Most blocks through the first 500 games of an NBA career since 1983-84
Dikembe Mutombo leads with 1,855 blocks through his first 500 games, first of 744 careers since 1983-84.
Players with the most blocks through their first 500 games since 1983-84. 744 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 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991-92 – 1997-98 | 1,855 |
| 2 | David Robinson | 1989-90 – 1995-96 | 1,823 |
| 3 | Manute Bol | 1985-86 – 1991-92 | 1,819 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1990-91 | 1,693 |
| 5 | Shawn Bradley | 1993-94 – 2000-01 | 1,604 |
| 6 | Alonzo Mourning | 1992-93 – 1999-00 | 1,560 |
| 7 | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 – 1991-92 | 1,547 |
| 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 1999-00 | 1,353 |
| 9 | Theo Ratliff | 1995-96 – 2003-04 | 1,346 |
| 10 | Benoit Benjamin | 1985-86 – 1991-92 | 1,288 |
| 11 | Serge Ibaka | 2009-10 – 2015-16 | 1,270 |
| 12 | Tim Duncan | 1997-98 – 2003-04 | 1,261 |
| 13 | Anthony Davis | 2012-13 – 2019-20 | 1,209 |
| 14 | Marcus Camby | 1996-97 – 2005-06 | 1,195 |
| 15 | Andrei Kirilenko | 2001-02 – 2008-09 | 1,169 |
| 16 | Josh Smith | 2004-05 – 2010-11 | 1,147 |
| 17 | Myles Turner | 2015-16 – 2023-24 | 1,135 |
| 18 | Hassan Whiteside | 2010-11 – 2021-22 | 1,118 |
| 19 | Ben Wallace | 1996-97 – 2003-04 | 1,117 |
| 20 | Rudy Gobert | 2013-14 – 2020-21 | 1,102 |
| 21 | Dwight Howard | 2004-05 – 2010-11 | 1,071 |
| 22 | Elton Brand | 1999-00 – 2005-06 | 1,031 |
| 23 | Samuel Dalembert | 2001-02 – 2008-09 | 980 |
| 24 | John Hotrod Williams | 1986-87 – 1992-93 | 948 |
| 25 | Roy Hibbert | 2008-09 – 2014-15 | 945 |