Most blocks through the first 1,000 games of an NBA career since 1983-84
Hakeem Olajuwon leads with 3,407 blocks through his first 1,000 games, first of 118 careers since 1983-84.
Players with the most blocks through their first 1,000 games since 1983-84. 118 careers have the whole window.
1,787 careers from before 1983-84 sit out: the box score didn't record blocks in every game until then.
15 careers sit out: a game inside the window has no line recorded.
| # | Player | Seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 3,407 |
| 2 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991-92 – 2004-05 | 3,081 |
| 3 | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 – 1999-00 | 2,712 |
| 4 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 2007-08 | 2,464 |
| 5 | Tim Duncan | 1997-98 – 2010-11 | 2,276 |
| 6 | Ben Wallace | 1996-97 – 2010-11 | 2,062 |
| 7 | Dwight Howard | 2004-05 – 2017-18 | 1,989 |
| 8 | Brook Lopez | 2008-09 – 2023-24 | 1,869 |
| 9 | Jermaine O'Neal | 1996-97 – 2013-14 | 1,812 |
| 10 | Elton Brand | 1999-00 – 2013-14 | 1,786 |
| 11 | Pau Gasol | 2001-02 – 2015-16 | 1,667 |
| 12 | Kevin Garnett | 1995-96 – 2008-09 | 1,666 |
| 13 | Elden Campbell | 1990-91 – 2003-04 | 1,593 |
| 14 | DeAndre Jordan | 2008-09 – 2022-23 | 1,516 |
| 15 | Vlade Divac | 1989-90 – 2002-03 | 1,500 |
| 16 | Mark West | 1983-84 – 1996-97 | 1,371 |
| 17 | Rasheed Wallace | 1995-96 – 2008-09 | 1,363 |
| 18 | Shawn Kemp | 1989-90 – 2002-03 | 1,260 |
| 19 | Tyson Chandler | 2001-02 – 2016-17 | 1,259 |
| 20 | Dale Davis | 1991-92 – 2004-05 | 1,202 |
| 21 | Al Horford | 2007-08 – 2022-23 | 1,170 |
| 22 | Shawn Marion | 1999-00 – 2012-13 | 1,143 |
| 23 | Kevin Durant | 2007-08 – 2023-24 | 1,121 |
| 24 | LaMarcus Aldridge | 2006-07 – 2019-20 | 1,106 |
| 25 | Clifford Robinson | 1989-90 – 2001-02 | 1,094 |