most blocks per game for a rookie 1992-93 to 2003-04 to 2023-24

Between the 1992-93 and 2003-04 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal averaged the most blocks per game by a rookie with 3.5 per game in 1992-93.

Interpreted as:
most blocks per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for a rookie 1992-93 to 2003-04 to 2023-24
NAME BPG SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3.5
1992-93
ORL ORL
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
2 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
3.5
1992-93
CHA CHA
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
3 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2.5
1997-98
SAS SAS
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
4 Michael Stewart
M. Stewart
2.4
1997-98
SAC SAC
81
21.7
4.6
6.6
0.8
0.4
1.9
4.0
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.8
45.8
48.6
2.4
4.2
1.0
1,761
375
536
61
29
195
85
251
-151
5 Chris Webber
C. Webber
2.2
1993-94
GSW GSW
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
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
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
6 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
2.1
1996-97
TOR TOR
63
30.1
14.8
6.3
1.5
1.0
6.0
12.3
48.2
0.0
0.2
14.3
2.9
4.2
69.3
52.3
2.1
4.2
2.1
1,897
935
394
97
66
130
134
214
-37
7 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
2.1
2001-02
MEM MEM
82
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
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
169
224
195
-310
8 Roy Rogers
R. Rogers
2.0
1996-97
VAN VAN
82
22.5
6.6
4.7
0.6
0.3
3.0
5.9
50.5
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.7
1.1
57.4
51.8
1.7
3.0
1.0
1,848
543
386
46
21
163
86
214
-492
9 Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
1.9
2001-02
UTA UTA
82
26.2
10.7
4.9
1.1
1.4
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
159
108
156
+347
10 Eddie Griffin
E. Griffin
1.8
2001-02
HOU HOU
73
26.0
8.8
5.7
0.7
0.2
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
134
47
117
-161
11 Yao Ming
Y. Ming
1.8
2002-03
HOU HOU
82
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
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
147
173
230
+142
12 Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
1.7
2000-01
NJN NJN
68
33.4
12.0
7.4
1.9
1.1
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
113
138
281
-289
13 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
1.6
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
14 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1.6
1995-96
MIN MIN
80
28.7
10.4
6.3
1.8
1.1
4.5
9.2
49.1
0.1
0.4
28.6
1.3
1.9
70.5
52.2
2.2
4.1
1.4
2,293
835
501
145
86
131
110
189
15 Joe Smith
J. Smith
1.6
1995-96
GSW GSW
82
34.4
15.3
8.7
1.0
1.0
5.7
12.5
45.8
0.1
0.3
35.7
3.7
4.8
77.3
52.3
3.7
5.1
1.7
2,821
1,251
717
79
85
134
138
224
16 Elton Brand
E. Brand
1.6
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
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
132
228
259
-647
17 Theo Ratliff
T. Ratliff
1.5
1995-96
DET DET
75
17.4
4.5
4.0
0.2
0.2
1.7
3.1
55.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
70.8
60.3
1.5
2.5
0.7
1,305
341
297
13
16
116
56
144
18 Darius Miles
D. Miles
1.5
2000-01
LAC LAC
81
26.3
9.4
5.9
1.2
0.6
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
125
147
191
+30
19 Vince Carter
V. Carter
1.5
1998-99
TOR TOR
50
35.2
18.3
5.7
3.0
1.1
6.9
15.3
45.0
0.4
1.3
28.8
4.1
5.4
76.1
51.6
1.9
3.8
2.2
1,760
913
283
149
55
77
110
140
+47
20 Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
1.5
1995-96
DEN DEN
76
30.0
13.4
7.5
1.0
0.7
5.6
11.6
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
3.2
68.3
51.6
3.0
4.5
2.0
2,280
1,020
572
75
54
114
154
250
21 Brendan Haywood
B. Haywood
1.5
2001-02
WAS WAS
62
20.4
5.1
5.2
0.5
0.3
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
91
50
158
-57
22 Brian Grant
B. Grant
1.5
1994-95
SAC SAC
80
28.6
13.2
7.5
1.2
0.6
5.2
10.1
51.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.9
4.5
63.6
54.6
2.6
4.9
2.0
2,289
1,058
598
99
49
116
163
276
23 Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
1.4
2003-04
TOR TOR
75
33.5
11.5
7.4
1.0
0.8
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
106
107
215
-164
24 Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
1.4
1996-97
MIN MIN
68
24.5
8.0
7.3
0.6
0.6
3.3
5.7
57.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
69.6
60.3
2.2
5.1
0.5
1,665
542
495
38
40
95
34
158
+34
25 Keith Closs
K. Closs
1.4
1997-98
LAC LAC
58
12.8
4.0
2.9
0.3
0.2
1.6
3.6
44.9
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.3
59.7
48.2
1.1
1.8
0.7
740
232
168
19
12
81
38
73
-108
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68
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52
30
.634
16.0
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50
32
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