most blocks by an nba player in their first season

Manute Bol denied the most shots in his first season, with 397 blocks in his rookie season in 1985-86.

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Data note: Blocks: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	BLK	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Manute Bol M. Bol	397	1985-86	WAS	80	26.1	3.7	6.0	0.3	0.4	5.0	1.6	3.5	46.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.1	48.8	47.2	1.5	4.4	0.8	2,090	298	477	23	28	65	255
2	Elmore Smith E. Smith	393	1973-74	LAL	81	36.1	12.5	11.2	1.9	0.9	4.9	5.4	11.7	45.7				1.8	3.1	59.0	47.9	2.5	8.7		2,922	1,015	906	150	71		309
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	319	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	257	259
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	286	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	307	321
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	283	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112		238
6	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	275	1982-83	UTA	81	18.9	4.3	5.7	1.4	0.3	3.4	1.8	4.4	41.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.1	65.6	44.7	1.1	4.6	1.7	1,528	351	462	112	24	140	257
7	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	271	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	805	76	27	236	286
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	254	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	260	153	-142
9	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	247	1973-74	DET	81	37.6	22.5	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	9.2	18.3	50.4				4.0	5.0	79.7	54.8	3.3	9.9		3,047	1,822	1,074	343	110		273
10	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	246	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3		3,185	2,261	1,117	170	88		252
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	240	1973-74	CAP	81	44.5	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	8.5	20.1	42.3				4.4	6.1	72.1	47.0	4.4	13.7		3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86		252
12	Gar Heard G. Heard	230	1973-74	BUF	81	35.7	15.3	11.7	2.2	1.7	2.8	6.5	14.9	43.5				2.4	3.6	65.0	46.4	3.3	8.4		2,889	1,239	947	180	136		300
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	220	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	234	344
14	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	218	1977-78	ATL	80	22.4	7.6	6.9	1.0	0.7	2.7	3.2	6.5	48.7				1.3	1.9	70.3	52.1	2.2	4.7	1.5	1,795	610	552	79	57	121	326
15	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	210	1991-92	DEN	71	38.3	16.6	12.3	2.2	0.6	3.0	6.0	12.2	49.3	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.0	64.2	54.0	4.5	7.8	3.5	2,716	1,177	870	156	43	252	273
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	206	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	279	254	+429
17	Benoit Benjamin B. Benjamin	206	1985-86	LAC	79	26.4	11.1	7.6	1.0	0.8	2.6	4.1	8.4	49.0	0.0	0.0	33.3	2.9	3.9	74.6	55.1	2.0	5.6	1.8	2,088	878	600	79	64	145	286
18	Sam Bowie S. Bowie	203	1984-85	POR	76	29.2	10.0	8.6	2.8	0.7	2.7	3.9	7.3	53.7	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.0	71.1	57.8	2.7	5.9	2.3	2,216	758	656	215	55	172	278
19	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	203	1976-77	CHI	82	35.1	18.6	13.0	2.4	0.5	2.5	7.0	13.3	52.2				4.7	7.1	66.0	56.6	3.8	9.2		2,877	1,527	1,070	199	44		266
20	Terry Tyler T. Tyler	201	1978-79	DET	82	31.2	12.9	7.9	1.1	1.3	2.5	5.6	11.5	48.2				1.8	2.7	65.8	50.7	2.6	5.3	1.7	2,560	1,056	648	89	104	141	254
21	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	200	1976-77	PHI	82	24.7	6.0	8.1	1.1	0.5	2.4	2.6	5.2	50.7				0.8	1.4	55.2	52.0	2.3	5.8		2,023	494	666	92	43		301
22	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	197	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	294	339
23	Michael Stewart M. Stewart	195	1997-98	SAC	81	21.7	4.6	6.6	0.8	0.4	2.4	1.9	4.0	48.0	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.8	45.8	48.6	2.4	4.2	1.0	1,761	375	536	61	29	85	251	-151
24	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	190	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	131	197	+422
25	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	184	1973-74	KCO	79	39.3	14.2	13.4	3.8	1.6	2.3	5.9	12.4	47.6				2.3	3.1	74.9	51.3	3.7	9.6		3,107	1,119	1,055	299	126		254

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4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
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Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	WAS	@	ORL	7:30 PM
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Final

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PPG Leaders

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Jerome

33.0

Booker

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Edwards

RPG Leaders

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Sabonis

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12.0

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APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

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SPG Leaders

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Daniels

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Porter

3.5

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BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

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3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

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TS% Leaders

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Carter

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Sabonis

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124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

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DRtg Rankings

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95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

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NetRtg Rankings

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24.5

23.0

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14.8

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Johnson

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Wembanyama

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Johnson

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2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
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2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0