most blocks in first half by a rookie in a single season

Victor Wembanyama has blocked the most shots by a rookie in the first half, with 121 blocks in 2023-24.

	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	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	121	2023-24	SAS	71	14.2	10.6	5.2	1.9	0.8	1.7	3.9	8.6	44.8	0.8	2.8	29.9	2.0	2.5	80.4	54.5	1.0	4.2	1.7	1,011	752	372	136	56	118	60	-29
2	Walker Kessler W. Kessler	104	2022-23	UTA	74	11.8	4.6	4.5	0.5	0.2	1.4	2.0	2.8	70.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.5	1.0	54.1	69.8	1.6	2.8	0.5	875	337	330	39	17	39	112	-32
3	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	94	2023-24	OKC	82	14.8	8.6	4.4	1.4	0.4	1.1	3.3	6.3	52.7	0.8	2.2	35.2	1.2	1.5	82.3	62.3	0.7	3.7	0.8	1,212	708	360	111	32	67	98	+196
4	Mitchell Robinson M. Robinson	74	2018-19	NYK	65	9.4	3.6	3.0	0.3	0.4	1.1	1.6	2.3	70.1	0.0	0.0		0.4	0.7	60.4	69.9	1.2	1.7	0.3	612	235	193	17	25	19	104	-132
5	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	73	2014-15	PHI	75		5.7	4.1	0.9	0.8	1.0	2.4	5.1	46.1	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.4	65.4	49.1	1.3	2.9	1.0		424	309	67	60	78	94
6	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	72	2015-16	NYK	72		7.1	3.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.7	6.3	42.4	0.7	1.8	38.6	1.1	1.3	83.2	51.7	0.9	2.8	0.8		514	271	39	34	56	101
7	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	62	2024-25	WAS	67	14.4	7.2	3.5	1.3	0.3	0.9	2.7	6.7	40.7	0.8	2.5	31.2	1.0	1.4	68.1	49.2	1.0	2.6	1.0	967	485	235	86	23	69	76	-291
8	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	59	2015-16	MIN	82		9.1	5.1	1.0	0.3	0.7	3.8	7.3	52.2	0.2	0.5	35.6	1.3	1.6	81.3	56.9	1.4	3.7	1.1		744	418	79	28	89	116
9	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	52	2021-22	CLE	69	17.0	7.5	4.3	1.2	0.4	0.8	3.2	6.6	48.2	0.2	0.7	22.4	1.1	1.6	65.2	51.9	1.0	3.3	1.0	1,171	520	297	80	28	67	82	+86
10	Isaiah Stewart I. Stewart	52	2020-21	DET	68	10.2	3.9	3.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	3.2	53.0	0.1	0.5	31.3	0.4	0.5	71.4	57.0	1.2	2.2	0.4	696	265	233	27	24	29	103	-39
11	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	51	2024-25	POR	66	10.6	3.0	4.2	0.6	0.3	0.8	1.3	2.5	50.0	0.1	0.4	22.2	0.4	0.7	57.8	53.3	1.7	2.5	0.6	698	198	276	40	20	37	83	-1
12	Yves Missi Y. Missi	51	2024-25	NOP	73	13.8	4.6	4.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.8	3.6	50.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	1.4	64.8	54.1	1.7	2.6	0.7	1,011	338	314	53	21	50	67	-307
13	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	46	2017-18	BKN	72	10.3	4.0	2.9	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.7	2.7	61.3	0.0	0.1	28.6	0.7	0.9	73.1	64.7	0.9	2.0	0.6	741	289	206	27	8	44	95	-80
14	John Collins J. Collins	46	2017-18	ATL	74	11.8	4.8	3.5	0.7	0.4	0.6	2.0	3.5	57.4	0.1	0.3	33.3	0.7	1.1	69.2	61.1	1.1	2.4	0.7	875	355	262	51	28	50	112	-164
15	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	45	2024-25	CHI	80	10.4	4.9	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.9	3.9	47.3	0.7	1.7	38.1	0.5	0.7	80.8	58.2	0.4	1.6	0.5	834	391	159	48	20	36	63	-27
16	Myles Turner M. Turner	45	2015-16	IND	58		6.1	3.2	0.4	0.2	0.8	2.7	5.3	50.5	0.0	0.1	20.0	0.7	0.9	79.2	53.4	0.6	2.6	0.6		355	187	21	12	36	68
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	44	2016-17	PHI	31	11.9	9.7	4.3	1.2	0.3	1.4	3.2	6.7	47.1	0.5	1.5	37.0	2.8	3.6	77.0	58.2	1.2	3.1	1.8	369	300	134	36	10	56	49	+69
18	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	43	2022-23	HOU	79	16.2	6.3	3.7	0.6	0.3	0.5	2.4	5.8	41.3	0.7	2.4	30.5	0.8	1.0	82.5	50.9	0.8	2.9	0.7	1,276	499	292	50	24	58	123	-274
19	Zach Edey Z. Edey	42	2024-25	MEM	66	11.4	4.8	4.4	0.5	0.3	0.6	2.1	3.8	54.2	0.2	0.5	28.6	0.6	0.8	69.8	58.1	1.8	2.6	0.7	750	319	291	34	17	49	77	+128
20	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	42	2023-24	DAL	55	13.1	4.8	3.7	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.2	3.1	72.6	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.6	54.3	71.7	1.2	2.5	0.5	718	263	202	35	25	26	86	+93
21	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	42	2017-18	PHI	81	16.7	8.2	4.1	4.6	0.9	0.5	3.6	6.8	53.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.7	53.9	54.2	0.9	3.3	1.6	1,352	666	333	372	69	129	97	+289
22	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	39	2018-19	MEM	58	13.0	7.5	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.7	2.9	5.6	52.9	0.4	1.3	32.9	1.2	1.6	78.9	60.3	0.6	1.8	0.9	754	437	142	40	28	52	121	+30
23	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	39	2015-16	PHI	53		9.4	3.4	0.6	0.2	0.7	4.2	8.2	50.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.1	1.6	66.7	52.9	1.1	2.3	1.2		499	180	33	9	62	80
24	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	37	2021-22	HOU	72	10.1	4.7	2.8	1.2	0.3	0.5	1.7	3.5	49.0	0.2	0.7	21.6	1.1	1.6	68.8	55.5	1.1	1.7	1.1	724	338	205	87	23	80	123	-183
25	Marquese Chriss M. Chriss	37	2016-17	PHX	82	10.7	4.7	2.1	0.4	0.5	0.5	1.8	4.0	45.6	0.5	1.4	33.9	0.5	0.8	66.2	53.5	0.6	1.5	0.6	875	385	174	36	37	52	141	-228