nba rookies with the most blocks in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Pau Gasol denied the most shots by a rookie, with 169 blocks in 2001-02.

NAMEBLKSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
169
2001-02
MEM MEM
82
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
224
195
-310
2Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
159
2001-02
UTA UTA
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
2,151
880
402
94
116
108
156
+347
3Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
151
2008-09
NJN NJN
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
2,501
1,068
665
86
44
147
257
-104
4Yao Ming
Y. Ming
147
2002-03
HOU HOU
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
2,382
1,104
675
137
31
173
230
+142
5Josh Smith
J. Smith
144
2004-05
ATL ATL
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
2,050
715
457
127
59
135
157
-374
6Dwight Howard
D. Howard
136
2004-05
ORL ORL
82
32.6
12.0
10.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
3.5
6.5
2.0
2,670
981
823
75
77
165
232
-179
7Eddie Griffin
E. Griffin
134
2001-02
HOU HOU
73
26.0
8.8
5.7
0.7
0.2
1.8
3.3
9.1
36.6
1.2
3.7
33.0
0.9
1.2
74.4
45.6
1.6
4.1
0.6
1,896
642
416
53
17
47
117
-161
8Elton Brand
E. Brand
132
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
228
259
-647
9Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
125
2004-05
CHA CHA
73
35.6
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
214
-344
10Darius Miles
D. Miles
125
2000-01
LAC LAC
81
26.3
9.4
5.9
1.2
0.6
1.5
3.9
7.8
50.5
0.0
0.2
5.3
1.5
2.9
52.1
51.8
1.6
4.3
1.8
2,133
761
477
99
51
147
191
+30
11Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
113
2000-01
NJN NJN
68
33.4
12.0
7.4
1.9
1.1
1.7
5.1
11.4
44.5
0.0
0.2
9.1
1.8
2.8
63.0
47.2
2.0
5.4
2.0
2,272
814
502
131
78
138
281
-289
12Jamario Moon
J. Moon
108
2007-08
TOR TOR
78
27.8
8.5
6.2
1.2
1.0
1.4
3.6
7.4
48.5
0.5
1.6
32.8
0.8
1.1
74.1
54.0
1.2
5.0
0.7
2,166
661
484
90
80
51
152
+271
13Sean Williams
S. Williams
106
2007-08
NJN NJN
73
17.5
5.6
4.4
0.4
0.4
1.5
2.2
4.2
53.8
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.8
60.9
56.3
1.6
2.8
1.0
1,278
409
322
28
28
70
193
-186
14Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
106
2003-04
TOR TOR
75
33.5
11.5
7.4
1.0
0.8
1.4
4.4
9.5
45.9
0.1
0.2
35.7
2.7
3.8
70.1
51.3
2.5
4.9
1.4
2,510
861
557
78
59
107
215
-164
15Lamar Odom
L. Odom
95
1999-00
LAC LAC
76
36.4
16.6
7.8
4.2
1.2
1.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
0.8
2.2
36.0
4.0
5.5
71.9
52.1
2.1
5.7
3.4
2,767
1,259
595
317
91
258
291
-451
16Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
93
2001-02
CHI CHI
71
19.6
6.1
4.8
0.8
0.4
1.3
2.1
4.3
49.7
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.4
54.3
1.6
3.2
1.4
1,389
436
343
54
28
99
179
-212
17Brendan Haywood
B. Haywood
91
2001-02
WAS WAS
62
20.4
5.1
5.2
0.5
0.3
1.5
1.8
3.6
49.3
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.6
60.6
54.0
2.3
2.9
0.8
1,266
315
322
29
21
50
158
-57
18Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
90
2008-09
MEM MEM
82
30.7
11.9
7.4
1.7
0.8
1.1
4.3
8.1
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.6
73.3
59.0
2.5
4.9
2.0
2,521
975
605
143
63
164
265
-337
19Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
87
2002-03
PHX PHX
82
31.3
13.5
8.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
4.8
10.1
47.2
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
53.0
3.0
5.7
2.3
2,570
1,106
721
78
62
189
269
+8
20Stromile Swift
S. Swift
82
2000-01
VAN VAN
80
16.4
4.9
3.6
0.4
0.8
1.0
1.9
4.2
45.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.1
1.8
60.3
48.7
1.4
2.2
0.8
1,312
391
284
28
62
64
160
-154
21Shane Battier
S. Battier
81
2001-02
MEM MEM
78
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
3,097
1,125
418
216
121
155
215
-289
22Jamaal Magloire
J. Magloire
78
2000-01
CHA CHA
74
14.8
4.6
4.0
0.4
0.2
1.1
1.6
3.7
45.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.0
65.5
50.6
1.4
2.6
0.8
1,095
339
295
27
18
61
139
+53
23Roy Hibbert
R. Hibbert
76
2008-09
IND IND
70
14.4
7.1
3.5
0.7
0.3
1.1
2.8
6.0
47.1
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.1
66.7
51.0
1.6
1.8
0.8
1,009
494
243
49
20
55
215
-63
24Al Horford
A. Horford
76
2007-08
ATL ATL
81
31.4
10.1
9.7
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.1
8.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.1
53.9
3.1
6.6
1.7
2,540
821
785
124
60
137
267
-111
25Tyrus Thomas
T. Thomas
76
2006-07
CHI CHI
72
13.4
5.2
3.7
0.6
0.6
1.1
1.9
3.9
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
60.6
52.1
1.2
2.5
1.3
966
374
269
40
46
94
162
+147
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