List of National Basketball Association annual Blocks Leaders - wikipedia List of National Basketball Association annual Blocks Leaders In basketball, a block ( short for blocked shot ) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal attempt without committing a foul. The National Basketball Association 's ( NBA ) block title is awarded to the player with the highest blocks per game average in a given season. The block title was first recognized in the 1973 -- 74 season when statistics on blocks were first compiled. To qualify for the blocks title, the player must appear in at least 70 games ( out of 82 ) or have at least 100 blocks. This is the requirement since the 1974 -- 75 season, with requirements changing with the schedule length several times before that. Mark Eaton holds the all - time records for total blocks ( 456 ) and blocks per game ( 5.56 ) in a season ; both achieved in the 1984 -- 85 season. Manute Bol holds the rookie records for total blocks and blocks per game when he had 397 and averaged 5.0 in the 1985 -- 86 season. Among active players, Marcus Camby had the highest season block total ( 285 ) in the 2007 -- 08 season and Hassan Whiteside had the highest season block average ( 3.68 ) in the 2015 -- 16 season. Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, Eaton and Marcus Camby all won the most block titles, with four. George Johnson, Manute Bol, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Theo Ratliff, Dwight Howard, Anthony Davis, and Serge Ibaka have also won the title more than once. Both Mutombo and Camby have also won the most consecutive block titles, with three. Two players have won both the block title and the NBA championship in the same season : Bill Walton in 1977 with the Portland Trail Blazers and Abdul - Jabbar in 1980 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Contents 1 Key 2 Season leaders 3 Multiple - time leaders 4 Notes 5 References Key Denotes player who is still active in the NBA * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player ( X ) Denotes the number of times the player had been the blocks leader up to and including that season Guard Forward Center Season leaders Season Player Position Team ( s ) Games played Total blocks Blocks per game References 1973 -- 74 Smith, Elmore Elmore Smith Los Angeles Lakers 81 393 4.85 1974 -- 75 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * Milwaukee Bucks 65 212 3.26 1975 -- 76 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 2 ) Los Angeles Lakers 82 338 4.12 1976 -- 77 Walton, Bill Bill Walton * C / F Portland Trail Blazers 65 211 3.25 1977 -- 78 Johnson, George T. George T. Johnson C / F New Jersey Nets 81 274 3.38 1978 -- 79 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 3 ) Los Angeles Lakers 80 316 3.95 1979 -- 80 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 4 ) Los Angeles Lakers 82 280 3.41 1980 -- 81 Johnson, George T. George T. Johnson ( 2 ) C / F San Antonio Spurs 82 278 3.39 1981 -- 82 Johnson, George T. George T. Johnson ( 3 ) C / F San Antonio Spurs 75 234 3.12 1982 -- 83 Rollins, Tree Tree Rollins Atlanta Hawks 80 343 4.29 1983 -- 84 Eaton, Mark Mark Eaton Utah Jazz 82 351 4.28 1984 -- 85 Eaton, Mark Mark Eaton ( 2 ) Utah Jazz 82 456 5.56 1985 -- 86 Bol, Manute Manute Bol Washington Bullets 80 397 4.96 1986 -- 87 Eaton, Mark Mark Eaton ( 3 ) Utah Jazz 79 321 4.06 1987 -- 88 Eaton, Mark Mark Eaton ( 4 ) Utah Jazz 82 304 3.71 1988 -- 89 Bol, Manute Manute Bol ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors 80 345 4.31 1989 -- 90 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * Houston Rockets 82 376 4.59 1990 -- 91 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * ( 2 ) Houston Rockets 56 221 3.95 1991 -- 92 Robinson, David David Robinson * San Antonio Spurs 68 308 4.49 1992 -- 93 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon * ( 3 ) Houston Rockets 82 342 4.17 1993 -- 94 Mutombo, Dikembe Dikembe Mutombo * Denver Nuggets 82 336 4.10 1994 -- 95 Mutombo, Dikembe Dikembe Mutombo * ( 2 ) Denver Nuggets 82 321 3.91 1995 -- 96 Mutombo, Dikembe Dikembe Mutombo * ( 3 ) Denver Nuggets 74 332 4.49 1996 -- 97 Bradley, Shawn Shawn Bradley New Jersey Nets Dallas Mavericks 73 248 3.40 1997 -- 98 Camby, Marcus Marcus Camby C / F Toronto Raptors 63 230 3.65 1998 -- 99 Mourning, Alonzo Alonzo Mourning * Miami Heat 46 180 3.91 1999 -- 00 Mourning, Alonzo Alonzo Mourning * ( 2 ) Miami Heat 79 294 3.72 2000 -- 01 Ratliff, Theo Theo Ratliff C / F Philadelphia 76ers 50 187 3.74 2001 -- 02 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace F / C Detroit Pistons 80 278 3.48 2002 -- 03 Ratliff, Theo Theo Ratliff ( 2 ) C / F Atlanta Hawks 81 262 3.23 2003 -- 04 Ratliff, Theo Theo Ratliff ( 3 ) * C / F Atlanta Hawks Portland Trail Blazers 85 307 3.61 2004 -- 05 Kirilenko, Andrei Andrei Kirilenko Utah Jazz 41 136 3.32 2005 -- 06 Camby, Marcus Marcus Camby ^ ( 2 ) C / F Denver Nuggets 56 184 3.29 2006 -- 07 Camby, Marcus Marcus Camby ^ ( 3 ) C / F Denver Nuggets 70 231 3.30 2007 -- 08 Camby, Marcus Marcus Camby ^ ( 4 ) C / F Denver Nuggets 79 285 3.61 2008 -- 09 Howard, Dwight Dwight Howard ^ Orlando Magic 79 231 2.92 2009 -- 10 Howard, Dwight Dwight Howard ^ ( 2 ) Orlando Magic 82 228 2.78 2010 -- 11 Bogut, Andrew Andrew Bogut ^ Milwaukee Bucks 65 168 2.58 2011 -- 12 Ibaka, Serge Serge Ibaka ^ Oklahoma City Thunder 66 241 3.65 2012 -- 13 Ibaka, Serge Serge Ibaka ^ ( 2 ) Oklahoma City Thunder 80 242 3.03 2013 -- 14 Davis, Anthony Anthony Davis ^ F / C New Orleans Pelicans 67 189 2.82 2014 -- 15 Davis, Anthony Anthony Davis ^ ( 2 ) F / C New Orleans Pelicans 68 200 2.94 2015 -- 16 Whiteside, Hassan Hassan Whiteside ^ Miami Heat 73 269 3.68 2016 -- 17 Rudy Gobert ^ Utah Jazz 80 214 2.64 Multiple - time leaders Ranking Player Team Times leader Years Kareem Abdul - Jabbar Marcus Camby Mark Eaton Milwaukee Bucks ( 1 ) / Los Angeles Lakers ( 3 ) Toronto Raptors ( 1 ) / Denver Nuggets ( 3 ) Utah Jazz 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 George T. Johnson Dikembe Mutombo Hakeem Olajuwon Theo Ratliff New Jersey Nets ( 1 ) / San Antonio Spurs ( 2 ) Denver Nuggets Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers ( 1 ) / Atlanta Hawks ( 1 ) / Atlanta Hawks / Portland Trail Blazers ( 1 ) 1978, 1981, 1982 1994, 1995, 1996 1990, 1991, 1993 2001, 2003, 2004 Manute Bol Anthony Davis Dwight Howard Serge Ibaka Alonzo Mourning Washington Bullets ( 1 ) / Golden State Warriors ( 1 ) New Orleans Pelicans Orlando Magic Oklahoma City Thunder Miami Heat 1986, 1989 2014, 2015 2009, 2010 2012, 2013 1999, 2000 Notes Jump up ^ In the 1997 -- 98 season, Marcus Camby had 3.6508 blocks per game, while in the 2011 -- 12 season, Serge Ibaka had 3.6515 blocks per game. Jump up ^ The player 's primary position is listed first. Jump up ^ In the 1974 -- 75 season, Elmore Smith had the highest block total ( 216 ) but was second in block average ( 2.92 ). Jump up ^ In the 1976 -- 77 season, Kareem Abdul - Jabbar and Elvin Hayes both had higher block totals ( 261 and 220 respectively ) but they ranked second and third in block average ( 3.18 and 2.68 respectively ). Jump up ^ When Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name `` Akeem ''. He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H. Jump up ^ In the 1990 -- 91 season, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing and Manute Bol all had higher block totals ( 320, 258 and 247 respectively ) but they ranked second, third and fourth in block average ( 3.90, 3.19 and 3.01 respectively ). Jump up ^ In the 1996 -- 97 season, Dikembe Mutombo had the highest block total ( 264 ) but was second in block average ( 3.30 ). Jump up ^ In the 1997 -- 98 season, Dikembe Mutombo and Theo Ratliff both had higher block totals ( 277 and 258 respectively ) but they ranked second and fourth in block average ( 3.38 and 3.15 respectively ). Jump up ^ The 1998 -- 99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league 's lockout. The qualification of this season 's block title is to appear in at least 43 games ( out of 50 ) or to have at least 61 blocks. Jump up ^ In the 2000 -- 01 season, Theo Ratliff had only played in 50 games and ranked eighth in block total. Jermaine O'Neal and Shawn Bradley both shared the highest total ( 228 ). Jump up ^ In the 2003 -- 04 season, Ratliff appeared in 85 games due to a mid-season trade. Jump up ^ In the 2004 -- 05 season, Kirilenko had only played in 41 games and ranked thirteenth in block total. Marcus Camby had the highest total ( 199 ). Jump up ^ In the 2005 -- 06 season, Andrei Kirilenko, Josh Smith and Elton Brand all had higher block totals ( 220, 208 and 201 respectively ) but they ranked second, fourth and fifth in block average ( 3.19, 2.60 and 2.54 respectively ). Jump up ^ In the 2010 -- 11 season, Serge Ibaka, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard all had higher block totals ( 198, 193 and 186 respectively ) but they ranked third, second and fourth in block average ( 2.41, 2.44 and 2.38 respectively ). Jump up ^ The 2011 -- 12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league 's lockout. The qualification of this season 's scoring title is to appear in at least 57 games ( out of 66 ) or to have at least 80 blocks. Jump up ^ In the 2013 -- 14 season, Serge Ibaka and DeAndre Jordan both had higher block totals ( 219 and 203 respectively ) but they ranked second and third in block average ( 2.7 and 2.5 respectively ). References General `` Yearly Leaders and Records for Blocks Per Game ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Specific Jump up ^ `` Basketball glossary ''. FIBA.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Regular Season Records : Blocked Shots ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Rate Statistic Requirements ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1973 -- 74 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Elmore Smith NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1974 -- 75 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Kareem Abdul - Jabbar NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1975 -- 76 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1976 -- 77 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Bill Walton NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1977 -- 78 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` George Johnson NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1978 -- 79 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1979 -- 80 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1980 -- 81 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1981 -- 82 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1982 -- 83 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Tree Rollins NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1983 -- 84 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Mark Eaton NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1984 -- 85 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1985 -- 86 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Manute Bol NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1986 -- 87 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1987 -- 88 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1988 -- 89 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Hakeem Olajuwon Bio : 1992 -- 93 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Jump up ^ Dufresne, Chris ( March 11, 1991 ). `` Hakeem Still Can Be Called ' the Dream ' ''. Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Jump up ^ Olajuwon and Knobler. pg. 207 Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1989 -- 90 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Hakeem Olajuwon NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1990 -- 91 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1991 -- 92 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` David Robinson NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1992 -- 93 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1993 -- 94 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Dikembe Mutombo NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1994 -- 95 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1995 -- 96 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1996 -- 97 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Shawn Bradley NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1997 -- 98 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Marcus Camby NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ Beck, Howard ( February 14, 2009 ). `` N.B.A. and Union Are Discussing New Labor Deal ''. The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2009. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1998 -- 99 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Alonzo Mourning NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 1999 -- 2000 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2000 -- 01 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Theo Ratliff NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2001 -- 02 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ben Wallace NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2002 -- 03 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2003 -- 04 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2004 -- 05 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Andrei Kirilenko NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2005 -- 06 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2006 -- 07 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` League Leaders : Blocks -- 2007 -- 08 ''. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Dwight Howard NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 2010 -- 11 NBA season Summary ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Andrew Bogut NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011. Jump up ^ Beck, Howard ( November 28, 2011 ). `` Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams ''. The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Serge Ibaka NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2011. Jump up ^ `` 2013 - 14 NBA Season Summary ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Anthony Davis Stats ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hassan Whiteside NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Rudy Gobert NBA & ABA Statistics ''. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017. NBA season blocks leaders 1974 : Smith 1975 : Abdul - Jabbar 1976 : Abdul - Jabbar 1977 : Walton 1978 : Johnson 1979 : Abdul - Jabbar 1980 : Abdul - Jabbar 1981 : Johnson 1982 : Johnson 1983 : Rollins 1984 : Eaton 1985 : Eaton 1986 : Bol 1987 : Eaton 1988 : Eaton 1989 : Bol 1990 : Olajuwon 1991 : Olajuwon 1992 : Robinson 1993 : Olajuwon 1994 : Mutombo 1995 : Mutombo 1996 : Mutombo 1997 : Bradley 1998 : Camby 1999 : Mourning 2000 : Mourning 2001 : Ratliff 2002 : Wallace 2003 : Ratliff 2004 : Ratliff 2005 : Kirilenko 2006 : Camby 2007 : Camby 2008 : Camby 2009 : Howard 2010 : Howard 2011 : Bogut 2012 : Ibaka 2013 : Ibaka 2014 : Davis 2015 : Davis 2016 : Whiteside 2017 : Gobert National Basketball Association statistical leaders Players Career Regular season Points Franchise Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Seasons Games Minutes Playoffs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Games Minutes Annual Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Field goal percentage Three - point field goals Three - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Season Points Rookie Rebounds Rookie Game Points Playoffs Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Misc Tallest players Shortest players Oldest and youngest players Highest - paid players Teams Winningest teams Winning streaks Losing streaks Misc Highest - scoring games Records Regular season Playoffs All - Star Game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_blocks_leaders&oldid=783597854 '' Categories : National Basketball Association lists National Basketball Association statistical leaders Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano 日本 語 Polski Русский Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 June 2017, at 11 : 21. 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Question: who led the nba in blocks this year
Answer: Rudy Gobert