NBA Records: Blocked Shots
Shot blocking is a legal way to stop the offensive player from scoring. If defensive player manages to knock the ball off but meanwhile touches the hand of the offensive player, then it will count as a foul.
Since 1973-74 season, National Basketball Association is officially noting down all the relevant details and records relating to this category. Below is a list of shot blocking records set in both regular season and playoffs.
(NBA Regular Season Blocked Shots Records)
Most Blocked Shots in Career
Hakeem Olajuwon-3,830
Highest Blocked Shot Per Game Average (Career)
Mark Eaton-3.50
Most Blocked Shots in Season
Mark Eaton-456 (1984-85)
Highest Blocked Shot Per Game Average (Season)
Mark Eaton-5.56 (1984-85)
Most Blocked Shots in a Game
Elmore Smith-17 (October 28,1973 against Portland Trail Blazers)
Most Blocked Shots as Rookie
Manute Bol- 397 (1985-86)
Most Seasons Leading the League in Blocked Shots
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, Mark Eaton, Marcus Camby-4
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading the League in Blocked Shots
Dikembe Mutombo, Marcus Camby-3
Most Blocked Shots in a Half
Elmore Smith, George T. Johnson, Manute Bol -11 each
Most Blocked Shots in a Quarter
Manute Bol, Dikembe Mutombo, Erick Dampier-8 each
(NBA Playoffs Blocked Shots Records)
Most Playoffs Blocked Shots (Career)
Tim Duncan-482
Highest Playoffs Blocks per game Average (Career)
Hakeem Olajuwon-3.26
Most Blocked Shots in Playoff Game
Andrew Bynum, Hakeem Olajuwon, Mark Eaton-10 each
Most Blocked Shots in Final Game
Dwight Howard-9 (June 11, 2009 vs Los Angeles Lakers)
Shot Blocking Title and Championship Same Season
Bill Walton (1976-77), Kareem ABdul Jabbar (1979-80)
(NBA Playoffs Blocked Shots Records by Teams)
Most Blocked Shots in Game
Toronto Raptors-24 (November 7, 2001 vs Warriors)
Most Blocked Shots in Game (Both Teams)
Detroit Pistons 19, Washington 15 (November 19, 1981)
Most Blocked Shots in half
Toronto Raptors-16 (March 23, 2001 vs Atlanta Hawks)
Most Blocked Shots in Playoff Game
Philadelphia 76ers-20 (April 5, 1981 vs Milwaukee Bucks)
Most Blocked Shots in Playoff Game (Both Teams)
Philadelphia 20, Milwaukee Bucks 9 (April 5, 1981)
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