5. Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan’s career averages: 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.3 SPG, and 0.8 BPG
Michael Jordan career defensive accomplishments: NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 9x All-Defensive First Team member, 3x NBA steals leader, second most career playoff steals, third most career steals, and fourth highest career SPG average.
4. Dikembe Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo’s career averages: 9.8 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 2.8 BPG, 1.0 APG, and 0.4 SPG
Dikembe Mutombo’s career defensive accomplishments: 4x NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 6x All-Defensive Team member, 3x NBA blocks leader, 2x NBA rebounding leader, and second most career blocks.
3. Hakeem Olajuwon
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Hakeem Olajuwon’s career averages: 21.8 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.1 BPG, 2.5 APG, and 1.7 SPG
Hakeem Olajuwon’s career defensive accomplishments: 2x NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 9x All-Defensive Team member, 3x NBA blocks leader, 2x NBA rebounding leader, most career blocks, highest career playoff BPG average, third highest career BPG average, third most career playoff blocks, and fourth most career Finals blocks.
2. Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain’s career averages: 30.1 PPG, 22.9 RPG, and 4.4 APG (Blocks and steals were not recorded)
Wilt Chamberlain’s career defensive accomplishments: News archives and game films revealed he averaged 8.8 BPG in 112 of his 1305 career games, 2x NBA All-Defensive First Team member, 11x NBA rebounding leader, highest career RPG average, most career rebounds, most rebounds in a season, highest RPG average in a season, second most career playoff rebounds, second highest career playoffs RPG average, and second most career Finals rebounds.
1. Bill Russell
Bill Russell’s career averages: 15.1 PPG, 22.5 RPG, and 4.3 APG (Blocks and steals were not recorded)
Bill Russell’s career defensive accomplishments: NBA All-Defensive First Team member, 4x NBA rebounding leader, most career playoff rebounds, most career Finals rebounds, highest career playoffs RPG average, second most career rebounds, and second highest career RPG average.
Although Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell’s blocks and steals were not recorded their rebounding stats are flabbergasting and people who watched them said they averaged around four to five BPG which would easily make them have more career blocks than anyone else in NBA history.
