Most blocks through the first 5 seasons of an NBA career since 1983-84
Manute Bol leads with 1,491 blocks through his first 5 seasons, first of 1,412 careers since 1983-84.
Players with the most blocks through their first 5 seasons since 1983-84. 1,412 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 | Manute Bol | 1985-86 – 1989-90 | 1,491 |
| 2 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991-92 – 1995-96 | 1,486 |
| 3 | David Robinson | 1989-90 – 1993-94 | 1,473 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1988-89 | 1,196 |
| 5 | Shawn Bradley | 1993-94 – 1997-98 | 1,171 |
| 6 | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 – 1989-90 | 1,103 |
| 7 | Alonzo Mourning | 1992-93 – 1996-97 | 1,062 |
| 8 | Benoit Benjamin | 1985-86 – 1989-90 | 1,025 |
| 9 | Serge Ibaka | 2009-10 – 2013-14 | 997 |
| 10 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 1996-97 | 971 |
| 11 | Andrei Kirilenko | 2001-02 – 2005-06 | 905 |
| 12 | Josh Smith | 2004-05 – 2008-09 | 897 |
| 13 | Tim Duncan | 1997-98 – 2001-02 | 892 |
| 14 | Dwight Howard | 2004-05 – 2008-09 | 814 |
| 15 | Theo Ratliff | 1995-96 – 1999-00 | 805 |
| 16 | Anthony Davis | 2012-13 – 2016-17 | 793 |
| 17 | Roy Hinson | 1983-84 – 1987-88 | 730 |
| 18 | Elton Brand | 1999-00 – 2003-04 | 725 |
| 19 | Rudy Gobert | 2013-14 – 2017-18 | 708 |
| T20 | Myles Turner | 2015-16 – 2019-20 | 707 |
| T20 | Raef LaFrentz | 1998-99 – 2002-03 | 707 |
| 22 | Pau Gasol | 2001-02 – 2005-06 | 695 |
| 23 | Marcus Camby | 1996-97 – 2000-01 | 686 |
| 24 | Roy Hibbert | 2008-09 – 2012-13 | 683 |
| 25 | John Hotrod Williams | 1986-87 – 1990-91 | 681 |