This article provides two lists:
A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded.[1]
A progressive list of rebound leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[2]
Rebounding leaders [ edit ]
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded.
Statistics accurate as of February 15, 2019.
Rank
Player
Position (s)
Team(s) played for (years)[5]
Total rebounds
Games played
Rebounds per gameaverage [6]
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 *[7]
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
Nate Thurmond *
C
San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963 –1974 )Chicago Bulls (1974 –1976 )Cleveland Cavaliers (1976 –1977 )
14,464
964
15.0
11
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
12
Wes Unseld *
C
Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1968 –1981 )
13,769
984
14.0
13
Hakeem Olajuwon *[8]
C
Houston Rockets (1984 –2001 )Toronto Raptors (2001–2002 )
13,748
1,238
11.1
14
Dwight Howard ^
C
Orlando Magic (2004 –2012 )Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013 )Houston Rockets (2013 –2016 )Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017 )Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018 )Washington Wizards (2018 –present)
13,184
1,044
12.6
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
Elgin Baylor *
SF
Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958 –1971 )
11,463
846
13.5
27
Dirk Nowitzki ^
PF
Dallas Mavericks (1999 –present)
11,376
1,497
7.6
28
Pau Gasol ^
C/PF
Memphis Grizzlies (2001 –2008 )Los Angeles Lakers (2008 –2014 )Chicago Bulls (2014 –2016 )San Antonio Spurs (2016 –present)
11,290
1,222
9.2
29
Dolph Schayes *
PF
Syracuse Nationals (1949–1950) [9] 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
Dave Cowens *
C
Boston Celtics (1970 –1980 )Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983 )
10,444
766
13.6
35
Bill Laimbeer
C
Cleveland Cavaliers (1980 –1982 )Detroit Pistons (1982 –1993 )
10,400
1,068
9.7
36
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 –present)
10,385
1,127
9.2
36
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 -2019 )Dallas Mavericks (2019 )
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
Bob Lanier *
C
Detroit Pistons (1970 –1980 )Milwaukee Bucks (1980 –1984 )
9,698
959
10.1
42
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
43
Dave DeBusschere *
PF/SF
Detroit Pistons (1962 –1968 )New York Knicks (1968 –1974 )
9,618
875
11.0
44
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
45
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
46
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
47
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
48
Vlade Divac
C
Los Angeles Lakers (1989 –1996 , 2004–2005 )Charlotte Hornets (1996 –1998 )Sacramento Kings (1998 –2004 )
9,326
1,134
8.2
49
Artis Gilmore *
C
Chicago Bulls (1976 –1982 , 1987 )San Antonio Spurs (1982 –1987 )Boston Celtics (1988 )
9,161
909
10.1
50
Johnny Green
PF
New York Knicks (1959 –1965 )Baltimore Bullets (1965 –1967 )San Diego Rockets (1967–1968 )Philadelphia 76ers (1968 –1969 )Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1969 –1973 )
9,083
1,057
8.6
Progressive list of rebounding leaders [ edit ]
This is a progressive list of rebounding leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[2]
Statistics accurate as of February 15, 2019.
Progressive leaders and records for total rebounds
Season
Year-by-year leader
REB
Active leader
REB
Career record
REB
Single-season record
REB
Season
1950–51
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
1,080
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
1,080
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
1,080
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
1,080
1950–51
1951–52
Mel Hutchins 0 0 0 MLH Larry Foust 0 0 0 FTW
880
1,853
1,853
1951–52
1952–53
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
1,007
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
2,831
George Mikan *0 0 0 MNL
2,831
1952–53
1953–54
Harry Gallatin *0 0 0 NYK
1,098
3,859
3,859
Harry Gallatin *0 0 0 NYK
1,098
1953–54
1954–55
Neil Johnston *0 0 0 PHW
1,085
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
4,530
Dolph Schayes *0 0 0 SYR
4,530
1954–55
1955–56
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
1,164
5,421
5,421
Bob Pettit *0 0 0 STL
1,164
1955–56
1956–57
Maurice Stokes *0 0 0 ROC
1,256
6,429
6,429
Maurice Stokes *0 0 0 ROC
1,256
1956–57
1957–58
Bill Russell *0 0 0 BOS
1,564
7,451
7,451
Bill Russell *0 0 0 BOS
1,564
1957–58
1958–59
1,612
8,413
8,413
1,612
1958–59
1959–60
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 PHW 1959–62 0 0 0 SFW 1962–63
1,941
9,372
9,372
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 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 *0 0 0 BOS
11,398
Bill Russell *0 0 0 BOS
11,398
1962–63
1963–64
Bill Russell *0 0 0 BOS
1,930
13,328
13,328
1963–64
1964–65
1,878
15,206
15,206
1964–65
1965–66
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 PHI 1965–68 0 0 0 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 *0 0 0 SDR
1,386
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 LAL
19,333
1969–70
1970–71
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 LAL
1,493
20,826
1970–71
1971–72
1,572
22,398
Wilt Chamberlain *0 0 0 LAL
22,398
1971–72
1972–73
1,526
23,924
23,924
1972–73
1973–74
Elvin Hayes *0 0 0 CAP
1,463
Walt Bellamy *0 0 0 ATL 1973–74 0 0 0 NOJ 1974–75
14,236
1973–74
1974–75
Bob McAdoo *0 0 0 BUF
1,155
14,241
1974–75
1975–76
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *0 0 0 LAL
1,383
Nate Thurmond *0 0 0 CHI 1975 0 0 0 CLE 1975–77
14,090
1975–77
1976–77
1,090
14,464
1976–77
1977–78
Truck Robinson 0 0 0 NOJ
1,288
Elvin Hayes *0 0 0 WSB 1977–81 0 0 0 HOU 1981–84
11,977
1977–78
1978–79
Moses Malone *0 0 0 HOU
1,444
12,971
1978–79
1979–80
Swen Nater 0 0 0 SDC
1,216
13,867
1979–80
1980–81
Moses Malone *0 0 0 HOU 1980–82 0 0 0 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 Laimbeer 0 0 0 DET
1,003
16,279
1983–84
1984–85
Moses Malone *0 0 0 PHI
1,031
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *0 0 0 LAL
15,627
1984–85
1985–86
Bill Laimbeer 0 0 0 DET
1,075
16,105
1985–86
1986–87
Charles Oakley 0 0 0 CHI
1,074
16,628
1986–87
1987–88
1,066
17,106
1987–88
1988–89
Hakeem Olajuwon *0 0 0 HOU
1,105
17,440
1988–89
1989–90
1,149
Moses Malone *0 0 0 0 0 0 ATL 1989–91 0 0 0 MIL 1991–93 0 0 0 PHI 1993–94 0 0 0 SAS 1994–95
14,483
1989–90
1990–91
David Robinson *0 0 0 SAS
1,063
15,150
1990–91
1991–92
Dennis Rodman *0 0 0 DET 1991–93 0 0 0 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 *0 0 0 DEN
1,029
16,212
1994–95
1995–96
David Robinson *0 0 0 SAS
1,000
Robert Parish *0 0 0 CHO 1995–96 0 0 0 CHI 1996–97
14,626
1995–96
1996–97
Dikembe Mutombo *0 0 0 ATL
929
14,715
1996–97
1997–98
Dennis Rodman *0 0 0 CHI
1,201
Buck Williams 0 0 0 NYK
13,017
1997–98
1998–99
Dikembe Mutombo *0 0 0 ATL
610
Hakeem Olajuwon *0 0 0 HOU
12,677
1998–99
1999–00
1,157
12,951
1999–00
2000–01
Ben Wallace 0 0 0 DET
1,052
13,382
2000–01
2001–02
Tim Duncan † 0 0 0 SAS
1,042
Karl Malone *0 0 0 UTA 2001–03 0 0 0 LAL 2003–04
13,973
2001–02
2002–03
Ben Wallace 0 0 0 DET
1,126
14,601
2002–03
2003–04
Kevin Garnett † 0 0 0 MIN
1,139
14,968
2003–04
2004–05
1,108
Kevin Willis 0 0 0 ATL
11,893
2004–05
2005–06
Dwight Howard ^0 0 0 ORL
1,022
Dikembe Mutombo *0 0 0 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 *0 0 0 PHO 2008–09 0 0 0 CLE 2009–10 0 0 0 BOS 2010–11
12,566
2008–09
2009–10
1,082
12,921
2009–10
2010–11
Kevin Love ^0 0 0 MIN
1,112
13,099
2010–11
2011–12
Dwight Howard ^0 0 0 ORL
785
Kevin Garnett † 0 0 0 BOS 2011–13 0 0 0 BRK 2013–14
13,313
2011–12
2012–13
Ömer Aşık ^0 0 0 HOU
956
13,843
2012–13
2013–14
DeAndre Jordan ^0 0 0 LAC
1,114
14,201
2013–14
2014–15
1,226
Tim Duncan † 0 0 0 SAS
14,644
2014–15
2015–16
Andre Drummond ^0 0 0 DET
1,198
15,091
2015–16
2016–17
1,115
Dwight Howard ^0 0 0 ATL 2016–17 0 0 0 CHO 2017–18 0 0 0 WAS 2018–19
12,089
2016–17
2017–18
1,247
13,101
2017–18
2018–19
Andre Drummond ^0 0 0 DET
795
13,184
2017–18
Season
Year-by-year leader
REB
Active player leader
REB
Career record
REB
Single-season record
REB
Season
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]