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 NBA 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 Statistics accurate as of the 2025–26 NBA season. RankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total blocksGames playedBlocks per gameaverage1*CHouston Rockets (–)Toronto Raptors ()3,8301,2383.092*CDenver Nuggets (–)Atlanta Hawks (–)Philadelphia 76ers (–)New Jersey Nets ()New York Knicks ()Houston Rockets (–)3,2891,1962.753*CMilwaukee Bucks (1969–1973)Milwaukee Bucks (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)3,1891,2392.574CUtah Jazz (–)3,0648753.505*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (–)3,0201,3922.176*CSan Antonio Spurs (–)2,9549872.997*CNew York Knicks (–)Seattle SuperSonics ()Orlando Magic ()2,8941,1832.458*COrlando Magic (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)Miami Heat (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Cleveland Cavaliers ()Boston Celtics ()2,7321,2072.269CAtlanta Hawks (–)Cleveland Cavaliers (–)Detroit Pistons ()Houston Rockets (–)Orlando Magic (–)2,5421,15610*CGolden State Warriors (–)Boston Celtics (–)Charlotte Hornets (–)Chicago Bulls ()2,3611,6111.4711*CCharlotte Hornets (–)Miami Heat (–, –)New Jersey Nets (–)2,3568382.8112CToronto Raptors (–)New York Knicks (–, )Denver Nuggets (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–)Portland Trail Blazers (–)Houston Rockets ()2,3319732.4013*COrlando Magic (–)Los Angeles Lakers (, , )Houston Rockets (–)Atlanta Hawks ()Charlotte Hornets ()Washington Wizards ()Philadelphia 76ers ()2,2281,2421.7914^CNew Jersey/Brooklyn Nets (–)Los Angeles Lakers ()Milwaukee Bucks (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–present)2,1471,18015*CWashington Bullets/Wizards (–)Orlando Magic ()Detroit Pistons (–, –)Chicago Bulls (–)Cleveland Cavaliers (–)2,1371,08816CPhiladelphia 76ers (–)New Jersey Nets (–)Dallas Mavericks (–)2,1198322.5517CWashington Bullets (–, )Golden State Warriors (–, )Philadelphia 76ers (–, )Miami Heat ()2,0866243.3418CGolden State Warriors (1972–1973) Golden State Warriors (–)Buffalo Braves ()New Jersey Nets (–, )San Antonio Spurs (–)Atlanta Hawks ()Seattle SuperSonics ()2,0828482.4619*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (–, –)Boston Celtics (–)Brooklyn Nets (–)2,0371,4621.3920PFPhoenix Suns (–)Cleveland Cavaliers (–)2,02792021CDetroit Pistons (–, )Philadelphia 76ers (–, )Atlanta Hawks (–)Portland Trail Blazers (–)Boston Celtics ()Minnesota Timberwolves ()San Antonio Spurs ()Charlotte Bobcats ()Los Angeles Lakers ()1,9688102.4322*PF/CMemphis Grizzlies (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)Chicago Bulls (–)San Antonio Spurs (–)Milwaukee Bucks ()1,9411,2261.5823^PF/CNew Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)Dallas Mavericks (–)1,84880724^CUtah Jazz (–)Minnesota Timberwolves (–present)1,84290525PF/CChicago Bulls (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–)Philadelphia 76ers (–, )Dallas Mavericks ()Atlanta Hawks (–)1,8281,0581.7326C/PFPortland Trail Blazers (–)Indiana Pacers (–)Toronto Raptors ()Miami Heat (–)Boston Celtics (–)Phoenix Suns ()Golden State Warriors ()1,8201,0111.8027*PF/CSan Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972)Baltimore Bullets (1972–1973)Capital/Washington Bullets (–)Houston Rockets (–)1,7718941.9828PFOklahoma City Thunder (–)Orlando Magic ()Toronto Raptors (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–)Milwaukee Bucks (–)1,75991929*CChicago Bulls (–, )San Antonio Spurs (–)Boston Celtics ()1,74790930*CBuffalo Braves ()Houston Rockets (–)Philadelphia 76ers (–, )Washington Bullets (–)Atlanta Hawks (–)Milwaukee Bucks (–)San Antonio Spurs ()1,7331,3291.3031PF/SFAtlanta Hawks (–)Detroit Pistons (–)Houston Rockets (, )Los Angeles Clippers ()New Orleans Pelicans ()1,71389432*PFBoston Celtics (–)1,69097233*CLos Angeles Lakers (–, )Charlotte Hornets (–)Sacramento Kings (–)1,6311,1341.4434C/PFIndiana Pacers (–)Dallas Mavericks (–)New York Knicks (–, –)Toronto Raptors ()1,6051,10235PF/CLos Angeles Lakers (–)Charlotte Hornets (–)New Orleans Hornets ()Seattle SuperSonics ()Detroit Pistons (–, )New Jersey Nets ()1,6021,0441.5336CLos Angeles Clippers (–)Seattle SuperSonics (–)Los Angeles Lakers ()New Jersey Nets (–)Vancouver Grizzlies ()Milwaukee Bucks ()Toronto Raptors ()Philadelphia 76ers (–)Cleveland Cavaliers ()1,58180737^CLos Angeles Clippers (–)Dallas Mavericks ()New York Knicks ()Brooklyn Nets (–)Los Angeles Lakers ()Philadelphia 76ers ()Denver Nuggets (–)New Orleans Pelicans (–present)1,5771,123038CPhiladelphia 76ers (–)Sacramento Kings ()Houston Rockets ()Milwaukee Bucks ()Dallas Mavericks ()New York Knicks (–)1,54688639CGolden State Warriors (–)Utah Jazz ()Dallas Mavericks ()Portland Trail Blazers (–, –)Denver Nuggets (–)1,5359841.5640^CIndiana Pacers (–)Milwaukee Bucks (–present)1,52771341C/PFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)Houston Rockets (–)Chicago Bulls ()Portland Trail Blazers (–)San Antonio Spurs ()1,5171,06842CMilwaukee Bucks (–, –)Seattle SuperSonics (–)Golden State Warriors (–)Boston Celtics (–)Portland Trail Blazers ()1,4739531.5543SF/PFUtah Jazz (–)Minnesota Timberwolves ()Brooklyn Nets (–)1,4617971.8344PF/CWashington Bullets ()Portland Trail Blazers (–)Atlanta Hawks ()Detroit Pistons (–)Boston Celtics ()New York Knicks ()1,4601,1091.3245C/PFCleveland Cavaliers (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Dallas Mavericks ()1,4568871.6446CDallas Mavericks ()Milwaukee Bucks ()Cleveland Cavaliers (–, )Phoenix Suns (–, )Detroit Pistons (–)Indiana Pacers ()Atlanta Hawks ()1,4031,0901.2947CIndiana Pacers ()Golden State Warriors (–)Dallas Mavericks (–)Miami Heat ()Atlanta Hawks ()1,39898748PF/SFPortland Trail Blazers (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Detroit Pistons (–)Golden State Warriors (–)New Jersey Nets (–)1,3901,3801.0149^CAtlanta Hawks (–)Boston Celtics (–, –)Philadelphia 76ers ()Oklahoma City Thunder ()Golden State Warriors (–present)1,3511,18350^SF/PF Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (–)Golden State Warriors (–)Brooklyn Nets (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Houston Rockets (–present)1,3441,201

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 Statistics accurate as of the 2025–26 NBA season. +Team abbreviations +Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.ATLAtlanta Hawks DENDenver Nuggets LALLos Angeles Lakers NYKNew York Knicks TORToronto RaptorsBOSBoston Celtics DETDetroit Pistons MEMMemphis Grizzlies OKCOklahoma City Thunder WASWashington Wizards CHIChicago Bulls GSWGolden State Warriors MIAMiami HeatORLOrlando Magic WSBWashington Bullets CHOCharlotte Hornets HOUHouston Rockets MILMilwaukee Bucks PORPortland Trail BlazersCLECleveland Cavaliers INDIndiana Pacers NJNNew Jersey Nets SASSan Antonio SpursDALDallas Mavericks LACLos Angeles Clippers NOPNew Orleans Pelicans UTAUtah Jazz

Career block leaders at the end of every seasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderBlkActive leaderBlkCareer recordBlkSingle season recordBlkSeason Elmore Smith393 Elmore Smith393 Elmore Smith393Elmore Smith3931973–741974–75 2166096091975–76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3388478471975–761976–77 261Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1,094Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1,0941976–771977–78 George Johnson2741,2791,2791977–781978–79 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3161,5951,5951978–791979–80 2801,8751,8751979–801980–81 George Johnson2782,1032,1031980–811981–82 2342,3102,3101981–821982–83 Tree Rollins3432,4802,4801982–831983–84 Mark Eaton3512,6232,6231983–841984–85 4562,7852,785Mark Eaton4561984–851985–86 Manute Bol3972,9152,9151985–861986–87 Mark Eaton3213,0123,0121986–871987–88 304 3,1043,1041987–881988–89 Manute Bol3453,1893,1891988–891989–90 Hakeem Olajuwon* 376Mark Eaton2,5921989–901990–91 David Robinson*3202,7801990–911991–92 3052,9851991–921992–93 Hakeem Olajuwon* 3423,0641992–931993–94 Dikembe Mutombo*336Hakeem Olajuwon* 2,7411993–941994–95 321 2,9831994–951995–96 3323,190 Hakeem Olajuwon* 3,1901995–961996–97 2643,3633,3631996–971997–98 2773,4593,4591997–981998–99 Alonzo Mourning*1803,5823,5821998–991999–00 2943,6523,6521999–002000–01 Jermaine O'NealShawn Bradley2283,7403,7402000–012001–02 Ben Wallace*2783,8303,8302001–022002–03 Theo Ratliff262David Robinson*2,9542002–032003–04 307 Dikembe Mutombo*2,9962003–042004–05 Marcus Camby1993,0972004–052005–06 Andrei Kirilenko2203,1542005–062006–07 Marcus Camby2313,2302006–072007–08 2853,2782007–082008–09 Dwight Howard*2313,2892008–092009–10 228Shaquille O'Neal*2,6902009–102010–11 Serge Ibaka1982,7322010–112011–12 241 Tim Duncan*2,4692011–122012–13 2422,6522012–132013–14 2192,7912013–14 2014–15 Anthony Davis^2002,9412014–152015–16 Hassan Whiteside2693,0202015–162016–17 Rudy Gobert^214Dwight Howard* 1,9162016–172017–18 Anthony Davis^193 2,047 2017–182018–19 Myles Turner^199 2,051 2018–192019–20 Hassan Whiteside196 2,130 2019–202020–21 Rudy Gobert^190 2,192 2020–212021–22 Jaren Jackson Jr.^177 2,228 2021–222022–23 Brook Lopez^193 Serge Ibaka1,759 2022–232023–24 Victor Wembanyama^254Brook Lopez^1,912 2023–242024–25 1762,060 2024–252025–26 1972,147 2025–26SeasonYear-by-year LeaderBlkActive leaderBlkCareer recordBlkSingle season recordBlkSeason

See also Basketball statistics NBA regular season records

Notes

References

External links Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in blocked shots National Basketball Association official website enumeration of NBA career leaders in blocks