.0
7.1
84.7
60.6
2.5
8.4
2.7
750
524
239
59
21
78
59
55
+196
12John Henson
J. Henson
3.5
2017-18
2
37.0
9.5
6.0
2.5
0.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
68.4
2.0
4.0
2.0
74
19
12
5
0
7
4
4
0
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3.5
2009-10
14
35.5
18.1
11.1
1.4
0.8
6.1
10.0
61.4
0.0
0.0
5.9
11.3
51.9
60.6
2.7
8.4
3.6
497
254
155
19
11
49
51
59
+82
14Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
3.4
1992-93
9
40.8
23.8
9.9
1.4
0.7
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
8.0
10.3
77.4
56.6
3.1
6.8
4.1
367
214
89
13
6
31
37
37
15Andre Roberson
A. Roberson
3.4
2016-17
5
37.0
11.6
6.2
1.8
2.4
4.8
9.2
52.2
1.4
3.4
41.2
0.6
4.2
14.3
52.5
3.6
2.6
1.4
185
58
31
9
12
17
7
15
-21
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3.4
2007-08
10
42.1
18.9
15.8
0.9
0.8
7.2
12.4
58.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
8.3
54.2
58.9
6.0
9.8
3.2
421
189
158
9
8
34
32
38
+32
17David Robinson
D. Robinson
3.3
1997-98
9
39.2
19.4
14.1
2.6
1.2
6.3
14.9
42.5
0.0
0.0
6.8
10.7
63.5
49.6
4.6
9.6
2.8
353
175
127
23
11
30
25
28
+52
18Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
3.3
1989-90
3
43.0
16.7
15.3
0.3
2.3
7.3
15.3
47.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
48.8
3.0
12.3
3.0
129
50
46
1
7
10
9
12
19Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
3.3
1999-00
10
37.6
21.6
10.0
1.4
0.2
7.6
15.7
48.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.4
9.6
66.7
54.2
3.1
6.9
2.4
376
216
100
14
2
33
24
40
+11
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3.3
2002-03
24
42.5
24.7
15.4
5.3
0.6
9.1
17.2
52.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.5
9.7
67.7
57.7
4.0
11.4
3.2
1,021
593
369
127
15
79
76
78
+181
21Myles Turner
M. Turner
3.3
2015-16
7
28.1
10.3
6.4
0.4
0.3
4.7
10.1
46.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.9
1.3
66.7
48.0
2.3
4.1
1.7
197
72
45
3
2
23
12
24
+14
22Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
3.3
1994-95
4
43.5
22.0
13.3
2.8
0.8
6.0
14.3
42.1
1.0
2.0
50.0
9.0
10.8
83.7
58.0
3.5
9.8
3.5
174
88
53
11
3
13
14
17
23Marcus Camby
M. Camby
3.2
2006-07
5
36.8
7.6
14.8
2.0
0.8
3.4
9.0
37.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
66.7
39.9
2.4
12.4
2.0
184
38
74
10
4
16
10
14
-2
24Marcus Camby
M. Camby
3.2
2004-05
5
36.8
10.2
11.2
1.8
0.6
3.4
8.2
41.5
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.4
63.0
48.2
0.8
10.4
2.2
184
51
56
9
3
16
11
18
-19
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3.2
1997-98
5
38.0
20.4
10.8
2.4
1.0
7.8
19.8
39.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.8
6.6
72.7
44.9
1.8
9.0
2.6
190
102
54
12
5
16
13
18
-42
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