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Most blocks in an NBA center's career

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Hakeem Olajuwon leads with 3,825 blocks in his career, first of 645 centers.

Most blocks in an NBA center's career
#Player and seasonsValue
Hakeem Olajuwon1984 – 20023,825
Dikembe Mutombo1991 – 20093,289
Mark Eaton1982 – 19933 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.3,053
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1969 – 198968 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.3,037
David Robinson1989 – 20032,954
Patrick Ewing1985 – 20022,894
Shaquille O'Neal1992 – 20112,732
Alonzo Mourning1992 – 20082,356
Marcus Camby1996 – 20132,331
Tree Rollins1977 – 1995105 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.2,261
Dwight Howard2004 – 20222,228
Robert Parish1976 – 199774 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.2,210
Brook Lopez2008 – 20272,156
Shawn Bradley1993 – 20052,119
Manute Bol1985 – 19952,087
Theo Ratliff1995 – 20111,968
Rudy Gobert2013 – 20271,850
Moses Malone1976 – 199559 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.1,644
Vlade Divac1989 – 20051,627
Artis Gilmore1976 – 198866 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.1,625
Elden Campbell1990 – 20051,601
George Johnson1972 – 1986221 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.1,596
Herb Williams1981 – 199915 of his games have no blocks recorded, so the number is short.1,594
Benoit Benjamin1985 – 20001,580
DeAndre Jordan2008 – 20271,579