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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]
Statistics accurate as of the
2023–24 NBA season .
Hakeem Olajuwon has the most blocks in NBA history.
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
1,239
2.57
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 –
2003 ,
2005 –
2008 )
New Jersey Nets (
2003 –
2004 )
2,356
838
2.81
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 )
2,331
973
2.40
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 )
2,228
1,242
1.79
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 )
2,137
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 ,
1994–1995 )
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
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 *
PF/C
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
Brook Lopez ^
C
New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets (
2008 –
2017 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
2017–2018 )
Milwaukee Bucks (
2018 –present)
1,912
1,025
1.87
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 )
1,828
1,058
1.73
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 )
1,820
1,011
1.80
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 )
1,771
894
1.98
26
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 )
1,759
919
1.91
27
Artis Gilmore *
C
Chicago Bulls (
1976 –
1982 ,
1987 )
San Antonio Spurs (
1982 –
1987 )
Boston Celtics (
1988 )
1,747
909
1.92
28
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
29
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
30
Anthony Davis ^
PF/C
New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (
2012 –
2019 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
2019 –present)
1,705
736
2.32
31
Kevin McHale *
PF
Boston Celtics (
1980 –
1993 )
1,690
972
1.74
32
Vlade Divac *
C
Los Angeles Lakers (
1989 –
1996 ,
2004–2005 )
Charlotte Hornets (
1996 –
1998 )
Sacramento Kings (
1999 –
2004 )
1,631
1,134
1.44
33
Rudy Gobert ^
C
Utah Jazz (
2013 –
2022 )
Minnesota Timberwolves (
2022 –present)
1,614
757
2.13
34
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
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 )
1,602
1,044
1.53
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 )
1,581
807
1.96
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 )
1,546
886
1.74
38
DeAndre Jordan ^
C
Los Angeles Clippers (
2008 –
2018 )
Dallas Mavericks (
2018–2019 )
New York Knicks (
2019 )
Brooklyn Nets (
2019 –
2021 )
Los Angeles Lakers (
2021–2022 )
Philadelphia 76ers (
2022 )
Denver Nuggets (
2022 –present)
1,540
1,055
1.46
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 )
1,535
984
1.56
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 )
1,517
1,068
1.42
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 )
1,473
953
1.55
42
Andrei Kirilenko
SF/PF
Utah Jazz (
2001 –
2011 )
Minnesota Timberwolves (
2012–2013 )
Brooklyn Nets (
2013 –
2014 )
1,461
797
1.83
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 )
1,460
1,109
1.32
44
Hot Rod Williams
C/PF
Cleveland Cavaliers (
1986 –
1995 )
Phoenix Suns (
1995 –
1998 )
Dallas Mavericks (
1999 )
1,456
887
1.64
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 )
1,403
1,090
1.29
46
Erick Dampier
C
Indiana Pacers (
1996–1997 )
Golden State Warriors (
1997 –
2004 )
Dallas Mavericks (
2004 –
2010 )
Miami Heat (
2010–2011 )
Atlanta Hawks (
2012 )
1,398
987
1.42
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 )
1,390
1,380
1.01
48
Terry Tyler
SF
Detroit Pistons (
1978 –
1985 )
Sacramento Kings (
1985 –
1988 )
Dallas Mavericks (
1988–1989 )
1,342
871
1.54
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 )
1,335
1,160
1.15
50
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
C
Cleveland Cavaliers (
1996 –
2010 )
Miami Heat (
2010–2011 )
1,327
843
1.57
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
2023–24 NBA season .
Career Block Leaders at the end of every season
Season
Year-by-Year Leader
Blk
Active Leader
Blk
Career Record
Blk
Single Season Record
Blk
Season
1973–74
Elmore Smith 0 0 0
LAL
393
Elmore Smith 0 0 0
LAL
393
Elmore Smith 0 0 0
LAL
393
Elmore Smith 0 0 0
LAL
393
1973–74
1974–75
216
609
609
1974–75
1975–76
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * 0 0 0
LAL
338
847
847
1975–76
1976–77
261
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * 0 0 0
LAL
1,094
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * 0 0 0
LAL
1,094
1976–77
1977–78
George Johnson 0 0 0
NJN
274
1,279
1,279
1977–78
1978–79
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * 0 0 0
LAL
316
1,595
1,595
1978–79
1979–80
280
1,875
1,875
1979–80
1980–81
George Johnson 0 0 0
SAS
278
2,103
2,103
1980–81
1981–82
234
2,310
2,310
1981–82
1982–83
Tree Rollins 0 0 0
ATL
343
2,480
2,480
1982–83
1983–84
Mark Eaton 0 0 0
UTA
351
2,623
2,623
1983–84
1984–85
456
2,785
2,785
Mark Eaton 0 0 0
UTA
456
1984–85
1985–86
Manute Bol 0 0 0
WSB
397
2,915
2,915
1985–86
1986–87
Mark Eaton 0 0 0
UTA
321
3,012
3,012
1986–87
1987–88
304
3,104
3,104
1987–88
1988–89
Manute Bol 0 0 0
GSW
345
3,189
3,189
1988–89
1989–90
Hakeem Olajuwon *
HOU
376
Mark Eaton 0 0 0
UTA
2,592
1989–90
1990–91
David Robinson *0 0 0
SAS
320
2,780
1990–91
1991–92
305
2,985
1991–92
1992–93
Hakeem Olajuwon * 0
HOU
342
3,064
1992–93
1993–94
Dikembe Mutombo *0 0 0
DEN 1993–96 0 0 0
ATL 1996–98
336
Hakeem Olajuwon * 0 0 0
HOU 1993–2001 0 0 0
TOR 2001–02
2,741
1993–94
1994–95
321
2,983
1994–95
1995–96
332
3,190
Hakeem Olajuwon * 0 0 0
HOU 1984–2001 0 0 0
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 *0 0 0
MIA
180
3,582
3,582
1998–99
1999–00
294
3,652
3,652
1999–00
2000–01
Shawn Bradley 0 0 0
DAL
228
3,740
3,740
2000–01
2001–02
Ben Wallace *0 0 0
DET
278
3,830
3,830
2001–02
2002–03
Theo Ratliff 0 0 0
ATL 2002–04 0 0 0
POR 2004
262
David Robinson *0 0 0
SAS
2,954
2002–03
2003–04
307
Dikembe Mutombo *0 0 0
NYK 2003–04 0 0 0
HOU 2004–09
2,996
2003–04
2004–05
Marcus Camby 0 0 0
DEN
199
3,097
2004–05
2005–06
Andrei Kirilenko 0 0 0
UTA
220
3,154
2005–06
2006–07
Marcus Camby 0 0 0
DEN
231
3,230
2006–07
2007–08
285
3,278
2007–08
2008–09
Dwight Howard † 0 0 0
ORL
231
3,289
2008–09
2009–10
228
Shaquille O'Neal *0 0 0
CLE 2009–10 0 0 0
BOS 2010–11
2,690
2009–10
2010–11
Serge Ibaka † 0 0 0
OKC
198
2,732
2010–11
2011–12
241
Tim Duncan *0 0 0
SAS
2,469
2011–12
2012–13
242
2,652
2012–13
2013–14
219
2,791
2013–14
2014–15
Anthony Davis ^0 0 0
NOP
200
2,941
2014–15
2015–16
Hassan Whiteside 0 0 0
MIA
269
3,020
2015–16
2016–17
Rudy Gobert ^0 0 0
UTA
214
Dwight Howard † 0 0 0
ATL 2016–17 0 0 0
CHO 2017–18 0 0 0
WAS 2018–19 0 0 0
LAL 2019–20 0 0 0
PHI 2020–21 0 0 0
LAL 2021–22
1,916
2016–17
2017–18
Anthony Davis ^0 0 0
NOP
193
2,047
2017–18
2018–19
Myles Turner ^0 0 0
IND
199
2,051
2018–19
2019–20
Hassan Whiteside 0 0 0
POR
196
2,130
2019–20
2020–21
Rudy Gobert ^0 0 0
UTA
190
2,192
2020–21
2021–22
Jaren Jackson Jr. ^0 0 0
MEM
177
2,228
2021–22
2022–23
Brook Lopez ^0 0 0
MIL
193
Serge Ibaka † 0 0 0
MIL
1,759
2022–23
2023–24
Victor Wembanyama ^0 0 0
SAS
254
Brook Lopez ^0 0 0
MIL
1,912
2023–24
Season
Year-by-Year Leader
Blk
Active Leader
Blk
Career Record
Blk
Single Season Record
Blk
Season
See also
Notes
References
External links