Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Fastest to 500 blocks by an NBA center since 1983-84

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Manute Bol leads with 500 blocks in 121 games, at 24, first of 107 centers since 1983-84.

Fastest to 500 blocks by an NBA center since 1983-84
#Player and seasonsGames
Manute Bol1985 – 1987121
David Robinson1989 – 1991124
Alonzo Mourning1992 – 1995153
Dikembe Mutombo1991 – 1994154
Shaquille O'Neal1992 – 1994155
Shawn Bradley1993 – 1996157
Hakeem Olajuwon1984 – 1987166
Benoit Benjamin1985 – 1988186
Hassan Whiteside2010 – 2017186
Patrick Ewing1985 – 1989197
Marcus Camby1996 – 2000199
Raef LaFrentz1998 – 2002202
Walker Kessler2022 – 2027498 of 500 blocks210
Pervis Ellison1989 – 1994226
Sam Bowie1984 – 1991231
Chet Holmgren2023 – 2027401 of 500 blocks186
Donovan Clingan2024 – 2027257 of 500 blocks151
Theo Ratliff1995 – 1999239
Rudy Gobert2013 – 2017242
Ralph Sampson1983 – 1987246
Mitchell Robinson2018 – 2023252
Duane Causwell1990 – 1995253
Myles Turner2015 – 2019253
Greg Ostertag1995 – 2000257
Emeka Okafor2004 – 2009258
Oliver Miller1992 – 1996258
Samuel Dalembert2001 – 2007261
Roy Hinson1983 – 1987262

Method

  • The data has blocks for every game since 1983-84, so 277 centers from before then aren't here.
  • 2 centers aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.