NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Blocks Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player BLK/36 MP
1.Manute Bol 6.42
2.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53
3.Mark Eaton 4.38
4.George Johnson 4.22
5.Jim McIlvaine 4.20
6.Shawn Bradley 3.91
7.Tree Rollins 3.81
8.Elmore Smith 3.63
9.Theo Ratliff 3.46
10.Harvey Catchings 3.35
11.Adonal Foyle 3.29
12.Alonzo Mourning* 3.27
13.Hassan Whiteside 3.25
14.Dikembe Mutombo* 3.22
15.Greg Ostertag 3.16
16.Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.12
17.David Robinson* 3.10
18.JaVale McGee 3.09
19.Duane Causwell 2.93
20.Marcus Camby 2.93
21.Chris Andersen 2.91
22.Charles Jones 2.90
23.Bill Walton* 2.81
24.Alton Lister 2.80
25.Wayne Cooper 2.73
26.Joel Anthony 2.71
27.Daniel Gafford 2.71
28.Myles Turner 2.70
29.DeSagana Diop 2.70
30.Ronny Turiaf 2.66
31.John Henson 2.64
32.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.62
33.Nate Thurmond* 2.62
34.Benoit Benjamin 2.60
35.Andrew Lang 2.58
36.Samuel Dalembert 2.57
37.Patrick Ewing* 2.57
38.Joel Przybilla 2.57
39.Darko Miličić 2.55
40.Steven Hunter 2.53
41.Serge Ibaka 2.52
42.Roy Hibbert 2.52
43.Mark West 2.50
44.Kyle O'Quinn 2.43
45.Artis Gilmore* 2.43
46.Oliver Miller 2.41
47.Anthony Davis 2.40
48.Ben Wallace* 2.40
49.Jermaine O'Neal 2.39
50.Nerlens Noel 2.39
51.Mike Green 2.39
52.Rudy Gobert 2.38
53.Tyrus Thomas 2.38
54.Larry Nance 2.38
55.Marvin Webster 2.37
56.Caldwell Jones 2.36
57.Shaquille O'Neal* 2.35
58.Julius Keye 2.34
59.Pervis Ellison 2.34
60.Bismack Biyombo 2.33
61.Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.33
62.Kelvin Cato 2.32
63.Sam Bowie 2.32
64.Ervin Johnson 2.30
65.Tim Duncan* 2.30
66.Kim Hughes 2.29
67.Stromile Swift 2.28
68.Raef LaFrentz 2.27
69.Chris Dudley 2.27
70.Tom Burleson 2.26
71.Elden Campbell 2.24
72.Terry Tyler 2.22
73.Andrew Bynum 2.21
74.Brandan Wright 2.20
75.Andrei Kirilenko 2.20
76.Brook Lopez 2.20
77.Kurt Nimphius 2.19
78.Etan Thomas 2.17
79.Randy Breuer 2.16
80.John Salley 2.14
81.Gene Moore 2.14
82.Brendan Haywood 2.14
83.Darryl Dawkins 2.14
84.Josh Smith 2.13
85.Billy Paultz 2.11
86.Kristaps Porziņģis 2.11
87.Erick Dampier 2.10
88.Yao Ming* 2.09
89.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.08
90.Bo Outlaw 2.07
91.Dan Gadzuric 2.07
92.Roy Hinson 2.04
93.Dwight Howard* 2.03
94.Herb Williams 2.03
95.DeAndre Jordan 2.02
96.Kevin McHale* 2.02
97.Lou Amundson 2.00
98.Ralph Sampson* 1.99
99.Clint Capela 1.99
100.Hot Rod Williams 1.99
101.Elvin Hayes* 1.98
102.Andrew Bogut 1.98
103.Joe Meriweather 1.97
104.Jakob Poeltl 1.96
105.Len Elmore 1.96
106.Luke Kornet 1.95
107.Clemon Johnson 1.94
108.Chris Boucher 1.93
109.Michael Olowokandi 1.91
110.Drew Eubanks 1.90
111.Emeka Okafor 1.89
112.Kendrick Perkins 1.89
113.Otto Moore 1.89
114.Don Reid 1.89
115.Elton Brand 1.89
116.Alex Len 1.88
117.Andris Biedriņš 1.87
118.Rasho Nesterović 1.87
119.Robert Parish* 1.86
120.Bobby Jones* 1.85
121.Kevin Kunnert 1.83
122.Gar Heard 1.83
123.Chris Mihm 1.83
124.Ben Poquette 1.81
125.Joel Embiid 1.81
126.Robin Lopez 1.80
127.Sam Lacey 1.78
128.Joe Barry Carroll 1.77
129.Robert Traylor 1.76
130.Derrick Favors 1.76
131.Mel Daniels* 1.76
132.Brian Skinner 1.76
133.Brad Lohaus 1.74
134.James Donaldson 1.74
135.Jon Koncak 1.74
136.Darnell Hillman 1.74
137.Vlade Divac* 1.74
138.Charles Smith 1.73
139.Bob McAdoo* 1.73
140.Rik Smits 1.73
141.Richaun Holmes 1.73
142.Dan Roundfield 1.72
143.Chris Kaman 1.71
144.Pau Gasol* 1.70
145.Kevin Séraphin 1.70
146.Marvin Barnes 1.70
147.Andre Drummond 1.69
148.Joakim Noah 1.69
149.Timofey Mozgov 1.69
150.Antoine Carr 1.68
151.Julius Erving* 1.68
152.Manny Leaks 1.66
153.Bob Lanier* 1.66
154.Dewayne Dedmon 1.66
155.Amir Johnson 1.65
156.LaSalle Thompson 1.65
157.Luc Longley 1.65
158.Leroy Ellis 1.64
159.Isaiah Hartenstein 1.64
160.Aaron Williams 1.62
161.Kosta Koufos 1.62
162.James Bailey 1.61
163.Ryan Hollins 1.59
164.Tim Perry 1.58
165.Daniel Theis 1.58
166.Lloyd Neal 1.57
167.Marc Gasol 1.57
168.Shawn Kemp 1.57
169.Thurl Bailey 1.57
170.Gorgui Dieng 1.57
171.Arvydas Sabonis* 1.56
172.Felton Spencer 1.56
173.Jusuf Nurkić 1.56
174.Jason Maxiell 1.55
175.Kermit Washington 1.55
176.Dale Davis 1.54
177.Ian Mahinmi 1.54
178.Marcin Gortat 1.54
179.Jarrett Allen 1.54
180.Will Perdue 1.53
181.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.53
182.Naz Reid 1.53
183.Blair Rasmussen 1.53
184.Rich Kelley 1.52
185.Tyson Chandler 1.52
186.Darius Miles 1.52
187.James Johnson 1.52
188.Scot Pollard 1.51
189.Greg Anderson 1.51
190.Willis Reed* 1.51
191.Spencer Hawes 1.51
192.Taj Gibson 1.50
193.Al Jefferson 1.50
194.Samaki Walker 1.49
195.Jaxson Hayes 1.49
196.Ivica Zubac 1.49
197.Jamaal Magloire 1.48
198.Ed Davis 1.48
199.Mike Gminski 1.48
200.Greg Kite 1.48
201.Cherokee Parks 1.48
202.Dave Corzine 1.47
203.Rony Seikaly 1.47
204.Jason Smith 1.46
205.Derrick Coleman 1.46
206.Kevin Garnett* 1.45
207.Tony Battie 1.45
208.Rasheed Wallace 1.45
209.Jim Eakins 1.45
210.Nazr Mohammed 1.45
211.Amar'e Stoudemire 1.45
212.Gus Gerard 1.44
213.Clifford Ray 1.43
214.Antonio McDyess 1.41
215.Rick Mahorn 1.41
216.Steve Johnson 1.40
217.Chris Webber* 1.40
218.Mychal Thompson 1.39
219.Montrezl Harrell 1.38
220.Robert Horry 1.38
221.Walt Wesley 1.38
222.Danny Schayes 1.38
223.Moses Malone* 1.38
224.Jim Ard 1.38
225.DeMarcus Cousins 1.37
226.Maxi Kleber 1.36
227.Kenyon Martin 1.34
228.Kent Benson 1.34
229.Giannis Antetokounmpo 1.34
230.Mason Plumlee 1.33
231.Jonas Valančiūnas 1.33
232.Jim Petersen 1.33
233.Sean Rooks 1.32
234.Ömer Aşık 1.32
235.Andray Blatche 1.32
236.Al Horford 1.32
237.Spencer Haywood* 1.31
238.Mark Blount 1.31
239.John Gianelli 1.30
240.Willie Cauley-Stein 1.30
241.Jerami Grant 1.30
242.Jim Chones 1.30
243.Bison Dele 1.28
244.Francisco Elson 1.27
245.Jordan Hill 1.27
246.Steven Adams 1.27
247.Cliff Levingston 1.26
248.Scott Williams 1.24
249.Darrell Arthur 1.24
250.Paul Millsap 1.23

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player BLK/36 MP
1.Manute Bol 6.42
2.Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53
3.Mark Eaton 4.38
4.George Johnson 4.22
5.Jim McIlvaine 4.20
6.Shawn Bradley 3.91
7.Tree Rollins 3.81
8.Elmore Smith 3.63
9.Theo Ratliff 3.46
10.Harvey Catchings 3.35
11.Adonal Foyle 3.29
12.Alonzo Mourning* 3.27
13.Hassan Whiteside 3.25
14.Dikembe Mutombo* 3.22
15.Greg Ostertag 3.16
16.Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.12
17.David Robinson* 3.10
18.JaVale McGee 3.09
19.Duane Causwell 2.93
20.Marcus Camby 2.93
21.Chris Andersen 2.91
22.Charles Jones 2.90
23.Bill Walton* 2.81
24.Alton Lister 2.80
25.Wayne Cooper 2.73
26.Joel Anthony 2.71
27.Daniel Gafford 2.71
28.Myles Turner 2.70
29.DeSagana Diop 2.70
30.Ronny Turiaf 2.66
31.John Henson 2.64
32.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.62
33.Nate Thurmond* 2.62
34.Benoit Benjamin 2.60
35.Andrew Lang 2.58
36.Samuel Dalembert 2.57
37.Patrick Ewing* 2.57
38.Joel Przybilla 2.57
39.Darko Miličić 2.55
40.Steven Hunter 2.53
41.Serge Ibaka 2.52
42.Roy Hibbert 2.52
43.Mark West 2.50
44.Kyle O'Quinn 2.43
45.Oliver Miller 2.41
46.Anthony Davis 2.40
47.Ben Wallace* 2.40
48.Jermaine O'Neal 2.39
49.Nerlens Noel 2.39
50.Rudy Gobert 2.38
51.Tyrus Thomas 2.38
52.Larry Nance 2.38
53.Shaquille O'Neal* 2.35
54.Pervis Ellison 2.34
55.Bismack Biyombo 2.33
56.Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.33
57.Kelvin Cato 2.32
58.Sam Bowie 2.32
59.Ervin Johnson 2.30
60.Marvin Webster 2.30
61.Tim Duncan* 2.30
62.Stromile Swift 2.28
63.Raef LaFrentz 2.27
64.Chris Dudley 2.27
65.Tom Burleson 2.26
66.Elden Campbell 2.24
67.Terry Tyler 2.22
68.Andrew Bynum 2.21
69.Brandan Wright 2.20
70.Andrei Kirilenko 2.20
71.Brook Lopez 2.20
72.Kurt Nimphius 2.19
73.Etan Thomas 2.17
74.Randy Breuer 2.16
75.John Salley 2.14
76.Brendan Haywood 2.14
77.Darryl Dawkins 2.14
78.Josh Smith 2.13
79.Artis Gilmore* 2.12
80.Kristaps Porziņģis 2.11
81.Erick Dampier 2.10
82.Yao Ming* 2.09
83.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.08
84.Bo Outlaw 2.07
85.Dan Gadzuric 2.07
86.Caldwell Jones 2.06
87.Roy Hinson 2.04
88.Dwight Howard* 2.03
89.Herb Williams 2.03
90.DeAndre Jordan 2.02
91.Kevin McHale* 2.02
92.Lou Amundson 2.00
93.Ralph Sampson* 1.99
94.Clint Capela 1.99
95.Hot Rod Williams 1.99
96.Elvin Hayes* 1.98
97.Andrew Bogut 1.98
98.Joe Meriweather 1.97
99.Jakob Poeltl 1.96
100.Luke Kornet 1.95
101.Clemon Johnson 1.94
102.Chris Boucher 1.93
103.Michael Olowokandi 1.91
104.Drew Eubanks 1.90
105.Emeka Okafor 1.89
106.Kendrick Perkins 1.89
107.Otto Moore 1.89
108.Don Reid 1.89
109.Elton Brand 1.89
110.Alex Len 1.88
111.Andris Biedriņš 1.87
112.Rasho Nesterović 1.87
113.Billy Paultz 1.86
114.Robert Parish* 1.86
115.Kevin Kunnert 1.83
116.Gar Heard 1.83
117.Chris Mihm 1.83
118.Ben Poquette 1.81
119.Joel Embiid 1.81
120.Robin Lopez 1.80
121.Sam Lacey 1.78
122.Joe Barry Carroll 1.77
123.Robert Traylor 1.76
124.Derrick Favors 1.76
125.Brian Skinner 1.76
126.Bobby Jones* 1.75
127.Brad Lohaus 1.74
128.James Donaldson 1.74
129.Len Elmore 1.74
130.Jon Koncak 1.74
131.Vlade Divac* 1.74
132.Charles Smith 1.73
133.Bob McAdoo* 1.73
134.Rik Smits 1.73
135.Richaun Holmes 1.73
136.Dan Roundfield 1.72
137.Chris Kaman 1.71
138.Pau Gasol* 1.70
139.Kevin Séraphin 1.70
140.Andre Drummond 1.69
141.Joakim Noah 1.69
142.Timofey Mozgov 1.69
143.Antoine Carr 1.68
144.Bob Lanier* 1.66
145.Dewayne Dedmon 1.66
146.Amir Johnson 1.65
147.LaSalle Thompson 1.65
148.Luc Longley 1.65
149.Leroy Ellis 1.64
150.Isaiah Hartenstein 1.64
151.Julius Erving* 1.62
152.Aaron Williams 1.62
153.Kosta Koufos 1.62
154.James Bailey 1.61
155.Ryan Hollins 1.59
156.Tim Perry 1.58
157.Daniel Theis 1.58
158.Lloyd Neal 1.57
159.Marc Gasol 1.57
160.Shawn Kemp 1.57
161.Thurl Bailey 1.57
162.Gorgui Dieng 1.57
163.Arvydas Sabonis* 1.56
164.Felton Spencer 1.56
165.Jusuf Nurkić 1.56
166.Jason Maxiell 1.55
167.Kermit Washington 1.55
168.Dale Davis 1.54
169.Ian Mahinmi 1.54
170.Marcin Gortat 1.54
171.Jarrett Allen 1.54
172.Will Perdue 1.53
173.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 1.53
174.Naz Reid 1.53
175.Blair Rasmussen 1.53
176.Rich Kelley 1.52
177.Tyson Chandler 1.52
178.Darius Miles 1.52
179.James Johnson 1.52
180.Scot Pollard 1.51
181.Greg Anderson 1.51
182.Willis Reed* 1.51
183.Spencer Hawes 1.51
184.Taj Gibson 1.50
185.Al Jefferson 1.50
186.Samaki Walker 1.49
187.Jaxson Hayes 1.49
188.Ivica Zubac 1.49
189.Jamaal Magloire 1.48
190.Ed Davis 1.48
191.Mike Gminski 1.48
192.Greg Kite 1.48
193.Cherokee Parks 1.48
194.Dave Corzine 1.47
195.Rony Seikaly 1.47
196.Jason Smith 1.46
197.Derrick Coleman 1.46
198.Kevin Garnett* 1.45
199.Tony Battie 1.45
200.Rasheed Wallace 1.45
201.Nazr Mohammed 1.45
202.Amar'e Stoudemire 1.45
203.Clifford Ray 1.43
204.Antonio McDyess 1.41
205.Rick Mahorn 1.41
206.Steve Johnson 1.40
207.Chris Webber* 1.40
208.Mychal Thompson 1.39
209.Moses Malone* 1.38
210.Montrezl Harrell 1.38
211.Robert Horry 1.38
212.Walt Wesley 1.38
213.Danny Schayes 1.38
214.DeMarcus Cousins 1.37
215.Maxi Kleber 1.36
216.Kenyon Martin 1.34
217.Kent Benson 1.34
218.Giannis Antetokounmpo 1.34
219.Mason Plumlee 1.33
220.Jonas Valančiūnas 1.33
221.Jim Petersen 1.33
222.Sean Rooks 1.32
223.Ömer Aşık 1.32
224.Andray Blatche 1.32
225.Al Horford 1.32
226.Spencer Haywood* 1.31
227.Mark Blount 1.31
228.John Gianelli 1.30
229.Willie Cauley-Stein 1.30
230.Jerami Grant 1.30
231.Bison Dele 1.28
232.Francisco Elson 1.27
233.Jordan Hill 1.27
234.Steven Adams 1.27
235.Cliff Levingston 1.26
236.Scott Williams 1.24
237.Darrell Arthur 1.24
238.Paul Millsap 1.23
239.Draymond Green 1.23
240.Dale Schlueter 1.23
241.Alvin Scott 1.23
242.Antonio Davis 1.23
243.John Collins 1.22
244.Bill Willoughby 1.22
245.Donyell Marshall 1.22
246.Jim Chones 1.21
247.Marreese Speights 1.20
248.Kenneth Faried 1.20
249.Karl-Anthony Towns 1.20
250.Robert Covington 1.20

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player BLK/36 MP
1.Caldwell Jones 3.26
2.Artis Gilmore* 2.95
3.Billy Paultz 2.42
4.Julius Keye 2.34
5.Gene Moore 2.14
6.Darnell Hillman 1.89
7.Julius Erving* 1.79
8.Mel Daniels* 1.73
9.George Gervin* 1.62
10.Jim Eakins 1.46
11.Mike Gale 0.98
12.Tom Owens 0.98
13.Zelmo Beaty* 0.97
14.Wil Jones 0.91
15.Goose Ligon 0.90
16.Dave Robisch 0.86
17.Lee Davis 0.82
18.Randy Denton 0.76
19.John Beasley 0.75
20.Red Robbins 0.69
21.Roger Brown* 0.67
22.Bob Netolicky 0.67
23.George McGinnis* 0.57
24.Gerald Govan 0.56
25.Dan Issel* 0.50
26.Johnny Neumann 0.50
27.Bob Warren 0.49
28.Joe Caldwell 0.46
29.Willie Wise 0.42
30.Walt Simon 0.39
31.Louie Dampier* 0.39
32.Cincy Powell 0.39
33.Larry Kenon 0.37
34.Brian Taylor 0.37
35.Jimmy Jones 0.36
36.Donnie Freeman 0.32
37.Ted McClain 0.32
38.George Thompson 0.32
39.Don Buse 0.29
40.George Carter 0.29
41.Rich Jones 0.28
42.Ron Boone 0.27
43.George Lehmann 0.26
44.Gene Littles 0.26
45.Byron Beck 0.25
46.Stew Johnson 0.25
47.Warren Jabali 0.24
48.Fatty Taylor 0.23
49.Ralph Simpson 0.22
50.Glen Combs 0.22
51.John Roche 0.20
52.Steve Jones 0.20
53.Bill Melchionni 0.19
54.James Silas 0.19
55.Chuck Williams 0.15
56.Marv Roberts 0.14
57.Al Smith 0.11
58.Freddie Lewis 0.11
59.Wendell Ladner 0.11
60.Larry Miller 0.11
61.Mack Calvin 0.09
62.Joe Hamilton 0.08
63.Bill Keller 0.05
64.Mike Lewis 0.00