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.[2]
- Statistics accurate as of July 30, 2020.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [3] |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2020[4] |
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 March 11, 2020.
^ | 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 WallaceDET | 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– | 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 | 187 | 2,127 | 2019–20 | |||||
Season | Year-by-Year Leader | Blk | Active Leader | Blk | Career Record | Blk | Single Season Record | Blk | Season |
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References
- "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Blocks". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- 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.
- "2020 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- 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.
- Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
- Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971.
- Blocked shots were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).
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