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.Kevin Garnett* 2037
21.Larry Nance 2027
22.Brook Lopez 1997
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 1793
30.Elvin Hayes* 1771
31.Serge Ibaka 1759
32.Josh Smith 1713
33.Kevin McHale* 1690
34.Rudy Gobert 1679
35.Vlade Divac* 1631
36.Herb Williams 1605
37.Elden Campbell 1602
38.Benoit Benjamin 1581
39.DeAndre Jordan 1557
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.Mark West 1403
48.Erick Dampier 1398
49.Clifford Robinson 1390
50.Myles Turner 1350
51.Terry Tyler 1342
52.Tyson Chandler 1335
53.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1327
54.Bobby Jones* 1319
55.Greg Ostertag 1293
56.Al Horford 1281
 Dirk Nowitzki* 1281
58.Shawn Kemp 1279
59.Dale Davis 1270
60.James Donaldson 1267
61.JaVale McGee 1258
62.Marc Gasol 1254
63.Kevin Durant 1241
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.Bob McAdoo* 1147
74.Roy Hibbert 1146
75.Karl Malone* 1145
76.Hassan Whiteside 1143
77.Andre Drummond 1140
78.Horace Grant 1136
79.LeBron James 1134
 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.Bob Lanier* 1100
 Buck Williams 1100
88.Andrew Lang 1099
89.Al Jefferson 1093
90.Andrew Bogut 1091
91.Ervin Johnson 1087
92.Thurl Bailey 1086
93.Bismack Biyombo 1077
94.Mychal Thompson 1073
95.Amar'e Stoudemire 1054
96.Derrick Coleman 1051
97.Jack Sikma* 1048
98.George Gervin* 1047
99.Robin Lopez 1045
 Paul Millsap 1045
101.Giannis Antetokounmpo 1038
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 951
114.Scottie Pippen* 947
115.Clint Capela 942
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
125.Shane Battier 906
126.Kendrick Perkins 903
127.Michael Jordan* 893
128.Lamar Odom 892
129.Antonio Davis 889
130.Charles Barkley* 888
 Vince Carter* 888
132.Marcin Gortat 885
 Dwyane Wade* 885
134.Roy Hinson 882
135.Marvin Webster 881
136.Kristaps Porziņģis 876
137.Joakim Noah 874
138.Rony Seikaly 872
139.Joe Smith 868
140.James Edwards 867
141.Kenyon Martin 864
142.Draymond Green 856
143.Jonas Valančiūnas 850
 David West 850
145.Dave Corzine 848
 Donyell Marshall 848
147.Kurt Thomas 841
148.Danny Schayes 840
149.Amir Johnson 839
150.Joel Przybilla 836
151.Alex English* 833
152.Nikola Vučević 823
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.Jim Chones 774
166.Duane Causwell 767
167.Oliver Miller 758
168.Larry Bird* 755
 Karl-Anthony Towns 755
170.Pervis Ellison 752
 Mike Green 752
 Danny Manning 752
 Ralph Sampson* 752
174.Randy Breuer 750
 Kevin Willis 750
176.Rich Kelley 749
177.Paul Pierce* 745
178.DeMarcus Cousins 742
179.Jerami Grant 739
180.Dave Greenwood 736
 Jaren Jackson Jr. 736
182.Jakob Poeltl 735
183.Joel Embiid 733
184.Ron Harper 729
185.Michael Cage 725
186.Nenê 721
187.Clyde Drexler* 719
188.Clemon Johnson 717
189.Tony Battie 713
190.Michael Olowokandi 697
191.Kurt Nimphius 696
192.Jim McIlvaine 691
193.Steven Adams 688
194.Kelvin Cato 685
 Mason Plumlee 685
196.Nerlens Noel 683
 Stromile Swift 683
198.Gerald Wallace 681
199.Nicolas Batum 679
200.Dennis Johnson* 675
 Christian Laettner 675
202.Len Elmore 674
203.Jarrett Allen 673
204.Bill Cartwright 668
205.Maurice Lucas 659
206.Andrew Bynum 657
207.James Johnson 655
208.Spencer Hawes 652
209.Olden Polynice 651
210.Terry Cummings 650
211.Carmelo Anthony 644
212.John Henson 642
 Dominique Wilkins* 642
214.Kobe Bryant* 640
215.Nazr Mohammed 639
216.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638
 Clifford Ray 638
218.Danny Green 634
219.Andre Iguodala 633
220.Mickey Johnson 632
221.DeSagana Diop 630
222.Spencer Haywood* 629
 Jusuf Nurkić 629
224.Tom Chambers 627
225.James Harden 626
226.James Worthy* 624
227.Kevin Kunnert 616
228.Darko Miličić 613
229.Alex Len 612
230.Derrick McKey 611
231.Armen Gilliam 607
232.Jamaal Magloire 603
233.Mitchell Robinson 602
234.Cliff Levingston 593
 Ronny Turiaf 593
236.Brad Miller 592
237.Tom Burleson 591
238.Greg Anderson 590
239.Jeff Green 588
240.Kent Benson 586
241.Andris Biedriņš 580
 Eddie Jones 580
243.Robert Covington 578
244.Marvin Williams 577
245.Grant Hill* 576
246.Dan Issel* 572
 Lorenzen Wright 572
248.Keon Clark 571
249.Orlando Woolridge 569
250.Ed Davis 566

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.Kevin Garnett* 2037
19.Larry Nance 2027
20.Brook Lopez 1997
21.Theo Ratliff 1968
22.Pau Gasol* 1941
23.Elton Brand 1828
24.Jermaine O'Neal 1820
25.Anthony Davis 1793
26.Elvin Hayes* 1771
27.Serge Ibaka 1759
28.Artis Gilmore* 1747
29.Moses Malone* 1733
30.Josh Smith 1713
31.Kevin McHale* 1690
32.Rudy Gobert 1679
33.Vlade Divac* 1631
34.Herb Williams 1605
35.Elden Campbell 1602
36.Benoit Benjamin 1581
37.DeAndre Jordan 1557
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.Mark West 1403
46.Erick Dampier 1398
47.Clifford Robinson 1390
48.Myles Turner 1350
49.Terry Tyler 1342
50.Tyson Chandler 1335
51.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1327
52.Julius Erving* 1293
 Greg Ostertag 1293
54.Al Horford 1281
 Dirk Nowitzki* 1281
56.Shawn Kemp 1279
57.Dale Davis 1270
58.James Donaldson 1267
59.JaVale McGee 1258
60.Marc Gasol 1254
61.Kevin Durant 1241
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.Bob McAdoo* 1147
71.Roy Hibbert 1146
72.Karl Malone* 1145
73.Hassan Whiteside 1143
74.Andre Drummond 1140
75.Horace Grant 1136
76.LeBron James 1134
 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.Bob Lanier* 1100
 Buck Williams 1100
86.Andrew Lang 1099
87.Al Jefferson 1093
88.Andrew Bogut 1091
89.Ervin Johnson 1087
90.Thurl Bailey 1086
91.Bismack Biyombo 1077
92.Mychal Thompson 1073
93.Amar'e Stoudemire 1054
94.Derrick Coleman 1051
95.Jack Sikma* 1048
96.Robin Lopez 1045
 Paul Millsap 1045
98.Giannis Antetokounmpo 1038
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 951
112.Scottie Pippen* 947
113.Clint Capela 942
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
123.Shane Battier 906
124.Kendrick Perkins 903
125.Michael Jordan* 893
126.Lamar Odom 892
127.Antonio Davis 889
128.Charles Barkley* 888
 Vince Carter* 888
130.Marcin Gortat 885
 Dwyane Wade* 885
132.Roy Hinson 882
133.Kristaps Porziņģis 876
134.Joakim Noah 874
135.Rony Seikaly 872
136.Joe Smith 868
137.James Edwards 867
138.Kenyon Martin 864
139.Draymond Green 856
140.Jonas Valančiūnas 850
 David West 850
142.Dave Corzine 848
 Donyell Marshall 848
144.Kurt Thomas 841
145.Danny Schayes 840
146.Amir Johnson 839
147.Joel Przybilla 836
148.Alex English* 833
149.Marvin Webster 829
150.Nikola Vučević 823
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.Duane Causwell 767
163.Oliver Miller 758
164.Larry Bird* 755
 Karl-Anthony Towns 755
166.Pervis Ellison 752
 Danny Manning 752
 Ralph Sampson* 752
169.Randy Breuer 750
 Kevin Willis 750
171.Rich Kelley 749
172.Paul Pierce* 745
173.DeMarcus Cousins 742
174.Jerami Grant 739
175.Dave Greenwood 736
 Jaren Jackson Jr. 736
177.Jakob Poeltl 735
178.Joel Embiid 733
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.Michael Olowokandi 697
187.Kurt Nimphius 696
188.Jim McIlvaine 691
189.Steven Adams 688
190.Kelvin Cato 685
 Mason Plumlee 685
192.Nerlens Noel 683
 Stromile Swift 683
194.Gerald Wallace 681
195.Nicolas Batum 679
196.Dennis Johnson* 675
 Christian Laettner 675
198.Jarrett Allen 673
199.George Gervin* 670
200.Bill Cartwright 668
201.Andrew Bynum 657
202.James Johnson 655
203.Spencer Hawes 652
204.Olden Polynice 651
205.Terry Cummings 650
206.Carmelo Anthony 644
207.Jim Chones 643
208.John Henson 642
 Dominique Wilkins* 642
210.Kobe Bryant* 640
211.Nazr Mohammed 639
212.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638
 Clifford Ray 638
214.Danny Green 634
215.Andre Iguodala 633
216.Mickey Johnson 632
217.DeSagana Diop 630
218.Spencer Haywood* 629
 Jusuf Nurkić 629
220.Tom Chambers 627
221.James Harden 626
222.James Worthy* 624
223.Kevin Kunnert 616
224.Darko Miličić 613
225.Alex Len 612
226.Derrick McKey 611
227.Armen Gilliam 607
228.Jamaal Magloire 603
229.Mitchell Robinson 602
230.Cliff Levingston 593
 Ronny Turiaf 593
232.Brad Miller 592
233.Tom Burleson 591
234.Greg Anderson 590
235.Jeff Green 588
236.Kent Benson 586
237.Andris Biedriņš 580
 Eddie Jones 580
239.Robert Covington 578
240.Marvin Williams 577
241.Grant Hill* 576
242.Lorenzen Wright 572
243.Keon Clark 571
244.Orlando Woolridge 569
245.Ed Davis 566
246.Brian Grant 561
247.Lonnie Shelton 559
248.Daniel Gafford 554
249.Nate Thurmond* 553
250.Kermit Washington 550

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.Mike Gale 212
16.Gene Moore 207
17.Wil Jones 206
18.Swen Nater 201
19.Gus Gerard 183
20.Dan Issel* 176
21.Dave Robisch 173
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
50.Ted McClain 63
 Johnny Neumann 63
 Mike Jackson 63
 Al Skinner 63
54.Jim Bradley 62
55.Willie Wise 59
 George Adams 59
57.Donnie Freeman 56
58.Ralph Simpson 54
59.Bob Netolicky 52
 Billy Knight 52
 Marvin Webster 52
62.Travis Grant 51
63.James Silas 49
64.George Carter 48
65.Fatty Taylor 47
 Mel Bennett 47
67.Collis Jones 46
68.Joe Caldwell 45
69.M.L. Carr 44
70.Ron Thomas 43
 Dan Roundfield 43
72.Byron Beck 42
73.Bird Averitt 41
74.Stew Johnson 40
 Cincy Powell 40
76.Walt Simon 39
77.Mark Olberding 37
78.Chuck Williams 36
 Don Chaney 36
80.Kevin Joyce 34
81.Jimmy Jones 32
 Roy Ebron 32
83.Barry Parkhill 30
84.Freddie Lewis 29
 Warren Jabali 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
 Mike Barr 25
 Lamar Green 25
95.George Thompson 24
96.John Roche 23
97.Steve Jones 22
 Dave Twardzik 22
99.Gene Littles 21
100.Bill Melchionni 20
 Scott English 20
 George Karl* 20
 Billy Schaeffer 20
 Don Washington 20
105.Marv Roberts 19
 Billy Shepherd 19
107.Rick Mount 18
108.Jim McDaniels 17
109.Mack Calvin 16
 Simmie Hill 16
 Johnny Baum 16
 Aulcie Perry 16
113.Chuck Terry 14
 Mike D'Antoni 14
115.Glen Combs 13
 Willie Long 13
 Gus Johnson* 13
 Charles Jordan 13
119.Al Smith 12
 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
 Paul Stovall 6
 Lloyd Batts 6
 Terry Driscoll 6
 Billy Harris 6
 Harry Rogers 6
149.Joe Hamilton 5
 Bill Franklin 5
 Dennis Wuycik 5
 Joby Wright 5
 Jimmy Conner 5
 Monte Towe 5
155.George Lehmann 4
 Stan Love 4
 Collis Temple 4
 Hank Williams 4
159.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
167.Claude Virden 2
 Ron King 2
 Flynn Robinson 2
 Bob Nash 2
 Allan Bristow 2
 Dwaine Dillard 2
173.Gary Gregor 1
 Mo Layton 1
 Bill Higgins 1
 Tom Ingelsby 1
 Nate Barnett 1
 Ken Gardner 1
179.George Peeples 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