NBA players ranked by total career blocked shots in regular season play according to official NBA records. Hakeem Olajuwon holds the all-time NBA career blocks record with 3,830 — a total accumulated across 18 seasons with the Houston Rocke...
About: Most Career Blocks in NBA History
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NBA players ranked by total career blocked shots in regular season play according to official NBA records. Hakeem Olajuwon holds the all-time NBA career blocks record with 3,830 — a total accumulated across 18 seasons with the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors, reflecting a defensive artistry so refined that his signature move, the Dream Shake, combined elite scoring with the threat of shot-blocking in a way no other centre before or since has replicated.
Key Findings
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Hakeem Olajuwon leads with 3,830 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 3,122 · median: 3,042.
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Gap in All Time: Hakeem Olajuwon is 1.4× larger than Shaquille O'Neal.
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Data Points
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8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
3,830
Hakeem Olajuwon
Career NBA Blocks · All Time
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All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 3,830 | 3,830 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Dikembe Mutombo | 3,289 | 3,289 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 3,189 | 3,189 | +0% |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | 3,064 | 3,064 | +0% |
| 5 | Tim Duncan | 3,020 | 3,020 | +0% |
| 6 | David Robinson | 2,954 | 2,954 | +0% |
| 7 | Patrick Ewing | 2,894 | 2,894 | +0% |
| 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2,732 | 2,732 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
3,830
Maximum
2,732
Minimum
3,122
Average
3,042
Median
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