The NBA began officially recording blocked shots during the
1973-74 season. The table below lists the league
leader in blocks per game for every season since the statistic
became official.
Mark Eaton owns the highest single-season average
in NBA history, recording 5.56 blocks per game for the Utah Jazz
during the 1984-85 season.
NBA Blocks Per Game Leaders by Season
| Season |
Player |
Team |
Games |
Blocks |
BLK/G |
| 1973-74 | Elmore Smith | Los Angeles Lakers | 81 | 393 | 4.85 |
| 1974-75 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks | 65 | 212 | 3.26 |
| 1975-76 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 338 | 4.12 |
| 1976-77 | Bill Walton | Portland Trail Blazers | 65 | 211 | 3.25 |
| 1977-78 | George Johnson | New Jersey Nets | 81 | 274 | 3.38 |
| 1978-79 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 316 | 3.95 |
| 1979-80 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles Lakers | 82 | 280 | 3.41 |
| 1980-81 | George Johnson | San Antonio Spurs | 82 | 278 | 3.39 |
| 1981-82 | George Johnson | San Antonio Spurs | 75 | 234 | 3.12 |
| 1982-83 | Tree Rollins | Atlanta Hawks | 80 | 343 | 4.29 |
| 1983-84 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 82 | 351 | 4.28 |
| 1984-85 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 82 | 456 | 5.56 |
| 1985-86 | Manute Bol | Washington Bullets | 80 | 397 | 4.96 |
| 1986-87 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 79 | 321 | 4.06 |
| 1987-88 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz | 82 | 304 | 3.71 |
| 1988-89 | Manute Bol | Golden State Warriors | 80 | 345 | 4.31 |
| 1989-90 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 82 | 376 | 4.59 |
| 1990-91 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 56 | 221 | 3.95 |
| 1991-92 | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 68 | 305 | 4.49 |
| 1992-93 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets | 82 | 342 | 4.17 |
| 1993-94 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 336 | 4.10 |
| 1994-95 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 321 | 3.91 |
| 1995-96 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets | 74 | 332 | 4.49 |
| 1996-97 | Shawn Bradley | Dallas Mavericks / New Jersey Nets | 73 | 248 | 3.40 |
| 1997-98 | Marcus Camby | Toronto Raptors | 63 | 230 | 3.65 |
| 1998-99 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat | 46 | 180 | 3.91 |
| 1999-00 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat | 79 | 294 | 3.72 |
| 2000-01 | Theo Ratliff | Philadelphia 76ers / Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 187 | 3.74 |
| 2001-02 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | 80 | 278 | 3.48 |
| 2002-03 | Elton Brand | Los Angeles Clippers | 62 | 158 | 2.55 |
| 2003-04 | Theo Ratliff | Atlanta Hawks / Portland Trail Blazers | 85 | 307 | 3.61 |
| 2004-05 | Andrei Kirilenko | Utah Jazz | 40 | 136 | 3.32 |
| 2005-06 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets | 56 | 184 | 3.29 |
| 2006-07 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets | 70 | 231 | 3.30 |
| 2007-08 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets | 79 | 285 | 3.61 |
| 2008-09 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 79 | 231 | 2.92 |
| 2009-10 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 82 | 228 | 2.78 |
| 2010-11 | Andrew Bogut | Milwaukee Bucks | 65 | 168 | 2.58 |
| 2011-12 | Serge Ibaka | Oklahoma City Thunder | 66 | 241 | 3.65 |
| 2012-13 | Serge Ibaka | Oklahoma City Thunder | 80 | 242 | 3.03 |
| 2013-14 | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 67 | 189 | 2.82 |
| 2014-15 | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 68 | 200 | 2.94 |
| 2015-16 | Hassan Whiteside | Miami Heat | 73 | 269 | 3.68 |
| 2016-17 | Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz | 81 | 214 | 2.64 |
| 2017-18 | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans | 75 | 193 | 2.57 |
| 2018-19 | Myles Turner | Indiana Pacers | 74 | 199 | 2.69 |
| 2019-20 | Hassan Whiteside | Portland Trail Blazers | 67 | 196 | 2.93 |
| 2020-21 | Myles Turner | Indiana Pacers | 47 | 159 | 3.38 |
| 2021-22 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 78 | 177 | 2.27 |
| 2022-23 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | 63 | 189 | 3.00 |
| 2023-24 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 71 | 254 | 3.58 |
| 2024-25 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 46 | 176 | 3.83 |
| 2025-26 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs | 64 | 197 | 3.08 |
Most Seasons Leading the NBA in Blocks
| Seasons |
Player |
Team(s) |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | Utah Jazz |
| 4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks / Los Angeles Lakers |
| 4 | Marcus Camby | Toronto Raptors / Denver Nuggets |
| 3 | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 3 | George Johnson | New Jersey Nets / San Antonio Spurs |
| 3 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston Rockets |
| 3 | Dikembe Mutombo | Denver Nuggets |
| 3 | Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2 | Manute Bol | Washington Bullets / Golden State Warriors |
| 2 | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat |
| 2 | Theo Ratliff | Philadelphia / Atlanta / Portland |
| 2 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic |
| 2 | Serge Ibaka | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2 | Hassan Whiteside | Miami / Portland |
| 2 | Myles Turner | Indiana Pacers |
| 2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies |
NBA Blocks Leader Records
Highest single-season average:
Mark Eaton — 5.56 blocks per game for Utah in 1984-85.
Most blocks in a season:
Mark Eaton — 456 blocks for Utah in 1984-85.
Most recent leader:
Victor Wembanyama — 197 blocks and 3.08 blocks per game for
San Antonio in 2025-26.
Three straight seasons:
Wembanyama led the NBA in blocks per game in each of his first
three seasons, from 2023-24 through 2025-26.
