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List of NBA career blocks leaders

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There are two lists:

  • The 50 National Basketball Association players with the most career regular season blocked shots. Blocked shots were first officially recorded in the NBA during the 1973–74 season.
  • A progressive list of NBA blocked shots leaders year by year since 1973.{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/blk_progress.html | title=NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Blocks | publisher=Sports-Reference LLC| work=Basketball-Reference.com | access-date=24 March 2015}}

Blocks leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season leaders in blocking shots.{{efn|The National Basketball Association did not record blocked shot statistics until the 1973–74 season.}}

:Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.

File:Hakeemsigningautocropped.jpg has the most blocks in NBA history.]]

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|Active NBA player

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|Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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|1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026{{Cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/hof.cgi |title=2025 Hall of Fame Candidates |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=2019-04-12}}

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Rank

!Player

!Pos

!class="unsortable"|Team(s) played for (years){{efn|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.}}

!Total blocks

!Games played{{efn|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.}}

!data-sort-type=number|Blocks per game
average{{efn|Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before blocks were officially recorded.}}

1

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Hakeem|Olajuwon}}*

|C

|Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2001|full=y}})

|3,830

|1,238

|3.09

2

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dikembe|Mutombo}}*

|C

|Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2000|end}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2003|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})

|3,289

|1,196

|2.75

3

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Kareem|Abdul-Jabbar}}*

|C

|Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1973){{efn|name=fn1|Blocked shots were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).}}
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1973|start}}–{{nbay|1974|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1975|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}})

|3,189

|1,239

|2.57

4

|{{sortname|Mark|Eaton}}

|C

|Utah Jazz ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})

|3,064

|875

|3.50

5

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Tim|Duncan}}*

|PF/C

|San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})

|3,020

|1,392

|2.17

6

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|David|Robinson}}*

|C

|San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})

|2,954

|987

|2.99

7

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Patrick|Ewing}}*

|C

|New York Knicks ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|2000|full=y}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2001|full=y}})

|2,894

|1,183

|2.45

8

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Shaquille|O'Neal}}*

|C

|Orlando Magic ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2007|end}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|2009|full=y}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2010|full=y}})

|2,732

|1,207

|2.26

9

|{{sortname|Tree|Rollins}}

|C

|Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1977|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1989|end}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1990|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})

|2,542

|1,156

|{{sort|2.199|2.20}}

10

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Robert|Parish}}*

|C

|Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1976|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1996|full=y}})

|2,361

|1,611

|1.47

11

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Alonzo|Mourning}}*

|C

|Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}, {{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2004|start}})

|2,356

|838

|2.81

12

|{{sortname|Marcus|Camby}}

|C

|Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}}, {{nbay|2012|full=y}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|2002|end}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|2009|end}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2011|end}})

|2,331

|973

|2.40

13

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dwight|Howard}}*

|C

|Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2012|full=y}}, {{nbay|2019|full=y}}, {{nbay|2021|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2016|full=y}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|2017|full=y}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2018|full=y}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2020|full=y}})

|2,228

|1,242

|1.79

14

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Ben|Wallace|dab=basketball}}*

|C

|Washington Bullets/Wizards ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1998|end}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|1999|full=y}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}}, {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|2007|end}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})

|2,137

|1,088

|{{sort|1.964|1.96}}

15

|{{sortname|Shawn|Bradley}}

|C

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1995|start}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1996|end}}–{{nbay|2004|end}})

|2,119

|832

|2.55

16

|{{sortname|Manute|Bol}}

|C

|Washington Bullets ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}, {{nbay|1993|end}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1989|end}}, {{nbay|1994|full=y}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}, {{nbay|1993|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|1993|full=y}})

|2,086

|624

|3.34

17

|{{sortname|George T.|Johnson}}

|C

|Golden State Warriors (1972–1973){{efn|name=fn1}}
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1973|start}}–{{nbay|1976|end}})
Buffalo Braves ({{nbay|1976|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|1977|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}}, {{nbay|1984|full=y}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1982|full=y}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|1985|full=y}})

|2,082

|848

|2.46

18

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Brook|Lopez}}^

|C

|New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2016|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2017|full=y}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2018|start}}–present)

|2,060

|1,105

|{{#expr:2060/1105 round2}}

19

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Kevin|Garnett}}*

|PF

|Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}, {{nbay|2014|end}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}})

|2,037

|1,462

|1.39

20

|{{sortname|Larry|Nance}}

|PF

|Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1987|end}}–{{nbay|1993|end}})

|2,027

|920

|{{sort|2.203|2.20}}

21

|{{sortname|Theo|Ratliff}}

|C

|Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|start}}, {{nbay|2007|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}, {{nbay|2008|full=y}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2000|end}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|2003|end}}–{{nbay|2005|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2006|full=y}})
Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|2007|full=y}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|2009|full=y}})
Charlotte Bobcats ({{nbay|2009|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2010|full=y}})

|1,968

|810

|2.43

22

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Pau|Gasol}}*

|PF/C

|Memphis Grizzlies ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2007|end}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2018|end}})

|1,941

|1,226

|1.58

23

|{{sortname|Elton|Brand}}

|PF/C

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}, {{nbay|2015|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}})

|1,828

|1,058

|1.73

24

|{{sortname|Jermaine|O'Neal}}

|C/PF

|Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}})
Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2008|full=y}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2008|end}}–{{nbay|2009|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|2013|full=y}})

|1,820

|1,011

|1.80

25

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Anthony|Davis}}^

|PF/C

|New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans ({{nbay|2012|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2024|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2024|end}}–present)

|1,815

|787

|{{#expr:1815/787 round2}}

26

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Elvin|Hayes}}*

|PF/C

|San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972){{efn|name=fn1}}
Baltimore Bullets (1972–1973){{efn|name=fn1}}
Capital/Washington Bullets ({{nbay|1973|start}}–{{nbay|1980|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1983|end}})

|1,771

|894

|1.98

27

|bgcolor="#F0E130"|{{sortname|Serge|Ibaka}}§

|PF

|Oklahoma City Thunder ({{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2016|full=y}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2016|end}}–{{nbay|2019|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2021|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2021|end}}–{{nbay|2022|end}})

|1,759

|919

|{{#expr:1759/919 round2}}

28

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Artis|Gilmore}}*

|C

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1976|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}, {{nbay|1987|start}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1986|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1987|end}})

|1,747

|909

|{{sort|1.922|1.92}}

29

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|C

|Buffalo Braves ({{nbay|1976|start}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1976|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1985|end}}, {{nbay|1993|full=y}})
Washington Bullets ({{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1994|full=y}})

|1,733

|1,329

|1.30

30

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Rudy|Gobert}}^

|C

|Utah Jazz ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2021|end}})
Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|2022|start}}–present)

|1,718

|829

|{{#expr:1718/829 round2}}

31

|{{sortname|Josh|Smith}}

|PF/SF

|Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|start}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2014|full=y}}, {{nbay|2015|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2015|full=y}})
New Orleans Pelicans ({{nbay|2017|start}})

|1,713

|894

|{{sort|1.916|1.92}}

32

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Kevin|McHale|dab=basketball}}*

|PF

|Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})

|1,690

|972

|{{sort|1.739|1.74}}

33

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Vlade|Divac}}*

|C

|Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|2004|full=y}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|1998|end}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})

|1,631

|1,134

|1.44

34

|{{sortname|Herb|Williams}}

|C/PF

|Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1988|end}}–{{nbay|1991|end}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}}–{{nbay|1998|end}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|1995|end}})

|1,605

|1,102

|{{sort|1.456|1.46}}

35

|{{sortname|Elden|Campbell}}

|PF/C

|Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|1998|end}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|1998|end}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})
New Orleans Hornets ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|2002|end}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}, {{nbay|2004|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|2004|end}})

|1,602

|1,044

|1.53

36

|{{sortname|Benoit|Benjamin}}

|C

|Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|1990|end}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1992|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})
Vancouver Grizzlies ({{nbay|1995|start}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1995|full=y}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|1996|start}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1997|end}}–{{nbay|1998|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1999|start}})

|1,581

|807

|{{sort|1.959|1.96}}

37

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|DeAndre|Jordan}}^

|C

|Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2018|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2018|end}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2021|full=y}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2021|end}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|2022|start}}–present)

|1,567

|1,111

|{{#expr:1567/1111 round2}}

38

|{{sortname|Samuel|Dalembert}}

|C

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}})
Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|2010|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2011|full=y}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2013|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}})

|1,546

|886

|{{sort|1.745|1.74}}

39

|{{sortname|Wayne|Cooper|dab=basketball}}

|C

|Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1978|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}})
Utah Jazz ({{nbay|1980|full=y}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1981|full=Y}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1983|end}}, {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1991|end}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}})

|1,535

|984

|1.56

40

|{{sortname|Caldwell|Jones}}

|C/PF

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1976|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1983|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1984|full=y}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1989|full=y}})

|1,517

|1,068

|{{sort|1.420|1.42}}

41

|{{sortname|Alton|Lister}}

|C

|Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1985|end}}, {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|start}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1997|full=y}})

|1,473

|953

|1.55

42

|{{sortname|Andrei|Kirilenko}}

|SF/PF

|Utah Jazz ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}})
Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|start}})

|1,461

|797

|1.83

43

|{{sortname|Rasheed|Wallace}}

|PF/C

|Washington Bullets ({{nbay|1995|full=y}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2003|end}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|2003|end}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2009|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})

|1,460

|1,109

|1.32

44

|{{sortname|Hot Rod|Williams|John "Hot Rod" Williams}}

|C/PF

|Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1998|end}})

|1,456

|887

|1.64

45

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Myles|Turner}}^

|C

|Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|2015|start}}–present)

|1,412

|642

|{{#expr:1412/642 round2}}0

46

|{{sortname|Mark|West|dab=basketball}}

|C

|Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1983|full=y}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1984|start}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}, {{nbay|1996|full=y}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1987|end}}–{{nbay|1993|end}}, {{nbay|1999|full=y}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|1997|full=y}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1998|end}})

|1,403

|1,090

|1.29

47

|{{sortname|Erick|Dampier}}

|C

|Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|1996|full=y}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2010|full=y}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2011|end}})

|1,398

|987

|{{sort|1.416|1.42}}

48

|{{sortname|Clifford|Robinson|dab=basketball, born 1966}}

|PF/SF

|Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2006|end}})

|1,390

|1,380

|1.01

49

|{{sortname|Terry|Tyler}}

|SF

|Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1978|start}}–{{nbay|1984|end}})
Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1988|full=y}})

|1,342

|871

|1.54

50

|{{sortname|Tyson|Chandler}}

|C

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}})
New Orleans Hornets ({{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Charlotte Bobcats ({{nbay|2009|full=y}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2010|full=y}}, {{nbay|2014|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2018|start}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2018|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2019|full=y}})

|1,335

|1,160

|1.15

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 the 2024–25 NBA season.

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|style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|^

|Active NBA player

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|Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

style="background:#F0E130; width:1em"|§

|1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026{{Cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/hof.cgi |title=2025 Hall of Fame Candidates |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=2019-04-12}}

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|+Team Abbreviations

|+Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

ATLstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Atlanta HawksDENstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Denver NuggetsLALstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Los Angeles LakersNYKstyle="border-right: solid blue"|New York KnicksTORToronto Raptors
BOSstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Boston CelticsDETstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Detroit PistonsMEMstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Memphis GrizzliesOKCstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Oklahoma City ThunderWASWashington Wizards
CHIstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Chicago BullsGSWstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Golden State WarriorsMIAstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Miami HeatORLstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Orlando MagicWSBWashington Bullets
CHOstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Charlotte HornetsHOUstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Houston RocketsMILstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Milwaukee BucksPORPortland Trail Blazers
CLEstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Cleveland CavaliersINDstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Indiana PacersNJNstyle="border-right: solid blue"|New Jersey NetsSASSan Antonio Spurs
DALstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Dallas MavericksLACstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Los Angeles ClippersNOPstyle="border-right: solid blue"|New Orleans PelicansUTAUtah Jazz

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|+style="font-size:100%;"| Career Block Leaders at the end of every season

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!Season

!Year-by-Year Leader

!Blk

!Active Leader

!Blk

!Career Record

!Blk

!Single Season Record

!Blk

!Season

{{nowrap|1973–74}}rowspan=2 |Elmore Smith{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|393rowspan=3| Elmore Smith{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|393rowspan=3| Elmore Smith{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|393rowspan=11 |Elmore Smith{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}rowspan=11 align=center|3931973–74
1974–75align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|216align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|609align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|609{{nowrap|1974–75}}
1975–76rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|338align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|847align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|8471975–76
1976–77align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|261rowspan=13 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,094rowspan=19 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,0941976–77
1977–78George Johnson{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NJN}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|274align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,279align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,2791977–78
1978–79rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|316align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,595align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,5951978–79
1979–80align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|280align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,875align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,8751979–80
1980–81rowspan=2 |George Johnson{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|278align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,103align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,1031980–81
1981–82align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|234align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,310align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,3101981–82
1982–83Tree Rollins{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|343align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,480align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,4801982–83
1983–84rowspan=2 |Mark Eaton{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|351align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,623align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,6231983–84
1984–85align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|456align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,785align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,785rowspan=41 |Mark Eaton{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}rowspan=41 align=center |4561984–85
1985–86Manute Bol{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WSB}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|397align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,915align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9151985–86
1986–87rowspan=2 |Mark Eaton{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|321align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,012align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,0121986–87
1987–88align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|304align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,104align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,1041987–88
1988–89Manute Bol{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|GSW}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|345align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,189rowspan=7 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,1891988–89
1989–90bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Hakeem Olajuwon* {{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|376rowspan=4 |Mark Eaton{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,592|1989–90
1990–91rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|David Robinson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|320align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,7801990–91
1991–92align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|305align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9851991–92
1992–93bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Hakeem Olajuwon* {{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|342align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,0641992–93
1993–94rowspan=5 bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Dikembe Mutombo*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DEN 1993–96}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL 1996–98}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|336rowspan=9 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Hakeem Olajuwon*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU 1993–2001}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|TOR 2001–02}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,7411993–94
1994–95align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|321align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9831994–95
1995–96align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|332align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,190rowspan=30 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Hakeem Olajuwon*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU 1984–2001}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|TOR 2001–02}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,1901995–96
1996–97align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|264align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,363align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,3631996–97
1997–98align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|277align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,459align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,4591997–98
1998–99rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Alonzo Mourning*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|180align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,582align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,5821998–99
1999–00align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|294align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,652align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,6521999–00
2000–01
Jermaine O'Neal{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|IND}}
Shawn Bradley{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DAL}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|228align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,740align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,7402000–01
2001–02bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Ben Wallace*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DET}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|278align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,830rowspan=24 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,8302001–02
2002–03rowspan=2|Theo Ratliff
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL 2002–04}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|POR 2004}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|262bgcolor="#FFFF99"|David Robinson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9542002–03
2003–04align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|307rowspan=6 bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Dikembe Mutombo*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NYK 2003–04}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU 2004–09}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9962003–04
2004–05Marcus Camby{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DEN}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|199align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,0972004–05
2005–06Andrei Kirilenko{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|220align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,1542005–06
2006–07rowspan=2 |Marcus Camby{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DEN}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|231align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,2302006–07
2007–08align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|285align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,2782007–08
2008–09rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Dwight Howard*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ORL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|231align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,2892008–09
2009–10align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|228rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Shaquille O'Neal*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CLE 2009–10}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|BOS 2010–11}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,6902009–10
2010–11rowspan=4 bgcolor="#F0E130"|Serge Ibaka§{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|OKC}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|198align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,7322010–11
2011–12align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|241rowspan=5 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Tim Duncan*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,4692011–12
2012–13align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|242align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,6522012–13
2013–14align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|219align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,7912013–14
2014–15bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Anthony Davis^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NOP}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|200align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9412014–15
2015–16Hassan Whiteside{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|269align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,0202015–16
2016–17bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rudy Gobert^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|214bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=6|Dwight Howard*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL 2016–17}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CHO 2017–18}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WAS 2018–19}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL 2019–20}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI 2020–21}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL 2021–22}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"| 1,9162016–17
2017–18bgcolor="#CFECEC"| Anthony Davis^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NOP}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|193align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,0472017–18
2018–19bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Myles Turner^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|IND}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|199align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,0512018–19
2019–20Hassan Whiteside{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|POR}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|196align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,1302019–20
2020–21bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rudy Gobert^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|190align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,1922020–21
2021–22bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Jaren Jackson Jr.^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MEM}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|177align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |2,2282021–22
2022–23bgcolor="#CFECEC" |Brook Lopez^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|193bgcolor="#F0E130"|Serge Ibaka§{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,7592022–23
2023–24bgcolor="#CFECEC" rowspan=2|Victor Wembanyama^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|254bgcolor="#CFECEC" rowspan=2|Brook Lopez^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |1,9122023–24
2024–25align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|176align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |2,0602024–25
SeasonYear-by-Year LeaderBlkActive LeaderBlkCareer RecordBlkSingle Season RecordBlkSeason

See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/blk_career.html Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in blocked shots]
  • [https://www.nba.com/stats/alltime-leaders/?SeasonType=Regular%20Season&StatCategory=BLK National Basketball Association official website enumeration of NBA career leaders in blocks]

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