List of Women's National Basketball Association career blocks leaders

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The following is a list of players who have achieved the most blocks during their WNBA careers.

^ Active WNBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
WNBA Most blocks recorded
Rank Player Team(s) played for (years) Total blocks Games played Blocks per game average
1 Margo Dydek Utah Starzz/San Antonio Silver Stars (1998–2004)
Connecticut Sun (2005–2007)
Los Angeles Sparks (2008)		 877 323 2.72
2 Lisa Leslie* Los Angeles Sparks (1997–2009)[b] 822 363 2.26
3 Sylvia Fowles† Chicago Sky (2008–2014)
Minnesota Lynx (2015–2022)		 721 408 1.77
4 Brittney Griner^ Phoenix Mercury (2013–present) 716 254 2.82
5 Candace Parker^ Los Angeles Sparks (2008–2020)
Chicago Sky (2021–present)		 603 392 1.54
6 Lauren Jackson* Seattle Storm (2001–2012) 586 317 1.85
7 Tangela Smith Sacramento Monarchs (1998–2004)
Charlotte Sting (2005–2006)
Phoenix Mercury (2007–2010)
Indiana Fever (2011)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2012)		 556 463 1.20
8 Tammy Sutton-Brown Charlotte Sting (2001–2006)
Indiana Fever (2007–2012)		 555 388 1.43
9 Ruth Riley Miami Sol (2001–2002)
Detroit Shock (2003–2006)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2007–2011)
Chicago Sky (2012)
Atlanta Dream (2013–2014)		 505 387 1.30
10 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (1999–2006)
Los Angeles Sparks (2007)
Washington Mystics (2008)
Detroit Shock (2008–2009)
New York Liberty (2010)
Minnesota Lynx (2011–2012)		 443 440 1.01
11 Michelle Snow Houston Comets (2002–2008)
Atlanta Dream (2009)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2010)
Chicago Sky (2011)
Washington Mystics (2012 WNBA season–2013)
Los Angeles Sparks (2015)		 403 402 1.00
12 Tina Charles^ Connecticut Sun (2010–2013)
New York Liberty (2014–2019)
Washington Mystics (2021)[c]
Phoenix Mercury (2022)
Seattle Storm (2022–present)		 389 391 0.99
13 Tamika Catchings* Indiana Fever (2002–2016) 385 457 0.84
14 Tina Thompson* Houston Comets (1997–2008)
Los Angeles Sparks (2009–2011)
Seattle Storm (2012–2013)		 372 496 0.75
15 Elizabeth Williams^ Connecticut Sun (2015)
Atlanta Dream (2016–2021)
Washington Mystics (2022–present)		 370 238 1.55
16
Erika de Souza
 Los Angeles Sparks (2002)
Connecticut Sun (2007)
Atlanta Dream (2008–2015)
Chicago Sky (2015–2016)
San Antonio Stars (2017)		 368 329 1.12
17 Jessica Breland† New York Liberty (2011)
Connecticut Sun (2011)
Indiana Fever (2013)
Chicago Sky (2014–2017)
Atlanta Dream (2018–2019)
Indiana Fever (2021)[d]		 367 269 1.36
18 DeLisha Milton-Jones Los Angeles Sparks (1999–2004, 2008–2012)
Washington Mystics (2005–2007)
San Antonio Silver Stars (2013)
New York Liberty (2013–2014)
Atlanta Dream (2014–2015)		 339 499 0.68
19 Diana Taurasi^ Phoenix Mercury (2004–present)[e] 329 503 0.65
20 Elena Delle Donne^ Chicago Sky (2013–2016)
Washington Mystics (2017–present)[f]		 327 218 1.50
21 Yolanda Griffith* Sacramento Monarchs (1999–2007)
Seattle Storm (2008)
Indiana Fever (2009)		 323 311 1.04
22 Elena Baranova Utah Starzz (1997–1999)
Miami Sol (2001)
New York Liberty (2003–2005)		 320 209 1.53
23 Candice Dupree† Chicago Sky (2006–2009)
Phoenix Mercury (2010–2016)
Indiana Fever (2017–2020)
Seattle Storm (2021)
Atlanta Dream (2021)		 318 494 0.64
24 Vicky Bullett Charlotte Sting (1997–1999)
Washington Mystics (2000–2002)		 288 186 1.55
25 Rebekkah Brunson Sacramento Monarchs (2004–2009)
Minnesota Lynx (2010–2018)		 286 453 0.63

All statistics are up to date as of the end of the 2022 WNBA season.

Progressive list of steal leaders

This is a progressive list of assist leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]

Statistics accurate as of October 1, 2022.
^ Active WNBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[g]
Team abbreviations Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.
ATL Atlanta Dream
CHI Chicago Sky
CON Connecticut Sun
LAS Los Angeles Sparks
LVA Las Vegas Aces
MIN Minnesota Lynx
PHO Phoenix Mercury
SEA Seattle Storm
UTA Utah Starzz
Blocks leader at the end of every season
Season Year-by-year leader Blocks Active player leader Total blocks Career record Total blocks Single-season record Blocks Season
1997 Elena Baranova000UTA 63 Elena Baranova000UTA 63 Elena Baranova000UTA 63 Elena Baranova000UTA 63 1997
1998 Margo Dydek000UTA 114 Lisa Leslie*000LAS 119 Lisa Leslie*000LAS 119 Margo Dydek000UTA 114 1998
1999 77 Margo Dydek000UTA 191 Margo Dydek000UTA 191 1999
2000 96 287 287 2000
2001 113 400 400 2001
2002 107 507 507 2002
2003 100 607 607 2003
2004 Lisa Leslie*000LAS 98 655 655 2004
2005 Lisa Leslie*000LAS 71 726 726 2005
Margo Dydek000CON
2006 Margo Dydek000CON 85 811 811 2006
2007 66 877 877 2007
2008 Lisa Leslie*000LAS 97 2008
2009 Tangela Smith000PHO 57 Lisa Leslie*000LAS 822 2009
2010 Sylvia Fowles†000CHI 88 Lauren Jackson*000SEA 568 2010
2011 68 579 2011
2012 Candace Parker^000LAS 76 586 2012
2013 Brittney Griner^000PHO 81 Ruth Riley000ATL 505 2013
2014 129 Sylvia Fowles†000CHI 376
PHO
 129 2014
2015 105 404 2015
2016 107 465 2016
2017 Sylvia Fowles†000MIN 67 532 2017
Elizabeth Williams^000ATL
2018 Brittney Griner^000PHO 87 Sylvia Fowles†000MIN 574 2018
Brittney Griner^000PHO
2019 Jonquel Jones^000CON 68 Brittney Griner^000PHO 636 2019
2020 A'ja Wilson^000LVA 44 658 2020
2021 Brittney Griner^000PHO 58 716 2021
2022 A'ja Wilson^000LVA 70 Sylvia Fowles†000MIN 721 2022
Season Year-by-year leader Blocks Active player leader Total blocks Career record Total blocks Single-season record Blocks Season


See also

  • List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
  • List of National Basketball Association season blocks leaders

Notes

  1. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.
  2. ^ Leslie did not play the 2007 season because of a pregnancy leave.
  3. ^ Charles did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Breland did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ Taurasi did not play the 2015 season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg.
  6. ^ Delle Donne did not play the 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.

References

  1. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference
    . Retrieved 1 October 2022.

External links
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