nba rookie leaders in blocks per 36 minutes since 1976

Since 1975-76, Manute Bol has the most blocks / minutes played / 36 by a rookie, with 6.84 in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie leaders in blocks per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 1976
NAMEBLK/(MIN/36)BLKMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Manute Bol
M. Bol
6.84
397
2,090
1985-86
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
298
477
23
28
65
255
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
4.34
254
2,106
2023-24
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
1,522
755
274
88
260
153
-142
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
3.83
319
3,002
1989-90
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
1,993
983
164
138
257
259
4Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
3.69
271
2,644
1992-93
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
1,639
805
76
27
236
286
5Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
3.55
206
2,088
1985-86
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
878
600
79
64
145
286
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3.35
286
3,071
1992-93
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
1,893
1,122
152
60
307
321
7Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
3.3
203
2,216
1984-85
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
758
656
215
55
172
278
8Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
2.83
190
2,413
2023-24
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
1,357
648
200
53
131
197
+422
9Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
2.83
201
2,560
1978-79
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
1,056
648
89
104
141
254
10Herb Williams
H. Williams
2.81
178
2,277
1981-82
82
27.8
11.5
7.4
1.7
0.6
2.2
5.0
10.4
47.7
0.0
0.1
28.6
1.5
2.3
67.0
50.3
2.1
5.2
1.7
942
605
139
53
137
200
11Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
2.78
210
2,716
1991-92
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
1,177
870
156
43
252
273
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2.72
220
2,914
1984-85
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
1,692
974
111
99
234
344
13Rik Smits
R. Smits
2.66
151
2,041
1988-89
82
24.9
11.7
6.1
0.9
0.5
1.8
4.7
9.1
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
72.2
55.7
2.3
3.8
1.6
956
500
70
37
130
310
14Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
2.66
159
2,151
2001-02
82
26.2
10.7
4.9
1.1
1.4
1.9
3.5
7.7
45.0
0.3
1.2
25.0
3.5
4.5
76.8
55.3
1.8
3.1
1.3
880
402
94
116
108
156
+347
15Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
2.63
197
2,693
1983-84
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
1,720
913
163
70
294
339
16Josh Smith
J. Smith
2.53
144
2,050
2004-05
74
27.7
9.7
6.2
1.7
0.8
1.9
3.7
8.1
45.5
0.1
0.3
17.4
2.2
3.2
68.8
50.6
2.0
4.2
1.8
715
457
127
59
135
157
-374
17Chris Webber
C. Webber
2.42
164
2,438
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
1,333
694
272
93
206
247
18Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
2.36
134
2,047
2015-16
72
28.4
14.3
7.3
1.3
0.7
1.9
5.2
12.3
42.1
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.8
3.3
83.8
51.8
1.8
5.5
1.7
1,028
526
94
53
121
205
+15
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2.31
206
3,204
1997-98
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
1,731
977
224
55
279
254
+429
20Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
2.25
134
2,144
1978-79
73
29.4
14.7
8.3
2.4
0.9
1.8
6.3
12.8
49.0
2.1
3.7
57.2
50.8
2.7
5.6
2.8
1,074
604
176
67
205
270
21Yao Ming
Y. Ming
2.22
147
2,382
2002-03
82
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
1.8
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.7
4.5
81.1
57.0
2.4
5.8
2.1
1,104
675
137
31
173
230
+142
22Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
2.22
167
2,714
1986-87
80
33.9
14.6
7.9
1.9
0.7
2.1
5.4
11.2
48.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.0
74.5
54.4
2.8
5.1
1.7
1,168
629
154
58
139
197
23Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
2.21
142
2,311
2014-15
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.7
1.8
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
744
611
128
133
146
208
-430
24Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
2.19
122
2,009
1983-84
81
24.8
8.5
5.7
1.6
0.5
1.5
3.7
7.3
51.2
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.4
75.2
53.9
1.4
4.3
1.3
692
464
129
38
105
193
25Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
2.17
151
2,501
2008-09
82
30.5
13.0
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
5.5
10.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
79.3
56.8
2.7
5.4
1.8
1,068
665
86
44
147
257
-104
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.780
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.756
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3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
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52
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