List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded.[a]
- A progressive list of rebound leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]
Rebounding leaders[]
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded.
- Statistics accurate as of the January 30, 2022
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b] |
§ | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2022[2] |
Rank | Player | Pos | Team(s) played for (years)[c] | Total rebounds | Games played | Rebounds per game average[d] |
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1 | Wilt Chamberlain* | C | Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973) |
23,924 | 1,045 | 22.9 |
2 | Bill Russell* | C | Boston Celtics (1956–1969) | 21,620 | 963 | 22.5 |
3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | C | Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989) |
17,440 | 1,560 | 11.2 |
4 | Elvin Hayes* | PF/C | San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968–1972, 1981–1984) Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972–1981) |
16,279 | 1,303 | 12.5 |
5 | Moses Malone* | C | Buffalo Braves (1976) Houston Rockets (1976–1982) Philadelphia 76ers (1982–1986, 1993–1994) Washington Bullets (1986–1988) Atlanta Hawks (1988–1991) Milwaukee Bucks (1991–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) |
16,212 | 1,329 | 12.2 |
6 | Tim Duncan* | PF/C | San Antonio Spurs (1997–2016) | 15,091 | 1,392 | 10.8 |
7 | Karl Malone* | PF | Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2003–2004) |
14,968 | 1,476 | 10.1 |
8 | Robert Parish* | C | Golden State Warriors (1976–1980) Boston Celtics (1980–1994) Charlotte Hornets (1994–1996) Chicago Bulls (1996–1997) |
14,715 | 1,611 | 9.1 |
9 | Kevin Garnett* | PF/C | Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007, 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015) |
14,662 | 1,462 | 10.0 |
10 | Dwight Howard^ | C | Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013, 2019–2020, 2021–present) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–2019) Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021) |
14,483 | 1,221 | 11.9 |
11 | Nate Thurmond* | C | San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963–1974) Chicago Bulls (1974–1976) Cleveland Cavaliers (1976–1977) |
14,464 | 964 | 15.0 |
12 | Walt Bellamy* | C | Chicago Packers/Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets (1961–1965) New York Knicks (1965–1968) Detroit Pistons (1968–1970) Atlanta Hawks (1970–1974) New Orleans Jazz (1974) |
14,241 | 1,043 | 13.7 |
13 | Wes Unseld* | C | Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1968–1981) | 13,769 | 984 | 14.0 |
14 | Hakeem Olajuwon* | C | Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002) |
13,748 | 1,238 | 11.1 |
15 | Shaquille O'Neal* | C | Orlando Magic (1992–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2004) Miami Heat (2004–2008) Phoenix Suns (2008–2009) Cleveland Cavaliers (2009–2010) Boston Celtics (2010–2011) |
13,099 | 1,207 | 10.9 |
16 | Buck Williams | PF | New Jersey Nets (1981–1989) Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1996) New York Knicks (1996–1998) |
13,017 | 1,307 | 10.0 |
17 | Jerry Lucas* | PF | Cincinnati Royals (1963–1969) San Francisco Warriors (1969–1971) New York Knicks (1971–1974) |
12,942 | 829 | 15.6 |
18 | Bob Pettit* | PF | Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965) | 12,849 | 792 | 16.2 |
19 | Charles Barkley* | PF | Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992) Phoenix Suns (1992–1996) Houston Rockets (1996–2000) |
12,546 | 1,073 | 11.7 |
20 | Dikembe Mutombo* | C | Denver Nuggets (1991–1996) Atlanta Hawks (1996–2001) Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002) New Jersey Nets (2002–2003) New York Knicks (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004–2009) |
12,359 | 1,196 | 10.3 |
21 | Paul Silas | PF | St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1964–1969) Phoenix Suns (1969–1972) Boston Celtics (1972–1976) Denver Nuggets (1976–1977) Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1980) |
12,357 | 1,254 | 9.9 |
22 | Charles Oakley | PF | Chicago Bulls (1985–1988, 2001–2002) New York Knicks (1988–1999) Toronto Raptors (1999–2001) Washington Wizards (2002–2003) Houston Rockets (2004) |
12,205 | 1,282 | 9.5 |
23 | Dennis Rodman* | PF/SF | Detroit Pistons (1986–1993) San Antonio Spurs (1993–1995) Chicago Bulls (1995–1998) Los Angeles Lakers (1999) Dallas Mavericks (2000) |
11,954 | 911 | 13.1 |
24 | Kevin Willis | PF/C | Atlanta Hawks (1984–1994, 2004–2005) Miami Heat (1994–1996) Golden State Warriors (1996) Houston Rockets (1996–1998, 2001–2002) Toronto Raptors (1999–2001) Denver Nuggets (2001) San Antonio Spurs (2002–2004) Dallas Mavericks (2007) |
11,901 | 1,424 | 8.4 |
25 | Patrick Ewing* | C | New York Knicks (1985–2000) Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001) Orlando Magic (2001–2002) |
11,607 | 1,183 | 9.8 |
26 | Dirk Nowitzki† | PF | Dallas Mavericks (1998–2019) | 11,489 | 1,522 | 7.5 |
27 | Elgin Baylor* | SF | Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971) | 11,463 | 846 | 13.5 |
28 | Pau Gasol† | C/PF | Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014) Chicago Bulls (2014–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019) |
11,305 | 1,226 | 9.2 |
29 | Dolph Schayes* | PF | Syracuse Nationals (1949–1950)[e] Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1950–1964) |
11,256 | 932 | 12.1 |
30 | Bill Bridges | PF | St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1963–1971) Philadelphia 76ers (1971–1972) Los Angeles Lakers (1972–1974) Golden State Warriors (1975) |
11,054 | 926 | 11.9 |
31 | Jack Sikma* | C | Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1986) Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1991) |
10,816 | 1,107 | 9.8 |
32 | David Robinson* | C | San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003) | 10,497 | 987 | 10.6 |
33 | Ben Wallace* | C/PF | Washington Bullets/Wizards (1996–1999) Orlando Magic (1999–2000) Detroit Pistons (2000–2006, 2009–2012) Chicago Bulls (2006–2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009) |
10,482 | 1,088 | 9.6 |
34 | Tyson Chandler† | C | Chicago Bulls (2001–2006) New Orleans(/Oklahoma City) Hornets (2006–2009) Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2010) Dallas Mavericks (2010–2011, 2014–2015) New York Knicks (2011–2014) Phoenix Suns (2015–2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020) |
10,467 | 1,160 | 9.0 |
35 | Dave Cowens* | C | Boston Celtics (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983) |
10,444 | 766 | 13.6 |
36 | Bill Laimbeer | C | Cleveland Cavaliers (1980–1982) Detroit Pistons (1982–1993) |
10,400 | 1,068 | 9.7 |
37 | Otis Thorpe | PF | Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1984–1988, 1998) Houston Rockets (1988–1995) Portland Trail Blazers (1995) Detroit Pistons (1995–1997) Vancouver Grizzlies (1997–1998) Washington Wizards (1999) Miami Heat (1999–2000) Charlotte Hornets (2000–2001) |
10,370 | 1,257 | 8.2 |
38 | Zach Randolph§ | PF | Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2007) New York Knicks (2007–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2009) Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2017) Sacramento Kings (2017–2018) |
10,208 | 1,116 | 9.1 |
39 | Shawn Marion | SF/PF | Phoenix Suns (1999–2008) Miami Heat (2008–2009) Toronto Raptors (2009) Dallas Mavericks (2009–2014) Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–2015) |
10,101 | 1,163 | 8.7 |
40 | Johnny Kerr | C | Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1954–1965) Baltimore Bullets (1965–1966) |
10,092 | 905 | 11.2 |
41 | DeAndre Jordan^ | C | Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2018) Dallas Mavericks (2018) New York Knicks (2019) Brooklyn Nets (2019–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–present) |
10,045 | 962 | 10.4 |
42 | LeBron James^ | SF | Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010��2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present) |
10,027 | 1,346 | 7.4 |
43 | Bob Lanier* | C | Detroit Pistons (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1980–1984) |
9,698 | 959 | 10.1 |
44 | Sam Lacey | C | Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City(-Omaha) Kings (1970–1981) New Jersey Nets (1981–1982) Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1983) |
9,687 | 1,002 | 9.7 |
45 | Dave DeBusschere* | PF/SF | Detroit Pistons (1962–1968) New York Knicks (1968–1974) |
9,618 | 875 | 11.0 |
46 | Marcus Camby | C | Toronto Raptors (1996–1998) New York Knicks (1999–2002, 2012–2013) Denver Nuggets (2002–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2012) |
9,513 | 973 | 9.8 |
47 | A. C. Green | PF | Los Angeles Lakers (1985–1993, 1999–2000) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Dallas Mavericks (1996–1999) Miami Heat (2000–2001) |
9,473 | 1,278 | 7.4 |
48 | Horace Grant | PF | Chicago Bulls (1987–1994) Orlando Magic (1994–1999, 2001–2002) Seattle SuperSonics (1999–2000) Los Angeles Lakers (2000–2001, 2003–2004) |
9,443 | 1,165 | 8.1 |
49 | Bailey Howell* | PF/SF | Detroit Pistons (1959–1964) Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966) Boston Celtics (1966–1970) Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971) |
9,383 | 951 | 9.9 |
50 | Vlade Divac* | C | Los Angeles Lakers (1989–1996, 2004–2005) Charlotte Hornets (1996–1998) Sacramento Kings (1998–2004) |
9,326 | 1,134 | 8.2 |
Progressive list of rebounding leaders[]
This is a progressive list of rebounding leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of January 30, 2022.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | DET | Detroit Pistons | MNL | Minneapolis Lakers | SAS | San Antonio Spurs |
BOS | Boston Celtics | FTW | Fort Wayne Pistons | NOJ | New Orleans Jazz | SDC | San Diego Clippers |
BRK | Brooklyn Nets | HOU | Houston Rockets | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SDR | San Diego Rockets |
BUF | Buffalo Braves | IND | Indiana Pacers | NYK | New York Knicks | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
CAP | Capital Bullets | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | ORL | Orlando Magic | STL | St. Louis Hawks |
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | UTA | Utah Jazz |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MIN | Minnesota Timberwolves | PHX | Phoenix Suns | WAS | Washington Wizards |
DEN | Denver Nuggets | MLH | Milwaukee Hawks | ROC | Rochester Royals | WSB | Washington Bullets |
Season | Year-by-year leader | REB | Active leader | REB | Career record | REB | Single-season record | REB | Season |
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1950–51 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 1,080 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 1,080 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 1,080 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 1,080 | 1950–51 |
1951–52 | Mel HutchinsMLH Larry FoustFTW |
880 | 1,853 | 1,853 | 1951–52 | ||||
1952–53 | George Mikan*MNL | 1,007 | George Mikan*MNL | 2,831 | George Mikan*MNL | 2,831 | 1952–53 | ||
1953–54 | Harry Gallatin*NYK | 1,098 | 3,859 | 3,859 | Harry Gallatin*NYK | 1,098 | 1953–54 | ||
1954–55 | Neil Johnston*PHW | 1,085 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 4,530 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 4,530 | 1954–55 | ||
1955–56 | Bob Pettit*STL | 1,164 | 5,421 | 5,421 | Bob Pettit*STL | 1,164 | 1955–56 | ||
1956–57 | Maurice Stokes*ROC | 1,256 | 6,429 | 6,429 | Maurice Stokes*ROC | 1,256 | 1956–57 | ||
1957–58 | Bill Russell*BOS | 1,564 | 7,451 | 7,451 | Bill Russell*BOS | 1,564 | 1957–58 | ||
1958–59 | 1,612 | 8,413 | 8,413 | 1,612 | 1958–59 | ||||
1959–60 | Wilt Chamberlain* PHW 1959–62 SFW 1962–63 |
1,941 | 9,372 | 9,372 | Wilt Chamberlain*PHW | 1,941 | 1959–60 | ||
1960–61 | 2,149 | 10,332 | 10,332 | 2,149 | 1960–61 | ||||
1961–62 | 2,052 | 10,771 | 10,771 | 1961–62 | |||||
1962–63 | 1,946 | Bill Russell*BOS | 11,398 | Bill Russell*BOS | 11,398 | 1962–63 | |||
1963–64 | Bill Russell*BOS | 1,930 | 13,328 | 13,328 | 1963–64 | ||||
1964–65 | 1,878 | 15,206 | 15,206 | 1964–65 | |||||
1965–66 | Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1965–68 LAL 1968–69 |
1,943 | 16,985 | 16,985 | 1965–66 | ||||
1966–67 | 1,957 | 18,685 | 18,685 | 1966–67 | |||||
1967–68 | 1,952 | 20,136 | 20,136 | 1967–68 | |||||
1968–69 | 1,712 | 21,620 | 21,620 | 1968–69 | |||||
1969–70 | Elvin Hayes*SDR | 1,386 | Wilt Chamberlain*LAL | 19,333 | 1969–70 | ||||
1970–71 | Wilt Chamberlain*LAL | 1,493 | 20,826 | 1970–71 | |||||
1971–72 | 1,572 | 22,398 | Wilt Chamberlain*LAL | 22,398 | 1971–72 | ||||
1972–73 | 1,526 | 23,924 | 23,924 | 1972–73 | |||||
1973–74 | Elvin Hayes*CAP | 1,463 | Walt Bellamy* ATL 1973–74 NOJ 1974–75 |
14,236 | 1973–74 | ||||
1974–75 | Bob McAdoo*BUF | 1,155 | 14,241 | 1974–75 | |||||
1975–76 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL | 1,383 | Nate Thurmond* CHI 1975 CLE 1975–77 |
14,090 | 1975–77 | ||||
1976–77 | 1,090 | 14,464 | 1976–77 | ||||||
1977–78 | Truck RobinsonNOJ | 1,288 | Elvin Hayes* WSB 1977–81 HOU 1981–84 |
11,977 | 1977–78 | ||||
1978–79 | Moses Malone*HOU | 1,444 | 12,971 | 1978–79 | |||||
1979–80 | Swen NaterSDC | 1,216 | 13,867 | 1979–80 | |||||
1980–81 | Moses Malone* HOU 1980–82 PHI 1982–83 |
1,180 | 14,656 | 1980–81 | |||||
1981–82 | 1,188 | 15,403 | 1981–82 | ||||||
1982–83 | 1,194 | 16,019 | 1982–83 | ||||||
1983–84 | Bill LaimbeerDET | 1,003 | 16,279 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Moses Malone*PHI | 1,031 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL | 15,627 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | Bill LaimbeerDET | 1,075 | 16,105 | 1985–86 | |||||
1986–87 | Charles OakleyCHI | 1,074 | 16,628 | 1986–87 | |||||
1987–88 | 1,066 | 17,106 | 1987–88 | ||||||
1988–89 | Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU | 1,105 | 17,440 | 1988–89 | |||||
1989–90 | 1,149 | Moses Malone* ATL 1989–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95 |
14,483 | 1989–90 | |||||
1990–91 | David Robinson*SAS | 1,063 | 15,150 | 1990–91 | |||||
1991–92 | Dennis Rodman* DET 1991–93 SAS 1993–94 |
1,530 | 15,894 | 1991–92 | |||||
1992–93 | 1,132 | 15,940 | 1992–93 | ||||||
1993–94 | 1,367 | 16,166 | 1993–94 | ||||||
1994–95 | Dikembe Mutombo*DEN | 1,029 | 16,212 | 1994–95 | |||||
1995–96 | David Robinson*SAS | 1,000 | Robert Parish* CHO 1995–96 CHI 1996–97 |
14,626 | 1995–96 | ||||
1996–97 | Dikembe Mutombo*ATL | 929 | 14,715 | 1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | Dennis Rodman*CHI | 1,201 | Buck WilliamsNYK | 13,017 | 1997–98 | ||||
1998–99 | Dikembe Mutombo*ATL | 610 | Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU | 12,677 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | 1,157 | 12,951 | 1999–00 | ||||||
2000–01 | Ben Wallace*DET | 1,052 | 13,382 | 2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 1,042 | Karl Malone* UTA 2001–03 LAL 2003–04 |
13,973 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Ben Wallace*DET | 1,126 | 14,601 | 2002–03 | |||||
2003–04 | Kevin Garnett*MIN | 1,139 | 14,968 | 2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | 1,108 | Kevin WillisATL | 11,893 | 2004–05 | |||||
2005–06 | Dwight Howard^ORL | 1,022 | Dikembe Mutombo*HOU | 11,639 | 2005–06 | ||||
2006–07 | 1,008 | 12,127 | 2006–07 | ||||||
2007–08 | 1,161 | 12,326 | 2007–08 | ||||||
2008–09 | 1,093 | Shaquille O'Neal* PHX 2008–09 CLE 2009–10 BOS 2010–11 |
12,566 | 2008–09 | |||||
2009–10 | 1,082 | 12,921 | 2009–10 | ||||||
2010–11 | Kevin Love^MIN | 1,112 | 13,099 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | Dwight Howard^ORL | 785 | Kevin Garnett* BOS 2011–13 BRK 2013–14 |
13,313 | 2011–12 | ||||
2012–13 | Ömer AşıkHOU | 956 | 13,843 | 2012–13 | |||||
2013–14 | DeAndre Jordan^LAC | 1,114 | 14,201 | 2013–14 | |||||
2014–15 | 1,226 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 14,644 | 2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | Andre Drummond^DET | 1,198 | 15,091 | 2015–16 | |||||
2016–17 | 1,115 | Dwight Howard^ ATL 2016–17 CHO 2017–18 WAS 2018–19 LAL 2019–20 PHI 2020–21 LAL 2021– |
12,089 | 2016–17 | |||||
2017–18 | 1,247 | 13,101 | 2017–18 | ||||||
2018–19 | 1,232 | 13,184 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | Rudy Gobert^UTA | 916 | 13,691 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | 960 | 14,271 | 2020–21 | ||||||
2021–22 | 633 | 14,483 | 2021–22 | ||||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | REB | Active player leader | REB | Career record | REB | Single-season record | REB | Season |
See also[]
- Basketball statistics
- NBA regular season records
- Basketball portal
- Sports portal
Notes[]
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record rebounding statistics until the 1950–51 season.
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
- ^ Rebounds were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).
References[]
- ^ a b "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "2022 Hall of Fame Candidates". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
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