List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders
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.
Playoff blocked shots leaders
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.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[2] |
Progressive list for blocks
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[2] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | DEN | Denver Nuggets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | WAS | Washington Wizards |
BOS | Boston Celtics | DET | Detroit Pistons | MEM | Memphis Grizzlies | ORL | Orlando Magic | WSB | Washington Bullets |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | GSW | Golden State Warriors | MIA | Miami Heat | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | ||
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | HOU | Houston Rockets | NJN | New Jersey Nets | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | ||
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | IND | Indiana Pacers | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | UTA | Utah Jazz | ||
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | NYK | New York Knicks | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blk | Active leader | Blk | Career record | Blk | Single-season record | Blk | Season |
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1973–74 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | 1973–74 |
1974–75 | George Johnson000GSW | 40 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 54 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 54 | George Johnson000GSW | 40 | 1974–75 |
1975–76 | Gar Heard000PHX | 37 | 82 | 82 | 1975–76 | ||||
1976–77 | Bill Walton*000POR | 64 | 104 | 104 | Bill Walton*000POR | 64 | 1976–77 | ||
1977–78 | Marvin Webster000SEA | 58 | 156 | 156 | 1977–78 | ||||
1978–79 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 52 | 208 | 208 | 1978–79 | ||||
1979–80 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 58 | 212 | 212 | 1979–80 | ||||
1980–81 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 41 | 1980–81 | ||||||
1981–82 | Robert Parish*000BOS | 48 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 233 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 233 | 1981–82 | ||
1982–83 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 55 | 288 | 288 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | 45 | 333 | 333 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Kevin McHale*000BOS | 46 | 369 | 369 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 69 | 393 | 393 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 69 | 1985–86 | ||
1986–87 | 43 | 428 | 428 | 1986–87 | |||||
1987–88 | John Salley000DET | 37 | 465 | 465 | 1987–88 | ||||
1988–89 | Manute Bol000GSW | 29 | 476 | 476 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Mark West000PHX | 41 | Robert Parish*000BOS | 275 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Vlade Divac*000LAL | 41 | 282 | 1990–91 | |||||
1991–92 | Larry Nance000CLE | 46 | 297 | 1991–92 | |||||
1992–93 | Oliver Miller000PHX | 59 | 303 | 1992–93 | |||||
1993–94 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 92 | Hakeem Olajuwon* 000HOU 1993–01 000TOR 2001–02 | 329 | 92 | 1993–94 | |||
1994–95 | 62 | 391 | 1994–95 | ||||||
1995–96 | Shawn Kemp000SEA | 40 | 408 | 1995–96 | |||||
1996–97 | Greg Ostertag000UTA | 47 | 449 | 1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | 37 | 465 | 1997–98 | ||||||
1998–99 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 45 | 468 | 1998–99 | |||||
1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 55 | 1999–00 | ||||||
2000–01 | Dikembe Mutombo*000PHI | 72 | 2000–01 | ||||||
2001–02 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 48 | 472 | 2001–02 | |||||
2002–03 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 79 | Shaquille O'Neal* 000LAL 2002–04 000MIA 2004–07 000PHX 2007–09 000CLE 2009–10 000BOS 2010–11 | 313 | 2002–03 | ||||
2003–04 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 61 | 374 | 2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | Ben Wallace*000DET | 59 | 393 | 2004–05 | |||||
2005–06 | Shaquille O'Neal*000MIA | 34 | 427 | 2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 62 | 433 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Pau Gasol*000LAL | 40 | 446 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | Dwight Howard†000ORL | 60 | 2008–09 | ||||||
2009–10 | 49 | 459 | 2009–10 | ||||||
2010–11 | Serge Ibaka†000OKC | 52 | 2010–11 | ||||||
2011–12 | 59 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 482 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 482 | 2011–12 | |||
2012–13 | Roy Hibbert000IND | 37 | 516 | 516 | 2012–13 | ||||
2013–14 | Serge Ibaka†000OKC | 42 | 545 | 545 | 2013–14 | ||||
2014–15 | Dwight Howard†000HOU | 39 | 555 | 555 | 2014–15 | ||||
2015–16 | Draymond Green^000GSW | 41 | 568 | 568 | 2015–16 | ||||
2016–17 | Clint Capela^000HOU Draymond Green^000GSW | 28 | Serge Ibaka† 000TOR 2016–20 000LAC 2020–21 000MIL 2021–23 | 239 | 2016–17 | ||||
2017–18 | Clint Capela^000HOU | 36 | 252 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | Draymond Green^000GSW | 33 | 275 | 2018–19 | |||||
2019–20 | Anthony Davis^000LAL | 30 | 289 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Brook Lopez^000MIL | 34 | 292 | 2020–21 | |||||
2021–22 | Robert Williams III^000BOS | 38 | 2021–22 | ||||||
2022–23 | Anthony Davis^000LAL | 50 | 2022–23 | ||||||
2023–24 | Daniel Gafford^000DAL | 33 | LeBron James^000LAL | 275 | 2023–24 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blk | Active player leader | Blk | Career record | Blk | Single-season record | Blk | Season |
See also
References
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record blocked shot statistics until the 1973–74 season.
- ^ a b A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ a b American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
- ^ a b Games played in prior seasons where blocked shots were not recorded are not included in total games played nor are they used in calculating the per game average.
- ^ a b Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
- ^ Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971.
- ^ a b c Blocked shots were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and playoff appearance(s).
- ^ Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in blocked shots