who is the youngest nba player to average 2.5 blocks per game in a season

4 players are tied for the youngest with 2.5+ blocks per game in a season. They were 20 years old. The first three are Victor Wembanyama in 2023-24, Anthony Davis in 2013-14 and Josh Smith in 2005-06.

Interpreted as:
Who is the youngest NBA player to average 2.5 or higher blocks per game in a season?
NAMEAgeBPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
20
3.6
2023-24
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
3.9
1.2
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
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
2Anthony Davis
A. Davis
20
2.8
2013-14
67
35.2
20.8
10.0
1.6
1.3
7.8
15.0
51.9
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.2
6.6
79.1
58.2
3.1
7.0
1.6
2,358
1,394
673
105
89
189
109
200
-112
3Josh Smith
J. Smith
20
2.6
2005-06
80
32.0
11.3
6.6
2.4
0.8
4.1
9.7
42.5
0.4
1.4
30.9
2.6
3.7
71.9
50.0
2.2
4.4
2.0
2,559
902
531
191
64
208
162
260
-317
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20
3.5
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
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
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
5Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21
3.8
2024-25
46
33.2
24.3
11.0
3.7
1.1
8.9
18.6
47.6
3.1
8.8
35.2
3.4
4.1
83.6
59.4
1.8
9.2
3.2
1,527
1,116
506
168
52
176
149
105
+102
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
21
2.9
2014-15
68
36.1
24.4
10.2
2.2
1.5
9.4
17.6
53.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
59.1
2.5
7.7
1.4
2,455
1,656
696
149
100
200
95
141
+267
7Josh Smith
J. Smith
21
2.9
2006-07
72
36.8
16.4
8.6
3.3
1.4
6.1
13.8
43.9
0.5
2.1
25.0
3.7
5.4
69.3
50.6
2.3
6.3
3.2
2,647
1,178
621
236
101
207
227
241
-208
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21
2.5
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
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
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
9Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
21
3.0
1993-94
49
28.3
10.3
6.2
2.0
0.9
4.1
10.0
40.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
3.4
60.7
44.6
2.0
4.2
3.0
1,385
504
306
98
45
147
148
170
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
21
2.9
1993-94
81
39.8
29.3
13.2
2.4
0.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
11Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
21
2.6
1985-86
79
26.4
11.1
7.6
1.0
0.8
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
2,088
878
600
79
64
206
145
286
12Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
22
3.1
2025-26
64
29.2
25.0
11.5
3.1
1.0
8.6
16.9
51.2
1.9
5.5
34.9
5.8
7.0
82.7
62.6
2.0
9.5
2.4
1,866
1,600
736
200
66
197
155
156
+682
13Myles Turner
M. Turner
22
2.7
2018-19
74
28.6
13.3
7.2
1.6
0.8
5.1
10.5
48.7
1.0
2.6
38.8
2.0
2.7
73.6
56.7
1.4
5.8
1.4
2,119
984
531
115
60
199
100
195
+121
14Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
22
3.7
2011-12
66
27.2
9.1
7.5
0.4
0.5
4.0
7.4
53.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.2
1.8
66.1
55.6
2.9
4.6
1.2
1,792
603
498
28
33
241
79
179
+203
15Josh Smith
J. Smith
22
2.8
2007-08
81
35.5
17.2
8.2
3.4
1.5
6.4
14.0
45.7
0.3
1.2
25.3
4.1
5.8
71.0
52.0
2.0
6.2
3.0
2,873
1,394
667
272
123
227
245
269
-39
16Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
22
2.8
2003-04
78
37.1
16.5
8.1
3.1
1.9
5.3
11.9
44.3
0.9
2.6
33.8
5.0
6.4
79.0
55.9
2.9
5.2
2.8
2,895
1,284
629
244
150
215
215
174
+85
17Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
22
2.8
2000-01
81
32.6
12.9
9.8
1.2
0.6
5.0
10.7
46.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.9
4.8
60.1
50.1
3.1
6.7
2.0
2,641
1,041
794
98
49
228
161
280
+28
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22
2.5
1998-99
50
39.3
21.7
11.4
2.4
0.9
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.9
7.2
69.0
54.1
3.2
8.2
2.9
1,963
1,084
571
121
45
126
146
147
+371
19Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
22
3.3
1994-95
82
28.8
9.5
8.0
0.6
0.7
3.8
8.5
45.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.8
63.8
48.9
3.0
5.1
1.7
2,365
778
659
53
54
274
142
338
20Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
22
3.5
1992-93
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
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
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
21Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
22
2.6
1986-87
72
31.0
11.5
8.1
1.9
0.8
4.4
9.9
44.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.7
71.5
50.0
1.9
6.3
2.6
2,230
828
586
135
60
187
184
251
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
22
2.7
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
23Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
22
2.7
1977-78
80
22.4
7.6
6.9
1.0
0.7
3.2
6.5
48.7
1.3
1.9
70.3
52.1
2.2
4.7
1.5
1,795
610
552
79
57
218
121
326
24Bill Walton
B. Walton
22
2.7
1974-75
35
32.9
12.8
12.6
4.8
0.8
5.1
9.9
51.3
2.7
3.9
68.6
55.3
2.6
10.0
1,153
448
441
167
29
94
115
25Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
22
3.3
1973-74
74
43.0
30.6
15.1
2.3
1.2
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
StatMuse has season-level data for blocks per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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