I can just imagine how many more blocks Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain have over Hakeem. It is probably like the rebound numbers, where no on comes close to those two.
Just for fun, i watched Wilt in a play off series with Boston. He averaged 26 pts, 17 reb.10 blocked shots and 7 assists for the series. I kept the stats.
I would hardly call Bob Lanier, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Artis Gilmore, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell subpar athletes!!! Again why are children responding to this...?
This is a testament to me of how good all of the players in the league are now… super stars are not easy to make anymore because there is so much talent now
I agree that they will likely be one Wilt, Bill, and three Kareem, but Kareem has, I think, 6 more seasons than Wilt and 7 more than Bill. So he might have caught them with the extra seasons. Based on what reporting said, Wilt was more prolific with blocks, but Bill was better at converting them into fast breaks. We really don't have stats on either, but if blocks and steals were a stat. Wilt would have an astonishing number of triple-doubles and probably more than an unofficial quintuple double.
@@johncraig4820Greatest shot blocker arguably between him and Russell...ye wilt blocked like 4-5 more shots than Russell a a game...8.9 vs 13.8(peak for peak)..but the argument can be made that Russell blocked shots better...blocking them directly into his teammates hands at times🤷🏾♂️...as for greatest defender...I don't think so top 5 no doubt I have him at 4 behind Russell, thurmond, Hakeem
@@johncraig4820 you have to consider that Russell was blocking x2 as many shots as Kareem prime numbers during his prime...and wilt x3 as many...Kareem wasnt a great shotblocker or rim protector in his latter seasons and kind of took a back seat in terms of defending and rebounding...
@@JohnnyRodgers3Wilt's ability to block and disrupt the paint are unmatched. He eliminates second chance points with his rebounding. Claiming someone is a better defensive player than Wilt, means identifying other aspects of a player's play that compensate. Such as how effectively Russell converts defense to offense.
@@Charon58 yea imagine if the DPOY award existed before 1984 and the Finals MVP award before 1969. Look at Russel’s defensive win shares over his career.
damn the bias in the comments is real ! just give the man his props.. hakeem won two championships against the most stacked teams (the likes of barkley, shaquile, stockton and malone, ewing, and many legends), while being the only above 20 points average scorer in his team.... safe to say that record will stand for a while until another non american crushes it... Wemby !!!
Clint Capela Kevon Looney Jarrett Allen Rudy Gobert Nick Richards Ivica Zubac Mason Plumlee Jakob Poeltl Robert Williams III Nicolas Claxton Walker Kessler Bismack Biyombo Daniel Gafford Jalen Duren Bam Adebayo Andre Drummond
@@average76ersfan21 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂.....the game is mostly played around the perimeter. Point being they won't have as many opportunities as in the past. Plus, the guys you named are nowhere near the caliber of the Dream.
blocks were not a stat when Wilt played, but estimates are that he averaged between 8-10 blocks per game, that would have him with more than 2x Hakeen's totals. There is only one GOAT, and his name is Wilt Chamberlain.
@@ngc-fo5te your suggestion is a hypothetical, whereas mine is drawn from reviewing available game footage. Another way to think about it is to compare the performance gaps between the players and others from their respective eras--Wilt's number dominated like none before or since, whereas the Dream put up good numbers but nothing nearly as dominant versus players of his own era. Hakeem was amazing, but no where near Wilt's level in scoring, blocks, points or rebounding.
@dcfunhouse Do some research about the NBA in the 60s. I was alive back then - I went to games - what we saw then was poor basketball with ridiculously inflated stats. Go look at number of possessions and shooting percentages and what that did for scoring attempts and rebounding numbers. Add in that most of the forwards and even centres were six four to six seven. What Kareem did in the 70s and 80s was far more impressive than what a loser like Wilt did.
@@ngc-fo5te You're missing me--Wilt could only play against the available players, and the gap between him and his contemporaries was wider than were the gaps for any others from any era. Kareem was impressive, but they had to change the rules to constrain Wilt's dominance.
@dcfunhouse I agree you can only beat wants in front of you - but you'd expect a huge gap with the league full of small guys. But you can't get away from the fact he was a loser who almost always shrank in the big moments.
so basically after Duncan retired, the art of the block died besides Dwight Howard slowly creeping up to build on his early career success. I would not be surprised to see no new names on this list for over a decade. If ever. Definitely a lost art.
@@GuitarNewby You pretty much aren't even allowed to play defense anymore. You have to be a mobile pylon and keep your hands to yourself for the most part.
Gobert will be on this list by the time he retires. He’s on year 10 and is at 1600 already. Pretty safe to say he’ll crack 2000 and pass a few names on this list barring major injury.
@@theminecraftgamer8636 Kareem would likely be at around 4700 but ya Wilt and Russell would probably both be over 7000 based on what we know. Also Thurmond would be up around 5000.
@@gaimbz4398 Honestly you might be right… you want a crazy stat? Wemby, averaging under 29 minutes per game halfway through his rookie season, is already has more than 13% (125/956) of Giannis’s career blocks… he’s on an absurd pace rn, sky is the limit assuming good health
Not a chance that record ever gets broken..people won't even get to mark ..even Rollins I think at 2500 is impossible to get to in the modern game..what's the average height?
People saying Wilt and Russell over Hakeem if we had the stats, but I kind of doubt it. Kareem, yes. But Kareem played way, way more games than either of them.
In fact, he should have way more. In his first 4 seasons, blocks were not registered in the league. And he was blocking like crazy during those early years (more than 3 blocks per game, that's +1000 blocks in those 4 seasons). More than enough to surpass Olajuwon.
I believe wilt and Russell's block numbers especially wilt would've been astronomical. Easily #1 and 2... Elmore Smith and nate Thurmond numbers would've been much higher as well. I would like wilt's and Russell's numbers to be accounted for as well as. Any others that are neglected. Just like sacks in the NFL... Blocks and steals are not properly accounted for Dr J being on this list for a while is remarkable.. didn't know he had defense like that. Mark Eaton moved up that list quick Respect to olajuwon for his numbers accumulation
If Wemby stays healthy he’ll be on this list for sure
I can just imagine how many more blocks Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain have over Hakeem. It is probably like the rebound numbers, where no on comes close to those two.
I remember Philadelphia kept track of blocks. Wilt averaged 8.8 blocks per game
Right. I think those first bigs were dominant going way back before I was born.
Indeed. And Russell averaged 8.1. Just imagine how many triple doubles they had
That’s a great point. I’m sure night would’ve blown away this stat.
Players were smaller and took a ton of shots. They would have been great in any era I'm sure, but there's also context.
Imagine Wilt stats on that. He blocked skyhook various times.
He did it like twice 😂
@@hadeschild320 yes. various times
@@hadeschild320Twice in a single game at the end of his career. Wilt was by far the greatest shot blocker and defender of all time
@@Charon58 they were both goal tends I saw the clip
@@hadeschild3203x in a row one game x2 in a row on video all as a 36 yr old man on one leg
I think Wemby will be on this list someday if he stays healthy.
Just for fun, i watched Wilt in a play off series with Boston.
He averaged 26 pts, 17 reb.10 blocked shots and 7 assists for the series.
I kept the stats.
This is another record of Wilts that would never be beaten if they kept those stats
Russell probably got more blocks than him since he focused more on defense
@@expiredmilk5435 wilt has the record of 23 blocks per game.
@@rodneyperry7940 oh I didn't know that, why do people talk about Russell as the greatest defender when wilt is the same level as him
I wonder how many George Mikan had in the 50's, just because he was 6' 10" and there was no goaltending rule at the time.
Although we all know the name that leads to the list in reality, Wilt
Wilt played against inferior competition for a large part of his career and still only won twice as a broke down role player.
I would hardly call Bob Lanier, Willis Reed, Nate Thurmond, Artis Gilmore, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell subpar athletes!!! Again why are children responding to this...?
@@wadesorenson7760 but he won finals mvp
This is a testament to me of how good all of the players in the league are now… super stars are not easy to make anymore because there is so much talent now
Hakeem is also top 10 in career steals
All time leader in “stocks”
If they kept stats on blocks back in the day, Wilt and Russell would be 1-2 and everyone else far behind.
Wilt and Russell would be 2-1. And everyone else would be far behind. Agreed.
@@roycehuffman399… Harvey Pollock said Wilt blocked more than Bill Russell in a regular, consistent basis.
@@epmstrathss4222Yes, but Red Auerbach said Wilt blocked ball out of bounds. Bill blocked the ball inbounds to start fast break.
Wilt and Russ averaged at bare minimum 5 blocks a game. Times that by how many games they played. Probably have over 4000 each easy.
When Wilt was 35 he blocked a younger Jabbar 13 times in one game.
Stop making utter shit up.
that was in a series, but still great
Bill Russell and wilt chamberlain should be considered #1 and #2 anyways😊
I agree that they will likely be one Wilt, Bill, and three Kareem, but Kareem has, I think, 6 more seasons than Wilt and 7 more than Bill. So he might have caught them with the extra seasons. Based on what reporting said, Wilt was more prolific with blocks, but Bill was better at converting them into fast breaks. We really don't have stats on either, but if blocks and steals were a stat. Wilt would have an astonishing number of triple-doubles and probably more than an unofficial quintuple double.
@@johncraig4820Greatest shot blocker arguably between him and Russell...ye wilt blocked like 4-5 more shots than Russell a a game...8.9 vs 13.8(peak for peak)..but the argument can be made that Russell blocked shots better...blocking them directly into his teammates hands at times🤷🏾♂️...as for greatest defender...I don't think so top 5 no doubt I have him at 4 behind Russell, thurmond, Hakeem
@@johncraig4820 you have to consider that Russell was blocking x2 as many shots as Kareem prime numbers during his prime...and wilt x3 as many...Kareem wasnt a great shotblocker or rim protector in his latter seasons and kind of took a back seat in terms of defending and rebounding...
@@JohnnyRodgers3Wilt's ability to block and disrupt the paint are unmatched. He eliminates second chance points with his rebounding. Claiming someone is a better defensive player than Wilt, means identifying other aspects of a player's play that compensate. Such as how effectively Russell converts defense to offense.
@@johncraig4820 what did you mean by that last sentence
Imagine what Kareem’s number would be if they started recording blocks in 1969 instead of 1973
If they’d recorded block during Wilt’s career it would be untouchable.
@@Charon58 yea imagine if the DPOY award existed before 1984 and the Finals MVP award before 1969. Look at Russel’s defensive win shares over his career.
You can infer it’s easily 1,000. That would be about 3 blocks per game over that span
If statistics were kept during the Russell/Wilt era, those two players would be far ahead.
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It's from this point forward that I recognize everybody on the list
damn the bias in the comments is real ! just give the man his props.. hakeem won two championships against the most stacked teams (the likes of barkley, shaquile, stockton and malone, ewing, and many legends), while being the only above 20 points average scorer in his team.... safe to say that record will stand for a while until another non american crushes it... Wemby !!!
Congratulations to Hakeem but its too bad that Wilt and Russell's blocks were not counted
Artis Gilmore had 3178 Blocks in reality.
That record won't be touched. The game is played on the perimeter now, with no traditional centers anymore.
Yeah every since Curry joined everyone been shooting 3s, big men are shooting, and we get like no blocks now
Clint Capela
Kevon Looney
Jarrett Allen
Rudy Gobert
Nick Richards
Ivica Zubac
Mason Plumlee
Jakob Poeltl
Robert Williams III
Nicolas Claxton
Walker Kessler
Bismack Biyombo
Daniel Gafford
Jalen Duren
Bam Adebayo
Andre Drummond
@@average76ersfan21 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂.....the game is mostly played around the perimeter. Point being they won't have as many opportunities as in the past. Plus, the guys you named are nowhere near the caliber of the Dream.
@@greatone33j Lol yeah im just trolling but I think evan mobley will have a shot at it bc he can block shots from everywhere and is still young
And no one plays defense.
wilt 8.8 bpg, Bill 8.1 bpg...there are sevearal more ahead of Hakeem but these 2 are the leaders...byFAR!
For a reason - and it isn't they were better shot blockers.
blocks were not a stat when Wilt played, but estimates are that he averaged between 8-10 blocks per game, that would have him with more than 2x Hakeen's totals. There is only one GOAT, and his name is Wilt Chamberlain.
And if you put Olajuwon in the 1960s he'd have average more than Wilt. We can all play these daft comparisons.
@@ngc-fo5te your suggestion is a hypothetical, whereas mine is drawn from reviewing available game footage. Another way to think about it is to compare the performance gaps between the players and others from their respective eras--Wilt's number dominated like none before or since, whereas the Dream put up good numbers but nothing nearly as dominant versus players of his own era. Hakeem was amazing, but no where near Wilt's level in scoring, blocks, points or rebounding.
@dcfunhouse Do some research about the NBA in the 60s. I was alive back then - I went to games - what we saw then was poor basketball with ridiculously inflated stats. Go look at number of possessions and shooting percentages and what that did for scoring attempts and rebounding numbers. Add in that most of the forwards and even centres were six four to six seven.
What Kareem did in the 70s and 80s was far more impressive than what a loser like Wilt did.
@@ngc-fo5te You're missing me--Wilt could only play against the available players, and the gap between him and his contemporaries was wider than were the gaps for any others from any era. Kareem was impressive, but they had to change the rules to constrain Wilt's dominance.
@dcfunhouse I agree you can only beat wants in front of you - but you'd expect a huge gap with the league full of small guys.
But you can't get away from the fact he was a loser who almost always shrank in the big moments.
Wilt blocked 26 shots in a game once.
Just goes to show, the NBA quit playing defense around 2012.
Where are the shot blockers? They're too busy traveling & shooting 3 pointers.
so basically after Duncan retired, the art of the block died besides Dwight Howard slowly creeping up to build on his early career success. I would not be surprised to see no new names on this list for over a decade. If ever. Definitely a lost art.
There's no real defensive players in the league anymore 😔.
@@GuitarNewby You pretty much aren't even allowed to play defense anymore. You have to be a mobile pylon and keep your hands to yourself for the most part.
Gobert will be on this list by the time he retires. He’s on year 10 and is at 1600 already. Pretty safe to say he’ll crack 2000 and pass a few names on this list barring major injury.
I think it’s safe to say that no one in the league today is gonna put Hakeem’s record in serious danger
kareem is the real leader but in his first few seasons they did not count blocks same for wilt chamberlain and bill russel
@@theminecraftgamer8636 Kareem would likely be at around 4700 but ya Wilt and Russell would probably both be over 7000 based on what we know. Also Thurmond would be up around 5000.
Someone would need to average 3.5-4 blocks a game for 15 seasons.. that’s a lotta blocks
WWemby could be this guy
@@gaimbz4398 Honestly you might be right… you want a crazy stat? Wemby, averaging under 29 minutes per game halfway through his rookie season, is already has more than 13% (125/956) of Giannis’s career blocks… he’s on an absurd pace rn, sky is the limit assuming good health
I bet wembeys going to break kareems record
Wilt would be #1...
Wilt avg 8:9 blks a season times 13 yrs do the math top five in blks shots for sure along with Russell
I thought Dikembe would be number 1
Not a chance that record ever gets broken..people won't even get to mark ..even Rollins I think at 2500 is impossible to get to in the modern game..what's the average height?
Wemby sera la bientot
Nobody will catch "The Dream"
3830 blocks
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People saying Wilt and Russell over Hakeem if we had the stats, but I kind of doubt it. Kareem, yes. But Kareem played way, way more games than either of them.
How does Kareem got so many blocks
Ikr
Hes 7'2 and played until he was 42 lol
Plus he played during the peak of 80s and 90s zone-centered basketball.
In fact, he should have way more. In his first 4 seasons, blocks were not registered in the league. And he was blocking like crazy during those early years (more than 3 blocks per game, that's +1000 blocks in those 4 seasons). More than enough to surpass Olajuwon.
@@VinJackson yeah, i think that 2.5 a game would do it, which is very low for a prime kareem
I believe wilt and Russell's block numbers especially wilt would've been astronomical.
Easily #1 and 2...
Elmore Smith and nate Thurmond numbers would've been much higher as well.
I would like wilt's and Russell's numbers to be accounted for as well as. Any others that are neglected.
Just like sacks in the NFL... Blocks and steals are not properly accounted for
Dr J being on this list for a while is remarkable.. didn't know he had defense like that. Mark Eaton moved up that list quick
Respect to olajuwon for his numbers accumulation