nba rookie leaders in blocks 2023

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

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie leaders in blocks with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games 2023
NAMEBPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Walker Kessler
W. Kessler
2.3
2022-23
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
2Christian Koloko
C. Koloko
1.0
2022-23
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
3Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
0.9
2022-23
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
4Jalen Duren
J. Duren
0.9
2022-23
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
5Tari Eason
T. Eason
0.6
2022-23
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
6Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
0.5
2022-23
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
7Keegan Murray
K. Murray
0.5
2022-23
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
8Jalen Williams
J. Williams
0.5
2022-23
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
9Shaedon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
0.3
2022-23
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
10David Roddy
D. Roddy
0.3
2022-23
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
11Ochai Agbaji
O. Agbaji
0.3
2022-23
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
12Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
0.2
2022-23
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
13Christian Braun
C. Braun
0.2
2022-23
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
14Dyson Daniels
D. Daniels
0.2
2022-23
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
15Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
0.2
2022-23
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
16Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
0.2
2022-23
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
17AJ Griffin
AJ Griffin
0.2
2022-23
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
18Malaki Branham
M. Branham
0.1
2022-23
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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TEAMWLPCTGB
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz
21
57
.269
40.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
7:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
8:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
9:30 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

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106

Final

140

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
56
21
.727
2
52
25
.675
4.0
3
50
28
.641
6.5
4
48
29
.623
8.0
5
45
33
.577
11.5
6
43
34
.558
13.0
7
43
34
.558
13.0
8
42
36
.538
14.5
9
41
36
.532
15.0
10
40
37
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
47
.390
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.0
13
18
59
.234
38.0
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.0
15
17
59
.224
38.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
18
.766
2.0
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
49
28
.636
12.0
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
57
.269
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
101-115
Sun
3/8
@
126-129
Sun
3/8
@
115-126
Sun
3/8
@
116-119
Sun
3/8
@
118-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/5
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3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM