NBA Players with the Most Blocks Recorded in Their 10th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 10th NBA season, ranked by regular season total blocks. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total blocks in the Regular Season in his 10th year?
Playing for the 1979 Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recorded a total of 316 blocks in 80 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 10th season.
Total Blocks, 10th Season
316 blk
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1979 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Blocks in a Player's 10th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 1 | (1979 Lakers) |
316 | 4.0 | 80 | 1,903 | 1,025 | 431 | 76 | - |
| 2 | (1994 Rockets) ![]() |
297 | 3.7 | 80 | 2,184 | 955 | 287 | 128 | 8 |
| 3 | (1982 Spurs) |
234 | 3.1 | 75 | 225 | 454 | 79 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | (1992 Jazz) |
205 | 2.5 | 81 | 266 | 491 | 40 | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | (2001 more than 1 team) |
203 | 2.7 | 75 | 749 | 1,015 | 76 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | (1991 Cavaliers) |
200 | 2.5 | 80 | 1,537 | 686 | 237 | 66 | 2 |
| 7 | (2007 Spurs) ![]() |
190 | 2.4 | 80 | 1,599 | 846 | 273 | 66 | 1 |
| 8 | (2002 Heat) |
186 | 2.5 | 75 | 1,178 | 632 | 87 | 27 | 1 |
| 9 | (2006 Nuggets) |
184 | 3.3 | 56 | 716 | 668 | 115 | 79 | 1 |
| 10 | (2006 Pistons) |
181 | 2.2 | 82 | 597 | 923 | 158 | 146 | 0 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 11 | (2003 Mavericks) |
170 | 2.1 | 81 | 543 | 476 | 54 | 65 | 0 |
| 12 | (1995 Knicks) |
159 | 2.0 | 79 | 1,886 | 867 | 212 | 68 | 6 |
(1978 Bullets) ![]() |
159 | 2.0 | 81 | 1,598 | 1,075 | 149 | 96 | - | |
| 14 | (2005 Trail Blazers) |
158 | 2.5 | 63 | 304 | 331 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | (1990 Celtics) |
157 | 1.9 | 82 | 1,712 | 677 | 172 | 30 | 23 |
| 16 | (2000 Hornets) |
150 | 1.9 | 78 | 987 | 590 | 129 | 56 | 0 |
| 17 | (2025 Pacers) |
144 | 2.0 | 72 | 1,120 | 471 | 111 | 54 | 156 |
| 18 | (1987 Hawks) |
140 | 1.9 | 75 | 405 | 488 | 22 | 43 | 0 |
| 19 | (2016 Hawks) |
139 | 1.7 | 81 | 1,385 | 732 | 265 | 147 | 74 |
| 20 | (2002 Lakers) ![]() |
137 | 2.0 | 67 | 1,822 | 715 | 200 | 41 | 0 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 21 | (2000 Hornets) |
130 | 1.8 | 74 | 1,239 | 632 | 175 | 34 | 51 |
(2011 Lakers) |
130 | 1.6 | 82 | 1,541 | 836 | 273 | 48 | 1 | |
| 23 | (2014 Rockets) |
128 | 1.8 | 71 | 1,297 | 866 | 131 | 60 | 2 |
| 24 | (2004 more than 1 team) |
124 | 1.5 | 82 | 1,205 | 808 | 122 | 93 | 131 |
| 25 | (2008 Cavaliers) |
120 | 1.6 | 73 | 1,029 | 682 | 104 | 34 | 0 |
| 26 | (1999 Spurs) ![]() |
119 | 2.4 | 49 | 775 | 492 | 103 | 69 | 0 |
| 27 | (2006 Pacers) |
117 | 2.3 | 51 | 1,024 | 476 | 133 | 27 | 3 |
| 28 | (1986 Celtics) ![]() |
116 | 1.4 | 81 | 1,305 | 770 | 145 | 65 | 0 |
| 29 | (2005 Pistons) |
115 | 1.5 | 79 | 1,145 | 644 | 142 | 65 | 75 |
| 30 | (2015 Warriors) ![]() |
113 | 1.7 | 67 | 422 | 543 | 180 | 39 | 0 |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 31 | (2005 Timberwolves) |
112 | 1.4 | 82 | 1,817 | 1,108 | 466 | 121 | 6 |
| 32 | (2012 Rockets) |
111 | 1.7 | 65 | 490 | 456 | 33 | 37 | 0 |
| 33 | (2014 Pistons) |
110 | 1.4 | 77 | 1,264 | 520 | 252 | 105 | 70 |
| 34 | (1980 Kings) |
109 | 1.3 | 81 | 743 | 645 | 460 | 111 | 0 |
| 35 | (1986 Spurs) |
108 | 1.5 | 71 | 1,184 | 600 | 102 | 39 | 0 |
| 36 | (2024 Hawks) |
106 | 1.5 | 73 | 836 | 776 | 91 | 43 | 0 |
(2006 Mavericks) |
106 | 1.3 | 82 | 469 | 640 | 51 | 27 | 0 | |
| 38 | (2019 Raptors) ![]() |
103 | 1.4 | 74 | 1,112 | 601 | 99 | 29 | 49 |
(1990 76ers) |
103 | 1.4 | 75 | 811 | 568 | 98 | 44 | 2 | |
(1993 Suns) |
103 | 1.3 | 82 | 436 | 458 | 29 | 16 | 0 | |
(2022 Jazz) |
103 | 1.6 | 65 | 534 | 494 | 26 | 22 | 0 | |
| Blocks | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | 3pm |
| 42 | (1990 76ers) |
102 | 1.3 | 81 | 1,112 | 687 | 128 | 43 | 3 |
| 43 | (2013 Heat) ![]() |
101 | 1.4 | 74 | 1,232 | 501 | 123 | 66 | 21 |
(2018 Grizzlies) |
101 | 1.4 | 73 | 1,258 | 592 | 305 | 54 | 109 | |
| 45 | (2017 Warriors) ![]() |
99 | 1.6 | 62 | 1,555 | 513 | 300 | 66 | 117 |
| 46 | (2018 Lakers) |
98 | 1.3 | 74 | 961 | 294 | 126 | 30 | 112 |
(2009 Lakers) ![]() |
98 | 1.3 | 78 | 885 | 637 | 204 | 77 | 33 | |
| 48 | (1997 Trail Blazers) |
96 | 1.2 | 81 | 317 | 593 | 41 | 39 | 0 |
| 49 | (1988 Bulls) |
95 | 1.2 | 80 | 804 | 527 | 154 | 36 | 1 |
(2023 Timberwolves) |
95 | 1.4 | 70 | 939 | 814 | 87 | 56 | 0 | |