NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Blocks

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Blocks since 1973-74 (1971-72 for ABA)

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player BLK
1.Hakeem Olajuwon* 3830
2.Dikembe Mutombo* 3289
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3189
4.Artis Gilmore* 3178
5.Mark Eaton 3064
6.Tim Duncan* 3020
7.David Robinson* 2954
8.Patrick Ewing* 2894
9.Shaquille O'Neal* 2732
10.Tree Rollins 2542
11.Robert Parish* 2361
12.Alonzo Mourning* 2356
13.Marcus Camby 2331
14.Caldwell Jones 2297
15.Dwight Howard 2228
16.Ben Wallace* 2137
17.Shawn Bradley 2119
18.Manute Bol 2086
19.George Johnson 2082
20.Brook Lopez 2060
21.Kevin Garnett* 2037
22.Larry Nance 2027
23.Theo Ratliff 1968
24.Julius Erving* 1941
 Pau Gasol* 1941
26.Moses Malone* 1889
27.Elton Brand 1828
28.Jermaine O'Neal 1820
29.Anthony Davis 1815
30.Elvin Hayes* 1771
31.Serge Ibaka 1759
32.Rudy Gobert 1718
33.Josh Smith 1713
34.Kevin McHale* 1690
35.Vlade Divac* 1631
36.Herb Williams 1605
37.Elden Campbell 1602
38.Benoit Benjamin 1581
39.DeAndre Jordan 1568
40.Samuel Dalembert 1546
41.Wayne Cooper 1535
42.Alton Lister 1473
43.Andrei Kirilenko 1461
44.Rasheed Wallace 1460
45.Billy Paultz 1457
46.Hot Rod Williams 1456
47.Myles Turner 1412
48.Mark West 1403
49.Erick Dampier 1398
50.Clifford Robinson 1390
51.Terry Tyler 1342
52.Tyson Chandler 1335
53.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1327
54.Bobby Jones* 1319
55.Al Horford 1300
56.Greg Ostertag 1293
57.Dirk Nowitzki* 1281
58.Shawn Kemp 1279
59.Kevin Durant 1273
60.Dale Davis 1270
61.James Donaldson 1267
62.JaVale McGee 1258
63.Marc Gasol 1254
64.Shawn Marion 1233
65.Harvey Catchings 1226
66.Chris Webber* 1200
67.Adonal Foyle 1193
 Bo Outlaw 1193
69.LaMarcus Aldridge 1187
70.Elmore Smith 1183
71.Sam Lacey 1160
 Dan Roundfield 1160
73.LeBron James 1150
74.Andre Drummond 1148
75.Bob McAdoo* 1147
76.Roy Hibbert 1146
77.Karl Malone* 1145
78.Hassan Whiteside 1143
79.Horace Grant 1136
80.Charles Jones 1134
81.Joe Barry Carroll 1121
82.P.J. Brown 1116
83.Rik Smits 1111
84.Brendan Haywood 1109
85.Antonio McDyess 1102
86.Bismack Biyombo 1100
 Bob Lanier* 1100
 Buck Williams 1100
89.Andrew Lang 1099
90.Al Jefferson 1093
91.Andrew Bogut 1091
92.Ervin Johnson 1087
93.Thurl Bailey 1086
94.Mychal Thompson 1073
95.Giannis Antetokounmpo 1064
96.Amar'e Stoudemire 1054
97.Derrick Coleman 1051
98.Jack Sikma* 1048
99.George Gervin* 1047
100.Robin Lopez 1045
 Paul Millsap 1045
102.Robert Horry 1035
103.Bill Walton* 1034
104.Chris Dudley 1027
105.Darryl Dawkins 1023
106.Rick Mahorn 1007
107.Emeka Okafor 1003
108.Chris Andersen 991
109.Mike Gminski 989
110.John Salley 983
111.LaSalle Thompson 972
112.Bill Laimbeer 965
113.Taj Gibson 964
114.Clint Capela 951
115.Scottie Pippen* 947
116.Derrick Favors 939
117.Rasho Nesterović 934
118.Sam Perkins 933
119.Chris Bosh* 932
120.Chris Kaman 931
121.Antoine Carr 925
122.Yao Ming* 920
123.Raef LaFrentz 919
124.Sam Bowie 909
 Kristaps Porziņģis 909
126.Shane Battier 906
127.Kendrick Perkins 903
128.Michael Jordan* 893
129.Lamar Odom 892
130.Antonio Davis 889
131.Charles Barkley* 888
 Vince Carter* 888
 Draymond Green 888
134.Marcin Gortat 885
 Dwyane Wade* 885
136.Roy Hinson 882
137.Marvin Webster 881
138.Joakim Noah 874
139.Rony Seikaly 872
140.Joe Smith 868
 Jonas Valančiūnas 868
142.James Edwards 867
143.Kenyon Martin 864
144.David West 850
145.Dave Corzine 848
 Donyell Marshall 848
147.Nikola Vučević 844
148.Kurt Thomas 841
149.Danny Schayes 840
150.Amir Johnson 839
151.Joel Przybilla 836
152.Alex English* 833
153.Joe Meriweather 810
154.Alvan Adams 808
155.Tracy McGrady* 807
156.Jerome Kersey 799
157.Vin Baker 798
 Rudy Gay 798
159.Ben Poquette 794
 Clarence Weatherspoon 794
161.Jon Koncak 791
162.Charles Smith 789
163.Darnell Hillman 782
164.Gar Heard 780
165.Jaren Jackson Jr. 777
166.Jim Chones 774
167.Karl-Anthony Towns 771
168.Duane Causwell 767
169.Oliver Miller 758
170.Jakob Poeltl 757
171.Larry Bird* 755
172.Pervis Ellison 752
 Mike Green 752
 Danny Manning 752
 Ralph Sampson* 752
176.Randy Breuer 750
 Kevin Willis 750
178.Rich Kelley 749
179.Jerami Grant 748
180.Paul Pierce* 745
181.DeMarcus Cousins 742
182.Joel Embiid 738
183.Dave Greenwood 736
184.Ron Harper 729
185.Michael Cage 725
186.Nenê 721
187.Clyde Drexler* 719
188.Clemon Johnson 717
189.Tony Battie 713
190.Steven Adams 703
 Jarrett Allen 703
 Mason Plumlee 703
193.Nicolas Batum 697
 Michael Olowokandi 697
195.Kurt Nimphius 696
196.Jim McIlvaine 691
197.Kelvin Cato 685
198.Nerlens Noel 683
 Stromile Swift 683
200.Gerald Wallace 681
201.Dennis Johnson* 675
 Christian Laettner 675
203.Len Elmore 674
204.Bill Cartwright 668
205.Maurice Lucas 659
206.Andrew Bynum 657
207.James Harden 655
 James Johnson 655
209.Spencer Hawes 652
210.Olden Polynice 651
211.Terry Cummings 650
212.Jusuf Nurkić 647
213.Carmelo Anthony 644
214.John Henson 642
 Dominique Wilkins* 642
216.Kobe Bryant* 640
217.Nazr Mohammed 639
218.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638
 Clifford Ray 638
220.Danny Green 634
221.Andre Iguodala 633
222.Mickey Johnson 632
223.DeSagana Diop 630
224.Spencer Haywood* 629
225.Tom Chambers 627
226.James Worthy* 624
227.Mitchell Robinson 620
228.Kevin Kunnert 616
229.Alex Len 615
230.Darko Miličić 613
231.Derrick McKey 611
232.Armen Gilliam 607
233.Jamaal Magloire 603
234.Cliff Levingston 593
 Ronny Turiaf 593
236.Brad Miller 592
237.Tom Burleson 591
 Jeff Green 591
239.Greg Anderson 590
240.Kent Benson 586
241.Daniel Gafford 584
242.Andris Biedriņš 580
 Eddie Jones 580
244.Robert Covington 578
245.Marvin Williams 577
246.Grant Hill* 576
247.Ivica Zubac 575
248.Dan Issel* 572
 Lorenzen Wright 572
250.Keon Clark 571

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player BLK
1.Hakeem Olajuwon* 3830
2.Dikembe Mutombo* 3289
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3189
4.Mark Eaton 3064
5.Tim Duncan* 3020
6.David Robinson* 2954
7.Patrick Ewing* 2894
8.Shaquille O'Neal* 2732
9.Tree Rollins 2542
10.Robert Parish* 2361
11.Alonzo Mourning* 2356
12.Marcus Camby 2331
13.Dwight Howard 2228
14.Ben Wallace* 2137
15.Shawn Bradley 2119
16.Manute Bol 2086
17.George Johnson 2082
18.Brook Lopez 2060
19.Kevin Garnett* 2037
20.Larry Nance 2027
21.Theo Ratliff 1968
22.Pau Gasol* 1941
23.Elton Brand 1828
24.Jermaine O'Neal 1820
25.Anthony Davis 1815
26.Elvin Hayes* 1771
27.Serge Ibaka 1759
28.Artis Gilmore* 1747
29.Moses Malone* 1733
30.Rudy Gobert 1718
31.Josh Smith 1713
32.Kevin McHale* 1690
33.Vlade Divac* 1631
34.Herb Williams 1605
35.Elden Campbell 1602
36.Benoit Benjamin 1581
37.DeAndre Jordan 1568
38.Samuel Dalembert 1546
39.Wayne Cooper 1535
40.Caldwell Jones 1517
41.Alton Lister 1473
42.Andrei Kirilenko 1461
43.Rasheed Wallace 1460
44.Hot Rod Williams 1456
45.Myles Turner 1412
46.Mark West 1403
47.Erick Dampier 1398
48.Clifford Robinson 1390
49.Terry Tyler 1342
50.Tyson Chandler 1335
51.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1327
52.Al Horford 1300
53.Julius Erving* 1293
 Greg Ostertag 1293
55.Dirk Nowitzki* 1281
56.Shawn Kemp 1279
57.Kevin Durant 1273
58.Dale Davis 1270
59.James Donaldson 1267
60.JaVale McGee 1258
61.Marc Gasol 1254
62.Shawn Marion 1233
63.Harvey Catchings 1226
64.Chris Webber* 1200
65.Adonal Foyle 1193
 Bo Outlaw 1193
67.LaMarcus Aldridge 1187
68.Elmore Smith 1183
69.Sam Lacey 1160
70.LeBron James 1150
71.Andre Drummond 1148
72.Bob McAdoo* 1147
73.Roy Hibbert 1146
74.Karl Malone* 1145
75.Hassan Whiteside 1143
76.Horace Grant 1136
77.Charles Jones 1134
78.Joe Barry Carroll 1121
79.Dan Roundfield 1117
80.P.J. Brown 1116
81.Rik Smits 1111
82.Brendan Haywood 1109
83.Antonio McDyess 1102
84.Bismack Biyombo 1100
 Bob Lanier* 1100
 Buck Williams 1100
87.Andrew Lang 1099
88.Al Jefferson 1093
89.Andrew Bogut 1091
90.Ervin Johnson 1087
91.Thurl Bailey 1086
92.Mychal Thompson 1073
93.Giannis Antetokounmpo 1064
94.Amar'e Stoudemire 1054
95.Derrick Coleman 1051
96.Jack Sikma* 1048
97.Robin Lopez 1045
 Paul Millsap 1045
99.Robert Horry 1035
100.Bill Walton* 1034
101.Chris Dudley 1027
102.Darryl Dawkins 1023
103.Rick Mahorn 1007
104.Emeka Okafor 1003
105.Chris Andersen 991
106.Mike Gminski 989
107.John Salley 983
108.Bobby Jones* 982
109.LaSalle Thompson 972
110.Bill Laimbeer 965
111.Taj Gibson 964
112.Clint Capela 951
113.Scottie Pippen* 947
114.Derrick Favors 939
115.Rasho Nesterović 934
116.Sam Perkins 933
117.Chris Bosh* 932
118.Chris Kaman 931
119.Antoine Carr 925
120.Yao Ming* 920
121.Raef LaFrentz 919
122.Sam Bowie 909
 Kristaps Porziņģis 909
124.Shane Battier 906
125.Kendrick Perkins 903
126.Michael Jordan* 893
127.Lamar Odom 892
128.Antonio Davis 889
129.Charles Barkley* 888
 Vince Carter* 888
 Draymond Green 888
132.Marcin Gortat 885
 Dwyane Wade* 885
134.Roy Hinson 882
135.Joakim Noah 874
136.Rony Seikaly 872
137.Joe Smith 868
 Jonas Valančiūnas 868
139.James Edwards 867
140.Kenyon Martin 864
141.David West 850
142.Dave Corzine 848
 Donyell Marshall 848
144.Nikola Vučević 844
145.Kurt Thomas 841
146.Danny Schayes 840
147.Amir Johnson 839
148.Joel Przybilla 836
149.Alex English* 833
150.Marvin Webster 829
151.Joe Meriweather 810
152.Alvan Adams 808
153.Tracy McGrady* 807
154.Jerome Kersey 799
155.Vin Baker 798
 Rudy Gay 798
157.Ben Poquette 794
 Clarence Weatherspoon 794
159.Jon Koncak 791
160.Charles Smith 789
161.Gar Heard 780
162.Jaren Jackson Jr. 777
163.Karl-Anthony Towns 771
164.Duane Causwell 767
165.Oliver Miller 758
166.Jakob Poeltl 757
167.Larry Bird* 755
168.Pervis Ellison 752
 Danny Manning 752
 Ralph Sampson* 752
171.Randy Breuer 750
 Kevin Willis 750
173.Rich Kelley 749
174.Jerami Grant 748
175.Paul Pierce* 745
176.DeMarcus Cousins 742
177.Joel Embiid 738
178.Dave Greenwood 736
179.Ron Harper 729
180.Michael Cage 725
181.Nenê 721
182.Clyde Drexler* 719
183.Clemon Johnson 717
184.Tony Battie 713
185.Billy Paultz 706
186.Steven Adams 703
 Jarrett Allen 703
 Mason Plumlee 703
189.Nicolas Batum 697
 Michael Olowokandi 697
191.Kurt Nimphius 696
192.Jim McIlvaine 691
193.Kelvin Cato 685
194.Nerlens Noel 683
 Stromile Swift 683
196.Gerald Wallace 681
197.Dennis Johnson* 675
 Christian Laettner 675
199.George Gervin* 670
200.Bill Cartwright 668
201.Andrew Bynum 657
202.James Harden 655
 James Johnson 655
204.Spencer Hawes 652
205.Olden Polynice 651
206.Terry Cummings 650
207.Jusuf Nurkić 647
208.Carmelo Anthony 644
209.Jim Chones 643
210.John Henson 642
 Dominique Wilkins* 642
212.Kobe Bryant* 640
213.Nazr Mohammed 639
214.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638
 Clifford Ray 638
216.Danny Green 634
217.Andre Iguodala 633
218.Mickey Johnson 632
219.DeSagana Diop 630
220.Spencer Haywood* 629
221.Tom Chambers 627
222.James Worthy* 624
223.Mitchell Robinson 620
224.Kevin Kunnert 616
225.Alex Len 615
226.Darko Miličić 613
227.Derrick McKey 611
228.Armen Gilliam 607
229.Jamaal Magloire 603
230.Cliff Levingston 593
 Ronny Turiaf 593
232.Brad Miller 592
233.Tom Burleson 591
 Jeff Green 591
235.Greg Anderson 590
236.Kent Benson 586
237.Daniel Gafford 584
238.Andris Biedriņš 580
 Eddie Jones 580
240.Robert Covington 578
241.Marvin Williams 577
242.Grant Hill* 576
243.Ivica Zubac 575
244.Lorenzen Wright 572
245.Keon Clark 571
246.Orlando Woolridge 569
247.Ed Davis 566
248.Brian Grant 561
249.Lonnie Shelton 559
250.Nate Thurmond* 553

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player BLK
1.Artis Gilmore* 1431
2.Caldwell Jones 780
3.Billy Paultz 751
4.Julius Erving* 648
5.Darnell Hillman 505
6.Jim Eakins 384
7.Julius Keye 380
 Mike Green 380
9.George Gervin* 377
10.Mel Daniels* 351
11.Bobby Jones* 337
12.Marvin Barnes 271
13.Len Elmore 269
14.Coby Dietrick 236
15.Dave Robisch 234
16.Mike Gale 212
17.Gene Moore 207
18.Wil Jones 206
19.Swen Nater 201
20.Gus Gerard 183
21.Dan Issel* 176
22.Tom Owens 164
23.Moses Malone* 156
24.George McGinnis* 154
25.Willie Sojourner 152
26.Zelmo Beaty* 143
27.Jan van Breda Kolff 139
28.Jim Chones 131
29.David Vaughn 128
30.Louie Dampier* 127
31.Maurice Lucas 121
32.Kim Hughes 120
33.Roger Brown* 112
 Tim Bassett 112
35.Randy Denton 110
36.Charles Edge 105
37.David Thompson* 102
38.Gerald Govan 97
39.Larry Kenon 92
40.Billy Cunningham* 88
41.Roger Brown 84
42.John Williamson 83
43.Lee Davis 80
44.Don Buse 74
45.Bruce Seals 73
46.Ron Boone 71
47.Brian Taylor 70
48.Rich Jones 66
49.Red Robbins 65
 Ralph Simpson 65
51.Ted McClain 63
 Johnny Neumann 63
 Mike Jackson 63
 Al Skinner 63
55.Jim Bradley 62
56.Warren Jabali 60
57.Willie Wise 59
 George Adams 59
59.Donnie Freeman 56
60.Byron Beck 54
61.Bob Netolicky 52
 Billy Knight 52
 Marvin Webster 52
64.Travis Grant 51
65.James Silas 49
66.George Carter 48
67.Fatty Taylor 47
 Mel Bennett 47
69.Collis Jones 46
70.Joe Caldwell 45
71.M.L. Carr 44
72.Ron Thomas 43
 Dan Roundfield 43
74.Bird Averitt 41
75.Stew Johnson 40
 Cincy Powell 40
77.Walt Simon 39
78.Mark Olberding 37
79.Chuck Williams 36
 Don Chaney 36
81.Kevin Joyce 34
82.Jimmy Jones 32
 Roy Ebron 32
84.Barry Parkhill 30
85.Freddie Lewis 29
86.Bob Warren 28
 George Irvine 28
88.Goo Kennedy 27
 Ed Manning 27
 Bo Lamar 27
91.Jim O'Brien 26
92.Jim Ard 25
 Marv Roberts 25
 Mike Barr 25
 Lamar Green 25
96.George Thompson 24
97.John Roche 23
 Al Smith 23
99.Steve Jones 22
 Dave Twardzik 22
101.Gene Littles 21
102.Bill Melchionni 20
 Scott English 20
 George Karl* 20
 Billy Schaeffer 20
 Don Washington 20
107.Billy Shepherd 19
108.Rick Mount 18
109.Willie Long 17
 Jim McDaniels 17
111.Mack Calvin 16
 Simmie Hill 16
 Johnny Baum 16
 Aulcie Perry 16
115.Chuck Terry 14
 Mike D'Antoni 14
117.Glen Combs 13
 Gus Johnson* 13
 Charles Jordan 13
120.Pat McFarland 12
121.Bill Keller 11
122.John Beasley 10
 Claude Terry 10
 Lionel Billingy 10
 Fly Williams 10
 Steve Green 10
 Henry Ward 10
128.Goose Ligon 9
 Pierre Russell 9
 Ronnie Robinson 9
 Wil Robinson 9
 Don Adams 9
 Darrell Elston 9
 Jimmy Foster 9
 Ticky Burden 9
 Mike Flynn 9
137.Rudy Hackett 8
 Allen Murphy 8
139.Wendell Ladner 7
 Larry Finch 7
 Joe Reaves 7
142.Larry Miller 6
 Ollie Taylor 6
 John Trapp 6
 Paul Stovall 6
 Lloyd Batts 6
 Terry Driscoll 6
 Billy Harris 6
 Harry Rogers 6
150.Joe Hamilton 5
 Bill Franklin 5
 Dennis Wuycik 5
 Joby Wright 5
 Jimmy Conner 5
 Monte Towe 5
156.George Lehmann 4
 David Bustion 4
 Stan Love 4
 Collis Temple 4
 Hank Williams 4
161.Bob Arnzen 3
 Jimmy O'Brien 3
 Sam Cash 3
 Jerry Chambers 3
 Wali Jones 3
 Jimmie Baker 3
 George Bucci 3
 Rick Darnell 3
169.Claude Virden 2
 Ron King 2
 Flynn Robinson 2
 Bob Nash 2
 Allan Bristow 2
 Dwaine Dillard 2
175.Gary Gregor 1
 Mo Layton 1
 Bill Higgins 1
 Tom Ingelsby 1
 Nate Barnett 1
 Ken Gardner 1
181.George Peeples 0
 Frank Card 0
 Mike Lewis 0
 Larry Cannon 0
 Skeeter Swift 0
 Paul Ruffner 0
 Bernie Williams 0
 Bob Lackey 0
 Erwin Mueller 0
 Bill Newton 0
 Billy James 0
 Jerry Pender 0
 Rich Rinaldi 0
 Clyde Dickey 0
 Bernie Fryer 0
 Greg Lee 0
 Roy McPipe 0
 Wayne Pack 0
 Reggie Royals 0
 Art Williams 0
 Milt Williams 0
 Ken Smith 0
 Dennis Van Zant 0
 Skip Wise 0