This article provides two lists:
A list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff blocked shots recorded.
A progressive list of blocked shots leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff leaders in blocking shots.[1]
Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player | ||||
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] | - | § | Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[3] --> |
This is a progressive list of blocked shot leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player | ||||
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | - | § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[10] --> |
ATL | DEN | LAL | OKC | WAS | |||||
BOS | DET | MEM | ORL | WSB | |||||
CHI | GSW | MIA | Miami Heat | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||
CHO | HOU | NJN | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | |||||
CLE | IND | NOP | UTA | Utah Jazz | |||||
DAL | LAC | NYK | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blk | Active leader | Blk | Career record | Blk | Single-season record | Blk | Season | |||
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 39 | ||
1974–75 | George Johnson | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 40 | Elvin Hayes | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 54 | Elvin Hayes | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 54 | George Johnson | 40 | 1974–75 |
1975–76 | Gar Heard | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 37 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 82 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 82 | 1975–76 | ||||
1976–77 | Bill Walton | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 64 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 104 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 104 | Bill Walton | 64 | 1976–77 | ||
1977–78 | Marvin Webster | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 58 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 156 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 156 | 1977–78 | ||||
1978–79 | Elvin Hayes | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 52 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 208 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 208 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 58 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2 | 212 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2 | 212 | 1979–80 | ||||
1980–81 | Julius Erving | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 41 | 1980–81 | ||||||||
1981–82 | Robert Parish | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 48 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 233 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 233 | 1981–82 | ||
1982–83 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 55 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 288 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 288 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 45 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 333 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 333 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Kevin McHale | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 46 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 369 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 369 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | Hakeem Olajuwon | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 69 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 393 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 393 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 69 | 1985–86 | ||
1986–87 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 43 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 428 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 428 | 1986–87 | |||||
1987–88 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 37 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 465 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 465 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | Manute Bol | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 29 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 476 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=23 | 476 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Mark West | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 41 | Robert Parish | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 275 | 1989–90 | |||||
1990–91 | Vlade Divac | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 41 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 282 | 1990–91 | ||||||
1991–92 | Larry Nance | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 46 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 297 | 1991–92 | ||||||
1992–93 | Oliver Miller | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 59 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 303 | 1992–93 | ||||||
1993–94 | Hakeem Olajuwon | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 92 | Hakeem Olajuwon | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 329 | align=center rowspan=31 | 92 | 1993–94 | |||
1994–95 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 62 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 391 | 1994–95 | |||||||
1995–96 | Shawn Kemp | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 40 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 408 | 1995–96 | ||||||
1996–97 | Greg Ostertag | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 47 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 449 | 1996–97 | ||||||
1997–98 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 37 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 465 | 1997–98 | |||||||
1998–99 | Tim Duncan | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 45 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=3 | 468 | 1998–99 | ||||||
1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 55 | 1999–00 | ||||||||
2000–01 | Dikembe Mutombo | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 72 | 2000–01 | ||||||||
2001–02 | Shaquille O'Neal | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 48 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 472 | 2001–02 | ||||||
2002–03 | Tim Duncan | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 79 | Shaquille O'Neal | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 313 | 2002–03 | |||||
2003–04 | Shaquille O'Neal | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 61 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 374 | 2003–04 | ||||||
2004–05 | Ben Wallace | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 59 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 393 | 2004–05 | ||||||
2005–06 | Shaquille O'Neal | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 34 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 427 | 2005–06 | ||||||
2006–07 | Tim Duncan | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 62 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 433 | 2006–07 | ||||||
2007–08 | Pau Gasol | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 40 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2 | 446 | 2007–08 | ||||||
2008–09 | Dwight Howard† | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 60 | 2008–09 | ||||||||
2009–10 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 49 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2 | 459 | 2009–10 | |||||||
2010–11 | Serge Ibaka† | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 52 | 2010–11 | ||||||||
2011–12 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 59 | Tim Duncan | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 482 | Tim Duncan | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 482 | 2011–12 | |||
2012–13 | Roy Hibbert | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 37 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 516 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 516 | 2012–13 | ||||
2013–14 | Serge Ibaka† | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 42 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 545 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 545 | 2013–14 | ||||
2014–15 | Dwight Howard† | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 39 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 555 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 555 | 2014–15 | ||||
2015–16 | Draymond Green^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 41 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 568 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=9 | 568 | 2015–16 | ||||
2016–17 | Clint Capela^ Draymond Green^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 28 | Serge Ibaka† | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 239 | 2016–17 | |||||
2017–18 | Clint Capela^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 36 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 252 | 2017–18 | ||||||
2018–19 | Draymond Green^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 33 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 275 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | Anthony Davis^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 30 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 289 | 2019–20 | ||||||
2020–21 | Brook Lopez^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 34 | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=3 | 292 | 2020–21 | ||||||
2021–22 | Robert Williams III^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 38 | 2021–22 | ||||||||
2022–23 | Anthony Davis^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 50 | 2022–23 | ||||||||
2023–24 | Daniel Gafford^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 33 | LeBron James^ | align=center style="border-right: solid blue" | 275 | 2023–24 | |||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blk | Active player leader | Blk | Career record | Blk | Single-season record | Blk | Season |