João Cancelo and Matt Ritchie are tied for the most shots blocked by a defender in a season in the Premier League, with 31 shots blocked.
| NAME | SH-BLK | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Cancelo | 31 | 2021-22 | 7.67 | 36 | 36 | 3,227 | 1 | 7 | 82 | 53 | 0 | 56 | 32 | 34 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | M. Ritchie | 31 | 2015-16 | 37 | 33 | 2,979 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 39 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 41 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | T. Alexander-Arnold | 23 | 2020-21 | 36 | 34 | 3,031 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 0 | 46 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | M. Ritchie | 23 | 2017-18 | 35 | 32 | 2,808 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 37 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | M. Alonso | 19 | 2021-22 | 6.89 | 28 | 25 | 2,167 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 25 | 8 | 0 | |
| 6 | | M. Alonso | 19 | 2017-18 | 33 | 33 | 2,859 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 0 | 47 | 60 | 26 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | N. Williams | 18 | 2025-26 | 6.98 | 37 | 36 | 3,204 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 61 | 0 | 46 | 95 | 29 | 6 | 1 | |
| 8 | | T. Alexander-Arnold | 18 | 2024-25 | 7.11 | 33 | 28 | 2,366 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 49 | 0 | 31 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | O. Hutchinson | 17 | 2024-25 | 6.50 | 31 | 30 | 2,583 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | | T. Alexander-Arnold | 17 | 2019-20 | 38 | 35 | 3,174 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 33 | 1 | 46 | 66 | 22 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | N. Williams | 16 | 2024-25 | 6.81 | 35 | 28 | 2,593 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 57 | 0 | 30 | 120 | 24 | 7 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | R. Aït-Nouri | 15 | 2024-25 | 6.92 | 37 | 37 | 3,110 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 55 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 30 | 7 | 1 | |
| 13 |  | P. Porro | 15 | 2023-24 | 6.74 | 35 | 35 | 3,089 | 3 | 7 | 94 | 65 | 2 | 33 | 88 | 37 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | T. Alexander-Arnold | 15 | 2022-23 | 7.23 | 37 | 34 | 2,924 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | | T. Alexander-Arnold | 15 | 2021-22 | 7.61 | 32 | 32 | 2,853 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 24 | 1 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | | L. Digne | 15 | 2019-20 | 35 | 35 | 3,032 | 0 | 7 | 76 | 52 | 0 | 46 | 84 | 45 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | T. Alexander-Arnold | 14 | 2023-24 | 7.15 | 28 | 25 | 2,157 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Egan | 14 | 2019-20 | 36 | 36 | 3,188 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 56 | 163 | 33 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | D. Luiz | 14 | 2018-19 | 36 | 36 | 3,239 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 35 | 168 | 34 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | M. Alonso | 14 | 2018-19 | 31 | 31 | 2,761 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 94 | 28 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | A. Doughty | 13 | 2023-24 | 6.55 | 37 | 34 | 2,926 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 37 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 0 | |
| 22 | | P. Estupiñán | 13 | 2022-23 | 7.00 | 35 | 31 | 2,677 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 4 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | R. James | 13 | 2021-22 | 7.49 | 26 | 22 | 1,865 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | |
| 24 | | R. James | 13 | 2020-21 | 32 | 25 | 2,373 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 31 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | S. Dallas | 13 | 2020-21 | 38 | 38 | 3,409 | 8 | 2 | 75 | 47 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 7 | 0 | ||
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