NBA Players with the Most Blocks Recorded in Their 9th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 9th 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 9th year?

Playing for the 1993 Houston Rockets, Hakeem Olajuwon recorded a total of 342 blocks in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 9th season.

Total Blocks, 9th Season

342 blk
Hakeem Olajuwon
(1993 Houston Rockets)

Note: = NBA champion in this season.

Total Blocks in a Player's 9th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
1	Hakeem Olajuwon (1993 Rockets)	342	4.2	82	2,140	1,068	291	150	0
2	Theo Ratliff (2004 more than 1 team)	307	3.6	85	672	614	71	54	0
3	George Johnson (1981 Spurs)	278	3.4	82	408	602	92	47	0
4	Dikembe Mutombo (2000 Hawks)	269	3.3	82	942	1,157	105	27	0
5	Elvin Hayes (1977 Bullets)	220	2.7	82	1,942	1,029	158	87	-
6	Patrick Ewing (1994 Knicks)	217	2.7	79	1,939	885	179	90	4
7	Shaquille O'Neal (2001 Lakers)	204	2.8	74	2,125	940	277	47	0
8	Marcus Camby (2005 Nuggets)	199	3.0	66	683	661	152	61	0
9	David Robinson (1998 Spurs)	192	2.6	73	1,574	775	199	64	1
10	Mark Eaton (1991 Jazz)	188	2.4	80	409	667	51	39	0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
11	Dwight Howard (2013 Lakers)	186	2.4	76	1,296	945	108	84	1
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1978 Lakers)	185	3.0	62	1,600	801	269	103	-
13	Kevin Garnett (2004 Timberwolves)	178	2.2	82	1,987	1,139	409	120	11
14	Ben Wallace (2005 Pistons)	176	2.4	74	721	902	123	106	1
15	Artis Gilmore (1985 Spurs)	173	2.1	81	1,548	846	131	40	0
16	Tree Rollins (1986 Hawks)	167	2.3	74	415	458	41	38	0
17	Tim Duncan (2006 Spurs)	162	2.0	80	1,485	881	253	70	2
18	Brendan Haywood (2010 more than 1 team)	158	2.1	77	704	715	43	26	0
19	Amar'e Stoudemire (2011 Knicks)	150	1.9	78	1,971	636	202	71	10
20	Harvey Catchings (1983 Bucks)	148	2.0	74	242	408	77	26	0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
21	Myles Turner (2024 Pacers)	144	1.9	77	1,313	533	100	39	116
22	Sam Lacey (1979 Kings)	141	1.7	82	867	702	430	106	-
23	Greg Ostertag (2004 Jazz)	139	1.8	78	529	578	123	30	0
24	Rudy Gobert (2022 Jazz)	137	2.1	66	1,027	968	72	45	0
25	Darryl Dawkins (1984 Nets)	136	1.7	81	1,357	541	123	60	2
	Josh Smith (2013 Hawks)	136	1.8	76	1,327	639	321	94	61
27	DeAndre Jordan (2017 Clippers)	134	1.7	81	1,029	1,114	96	51	0
28	Karl Malone (1994 Jazz)	126	1.5	82	2,063	940	328	125	8
29	Adonal Foyle (2006 Warriors)	125	1.6	77	345	424	33	44	0
	Jon Koncak (1994 Hawks)	125	1.5	82	342	365	102	63	0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
31	Brook Lopez (2017 Nets)	124	1.7	75	1,539	403	176	38	134
32	Moses Malone (1985 76ers)	123	1.6	79	1,941	1,031	130	67	0
33	Larry Nance (1990 Cavaliers)	122	2.0	62	1,011	516	161	54	1
	Rasheed Wallace (2004 more than 1 team)	122	1.8	68	1,088	459	156	61	82
35	Andrew Bogut (2014 Warriors)	121	1.8	67	492	671	112	47	0
	Al Horford (2016 Hawks)	121	1.5	82	1,249	596	263	68	88
37	Thurl Bailey (1992 more than 1 team)	117	1.4	84	951	485	78	35	0
	Robin Lopez (2017 Bulls)	117	1.4	81	839	520	80	18	0
	Otto Moore (1977 Jazz)	117	1.4	81	477	636	181	54	-
40	Samuel Dalembert (2011 Kings)	116	1.5	80	644	657	67	36	0

		Blocks			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Total	Per Game	Gms	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	3pm
41	Joe Barry Carroll (1990 more than 1 team)	115	1.5	76	761	443	97	47	0
42	Pau Gasol (2010 Lakers)	113	1.7	65	1,190	734	218	37	0
43	Julius Erving (1985 76ers)	109	1.4	78	1,561	414	233	135	3
44	Rony Seikaly (1997 Magic)	107	1.4	74	1,277	701	92	49	0
45	Derrick Favors (2019 Jazz)	106	1.4	76	897	560	89	56	17
	Mike Gminski (1989 76ers)	106	1.3	82	1,409	769	138	46	0
	Bill Walton (1986 Celtics)	106	1.3	80	606	544	165	38	0
	Herb Williams (1990 Mavericks)	106	1.3	81	700	391	119	51	2
49	Clarence Weatherspoon (2001 Cavaliers)	105	1.3	82	924	796	103	85	0
50	Will Perdue (1997 Spurs)	102	1.6	65	565	638	38	32	0