(Redirected from List of National Basketball Association 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 theββyears.
Playoff blocked shots leadersβ»
This is: a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff leaders in blocking shots.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
β | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
Progressive list for blocksβ»
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 |
β | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
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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1973β74 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000MIL | 39 | 1973β74 |
1974β75 | George Johnson000GSW | 40 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 54 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 54 | George Johnson000GSW | 40 | 1974β75 |
1975β76 | Gar Heard000PHX | 37 | 82 | 82 | 1975β76 | ||||
1976β77 | Bill Walton*000POR | 64 | 104 | 104 | Bill Walton*000POR | 64 | 1976β77 | ||
1977β78 | Marvin Webster000SEA | 58 | 156 | 156 | 1977β78 | ||||
1978β79 | Elvin Hayes*000WSB | 52 | 208 | 208 | 1978β79 | ||||
1979β80 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 58 | 212 | 212 | 1979β80 | ||||
1980β81 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 41 | 1980β81 | ||||||
1981β82 | Robert Parish*000BOS | 48 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 233 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 233 | 1981β82 | ||
1982β83 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL | 55 | 288 | 288 | 1982β83 | ||||
1983β84 | 45 | 333 | 333 | 1983β84 | |||||
1984β85 | Kevin McHale*000BOS | 46 | 369 | 369 | 1984β85 | ||||
1985β86 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 69 | 393 | 393 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 69 | 1985β86 | ||
1986β87 | 43 | 428 | 428 | 1986β87 | |||||
1987β88 | John Salley000DET | 37 | 465 | 465 | 1987β88 | ||||
1988β89 | Manute Bol000GSW | 29 | 476 | 476 | 1988β89 | ||||
1989β90 | Mark West000PHX | 41 | Robert Parish*000BOS | 275 | 1989β90 | ||||
1990β91 | Vlade Divac*000LAL | 41 | 282 | 1990β91 | |||||
1991β92 | Larry Nance000CLE | 46 | 297 | 1991β92 | |||||
1992β93 | Oliver Miller000PHX | 59 | 303 | 1992β93 | |||||
1993β94 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU | 92 | Hakeem Olajuwon* 000HOU 1993β01 000TOR 2001β02 |
329 | 92 | 1993β94 | |||
1994β95 | 62 | 391 | 1994β95 | ||||||
1995β96 | Shawn Kemp000SEA | 40 | 408 | 1995β96 | |||||
1996β97 | Greg Ostertag000UTA | 47 | 449 | 1996β97 | |||||
1997β98 | 37 | 465 | 1997β98 | ||||||
1998β99 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 45 | 468 | 1998β99 | |||||
1999β00 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 55 | 1999β00 | ||||||
2000β01 | Dikembe Mutombo*000PHI | 72 | 2000β01 | ||||||
2001β02 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 48 | 472 | 2001β02 | |||||
2002β03 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 79 | Shaquille O'Neal* 000LAL 2002β04 000MIA 2004β07 000PHX 2007β09 000CLE 2009β10 000BOS 2010β11 |
313 | 2002β03 | ||||
2003β04 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 61 | 374 | 2003β04 | |||||
2004β05 | Ben Wallace*000DET | 59 | 393 | 2004β05 | |||||
2005β06 | Shaquille O'Neal*000MIA | 34 | 427 | 2005β06 | |||||
2006β07 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 62 | 433 | 2006β07 | |||||
2007β08 | Pau Gasol*000LAL | 40 | 446 | 2007β08 | |||||
2008β09 | Dwight Howard000ORL | 60 | 2008β09 | ||||||
2009β10 | 49 | 459 | 2009β10 | ||||||
2010β11 | Serge Ibaka000OKC | 52 | 2010β11 | ||||||
2011β12 | 59 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 482 | Tim Duncan*000SAS | 482 | 2011β12 | |||
2012β13 | Roy Hibbert000IND | 37 | 516 | 516 | 2012β13 | ||||
2013β14 | Serge Ibaka000OKC | 42 | 545 | 545 | 2013β14 | ||||
2014β15 | Dwight Howard000HOU | 39 | 555 | 555 | 2014β15 | ||||
2015β16 | Draymond Green^000GSW | 41 | 568 | 568 | 2015β16 | ||||
2016β17 | Clint Capela^000HOU Draymond Green^000GSW |
28 | Serge Ibaka 000TOR 2016β20 000LAC 2020β21 000MIL 2021β23 |
239 | 2016β17 | ||||
2017β18 | Clint Capela^000HOU | 36 | 252 | 2017β18 | |||||
2018β19 | Draymond Green^000GSW | 33 | 275 | 2018β19 | |||||
2019β20 | Anthony Davis^000LAL | 30 | 289 | 2019β20 | |||||
2020β21 | Brook Lopez^000MIL | 34 | 292 | 2020β21 | |||||
2021β22 | Robert Williams III^000BOS | 38 | 2021β22 | ||||||
2022β23 | Anthony Davis^000LAL | 50 | 2022β23 | ||||||
2023β24 | Daniel Gafford^000DAL | 33 | LeBron James^000LAL | 275 | 2023β24 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | Blk | Active player leader | Blk | Career record | Blk | Single-season record | Blk | Season |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record blocked shot statistics until the 1973β74 season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linkedββto an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Average is roundedββto 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."
- ^ 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."