- List of National Basketball Association season blocks leaders
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In basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal attempt without committing a foul.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[2] 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.[2] Among active players, Theo Ratliff had the highest season block total (307) in the 2003–04 season and the highest season block average (3.74) in the 2000–01 season.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Eaton and Marcus Camby all won the most block titles, with four.[2] George Johnson, Bol, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Ratliff and Dwight Howard are the only other players to have 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.
Key
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the
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References
- General
- "Yearly Leaders and Records for Blocks Per Game". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/blk_per_g_yearly.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/baskBasi/glos.asp. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Regular Season Records: Blocked Shots". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/records/regular_blockedshots.html. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ "Rate Statistic Requirements". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/rate_stat_req.html. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1973-74". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19731974.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Elmore Smith". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithel01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1974-75". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19741975.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/abdulka01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1975-76". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19751976.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1976-77". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19761977.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Bill Walton". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/waltobi01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1977-78". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19771978.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c "George Johnson". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsge02.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1978-79". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19781979.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1979-80". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19791980.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1980-81". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19801981.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1981-82". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19811982.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1982-83". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19821983.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Tree Rollins". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rollitr01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1983-84". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19831984.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Mark Eaton". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eatonma01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1984-85". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19841985.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1985-86". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19851986.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Manute Bol". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bolma01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1986-87". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19861987.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1987-88". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19871988.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1988-89". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19881989.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1989-90". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19891990.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Hakeem Olajuwon". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/olajuha01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1990-91". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19901991.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1991-92". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19911992.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "David Robinson". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1992-93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19921993.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1993-94". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19931994.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Dikembe Mutombo". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mutomdi01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1994-95". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19941995.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1995-96". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19951996.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1996-97". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19961997.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Shawn Bradley". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bradlsh01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1997-98". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19971998.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Marcus Camby". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cambyma01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1998-99". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19981999.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Alonzo Mourning". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mournal01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 1999-2000". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/19992000.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2000-01". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20002001.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Theo Ratliff". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/ratlith01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2001-02". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20012002.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Ben Wallace". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wallabe01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2002-03". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20022003.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2003-04". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20032004.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2004-05". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20042005.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Andrei Kirilenko". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kirilan01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2005-06". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20052006.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2006-07". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20062007.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "League Leaders: Blocks - 2007-08". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/blocks/20072008.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Dwight Howard". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/howardw01.html. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ "Andrew Bogut". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bogutan01.html. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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: BogutNBA statistical leaders Career Playoffs Points • Rebounds • Assists • Steals • Blocks • Turnovers • Three-point field goals • Free throwsSeason Points (PPG / Rookie PPG) • Points (Playoffs) • Rebounds (RPG / Rookie RPG) • Assists • Steals • Blocks • Field goal percentageGame Points • Points (Playoffs) • Rebounds • Assists • Steals • BlocksOthers Tallest • Shortest • AgeCategories:- National Basketball Association lists
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