List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in blocking shots.
- A progressive list of blocked shots leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]
Blocks leaders[]
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in blocking shots.[a]
- Statistics accurate as of January 30, 2022.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b] |
Rank | Player | Pos | Team(s) played for (years)[c] | Total blocks | Games played[d] | Blocks per game average[e] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hakeem Olajuwon* | C | Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002) |
3,830 | 1,238 | 3.09 |
2 | Dikembe Mutombo* | C | Denver Nuggets (1991–1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996–2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) New Jersey Nets (2002–2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2009) |
3,289 | 1,196 | 2.75 |
3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | C | Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1973)[f] Milwaukee Bucks (1973–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989) |
3,189 | 1,560 | 2.04 |
4 | Mark Eaton | C | Utah Jazz (1982–1993) | 3,064 | 875 | 3.50 |
5 | Tim Duncan* | PF/C | San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016) | 3,020 | 1,392 | 2.17 |
6 | David Robinson* | C | San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003) | 2,954 | 987 | 2.99 |
7 | Patrick Ewing* | C | New York Knicks (1985–2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001) Orlando Magic (2001–2002) |
2,894 | 1,183 | 2.45 |
8 | Shaquille O'Neal* | C | Orlando Magic (1992–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2011) |
2,732 | 1,207 | 2.26 |
9 | Tree Rollins | C | Atlanta Hawks (1977–1988) Cleveland Cavaliers (1988–1990) Detroit Pistons (1990–1991) Houston Rockets (1991–1993) Orlando Magic (1993–1995) |
2,542 | 1,156 | 2.20 |
10 | Robert Parish* | C | Golden State Warriors (1976–1980) Boston Celtics (1980–1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996) Chicago Bulls (1996–1997) |
2,361 | 1,611 | 1.47 |
11 | Alonzo Mourning* | C | Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995) Miami Heat (1995–2002, 2004–2007) New Jersey Nets (2003–2004) |
2,356 | 838 | 2.81 |
12 | Marcus Camby | C | Toronto Raptors (1996–1998) New York Knicks (1999–2002, 2012–2013) Denver Nuggets (2003–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2012) |
2,331 | 973 | 2.40 |
13 | Dwight Howard^ | C | Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–present) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–2019) Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021) |
2,216 | 1,221 | 1.81 |
14 | Ben Wallace* | C/PF | Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2000) Detroit Pistons (2000–2006, 2009–2012) Chicago Bulls (2006–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009) |
2,137 | 1,088 | 1.96 |
15 | Shawn Bradley | C | Philadelphia 76ers (1993–1995) New Jersey Nets (1995–1997) Dallas Mavericks (1997–2005) |
2,119 | 832 | 2.55 |
16 | Manute Bol | C | Washington Bullets (1985–1988, 1994) Golden State Warriors (1988–1990, 1994) Philadelphia 76ers (1990–1993, 1994) Miami Heat (1993–1994) |
2,086 | 624 | 3.34 |
17 | George T. Johnson | C | Golden State Warriors (1972–1973)[f] Golden State Warriors (1973–1977) Buffalo Braves (1977) New Jersey Nets (1977–1980, 1984–1985) San Antonio Spurs (1980–1982) Atlanta Hawks (1982–1983) Seattle SuperSonics (1985–1986) |
2,082 | 848 | 2.46 |
18 | Kevin Garnett* | PF/C | Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015) |
2,037 | 1,462 | 1.39 |
19 | Larry Nance | PF | Phoenix Suns (1981–1988) Cleveland Cavaliers (1988–1994) |
2,027 | 920 | 2.20 |
20 | Theo Ratliff | C | Detroit Pistons (1995–1997, 2008) Philadelphia 76ers (1997–2001, 2008–2009) Atlanta Hawks (2001–2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004–2006) Boston Celtics (2006–2007) Minnesota Timberwolves (2007–2008) San Antonio Spurs (2009–2010) Charlotte Bobcats (2010) Los Angeles Lakers (2010–2011) |
1,968 | 810 | 2.43 |
21 | Pau Gasol† | C/PF | Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014) Chicago Bulls (2014–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019) |
1,941 | 1,226 | 1.58 |
22 | Elton Brand | PF/C | Chicago Bulls (1999–2001) Los Angeles Clippers (2001–2008) Philadelphia 76ers (2008–2012, 2016) Dallas Mavericks (2012–2013) Atlanta Hawks (2013–2015) |
1,828 | 1,058 | 1.73 |
23 | Jermaine O'Neal | C/PF | Portland Trail Blazers (1996–2000) Indiana Pacers (2000–2008) Toronto Raptors (2008–2009) Miami Heat (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2012) Phoenix Suns (2012–2013) Golden State Warriors (2013–2014) |
1,820 | 1,011 | 1.80 |
24 | Elvin Hayes* | PF/C | San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968 –1972)[f] Baltimore Bullets (1972–1973)[f] Capital/Washington Bullets (1973–1981) Houston Rockets (1981–1984) |
1,771 | 894 | 1.98 |
25 | Artis Gilmore* | C | Chicago Bulls (1976–1982) San Antonio Spurs (1982–1987) Chicago Bulls (1987) Boston Celtics (1988) |
1,747 | 909 | 1.92 |
26 | Serge Ibaka^ | PF | Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2016) Orlando Magic (2016–2017) Toronto Raptors (2017–2020) Los Angeles Clippers (2020–present) |
1,740 | 881 | 1.98 |
27 | Moses Malone* | C | Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) |
1,733 | 1,329 | 1.30 |
28 | Josh Smith | PF/SF | Atlanta Hawks (2004–2013) Detroit Pistons (2013–2014) Houston Rockets (2014–2015, 2016) Los Angeles Clippers (2015–2016) New Orleans Pelicans (2017) |
1,713 | 894 | 1.92 |
29 | Kevin McHale* | PF | Boston Celtics (1980–1993) | 1,690 | 972 | 1.74 |
30 | Vlade Divac* | C | Los Angeles Lakers (1989–1996, 2004–2005) Charlotte Hornets (1996–1998) Sacramento Kings (1998–2004) |
1,631 | 1,134 | 1.44 |
31 | Herb Williams | C/PF | Indiana Pacers (1981–1989) Dallas Mavericks (1989–1992) New York Knicks (1992–1996, 1996–1999) Toronto Raptors (1996) |
1,605 | 1,102 | 1.46 |
32 | Elden Campbell | PF/C | Los Angeles Lakers (1990–1999) Charlotte Hornets / New Orleans Hornets (1999–2003) Seattle SuperSonics (2003) Detroit Pistons (2003–2004, 2005) New Jersey Nets (2005) |
1,602 | 1,044 | 1.53 |
33 | Benoit Benjamin | C | Los Angeles Clippers (1985–1991) Seattle SuperSonics (1991–1993) Los Angeles Lakers (1993) New Jersey Nets (1993–1995) Vancouver Grizzlies (1995) Milwaukee Bucks (1995–1996) Toronto Raptors (1996) Philadelphia 76ers (1998–1999) Cleveland Cavaliers (1999) |
1,581 | 807 | 1.96 |
34 | Samuel Dalembert | C | Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002, 2003–2010) Sacramento Kings (2010–2011) Houston Rockets (2011–2012) Milwaukee Bucks (2012–2013) Dallas Mavericks (2013–2014) New York Knicks (2014–2015) |
1,546 | 886 | 1.74 |
35 | Wayne Cooper | C | Golden State Warriors (1978–1980) Utah Jazz (1980–1981) Dallas Mavericks (1981–1982) Portland Trail Blazers (1982–1984, 1989–1992) Denver Nuggets (1984–1989) |
1,535 | 984 | 1.56 |
36 | Brook Lopez^ | C | New Jersey Nets (2008–2012) Brooklyn Nets (2012–2017) Los Angeles Lakers (2017–2018) Milwaukee Bucks (2018–present) |
1,518 | 856 | 1.77 |
37 | Caldwell Jones | C/PF | Philadelphia 76ers (1976–1982) Houston Rockets (1982–1984) Chicago Bulls (1984–1985) Portland Trail Blazers (1985–1989) San Antonio Spurs (1989–1990) |
1,517 | 1,068 | 1.42 |
38 | DeAndre Jordan^ | C | Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2018) Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019) New York Knicks (2019) Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–present) |
1,492 | 962 | 1.55 |
39 | Alton Lister | C | Milwaukee Bucks (1981–1986, 1994–1995) Seattle SuperSonics (1986–1989) Golden State Warriors (1989–1993) Boston Celtics (1995–1997) Portland Trail Blazers (1997–1998) |
1,473 | 953 | 1.55 |
40 | Andrei Kirilenko | SF/PF | Utah Jazz (2001–2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2012–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014) |
1,461 | 797 | 1.83 |
41 | Rasheed Wallace | PF/C | Washington Bullets (1995–1996) Portland Trail Blazers (1996–2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004) Detroit Pistons (2004–2009) Boston Celtics (2009–2010) New York Knicks (2012–2013) |
1,460 | 1,109 | 1.32 |
42 | Hot Rod Williams | C/PF | Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1995) Phoenix Suns (1995–1998) Dallas Mavericks (1999) |
1,456 | 887 | 1.64 |
43 | Mark West | C | Dallas Mavericks (1983–1984) Milwaukee Bucks (1984) Cleveland Cavaliers (1984–1988, 1996–1997) Phoenix Suns (1988–1994, 1999–2000) Detroit Pistons (1994–1996) Indiana Pacers (1997–1998) Atlanta Hawks (1999) |
1,403 | 1,090 | 1.29 |
44 | Erick Dampier | C | Indiana Pacers (1996–1997) Golden State Warriors (1997–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2011) Atlanta Hawks (2012) |
1,398 | 987 | 1.42 |
45 | Clifford Robinson | PF/SF | Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1997) Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) Detroit Pistons (2001–2003) Golden State Warriors (2003–2005) New Jersey Nets (2005–2007) |
1,390 | 1,380 | 1.01 |
46 | Anthony Davis^ | PF/C | New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (2012–2019) Los Angeles Lakers (2019–present) |
1,387 | 594 | 2.34 |
47 | Terry Tyler | SF | Detroit Pistons (1978–1985) Sacramento Kings (1985–1988) Dallas Mavericks (1988–1989) |
1,342 | 871 | 1.54 |
48 | Tyson Chandler† | C | Chicago Bulls (2001–2006) New Orleans (Oklahoma City) Hornets (2006–2009) Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2010) Dallas Mavericks (2010–2011, 2014–2015) New York Knicks (2011–2014) Phoenix Suns (2015–2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020) |
1,335 | 1,160 | 1.15 |
49 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | Cleveland Cavaliers (1997–2010) Miami Heat (2010–2011) |
1,327 | 843 | 1.57 |
50 | Rudy Gobert^ | C | Utah Jazz (2013–present) | 1,315 | 587 | 2.24 |
Progressive list for blocks[]
This is a progressive list of blocked shot leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
- Statistics accurate as of January 30, 2022.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | DEN | Denver Nuggets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | WSB | Washington Bullets |
BOS | Boston Celtics | DET | Detroit Pistons | MIA | Miami Heat | ORL | Orlando Magic | ||
CHI | Chicago Bulls | GSW | Golden State Warriors | NJN | New Jersey Nets | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | ||
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | HOU | Houston Rockets | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | UTA | Utah Jazz | ||
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | IND | Indiana Pacers | NYK | New York Knicks | TOR | Toronto Raptors | ||
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | WAS | Washington Wizards |
Season | Year-by-Year Leader | Blk | Active Leader | Blk | Career Record | Blk | Single Season Record | Blk | Season |
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1973–74 | Elmore SmithLAL | 393 | Elmore SmithLAL | 393 | Elmore SmithLAL | 393 | Elmore SmithLAL | 393 | 1973–74 |
1974–75 | 216 | 609 | 609 | 1974–75 | |||||
1975–76 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL |
338 | 847 | 847 | 1975–76 | ||||
1976–77 | 261 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL |
1,094 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL |
1,094 | 1976–77 | |||
1977–78 | George JohnsonNJN | 274 | 1,279 | 1,279 | 1977–78 | ||||
1978–79 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL |
316 | 1,595 | 1,595 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | 280 | 1,875 | 1,875 | 1979–80 | |||||
1980–81 | George JohnsonSAS | 278 | 2,103 | 2,103 | 1980–81 | ||||
1981–82 | 234 | 2,310 | 2,310 | 1981–82 | |||||
1982–83 | Tree RollinsATL | 343 | 2,480 | 2,480 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | Mark EatonUTA | 351 | 2,623 | 2,623 | 1983–84 | ||||
1984–85 | 456 | 2,785 | 2,785 | Mark EatonUTA | 456 | 1984–85 | |||
1985–86 | Manute BolWSB | 397 | 2,915 | 2,915 | 1985–86 | ||||
1986–87 | Mark EatonUTA | 321 | 3,012 | 3,012 | 1986–87 | ||||
1987–88 | 304 | 3,104 | 3,104 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | Manute BolGSW | 345 | 3,189 | 3,189 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU | 376 | Mark EatonUTA | 2,592 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | David Robinson*SAS | 320 | 2,780 | 1990–91 | |||||
1991–92 | 305 | 2,985 | 1991–92 | ||||||
1992–93 | Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU | 342 | 3,064 | 1992–93 | |||||
1993–94 | Dikembe Mutombo* DEN 1993–96 ATL 1996–98 |
336 | Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02 |
2,741 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | 321 | 2,983 | 1994–95 | ||||||
1995–96 | 332 | 3,190 | Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02 |
3,190 | 1995–96 | ||||
1996–97 | 264 | 3,363 | 3,363 | 1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | 277 | 3,459 | 3,459 | 1997–98 | |||||
1998–99 | Alonzo Mourning*MIA | 180 | 3,582 | 3,582 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | 294 | 3,652 | 3,652 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | Shawn BradleyDAL | 228 | 3,740 | 3,740 | 2000–01 | ||||
2001–02 | Ben Wallace*DET | 278 | 3,830 | 3,830 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Theo Ratliff ATL 2002–04 POR 2004 |
262 | David Robinson*SAS | 2,954 | 2002–03 | ||||
2003–04 | 307 | Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09 |
2,996 | 2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | Marcus CambyDEN | 199 | 3,097 | 2004–05 | |||||
2005–06 | Andrei KirilenkoUTA | 220 | 3,154 | 2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | Marcus CambyDEN | 231 | 3,230 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | 285 | 3,278 | 2007–08 | ||||||
2008–09 | Dwight Howard^ORL | 231 | 3,289 | 2008–09 | |||||
2009–10 | 228 | Shaquille O'Neal* CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11 |
2,690 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Serge Ibaka^OKC | 198 | 2,732 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | 241 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 2,469 | 2011–12 | |||||
2012–13 | 242 | 2,652 | 2012–13 | ||||||
2013–14 | 219 | 2,791 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | Anthony Davis^NOP | 200 | 2,941 | 2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | Hassan Whiteside^MIA | 269 | 3,020 | 2015–16 | |||||
2016–17 | Rudy Gobert^UTA | 214 | Dwight Howard^ ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021– |
1,916 | 2016–17 | ||||
2017–18 | Anthony Davis^NOP | 193 | 2,047 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | Myles Turner^IND | 199 | 2,051 | 2018–19 | |||||
2019–20 | Hassan Whiteside^POR | 196 | 2,130 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Rudy Gobert^UTA | 190 | 2,192 | 2020–21 | |||||
2021–22 | Myles Turner^IND Jaren Jackson Jr.^MEM |
118 | 2,216 | 2021–22 | |||||
Season | Year-by-Year Leader | Blk | Active Leader | Blk | Career Record | Blk | Single Season Record | Blk | Season |
See also[]
- Basketball statistics
- NBA regular season records
- Basketball portal
Notes[]
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record blocked shot statistics until the 1973–74 season.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
- ^ Games played in prior seasons where blocks were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are they used in calculating the per game average.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before blocks were officially recorded.
- ^ a b c d Blocked shots were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).
References[]
- ^ "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Blocks". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links[]
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