NBA Players with the Most Blocks Recorded in Their 5th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 5th NBA season, ranked by regular season total blocks. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player had the most total blocks in the Regular Season in his 5th year?

Playing for the 1996 Denver Nuggets, Dikembe Mutombo recorded a total of 332 blocks in 74 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 5th season.

Total Blocks, 5th Season

332 blk
Dikembe Mutombo
(1996 Denver Nuggets)

Note: = NBA champion in this season.

Total Blocks in a Player's 5th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Dikembe Mutombo (1996 Nuggets)	332	4.5	74	814	871	108	38	0
2	Patrick Ewing (1990 Knicks)	327	4.0	82	2,347	893	182	78	1
3	Mark Eaton (1987 Jazz)	321	4.1	79	608	697	105	43	0
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1974 Bucks)	283	3.5	81	2,191	1,178	386	112	-
5	Hakeem Olajuwon (1989 Rockets)	282	3.4	82	2,034	1,105	149	213	0
6	David Robinson (1994 Spurs)	265	3.3	80	2,383	855	381	139	10
7	Manute Bol (1990 Warriors)	238	3.2	75	146	276	36	13	9
	Elmore Smith (1976 Bucks)	238	3.1	78	1,218	893	97	78	-
9	Dwight Howard (2009 Magic)	231	2.9	79	1,624	1,093	112	77	0
10	Jermaine O'Neal (2001 Pacers)	228	2.8	81	1,041	794	98	49	0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Tree Rollins (1982 Hawks)	224	2.8	79	483	611	59	35	0
12	Andrei Kirilenko (2006 Jazz)	220	3.2	69	1,054	552	299	102	36
13	Serge Ibaka (2014 Thunder)	219	2.7	81	1,227	709	85	39	23
14	Shawn Bradley (1998 Mavericks)	214	3.3	64	731	518	60	51	1
	Robert Parish (1981 Celtics)	214	2.6	82	1,552	777	144	81	0
16	Roy Hibbert (2013 Pacers)	206	2.6	79	937	656	113	39	1
17	Tim Duncan (2002 Spurs)	203	2.5	82	2,089	1,042	307	61	1
18	Artis Gilmore (1981 Bulls)	198	2.4	82	1,469	828	172	47	0
19	Jaren Jackson Jr. (2023 Grizzlies)	189	3.0	63	1,173	426	60	65	100
	Alonzo Mourning (1997 Heat)	189	2.9	66	1,310	656	104	56	1

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Benoit Benjamin (1990 Clippers)	187	2.6	71	959	657	159	59	0
22	Ben Wallace (2001 Pistons)	186	2.3	80	511	1,052	123	107	1
23	Herb Williams (1986 Pacers)	184	2.4	78	1,549	710	174	50	1
24	Bo Outlaw (1998 Magic)	181	2.2	82	783	637	216	107	1
25	Chris Dudley (1992 Nets)	179	2.2	82	460	739	58	38	0
26	George Johnson (1977 more than 1 team)	177	2.3	78	467	611	104	37	-
27	Andrew Bogut (2010 Bucks)	175	2.5	69	1,095	701	127	39	0
28	Bob Lanier (1975 Pistons)	172	2.3	76	1,823	914	350	75	-
	Greg Ostertag (2000 Jazz)	172	2.1	81	367	482	18	20	0
30	Theo Ratliff (2000 76ers)	171	3.0	57	676	435	36	32	0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Adonal Foyle (2002 Warriors)	168	2.1	79	379	384	41	36	0
	Sam Lacey (1975 Kings)	168	2.1	81	928	1,149	428	139	-
33	Anthony Davis (2017 Pelicans)	167	2.2	75	2,099	884	157	94	40
34	Shawn Kemp (1994 Supersonics)	166	2.1	79	1,431	851	207	142	1
35	Joel Przybilla (2005 Trail Blazers)	163	2.1	76	488	588	74	24	0
36	Hassan Whiteside (2017 Heat)	161	2.1	77	1,309	1,088	57	57	0
37	Terry Tyler (1983 Pistons)	160	2.0	82	990	540	157	103	2
38	Samuel Dalembert (2007 76ers)	159	1.9	82	879	733	64	47	0
39	Ervin Johnson (1998 Bucks)	158	2.0	81	649	685	59	79	0
40	JaVale McGee (2013 Nuggets)	157	2.0	79	717	381	24	30	1

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Chris Kaman (2008 Clippers)	155	2.8	56	878	711	107	33	0
42	Elton Brand (2004 Clippers)	154	2.2	69	1,379	714	227	64	0
	Brook Lopez (2013 Nets)	154	2.1	74	1,437	512	70	33	0
44	Daniel Gafford (2024 more than 1 team)	153	2.1	74	814	562	115	65	0
	Pau Gasol (2006 Grizzlies)	153	1.9	80	1,628	713	371	46	3
46	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2003 Cavaliers)	152	1.9	81	1,390	611	127	56	0
47	Keon Clark (2003 Kings)	150	1.9	80	536	451	80	38	0
	Moses Malone (1981 Rockets)	150	1.9	80	2,222	1,180	141	83	1
49	Julius Erving (1981 76ers)	147	1.8	82	2,014	657	364	173	4
	Shaquille O'Neal (1997 Lakers)	147	2.9	51	1,336	640	159	46	0
	Mark West (1988 more than 1 team)	147	1.8	83	802	523	74	47	0