what nba player has the most blocks as a rookie

Ryan Kalkbrenner has denied the most shots by a rookie this season, with 64 blocks.

Interpreted as:
What NBA player has the most blocks as a rookie this regular season?
NAMEBLKSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
64
2025-26
43
22.9
8.2
6.0
0.7
0.6
1.5
3.5
4.6
75.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
67.5
75.9
2.5
3.5
1.0
986
354
257
28
27
45
73
-69
2Derik Queen
D. Queen
50
2025-26
55
26.0
12.2
7.2
4.1
1.0
0.9
4.7
9.6
49.1
0.3
1.0
27.8
2.5
3.3
77.7
55.5
1.6
5.6
2.4
1,432
672
397
228
57
132
156
-223
3Dylan Cardwell
D. Cardwell
47
2025-26
29
21.2
5.4
7.7
1.2
0.8
1.6
2.3
3.9
59.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
55.0
60.2
3.1
4.6
0.8
616
156
223
36
22
24
108
-18
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
39
2025-26
49
34.1
20.4
6.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
7.8
16.1
48.2
1.1
3.5
30.2
3.8
4.7
80.4
56.0
1.1
5.4
2.2
1,669
999
321
202
58
108
105
-155
5Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
38
2025-26
43
22.2
7.9
5.0
2.1
0.9
0.9
3.3
6.0
55.3
0.4
1.1
34.8
0.9
1.4
63.9
59.7
2.4
2.6
1.2
953
339
214
89
39
50
110
-9
6Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
34
2025-26
30
12.0
3.7
4.5
0.2
0.3
1.1
1.4
2.3
60.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.9
48.2
59.3
1.8
2.6
0.7
359
111
134
7
10
22
56
-13
7VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
25
2025-26
50
35.4
14.9
5.4
4.1
1.5
0.5
5.5
13.1
42.3
2.0
5.7
35.2
1.8
2.3
78.6
52.8
1.6
3.8
1.8
1,768
744
270
206
74
91
151
+36
8Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
23
2025-26
49
26.3
11.7
3.9
1.7
0.8
0.5
4.8
10.6
45.0
1.5
4.4
34.0
0.7
1.0
70.8
53.1
1.6
2.3
1.3
1,291
573
189
84
39
63
125
-287
9Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
23
2025-26
48
23.5
9.8
6.6
1.0
0.5
0.5
4.2
7.5
55.2
0.2
0.9
26.8
1.3
1.7
75.3
59.4
1.7
4.9
1.0
1,127
472
318
49
24
47
115
-289
10Cedric Coward
C. Coward
19
2025-26
48
26.3
13.3
6.2
2.9
0.6
0.4
4.9
10.4
46.8
1.5
4.4
34.0
2.1
2.5
84.3
58.0
1.4
4.9
1.8
1,263
639
299
140
27
84
94
+40
11Danny Wolf
D. Wolf
19
2025-26
39
20.2
8.4
4.7
2.0
0.6
0.5
3.1
7.5
40.5
1.2
3.5
32.6
1.1
1.4
78.6
51.3
1.1
3.6
1.1
786
327
184
77
22
42
76
-106
12Yanic Konan Niederhäuser
Y. Konan Niederhäuser
19
2025-26
34
9.0
3.7
2.3
0.3
0.1
0.6
1.4
2.1
67.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
1.3
67.4
69.5
0.9
1.5
0.6
306
125
79
10
2
19
46
+4
13Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
18
2025-26
56
25.6
13.2
3.7
3.1
1.3
0.3
5.0
11.8
42.9
1.1
3.3
32.4
2.1
2.6
81.4
51.3
0.7
2.9
2.2
1,435
741
206
171
71
123
103
-262
14Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
17
2025-26
52
21.3
6.6
3.1
1.7
0.7
0.3
2.5
6.3
39.3
0.8
2.7
31.7
0.8
1.1
71.2
48.6
0.8
2.3
1.2
1,107
342
162
86
35
62
100
-137
15Sion James
S. James
17
2025-26
55
23.9
5.6
3.4
1.9
0.5
0.3
1.7
4.6
37.8
1.0
2.7
36.5
1.2
1.4
85.5
54.3
0.6
2.9
0.9
1,316
309
189
107
30
50
100
-55
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
15
2025-26
43
21.7
10.9
3.4
3.7
0.8
0.3
4.4
9.4
46.7
0.6
2.5
25.2
1.5
2.0
75.0
52.9
0.7
2.7
1.3
933
468
145
158
36
58
79
+183
17Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
14
2025-26
46
25.0
10.8
3.1
3.3
0.8
0.3
3.6
8.8
40.6
2.5
6.4
39.6
1.1
1.3
86.2
57.5
0.5
2.7
1.8
1,151
496
144
152
37
82
82
-105
18Noah Penda
N. Penda
14
2025-26
38
13.7
4.8
3.7
1.2
0.6
0.4
1.8
4.1
43.5
0.7
1.7
38.5
0.7
1.0
64.1
53.8
1.5
2.2
0.8
519
184
141
44
21
32
51
-33
19Jamir Watkins
J. Watkins
14
2025-26
27
18.2
5.0
3.6
0.8
0.8
0.5
1.8
4.4
40.0
0.6
2.4
23.4
0.9
1.2
69.7
49.8
1.0
2.6
0.6
492
134
96
22
21
16
68
-126
20Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
13
2025-26
54
32.1
18.9
5.5
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.4
3.4
7.9
43.1
2.6
2.8
90.2
64.6
1.2
4.3
2.2
1,734
1,021
297
192
37
119
116
+70
21Asa Newell
A. Newell
13
2025-26
39
11.3
5.1
2.1
0.5
0.4
0.3
2.0
3.8
53.7
0.7
1.7
39.7
0.4
0.6
56.0
63.0
0.9
1.1
0.5
442
199
81
20
15
21
61
-31
22Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
13
2025-26
40
25.0
12.9
2.7
2.2
0.7
0.3
4.7
10.6
44.0
2.1
5.5
38.6
1.5
1.6
89.2
57.0
0.5
2.2
1.4
999
515
109
86
26
56
73
-122
23Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
12
2025-26
TOT
47
18.3
6.9
2.0
3.3
0.6
0.3
2.3
5.9
40.0
1.0
3.2
29.8
1.3
1.4
93.8
53.6
0.3
1.7
1.3
861
325
95
154
28
62
81
-128
24Hugo González
H. González
12
2025-26
49
15.2
3.8
3.3
0.6
0.6
0.2
1.5
3.3
46.0
0.5
1.6
32.9
0.2
0.4
47.6
53.7
0.9
2.5
0.6
745
185
163
28
29
29
87
+243
25Joan Beringer
J. Beringer
11
2025-26
27
6.7
3.0
2.0
0.3
0.1
0.4
1.4
2.1
66.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.5
61.5
66.4
1.0
1.0
0.3
181
82
54
7
3
8
27
+48
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