most blocks per game by nba rookie in 2023

Walker Kessler averaged the most blocks per game by a rookie in 2022-23 with 2.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most blocks per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by NBA rookie in 2023
NAME BPG SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Walker Kessler
W. Kessler
2.3
2022-23
UTA UTA
74
23.0
9.2
8.4
0.9
0.4
4.0
5.6
72.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.1
2.1
51.6
70.2
3.1
5.3
0.8
1,703
679
620
69
26
173
58
169
+72
2 Christian Koloko
C. Koloko
1.0
2022-23
TOR TOR
58
13.8
3.1
2.9
0.5
0.4
1.2
2.6
48.0
0.0
0.2
8.3
0.6
1.0
62.7
51.7
1.4
1.5
0.3
802
182
171
31
21
57
20
128
+156
3 Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
0.9
2022-23
HOU HOU
79
31.0
12.8
7.2
1.3
0.5
4.6
11.3
40.8
1.5
4.9
30.7
2.1
2.6
78.6
51.4
1.5
5.7
1.3
2,450
1,010
569
101
43
74
104
227
-555
4 Jalen Duren
J. Duren
0.9
2022-23
DET DET
67
24.9
9.1
8.9
1.1
0.7
3.9
5.9
64.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.3
61.1
65.5
3.4
5.5
1.4
1,670
612
595
75
44
59
92
182
-279
5 Tari Eason
T. Eason
0.6
2022-23
HOU HOU
82
21.5
9.3
6.0
1.1
1.2
3.6
8.0
44.8
0.7
2.1
34.3
1.3
1.8
75.2
52.5
2.4
3.7
1.2
1,767
760
496
88
96
47
101
189
-157
6 Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
0.5
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
33.8
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
7 Keegan Murray
K. Murray
0.5
2022-23
SAC SAC
80
29.8
12.2
4.6
1.2
0.8
4.4
9.8
45.3
2.6
6.3
41.1
0.8
1.0
76.5
59.7
1.1
3.5
0.8
2,381
976
371
98
61
42
60
162
+99
8 Jalen Williams
J. Williams
0.5
2022-23
OKC OKC
75
30.3
14.1
4.5
3.3
1.4
5.5
10.6
52.1
1.0
2.7
35.6
2.1
2.5
81.2
60.1
1.1
3.4
1.6
2,275
1,056
337
248
103
35
123
191
-53
9 Shaedon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
0.3
2022-23
POR POR
80
22.2
9.9
3.0
1.2
0.5
3.8
8.1
47.2
1.3
3.5
36.0
0.9
1.3
71.4
56.8
0.8
2.2
1.0
1,779
789
236
94
38
24
83
136
-297
10 David Roddy
D. Roddy
0.3
2022-23
MEM MEM
70
18.0
6.7
2.8
0.8
0.4
2.6
6.0
42.9
0.9
3.0
30.7
0.6
0.9
63.1
51.9
0.7
2.0
0.8
1,258
466
193
59
29
19
57
107
-61
11 Ochai Agbaji
O. Agbaji
0.3
2022-23
UTA UTA
59
20.5
7.9
2.1
1.1
0.3
2.8
6.5
42.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
0.9
1.2
81.2
56.1
0.7
1.3
0.7
1,209
467
121
67
16
15
41
99
-19
12 Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
0.2
2022-23
DET DET
74
31.1
16.3
3.9
5.2
0.8
5.5
13.3
41.6
1.6
4.7
34.3
3.6
4.8
74.7
52.8
1.0
2.9
3.2
2,304
1,204
288
387
61
17
237
242
-642
13 Christian Braun
C. Braun
0.2
2022-23
DEN DEN
76
15.5
4.7
2.4
0.8
0.5
1.9
3.8
49.5
0.4
1.3
35.4
0.5
0.8
62.5
56.8
0.6
1.8
0.5
1,181
360
181
59
41
17
35
101
-114
14 Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
0.2
2022-23
NOP NOP
59
17.7
3.8
3.2
2.3
0.7
1.5
3.5
41.8
0.5
1.5
31.4
0.4
0.7
65.0
50.3
0.6
2.6
1.0
1,042
227
188
134
43
11
57
99
-9
15 Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
0.2
2022-23
IND IND
75
27.6
9.5
2.7
4.5
0.9
3.8
8.6
44.1
1.2
3.5
35.0
0.7
0.8
79.0
52.8
0.5
2.2
1.7
2,073
709
199
341
70
13
126
179
-263
16 Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
0.2
2022-23
IND IND
78
28.5
16.7
4.1
1.5
0.6
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
2,222
1,302
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
17 AJ Griffin
AJ Griffin
0.2
2022-23
ATL ATL
72
19.5
8.9
2.1
1.0
0.6
3.4
7.4
46.5
1.4
3.6
39.0
0.6
0.7
89.4
57.7
0.5
1.6
0.6
1,401
639
153
73
42
12
42
87
+63
18 Malaki Branham
M. Branham
0.1
2022-23
SAS SAS
66
23.5
10.2
2.7
1.9
0.5
4.1
9.3
44.0
1.2
3.9
30.2
0.9
1.1
82.9
52.4
0.4
2.3
1.2
1,549
673
181
127
33
7
76
115
-364
StatMuse has season-level data for blocks per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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120.4

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-9.3

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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
34.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
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Final

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UTA Jazz

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM