Rank Player Position (s) Team (s) played for (years) Total blocks Games played Blocks per game average Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * Houston Rockets (1984 -- 2001) Toronto Raptors (2001 -- 2002) 3,830 1,238 3.09 Mutombo, Dikembe Dikembe Mutombo * Denver Nuggets (1991 -- 1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996 -- 2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001 -- 2002) New Jersey Nets (2002 -- 2003) New York Knicks (2003 -- 2004) Houston Rockets (2004 -- 2009) 3,289 1,196 2.75 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * Milwaukee Bucks (1969 -- 1973) Milwaukee Bucks (1973 -- 1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975 -- 1989) 3,189 1,239 2.57 Eaton, Mark Mark Eaton Utah Jazz (1982 -- 1993) 3,064 875 3.50 5 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan PF / C San Antonio Spurs (1997 -- 2016) 3,020 1,392 2.17 6 Robinson, David David Robinson * San Antonio Spurs (1989 -- 2003) 2,954 987 2.99 7 Ewing, Patrick Patrick Ewing * New York Knicks (1985 -- 2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000 -- 2001) Orlando Magic (2001 -- 2002) 2,894 1,183 2.45 8 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal * Orlando Magic (1992 -- 1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996 -- 2004) Miami Heat (2004 -- 2008) Phoenix Suns (2008 -- 2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009 -- 2010) Boston Celtics (2010 -- 2011) 2,732 1,207 2.26 9 Rollins, Tree Tree Rollins Atlanta Hawks (1977 -- 1988) Cleveland Cavaliers (1988 -- 1990) Detroit Pistons (1990 -- 1991) Houston Rockets (1991 -- 1993) Orlando Magic (1993 -- 1995) 2,542 1,156 2.20 10 Parish, Robert Robert Parish * Golden State Warriors (1976 -- 1980) Boston Celtics (1980 -- 1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994 -- 1996) Chicago Bulls (1996 -- 1997) 2,361 1,611 1.47 11 Mourning, Alonzo Alonzo Mourning * Charlotte Hornets (1992 -- 1995) Miami Heat (1995 -- 2002, 2004 -- 2007) New Jersey Nets (2003 -- 2004) 2,356 838 2.81 12 Camby, Marcus Marcus Camby Toronto Raptors (1996 -- 1998) New York Knicks (1999 -- 2002, 2012 -- 2013) Denver Nuggets (2003 -- 2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008 -- 2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010 -- 2012) Houston Rockets (2012) 2,331 973 2.40 13 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace C / PF Washington Bullets / Wizards (1996 -- 1999) Orlando Magic (1999 -- 2000) Detroit Pistons (2000 -- 2006, 2009 -- 2012) Chicago Bulls (2006 -- 2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008 -- 2009) 2,137 1,088 1.96 14 Bradley, Shawn Shawn Bradley Philadelphia 76ers (1993 -- 1995) New Jersey Nets (1995 -- 1997) Dallas Mavericks (1997 -- 2005) 2,119 832 2.55 15 Bol, Manute Manute Bol Washington Bullets (1985 -- 1988, 1994) Golden State Warriors (1988 -- 1990, 1994) Philadelphia 76ers (1990 -- 1993, 1994) Miami Heat (1993 -- 1994) 2,086 624 3.34 16 Johnson, George T. George T. Johnson Golden State Warriors (1972 -- 1973) Golden State Warriors (1973 -- 1977) Buffalo Braves (1977) New Jersey Nets (1977 -- 1980, 1984 -- 1985) San Antonio Spurs (1980 -- 1982) Atlanta Hawks (1982 -- 1983) Seattle SuperSonics (1985 -- 1986) 2,082 848 2.46 17 Howard, Dwight Dwight Howard ^ Orlando Magic (2004 -- 2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012 -- 2013) Houston Rockets (2013 -- 2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016 -- 2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017 -- present) 2,047 1,035 1.98 18 Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett PF / C Minnesota Timberwolves (1995 -- 2007, 2015 -- 2016) Boston Celtics (2007 -- 2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013 -- 2015) 2,037 1,462 1.39 19 Nance, Larry Larry Nance PF Phoenix Suns (1981 -- 1988) Cleveland Cavaliers (1988 -- 1994) 2,027 920 2.20 20 Ratliff, Theo Theo Ratliff Detroit Pistons (1995 -- 1997, 2008) Philadelphia 76ers (1997 -- 2001, 2008 -- 2009) Atlanta Hawks (2001 -- 2004) Portland Trail Blazers (2004 -- 2006) Boston Celtics (2006 -- 2007) Minnesota Timberwolves (2007 -- 2008) San Antonio Spurs (2009 -- 2010) Charlotte Bobcats (2010) Los Angeles Lakers (2010 -- 2011) 1,968 810 2.43 21 Gasol, Pau Pau Gasol ^ C / PF Memphis Grizzlies (2001 -- 2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008 -- 2014) Chicago Bulls (2014 -- 2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016 -- present) 1,926 1,196 1.61 22 Brand, Elton Elton Brand PF / C Chicago Bulls (1999 -- 2001) Los Angeles Clippers (2001 -- 2008) Philadelphia 76ers (2008 -- 2012, 2016) Dallas Mavericks (2012 -- 2013) Atlanta Hawks (2013 -- 2015) 1,828 1,058 1.73 23 O'Neal, Jermaine Jermaine O'Neal C / PF Portland Trail Blazers (1996 -- 2000) Indiana Pacers (2000 -- 2008) Toronto Raptors (2008 -- 2009) Miami Heat (2009 -- 2010) Boston Celtics (2010 -- 2012) Phoenix Suns (2012 -- 2013) Golden State Warriors (2013 -- 2014) 1,820 1,011 1.80 24 Hayes, Elvin Elvin Hayes * PF / C San Diego / Houston Rockets (1968 -- 1972) Baltimore Bullets (1972 -- 1973) Capital / Washington Bullets (1973 -- 1981) Houston Rockets (1981 -- 1984) 1,771 894 1.98 25 Gilmore, Artis Artis Gilmore * Chicago Bulls (1976 -- 1982) San Antonio Spurs (1982 -- 1987) Chicago Bulls (1987) Boston Celtics (1988) 1,747 909 1.92 26 Malone, Moses Moses Malone * Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976 -- 1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982 -- 1986, 1993 -- 1994) Washington Bullets (1986 -- 1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988 -- 1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991 -- 1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994 -- 1995) 1,733 1,329 1.30 27 Smith, Josh Josh Smith ^ PF / SF Atlanta Hawks (2004 -- 2013) Detroit Pistons (2013 -- 2014) Houston Rockets (2014 -- 2015, 2016) Los Angeles Clippers (2015 -- 2016) New Orleans Pelicans (2017) 1,713 894 1.92 28 McHale, Kevin Kevin McHale * PF Boston Celtics (1980 -- 1993) 1,690 972 1.74 29 Divac, Vlade Vlade Divac Los Angeles Lakers (1989 -- 1996, 2004 -- 2005) Charlotte Hornets (1996 -- 1998) Sacramento Kings (1998 -- 2004) 1,631 1,134 1.44 30 Williams, Herb Herb Williams C / PF Indiana Pacers (1981 -- 1989) Dallas Mavericks (1989 -- 1992) New York Knicks (1992 -- 1996, 1996 -- 1999) Toronto Raptors (1996) 1,605 1,102 1.46 31 Campbell, Elden Elden Campbell PF / C Los Angeles Lakers (1990 -- 1999) Charlotte Hornets / New Orleans Hornets (1999 -- 2003) Seattle SuperSonics (2003) Detroit Pistons (2003 -- 2004, 2005) New Jersey Nets (2005) 1,602 1,044 1.53 32 Benjamin, Benoit Benoit Benjamin Los Angeles Clippers (1985 -- 1991) Seattle SuperSonics (1991 -- 1993) Los Angeles Lakers (1993) New Jersey Nets (1993 -- 1995) Vancouver Grizzlies (1995) Milwaukee Bucks (1995 -- 1996) Toronto Raptors (1996) Philadelphia 76ers (1998 -- 1999) Cleveland Cavaliers (1999) 1,581 807 1.96 33 Dalembert, Samuel Samuel Dalembert Philadelphia 76ers (2001 -- 2002, 2003 -- 2010) Sacramento Kings (2010 -- 2011) Houston Rockets (2011 -- 2012) Milwaukee Bucks (2012 -- 2013) Dallas Mavericks (2013 -- 2014) New York Knicks (2014 -- 2015) 1,546 886 1.74 34 Cooper, Wayne Wayne Cooper Golden State Warriors (1978 -- 1980) Utah Jazz (1980 -- 1981) Dallas Mavericks (1981 -- 1982) Portland Trail Blazers (1982 -- 1984, 1989 -- 1992) Denver Nuggets (1984 -- 1989) 1,535 984 1.56 35 Ibaka, Serge Serge Ibaka ^ PF Oklahoma City Thunder (2009 -- 2016) Orlando Magic (2016 -- 2017) Toronto Raptors (2017 -- present) 1,523 679 2.24 36 Jones, Caldwell Caldwell Jones C / PF Philadelphia 76ers (1976 -- 1982) Houston Rockets (1982 -- 1984) Chicago Bulls (1984 -- 1985) Portland Trail Blazers (1985 -- 1989) San Antonio Spurs (1989 -- 1990) 1,517 1,068 1.42 37 Lister, Alton Alton Lister Milwaukee Bucks (1981 -- 1986, 1994 -- 1995) Seattle SuperSonics (1986 -- 1989) Golden State Warriors (1989 -- 1993) Boston Celtics (1995 -- 1997) Portland Trail Blazers (1997 -- 1998) 1,473 953 1.55 38 Kirilenko, Andrei Andrei Kirilenko SF / PF Utah Jazz (2001 -- 2011) Minnesota Timberwolves (2012 -- 2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013 -- 2014) 1,461 797 1.83 39 Wallace, Rasheed Rasheed Wallace PF / C Washington Bullets (1995 -- 1996) Portland Trail Blazers (1996 -- 2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004) Detroit Pistons (2004 -- 2009) Boston Celtics (2009 -- 2010) New York Knicks (2012 -- 2013) 1,460 1,109 1.32 40 Williams, Hot Rod Hot Rod Williams C / PF Cleveland Cavaliers (1986 -- 1995) Phoenix Suns (1995 -- 1998) Dallas Mavericks (1999) 1,456 887 1.64 41 West, Mark Mark West Dallas Mavericks (1983 -- 1984) Milwaukee Bucks (1984) Cleveland Cavaliers (1984 -- 1988, 1996 -- 1997) Phoenix Suns (1988 -- 1994, 1999 -- 2000) Detroit Pistons (1994 -- 1996) Indiana Pacers (1997 -- 1998) Atlanta Hawks (1999) 1,403 1,090 1.29 42 Dampier, Erick Erick Dampier Indiana Pacers (1996 -- 1997) Golden State Warriors (1997 -- 2004) Dallas Mavericks (2004 -- 2010) Miami Heat (2010 -- 2011) Atlanta Hawks (2012) 1,398 987 1.42 43 Robinson, Clifford Clifford Robinson PF / SF Portland Trail Blazers (1989 -- 1997) Phoenix Suns (1997 -- 2001) Detroit Pistons (2001 -- 2003) Golden State Warriors (2003 -- 2005) New Jersey Nets (2005 -- 2007) 1,390 1,380 1.01 44 Tyler, Terry Terry Tyler SF Detroit Pistons (1978 -- 1985) Sacramento Kings (1985 -- 1988) Dallas Mavericks (1988 -- 1989) 1,342 871 1.54 45 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland Cavaliers (1997 -- 2010) Miami Heat (2010 -- 2011) 1,327 843 1.57 46 Chandler, Tyson Tyson Chandler ^ Chicago Bulls (2001 -- 2006) New Orleans (/ Oklahoma City) Hornets (2006 -- 2009) Charlotte Bobcats (2009 -- 2010) Dallas Mavericks (2010 -- 2011, 2014 -- 2015) New York Knicks (2011 -- 2014) Phoenix Suns (2015 -- present) 1,304 1,079 1.21 47 Erving, Julius Julius Erving * SF Philadelphia 76ers (1976 -- 1987) 1,293 836 1.55 Ostertag, Greg Greg Ostertag Utah Jazz (1995 -- 2004, 2005 -- 2006) Sacramento Kings (2004 -- 2005) 756 1.71 49 Kemp, Shawn Shawn Kemp PF Seattle SuperSonics (1989 -- 1997) Cleveland Cavaliers (1997 -- 2000) Portland Trail Blazers (2000 -- 2002) Orlando Magic (2002 -- 2003) 1,279 1,051 1.22 50 Jordan, DeAndre DeAndre Jordan ^ Los Angeles Clippers (2008 -- present) 1,277 750 1.70
who has the most blocked shots in the nba
Hakeem Olajuwon