List of NBA career blocks leaders

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.

Blocks leaders

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

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026

Rank	Player	Pos	Team played for	Total blocks	Games played	Blocks per game average
1	*	C	Houston Rockets Toronto Raptors	3,830	1,238	3.09
2	*	C	Denver Nuggets Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers New Jersey Nets New York Knicks Houston Rockets	3,289	1,196	2.75
3	*	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1969 –1973) Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Lakers	3,189	1,239	2.57
4		C	Utah Jazz	3,064	875	3.50
5	*	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs	3,020	1,392	2.17
6	*	C	San Antonio Spurs	2,954	987	2.99
7	*	C	New York Knicks Seattle SuperSonics Orlando Magic	2,894	1,183	2.45
8	*	C	Orlando Magic Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat Phoenix Suns Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics	2,732	1,207	2.26
9		C	Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets Orlando Magic	2,542	1,156
10	*	C	Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics Charlotte Hornets Chicago Bulls	2,361	1,611	1.47
11	*	C	Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat New Jersey Nets	2,356	838	2.81
12		C	Toronto Raptors New York Knicks Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Clippers Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets	2,331	973	2.40
13	*	C	Orlando Magic Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Washington Wizards Philadelphia 76ers	2,228	1,242	1.79
14	*	C	Washington Bullets/Wizards Orlando Magic Detroit Pistons Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers	2,137	1,088
15		C	Philadelphia 76ers New Jersey Nets Dallas Mavericks	2,119	832	2.55
16	^	C	New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Clippers	2,100	1,145
17		C	Washington Bullets Golden State Warriors Philadelphia 76ers Miami Heat	2,086	624	3.34
18		C	Golden State Warriors (1972–1973) Golden State Warriors Buffalo Braves New Jersey Nets San Antonio Spurs Atlanta Hawks Seattle SuperSonics	2,082	848	2.46
19	*	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets	2,037	1,462	1.39
20		PF	Phoenix Suns Cleveland Cavaliers	2,027	920
21		C	Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers Atlanta Hawks Portland Trail Blazers Boston Celtics Minnesota Timberwolves San Antonio Spurs Charlotte Bobcats Los Angeles Lakers	1,968	810	2.43
22	*	PF/C	Memphis Grizzlies Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs Milwaukee Bucks	1,941	1,226	1.58
23	^	PF/C	New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans Los Angeles Lakers Dallas Mavericks	1,848	807
24		PF/C	Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Clippers Philadelphia 76ers Dallas Mavericks Atlanta Hawks	1,828	1,058	1.73
25		C/PF	Portland Trail Blazers Indiana Pacers Toronto Raptors Miami Heat Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors	1,820	1,011	1.80
26	^	C	Utah Jazz Minnesota Timberwolves	1,798	877
27	*	PF/C	San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968 –1972) Baltimore Bullets (1972–1973) Capital/Washington Bullets Houston Rockets	1,771	894	1.98
28	^§	PF	Oklahoma City Thunder Orlando Magic Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers Milwaukee Bucks	1,759	919
29	*	C	Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs Boston Celtics	1,747	909
30	*	C	Buffalo Braves Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers Washington Bullets Atlanta Hawks Milwaukee Bucks San Antonio Spurs	1,733	1,329	1.30
31		PF/SF	Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons Houston Rockets Los Angeles Clippers New Orleans Pelicans	1,713	894
32	*	PF	Boston Celtics	1,690	972
33	*	C	Los Angeles Lakers Charlotte Hornets Sacramento Kings	1,631	1,134	1.44
34		C/PF	Indiana Pacers Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks Toronto Raptors	1,605	1,102
35		PF/C	Los Angeles Lakers Charlotte Hornets New Orleans Hornets Seattle SuperSonics Detroit Pistons New Jersey Nets	1,602	1,044	1.53
36		C	Los Angeles Clippers Seattle SuperSonics Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets Vancouver Grizzlies Milwaukee Bucks Toronto Raptors Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers	1,581	807
37	^	C	Los Angeles Clippers Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers Denver Nuggets New Orleans Pelicans	1,568	1,113
38		C	Philadelphia 76ers Sacramento Kings Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks	1,546	886
39		C	Golden State Warriors Utah Jazz Dallas Mavericks Portland Trail Blazers Denver Nuggets	1,535	984	1.56
40		C/PF	Philadelphia 76ers Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs	1,517	1,068
41	^	C	Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks	1,486	686
42		C	Milwaukee Bucks Seattle SuperSonics Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics Portland Trail Blazers	1,473	953	1.55
43		SF/PF	Utah Jazz Minnesota Timberwolves Brooklyn Nets	1,461	797	1.83
44		PF/C	Washington Bullets Portland Trail Blazers Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics New York Knicks	1,460	1,109	1.32
45		C/PF	Cleveland Cavaliers Phoenix Suns Dallas Mavericks	1,456	887	1.64
46		C	Dallas Mavericks Milwaukee Bucks Cleveland Cavaliers Phoenix Suns Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Atlanta Hawks	1,403	1,090	1.29
47		C	Indiana Pacers Golden State Warriors Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat Atlanta Hawks	1,398	987
48		PF/SF	Portland Trail Blazers Phoenix Suns Detroit Pistons Golden State Warriors New Jersey Nets	1,390	1,380	1.01
49		SF	Detroit Pistons Sacramento Kings Dallas Mavericks	1,342	871	1.54
50		C	Chicago Bulls New Orleans Hornets Charlotte Bobcats Dallas Mavericks New York Knicks Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets	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.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026

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	-	-

Season	Year-by-Year Leader	Blk	Active Leader	Blk	Career Record	Blk	Single Season Record	Blk	Season
	Elmore Smith LAL	393	Elmore Smith LAL	393	Elmore Smith LAL	393	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1973–74
1974–75	Elmore Smith LAL	216	Elmore Smith LAL	609	Elmore Smith LAL	609	Elmore Smith LAL	393
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	338	Elmore Smith LAL	847	Elmore Smith LAL	847	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1975–76
1976–77	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	261	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,094	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,094	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1976–77
1977–78	George Johnson NJN	274	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,279	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,279	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1977–78
1978–79	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	316	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,595	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,595	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1978–79
1979–80	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	280	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,875	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	1,875	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1979–80
1980–81	George Johnson SAS	278	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,103	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,103	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1980–81
1981–82	George Johnson SAS	234	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,310	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,310	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1981–82
1982–83	Tree Rollins ATL	343	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,480	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,480	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1982–83
1983–84	Mark Eaton UTA	351	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,623	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,623	Elmore Smith LAL	393	1983–84
1984–85	Mark Eaton UTA	456	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,785	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,785	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1984–85
1985–86	Manute Bol WSB	397	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,915	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	2,915	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1985–86
1986–87	Mark Eaton UTA	321	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,012	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,012	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1986–87
1987–88	Mark Eaton UTA	304	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,104	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,104	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1987–88
1988–89	Manute Bol GSW	345	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1988–89
1989–90	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU	376	Mark Eaton UTA	2,592	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1989–90
1990–91	David Robinson*SAS	320	Mark Eaton UTA	2,780	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1990–91
1991–92	David Robinson*SAS	305	Mark Eaton UTA	2,985	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1991–92
1992–93	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU	342	Mark Eaton UTA	3,064	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1992–93
1993–94	Dikembe Mutombo* DEN 1993–96 ATL 1996–98	336	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	2,741	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1993–94
1994–95	Dikembe Mutombo* DEN 1993–96 ATL 1996–98	321	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	2,983	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* LAL	3,189	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1994–95
1995–96	Dikembe Mutombo* DEN 1993–96 ATL 1996–98	332	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,190	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,190	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1995–96
1996–97	Dikembe Mutombo* DEN 1993–96 ATL 1996–98	264	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,363	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,363	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1996–97
1997–98	Dikembe Mutombo* DEN 1993–96 ATL 1996–98	277	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,459	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,459	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1997–98
1998–99	Alonzo Mourning*MIA	180	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,582	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,582	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1998–99
1999–00	Alonzo Mourning*MIA	294	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,652	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,652	Mark Eaton UTA	456	1999–00
2000–01	Jermaine O'Neal IND Shawn Bradley DAL	228	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,740	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,740	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2000–01
2001–02	Ben Wallace*DET	278	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1993–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2001–02
2002–03	Theo Ratliff ATL 2002–04 POR 2004	262	David Robinson*SAS	2,954	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2002–03
2003–04	Theo Ratliff ATL 2002–04 POR 2004	307	Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09	2,996	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2003–04
2004–05	Marcus Camby DEN	199	Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09	3,097	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2004–05
2005–06	Andrei Kirilenko UTA	220	Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09	3,154	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2005–06
2006–07	Marcus Camby DEN	231	Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09	3,230	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2006–07
2007–08	Marcus Camby DEN	285	Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09	3,278	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2007–08
2008–09	Dwight Howard*ORL	231	Dikembe Mutombo* NYK 2003–04 HOU 2004–09	3,289	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2008–09
2009–10	Dwight Howard*ORL	228	Shaquille O'Neal* CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	2,690	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2009–10
2010–11	Serge Ibaka^§OKC	198	Shaquille O'Neal* CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11	2,732	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2010–11
2011–12	Serge Ibaka^§OKC	241	Tim Duncan*SAS	2,469	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2011–12
2012–13	Serge Ibaka^§OKC	242	Tim Duncan*SAS	2,652	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2012–13
2013–14	Serge Ibaka^§OKC	219	Tim Duncan*SAS	2,791	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2013–14
2014–15	Anthony Davis^NOP	200	Tim Duncan*SAS	2,941	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2014–15
2015–16	Hassan Whiteside MIA	269	Tim Duncan*SAS	3,020	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	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 2021–22	1,916	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2016–17
2017–18	Anthony Davis^NOP	193	Dwight Howard* ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021–22	2,047	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2017–18
2018–19	Myles Turner^IND	199	Dwight Howard* ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021–22	2,051	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2018–19
2019–20	Hassan Whiteside POR	196	Dwight Howard* ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021–22	2,130	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2019–20
2020–21	Rudy Gobert^UTA	190	Dwight Howard* ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021–22	2,192	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2020–21
2021–22	Jaren Jackson Jr.^MEM	177	Dwight Howard* ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021–22	2,228	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2021–22
2022–23	Brook Lopez^MIL	193	Serge Ibaka^§MIL	1,759	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2022–23
2023–24	Victor Wembanyama^SAS	254	Brook Lopez^ MIL 2023–25 LAC 2025–	1,912	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2023–24
2024–25	Victor Wembanyama^SAS	176	Brook Lopez^ MIL 2023–25 LAC 2025–	2,060	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2024–25
2025–26	Jay Huff^IND	97	Brook Lopez^ MIL 2023–25 LAC 2025–	2,100	Hakeem Olajuwon* HOU 1984–2001 TOR 2001–02	3,830	Mark Eaton UTA	456	2025–26
Season	Year-by-Year Leader	Blk	Active Leader	Blk	Career Record	Blk	Single Season Record	Blk	Season