NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) 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)

Table
Season Lg Player Tot BLK Reg BLK Play BLK Tm
2023-24 NBA Victor Wembanyama 254 254 0 SAS
2022-23 NBA Brook Lopez 202 193 9 MIL
2021-22 NBA Jaren Jackson Jr. 207 177 30 MEM
2020-21 NBA Rudy Gobert 213 190 23 UTA
2019-20 NBA Hassan Whiteside 206 196 10 POR
2018-19 NBA Brook Lopez 207 179 28 MIL
2017-18 NBA Anthony Davis 214 193 21 NOP
2016-17 NBA Rudy Gobert 226 214 12 UTA
2015-16 NBA Hassan Whiteside 297 269 28 MIA
2014-15 NBA DeAndre Jordan 216 183 33 LAC
2013-14 NBA Serge Ibaka 261 219 42 OKC
2012-13 NBA Serge Ibaka 275 242 33 OKC
2011-12 NBA Serge Ibaka 300 241 59 OKC
2010-11 NBA Serge Ibaka 250 198 52 OKC
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard 277 228 49 ORL
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard 291 231 60 ORL
2007-08 NBA Marcus Camby 297 285 12 DEN
2006-07 NBA Tim Duncan* 252 190 62 SAS
2005-06 NBA Elton Brand 232 201 31 LAC
2004-05 NBA Ben Wallace* 235 176 59 DET
2003-04 NBA Theo Ratliff 307 307 0 TOT
2002-03 NBA Tim Duncan* 316 237 79 SAS
2001-02 NBA Ben Wallace* 304 278 26 DET
2000-01 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 275 203 72 TOT
1999-00 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 327 294 33 MIA
1998-99 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 194 180 14 MIA
1997-98 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 286 277 9 ATL
1996-97 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 290 264 26 ATL
1995-96 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 332 332 0 DEN
1994-95 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 328 321 7 DEN
1993-94 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 405 336 69 DEN
1992-93 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 401 342 59 HOU
1991-92 NBA David Robinson* 305 305 0 SAS
1990-91 NBA David Robinson* 335 320 15 SAS
1989-90 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 399 376 23 HOU
1988-89 NBA Manute Bol 374 345 29 GSW
1987-88 NBA Mark Eaton 338 304 34 UTA
1986-87 NBA Mark Eaton 342 321 21 UTA
1985-86 NBA Manute Bol 426 397 29 WSB
1984-85 NBA Mark Eaton 485 456 29 UTA
1983-84 NBA Mark Eaton 385 351 34 UTA
1982-83 NBA Tree Rollins 353 343 10 ATL
1981-82 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 252 207 45 LAL
1980-81 NBA George Johnson 294 278 16 SAS
1979-80 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 338 280 58 LAL
1978-79 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 349 316 33 LAL
1977-78 NBA George Johnson 274 274 0 NJN
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 299 261 38 LAL
1975-76 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 338 338 0 LAL
1975-76 ABA Billy Paultz 269 253 16 SAA
1974-75 NBA Elvin Hayes* 226 187 39 WSB
1974-75 ABA Artis Gilmore* 289 258 31 KEN
1973-74 NBA Elmore Smith 401 393 8 LAL
1973-74 ABA Caldwell Jones 330 316 14 SDA