NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Blocks Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  Year-by-Year BLK/36 MP   Active BLK/36 MP   Career BLK/36 MP   Single Season BLK/36 MP
1973-74Elmore Smith 4.84   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.87   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1974-75George Johnson 3.40   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.83   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.60   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.10   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1976-77George Johnson 3.86   Elmore Smith 3.76   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1977-78Tree Rollins 4.37   George Johnson 3.73   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1978-79Tree Rollins 4.81   George Johnson 3.87   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1979-80George Johnson 4.38   George Johnson 3.95   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Elmore Smith 4.84
1980-81George Johnson 5.17   George Johnson 4.11   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   George Johnson 5.17
1981-82George Johnson 5.34   George Johnson 4.23   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   George Johnson 5.34
1982-83Mark Eaton 6.48   Tree Rollins 4.44   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Mark Eaton 6.48
1983-84Mark Eaton 5.91   Tree Rollins 4.41   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Mark Eaton 6.48
1984-85Mark Eaton 5.84   Tree Rollins 4.30   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Mark Eaton 6.48
1985-86Manute Bol 6.84   George Johnson 4.22   Wilt Chamberlain* 4.53   Manute Bol 6.84
1986-87Manute Bol 7.01   Mark Eaton 5.53   Mark Eaton 5.53   Manute Bol 7.01
1987-88Manute Bol 6.59   Mark Eaton 5.24   Mark Eaton 5.24   Manute Bol 7.01
1988-89Manute Bol 7.02   Mark Eaton 5.01   Mark Eaton 5.01   Manute Bol 7.02
1989-90Manute Bol 6.54   Mark Eaton 4.79   Mark Eaton 4.79   Manute Bol 7.02
1990-91Manute Bol 5.84   Manute Bol 6.67   Manute Bol 6.67   Manute Bol 7.02
1991-92Manute Bol 5.82   Manute Bol 6.57   Manute Bol 6.57   Manute Bol 7.02
1992-93Hakeem Olajuwon* 3.80   Manute Bol 6.45   Manute Bol 6.45   Manute Bol 7.02
1993-94Dikembe Mutombo* 4.24   Manute Bol 6.44   Manute Bol 6.44   Manute Bol 7.02
1994-95Shawn Bradley 4.17   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
1995-96Jim McIlvaine 5.00   David Robinson* 3.41   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
1996-97Jim McIlvaine 4.00   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.62   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
1997-98Marcus Camby 4.14   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.59   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
1998-99Shawn Bradley 4.42   Dikembe Mutombo* 3.54   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
1999-00Greg Ostertag 3.86   Shawn Bradley 4.09   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2000-01Shawn Bradley 4.10   Jim McIlvaine 4.20   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2001-02Adonal Foyle 4.07   Shawn Bradley 4.04   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2002-03Adonal Foyle 4.13   Shawn Bradley 3.99   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2003-04Theo Ratliff 4.15   Shawn Bradley 3.97   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2004-05Marcus Camby 3.56   Shawn Bradley 3.91   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2005-06Eddie Griffin 3.92   Theo Ratliff 3.52   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2006-07Alonzo Mourning* 4.08   Theo Ratliff 3.52   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2007-08Marcus Camby 3.72   Theo Ratliff 3.51   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2008-09Chris Andersen 4.32   Theo Ratliff 3.49   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2009-10Chris Andersen 3.04   Theo Ratliff 3.46   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2010-11Serge Ibaka 3.22   Theo Ratliff 3.46   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2011-12Serge Ibaka 4.84   Chris Andersen 3.22   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2012-13JaVale McGee 3.94   Chris Andersen 3.17   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2013-14Serge Ibaka 2.96   Chris Andersen 3.08   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2014-15John Henson 3.96   Serge Ibaka 3.29   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2015-16Hassan Whiteside 4.56   JaVale McGee 3.21   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2016-17JaVale McGee 3.26   JaVale McGee 3.21   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2017-18JaVale McGee 3.34   JaVale McGee 3.22   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2018-19Mitchell Robinson 4.26   JaVale McGee 3.22   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2019-20Mo Bamba 3.53   Hassan Whiteside 3.27   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2020-21Daniel Gafford 3.41   Hassan Whiteside 3.26   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2021-22Hassan Whiteside 3.19   Hassan Whiteside 3.25   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2022-23Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.81   JaVale McGee 3.11   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2023-24Victor Wembanyama 4.34   JaVale McGee 3.09   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2024-25Donovan Clingan 2.99   Myles Turner 2.75   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02
2025-26Victor Wembanyama 3.80   Daniel Gafford 2.71   Manute Bol 6.42   Manute Bol 7.02