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List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders

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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.

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026
RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total blocksGames playedBlocks per game
averageRankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total blocksGames playedBlocks per game
average
1*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)568251
2*CMilwaukee Bucks (1970–1973)
Milwaukee Bucks (1974)
Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1989)4761962.43
3*CHouston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999)
Toronto Raptors (2002)4721453.26
4*COrlando Magic (1994–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004)
Miami Heat (2005–2007)
Phoenix Suns (2008)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2010)
Boston Celtics (2011)4592162.13
5*CSan Antonio Spurs (1990–1991, 1993–1996, 1998–2003)3121232.54
6*CGolden State Warriors (1977)
Boston Celtics (1981–1993)
Charlotte Hornets (1995)
Chicago Bulls (1997)3091841.68
7*CNew York Knicks (1988–2000)
Orlando Magic (2002)3031392.18
8§PF/COklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016)
Toronto Raptors (2017–2020)
Los Angeles Clippers (2021)
Milwaukee Bucks (2022)292152
9^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)
Miami Heat (2011–2014)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)284292
10*PFBoston Celtics (1981–1993)2811691.66
11*CDenver Nuggets (1994–1995)
Atlanta Hawks (1997–1999)
Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002)
New Jersey Nets (2003)
New York Knicks (2004)
Houston Rockets (2005, 2007–2009)2511012.49
12*CDetroit Pistons (2002–2006)
Chicago Bulls (2007)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009)250130
13*COrlando Magic (2007–2011)
Los Angeles Lakers (2013, 2020)
Houston Rockets (2014–2016)
Atlanta Hawks (2017)
Philadelphia 76ers (2021)2481251.98
14^CAtlanta Hawks (2008–2013, 2015–2016)
Boston Celtics (2017–2019, 2022–2025)
Philadelphia 76ers (2020)243197
15*SFPhiladelphia 76ers (1977–1987)2391411.70
16*PF/CMemphis Grizzlies (2004–2006)
Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2013)
Chicago Bulls (2015)
San Antonio Spurs (2017–2018)2331361.71
17^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)225169
PF/SFHouston Rockets (1993–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003)
San Antonio Spurs (2004–2008)2440.92
PF/CPortland Trail Blazers (1997–2003)
Detroit Pistons (2004–2009)
Boston Celtics (2010)1771.27
20C/PFPhiladelphia 76ers (1977–1982)
Chicago Bulls (1985)
Portland Trail Blazers (1986–1989)
San Antonio Spurs (1990)2231191.87
21*PF/CSan Diego Rockets (1969)
Baltimore Bullets (1973)
Capital/Washington Bullets (1974–1980)
Houston Rockets (1982)222852.61
22*CCharlotte Hornets (1993, 1995)
Miami Heat (1996–2001, 2005–2007)21595
23CUtah Jazz (1984–1993)210742.84
24^SF/PFOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016)
Golden State Warriors (2017–2019)
Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022)
Phoenix Suns (2023–2024)2041700
25*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (1997–2004)
Boston Celtics (2008, 2010–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2014)1861431.30

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 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026
DALDallas MavericksLACLos Angeles ClippersNYKNew York KnicksTORToronto Raptors
SeasonYear-by-year leaderBlkActive leaderBlkCareer recordBlkSingle-season recordBlkSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderBlkActive player leaderBlkCareer recordBlkSingle-season recordBlkSeason
1973–74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL39Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL39Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL39Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL391973–74
1974–75George JohnsonGSW40Elvin Hayes*WSB54Elvin Hayes*WSB54George JohnsonGSW401974–75
1975–76Gar HeardPHX3782821975–76
1976–77Bill Walton*POR64104104Bill Walton*POR641976–77
1977–78Marvin WebsterSEA581561561977–78
1978–79Elvin Hayes*WSB522082081978–79
1979–80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL582122121979–80
1980–81Julius Erving*PHI411980–81
1981–82Robert Parish*BOS48Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL233Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL2331981–82
1982–83Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL552882881982–83
1983–84453333331983–84
1984–85Kevin McHale*BOS463693691984–85
1985–86Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU69393393Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU691985–86
1986–87434284281986–87
1987–88LAL}}John SalleyDET374654651987–88
1988–89Manute BolGSW294764761988–89
1989–90Mark WestPHX41Robert Parish*BOS2751989–90
1990–91Vlade Divac*LAL412821990–91
1991–92Larry NanceCLE462971991–92
1992–93Oliver MillerPHXHakeem Olajuwon*HOU593031992–93
1993–94Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU92Hakeem Olajuwon*
HOU 1993–01
TOR 2001–02329921993–94
1994–95623911994–95
1995–96Shawn KempSEA404081995–96
1996–97Greg OstertagUTA474491996–97
1997–98374651997–98
1998–99Tim Duncan*SAS454681998–99
1999–00Shaquille O'Neal*LAL551999–00
2000–01Dikembe Mutombo*PHI722000–01
2001–02Shaquille O'Neal*LAL484722001–02
2002–03Tim Duncan*SAS79Shaquille O'Neal*
LAL 2002–04
MIA 2004–07
PHX 2007–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–113132002–03
2003–04Shaquille O'Neal*LAL613742003–04
2004–05Ben Wallace*DET593932004–05
2005–06Shaquille O'Neal*MIA344272005–06
2006–07Tim Duncan*SAS624332006–07
2007–08Pau Gasol*LAL404462007–08
2008–09Dwight Howard*ORL602008–09
2009–10494592009–10
2010–11Serge Ibaka§OKC522010–11
2011–1259Tim Duncan*SAS482Tim Duncan*SAS4822011–12
2012–13Roy HibbertIND375165162012–13
2013–14Serge Ibaka§OKC425455452013–14
2014–15Dwight Howard*HOU395555552014–15
2015–16Draymond Green^GSW415685682015–16
2016–17Clint Capela^HOU
Draymond Green^GSW28Serge Ibaka§
TOR 2016–20
LAC 2020–21
MIL 2021–232392016–17
2017–18Clint Capela^HOU362522017–18
2018–19Draymond Green^GSW332752018–19
2019–20Anthony Davis^LAL302892019–20
2020–21Brook Lopez^MIL342922020–21
2021–22Robert Williams III^BOS382021–22
2022–23Anthony Davis^LAL502022–23
2023–24Daniel Gafford^DAL33LeBron James^LAL2752023–24
2024–25Myles Turner^IND462842024–25

References

General

Notes

References

  1. The [[National Basketball Association]] did not record [[block (basketball). blocked shot]] [[Basketball statistics. statistics]] until the [[1973–74 NBA season. 1973–74 season]].
  2. A player is not eligible for induction into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] until he has been fully retired for two calendar years.
  3. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  4. [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) teams other than those [[ABA–NBA merger. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Average is [[Rounding#Types of rounding. rounded]] to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before steals were officially recorded.
  7. Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971.
  8. [[block (basketball). Blocked shots]] were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and playoff appearance(s).
  9. Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
  10. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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