who has the most career blocks before 1997

Before 1996-97, Hakeem Olajuwon blocked the most shots, with 3,190 blocks.

NAMEBLKGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,190
900
37.8
24.3
12.2
2.7
1.9
3.5
9.6
18.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
18.4
5.0
7.0
71.1
55.8
3.7
8.5
3.2
33,981
21,840
11,023
2,392
1,694
2,869
3,446
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,189
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
2,527
3,667
3Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
3,064
875
28.8
6.0
7.9
1.0
0.4
3.5
2.4
5.2
45.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
64.9
49.6
2.1
5.8
1.5
25,169
5,216
6,939
840
368
1,293
2,955
4Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
2,542
1,156
20.8
5.4
5.8
0.6
0.4
2.2
2.2
4.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.3
70.0
55.5
1.9
4.0
0.9
24,028
6,249
6,750
660
512
1,057
3,377
5Robert Parish
R. Parish
2,342
1,568
28.9
14.8
9.3
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.1
11.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.1
57.2
2.9
6.4
2.1
45,298
23,173
14,626
2,158
1,213
3,155
4,403
6Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,327
835
36.5
23.7
10.4
2.2
1.1
2.8
9.3
18.1
51.5
0.0
0.1
15.9
5.0
6.7
74.4
56.2
2.5
7.9
3.3
30,516
19,788
8,679
1,803
910
2,734
3,051
7Manute Bol
M. Bol
2,086
624
18.7
2.6
4.2
0.3
0.2
3.3
1.1
2.6
40.7
0.1
0.3
21.0
0.4
0.6
56.1
44.1
1.0
3.3
0.7
11,698
1,599
2,647
171
126
451
1,457
8George Johnson
G. Johnson
2,082
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
17,753
4,280
5,749
921
456
872
2,667
9Larry Nance
L. Nance
2,027
920
33.4
17.1
8.0
2.6
0.9
2.2
6.9
12.7
54.6
0.0
0.1
14.5
3.2
4.2
75.5
58.6
2.5
5.5
1.9
30,697
15,687
7,352
2,393
872
1,711
2,703
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
2,006
557
38.1
25.6
11.8
3.1
1.7
3.6
9.1
17.3
52.6
0.0
0.2
26.1
7.4
9.9
74.7
59.2
3.5
8.3
2.9
21,206
14,260
6,563
1,718
934
1,626
1,701
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,771
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
7.8
2.4
32,199
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,358
2,967
12Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1,747
909
32.7
17.1
10.1
2.0
0.5
1.9
6.3
10.5
59.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
71.3
64.3
2.9
7.2
2.8
29,685
15,579
9,161
1,777
470
2,347
2,986
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,733
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
3,804
3,076
14Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1,690
971
31.0
17.9
7.3
1.7
0.4
1.7
7.0
12.7
55.4
0.0
0.2
26.1
3.7
4.7
79.8
60.5
2.4
4.9
1.9
30,118
17,335
7,122
1,670
344
1,893
2,758
15Herb Williams
H. Williams
1,589
1,048
26.8
11.3
6.1
1.8
0.6
1.5
4.8
10.2
46.8
0.0
0.1
9.6
1.8
2.5
69.7
50.0
1.5
4.6
1.8
28,088
11,858
6,443
1,847
595
1,917
2,822
16Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
1,576
780
27.7
11.7
7.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.6
9.2
49.7
0.0
0.0
4.8
2.6
3.6
72.2
54.4
1.8
5.8
2.3
21,629
9,141
5,992
1,065
517
1,830
2,254
17Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
1,535
984
20.6
7.9
6.2
0.9
0.3
1.6
3.3
7.2
45.7
0.0
0.1
14.6
1.3
1.8
73.6
49.4
2.2
4.0
1.2
20,274
7,777
6,095
852
295
1,181
3,144
18Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
1,517
1,068
24.8
6.2
7.2
1.3
0.4
1.4
2.4
5.1
47.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
1.4
1.8
75.3
52.6
1.9
5.3
1.6
26,474
6,589
7,663
1,347
480
1,596
3,527
19Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1,486
391
36.9
12.9
12.3
1.7
0.6
3.8
4.7
8.9
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.5
65.0
56.9
3.9
8.4
2.6
14,411
5,054
4,811
651
223
1,016
1,361
20Alton Lister
A. Lister
1,458
893
20.6
6.9
6.5
1.0
0.4
1.6
2.8
5.4
51.4
0.0
0.0
11.1
1.4
2.3
59.5
54.0
2.0
4.5
1.6
18,405
6,205
5,817
900
342
1,418
3,072
21Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
1,342
871
25.0
10.2
5.4
1.2
0.9
1.5
4.4
9.1
48.4
0.0
0.1
12.2
1.4
2.0
70.3
51.2
1.8
3.5
1.3
21,742
8,868
4,675
1,039
801
1,140
1,937
22Mark West
M. West
1,318
934
19.8
6.4
5.3
0.4
0.3
1.4
2.6
4.4
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.1
57.5
59.8
1.8
3.6
1.2
18,523
5,934
4,990
392
307
1,125
2,875
23Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,293
836
34.3
22.0
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
17.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.8
2.5
4.2
3.1
28,677
18,364
5,601
3,224
1,508
2,323
2,286
24Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
1,290
723
31.1
12.4
7.0
2.0
0.9
1.8
4.7
9.7
48.1
0.0
0.0
11.8
3.0
4.2
73.0
53.6
2.4
4.6
1.5
22,454
8,959
5,041
1,428
633
1,100
1,890
25James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
1,267
957
27.4
8.6
7.8
0.8
0.4
1.3
3.2
5.7
57.1
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.8
73.2
61.8
2.2
5.7
1.5
26,222
8,203
7,492
765
336
1,454
2,025
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