List of NBA career blocks leaders

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Blocks leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in blocking shots. [a]

Contents

Statistics accurate as of December 25, 2024.
Hakeem Olajuwon has the most blocks in NBA history. Hakeemsigningautocropped.jpg
Hakeem Olajuwon has the most blocks in NBA history.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [b]
RankPlayer 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)		3,8301,2383.09
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)		3,2891,1962.75
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *C Milwaukee Bucks (1969 –1973) [f]
Milwaukee Bucks (1973–1975)
Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)		3,1891,2392.57
4 Mark Eaton C Utah Jazz (1982–1993)3,0648753.50
5 Tim Duncan * PF/C San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016)3,0201,3922.17
6 David Robinson *C San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003)2,9549872.99
7 Patrick Ewing *C New York Knicks (1985–2000)
Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001)
Orlando Magic (2001–2002)		2,8941,1832.45
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)		2,7321,2072.26
9 Tree Rollins C Atlanta Hawks (1977–1988)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1988–1990)
Detroit Pistons (1990–1991)
Houston Rockets (1991–1993)
Orlando Magic (1993–1995)		2,5421,1562.20
10 Robert Parish *C Golden State Warriors (1976–1980)
Boston Celtics (1980–1994)
Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996)
Chicago Bulls (1996–1997)		2,3611,6111.47
11 Alonzo Mourning *C Charlotte Hornets (1992–1995)
Miami Heat (1995–2003, 2005–2008)
New Jersey Nets (2003–2004)		2,3568382.81
12 Marcus Camby C Toronto Raptors (1996–1998)
New York Knicks (1998–2002, 2012–2013)
Denver Nuggets (2003–2008)
Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2010)
Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2012)
Houston Rockets (2012)		2,3319732.40
13 Dwight Howard †C Orlando Magic (2004–2012)
Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–2022)
Houston Rockets (2013–2016)
Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017)
Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018)
Washington Wizards (2018–2019)
Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021)		2,2281,2421.79
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)		2,1371,0881.96
15 Shawn Bradley C Philadelphia 76ers (1993–1995)
New Jersey Nets (1995–1997)
Dallas Mavericks (1997–2005)		2,1198322.55
16 Manute Bol C Washington Bullets (1985–1988, 1994)
Golden State Warriors (1988–1990, 1994–1995)
Philadelphia 76ers (1990–1993, 1994)
Miami Heat (1993–1994)		2,0866243.34
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)		2,0828482.46
18 Kevin Garnett *PF Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016)
Boston Celtics (2007–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)		2,0371,4621.39
19 Larry Nance PF Phoenix Suns (1981–1988)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1988–1994)		2,0279202.20
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)		1,9688102.43
21 Brook Lopez ^C New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets (2008–2017)
Los Angeles Lakers (2017–2018)
Milwaukee Bucks (2018–present)		1,9671,0531.87
22 Pau Gasol *PF/C Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008)
Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014)
Chicago Bulls (2014–2016)
San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019)
Milwaukee Bucks (2019)		1,9411,2261.58
23 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)		1,8281,0581.73
24 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)		1,8201,0111.80
25 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)		1,7718941.98
26 Anthony Davis ^PF/C New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (2012–2019)
Los Angeles Lakers (2019–present)		1,7667652.31
27 Serge Ibaka †PF Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2016)
Orlando Magic (2016–2017)
Toronto Raptors (2017–2020)
Los Angeles Clippers (2020–2022)
Milwaukee Bucks (2022–2023)		1,7599191.91
28 Artis Gilmore *C Chicago Bulls (1976–1982, 1987)
San Antonio Spurs (1982–1987)
Boston Celtics (1988)		1,7479091.92
29 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)		1,7331,3291.30
30 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)		1,7138941.92
31 Kevin McHale *PF Boston Celtics (1980–1993)1,6909721.74
32 Rudy Gobert ^C Utah Jazz (2013–2022)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2022–present)		1,6547862.1
33 Vlade Divac *C Los Angeles Lakers (1989–1996, 2004–2005)
Charlotte Hornets (1996–1998)
Sacramento Kings (1999–2004)		1,6311,1341.44
34 Herb Williams C/PF Indiana Pacers (1981–1989)
Dallas Mavericks (1989–1992)
New York Knicks (1992–1996, 1996–1999)
Toronto Raptors (1996)		1,6051,1021.46
35 Elden Campbell PF/C Los Angeles Lakers (1990–1999)
Charlotte Hornets (1999–2002)
New Orleans Hornets (2002–2003)
Seattle SuperSonics (2003)
Detroit Pistons (2003–2005, 2005)
New Jersey Nets (2005)		1,6021,0441.53
36 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)		1,5818071.96
37 Samuel Dalembert C Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2010)
Sacramento Kings (2010–2011)
Houston Rockets (2011–2012)
Milwaukee Bucks (2012–2013)
Dallas Mavericks (2013–2014)
New York Knicks (2014–2015)		1,5468861.74
DeAndre Jordan ^C Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2018)
Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019)
New York Knicks (2019)
Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021)
Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2022)
Philadelphia 76ers (2022)
Denver Nuggets (2022–present)		1,0711.44
39 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)		1,5359841.56
40 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)		1,5171,0681.42
41 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)		1,4739531.55
42 Andrei Kirilenko SF/PF Utah Jazz (2001–2011)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2012–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2013–2014)		1,4617971.83
43 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)		1,4601,1091.32
44 Hot Rod Williams C/PF Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1995)
Phoenix Suns (1995–1998)
Dallas Mavericks (1999)		1,4568871.64
45 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)		1,4031,0901.29
46 Erick Dampier C Indiana Pacers (1996–1997)
Golden State Warriors (1997–2004)
Dallas Mavericks (2004–2010)
Miami Heat (2010–2011)
Atlanta Hawks (2012)		1,3989871.42
47 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)		1,3901,3801.01
48 Terry Tyler SF Detroit Pistons (1978–1985)
Sacramento Kings (1985–1988)
Dallas Mavericks (1988–1989)		1,3428711.54
49 Tyson Chandler C Chicago Bulls (2001–2006)
New Orleans 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)		1,3351,1601.15
50 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C Cleveland Cavaliers (1996–2010)
Miami Heat (2010–2011)		1,3278431.57
Myles Turner ^C Indiana Pacers (2015–present)5982.22

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 December 25, 2024.
^Active NBA player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [2]
Team AbbreviationsTeam listed is the one player was on when he established the record.
ATL Atlanta Hawks DEN Denver Nuggets LAL Los Angeles Lakers NYK New York Knicks TOR Toronto Raptors
BOS Boston Celtics DET Detroit Pistons MEM Memphis Grizzlies OKC Oklahoma City Thunder WAS Washington Wizards
CHI Chicago Bulls GSW Golden State Warriors MIA Miami Heat ORL Orlando Magic WSB Washington Bullets
CHO Charlotte Hornets HOU Houston Rockets MIL Milwaukee Bucks POR Portland Trail Blazers
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers IND Indiana Pacers NJN New Jersey Nets SAS San Antonio Spurs
DAL Dallas Mavericks LAC Los Angeles Clippers NOP New Orleans Pelicans UTA Utah Jazz
Career Block Leaders at the end of every season
SeasonYear-by-Year LeaderBlkActive LeaderBlkCareer RecordBlkSingle Season RecordBlkSeason
1973–74 Elmore Smith LAL 393 Elmore Smith LAL 393 Elmore Smith LAL 393 Elmore Smith LAL 3931973–74
1974–752166096091974–75
1975–76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL 		3388478471975–76
1976–77261 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL 		1,094 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL 		1,0941976–77
1977–78 George Johnson NJN 2741,2791,2791977–78
1978–79 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
LAL 		3161,5951,5951978–79
1979–802801,8751,8751979–80
1980–81 George Johnson SAS 2782,1032,1031980–81
1981–822342,3102,3101981–82
1982–83 Tree Rollins ATL 3432,4802,4801982–83
1983–84 Mark Eaton UTA 3512,6232,6231983–84
1984–854562,7852,785 Mark Eaton UTA 4561984–85
1985–86 Manute Bol WSB 3972,9152,9151985–86
1986–87 Mark Eaton UTA 3213,0123,0121986–87
1987–883043,1043,1041987–88
1988–89 Manute Bol GSW 3453,1893,1891988–89
1989–90 Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 376 Mark Eaton UTA 2,5921989–90
1990–91 David Robinson* SAS 3202,7801990–91
1991–923052,9851991–92
1992–93 Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 3423,0641992–93
1993–94 Dikembe Mutombo*
DEN 1993–96
ATL 1996–98 		336 Hakeem Olajuwon*
HOU 1993–2001
TOR 2001–02 		2,7411993–94
1994–953212,9831994–95
1995–963323,190 Hakeem Olajuwon*
HOU 1984–2001
TOR 2001–02 		3,1901995–96
1996–972643,3633,3631996–97
1997–982773,4593,4591997–98
1998–99 Alonzo Mourning* MIA 1803,5823,5821998–99
1999–002943,6523,6521999–00
2000–01 Shawn Bradley DAL 2283,7403,7402000–01
2001–02 Ben Wallace* DET 2783,8303,8302001–02
2002–03 Theo Ratliff
ATL 2002–04
POR 2004 		262 David Robinson* SAS 2,9542002–03
2003–04307 Dikembe Mutombo*
NYK 2003–04
HOU 2004–09 		2,9962003–04
2004–05 Marcus Camby DEN 1993,0972004–05
2005–06 Andrei Kirilenko UTA 2203,1542005–06
2006–07 Marcus Camby DEN 2313,2302006–07
2007–082853,2782007–08
2008–09 Dwight Howard † ORL 2313,2892008–09
2009–10228 Shaquille O'Neal*
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–11 		2,6902009–10
2010–11 Serge Ibaka † OKC 1982,7322010–11
2011–12241 Tim Duncan* SAS 2,4692011–12
2012–132422,6522012–13
2013–142192,7912013–14
2014–15 Anthony Davis^ NOP 2002,9412014–15
2015–16 Hassan Whiteside MIA 2693,0202015–16
2016–17 Rudy Gobert^ UTA 214 Dwight Howard †
ATL 2016–17
CHO 2017–18
WAS 2018–19
LAL 2019–20
PHI 2020–21
LAL 2021–22 		1,9162016–17
2017–18 Anthony Davis^ NOP 1932,0472017–18
2018–19 Myles Turner^ IND 1992,0512018–19
2019–20 Hassan Whiteside POR 1962,1302019–20
2020–21 Rudy Gobert^ UTA 1902,1922020–21
2021–22 Jaren Jackson Jr.^ MEM 1772,2282021–22
2022–23 Brook Lopez^ MIL 193 Serge Ibaka † MIL 1,7592022–23
2023–24 Victor Wembanyama^ SAS 254 Brook Lopez^ MIL 1,9122023–24
2024–25991,9672024–25
SeasonYear-by-Year LeaderBlkActive LeaderBlkCareer RecordBlkSingle Season RecordBlkSeason


See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The National Basketball Association did not record blocked shot statistics until the 1973–74 season.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before blocks were officially recorded.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Blocked shots were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).

References

  1. ↑ "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Blocks". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 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.
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