List of NBA 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 2023–24 NBA season .
Wilt Chamberlain has the most rebounds in NBA history.
Bill Russell held the career rebounding record from 1963 to 1972.
George Mikan held the record from 1952 to 1955.
Dolph Schayes held the record from the league's inaugural season to 1952 and again from 1955 to 1963.
Rank
Player
Pos
Team(s) played for (years)[c]
Total rebounds
Games played
Rebounds per gameaverage [d]
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
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 , 2021–2022 )Houston Rockets (2013 –2016 )Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017 )Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018 )Washington Wizards (2018–2019 )Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021 )
14,627
1,242
11.8
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 –1998 )Toronto Raptors (1998 –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 *
PF/C
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
LeBron James ^
SF
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003 –2010 , 2014 –2018 )Miami Heat (2010 –2014 )Los Angeles Lakers (2018 –present)
11,185
1,492
7.5
31
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
32
Jack Sikma *
C
Seattle SuperSonics (1977 –1986 )Milwaukee Bucks (1986 –1991 )
10,816
1,107
9.8
33
Andre Drummond ^
C
Detroit Pistons (2012 –2020 )Cleveland Cavaliers (2020 –2021 )Los Angeles Lakers (2021 )Philadelphia 76ers (2021–2022 )Brooklyn Nets (2022 )Chicago Bulls (2022 –present)
10,671
864
12.4
34
DeAndre Jordan ^
C
Los Angeles Clippers (2008 –2018 )Dallas Mavericks (2018–2019 )New York Knicks (2019 )Brooklyn Nets (2019 –2021 )Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2022 )Philadelphia 76ers (2022 )Denver Nuggets (2022 –present)
10,501
1,055
10.0
35
David Robinson *
C
San Antonio Spurs (1989 –2003 )
10,497
987
10.6
36
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
37
Tyson Chandler
C
Chicago Bulls (2001 –2006 )New Orleans 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
38
Dave Cowens *
C
Boston Celtics (1970 –1980 )Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983 )
10,444
766
13.6
39
Bill Laimbeer
C
Cleveland Cavaliers (1980 –1982 )Detroit Pistons (1982 –1993 )
10,400
1,068
9.7
40
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 (1998–1999 )Miami Heat (1999–2000 )Charlotte Hornets (2000–2001 )
10,370
1,257
8.2
41
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 )
10,208
1,116
9.1
42
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
43
Johnny Kerr
C
Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1954 –1965 )Baltimore Bullets (1965–1966 )
10,092
905
11.2
44
Bob Lanier *
C
Detroit Pistons (1970 –1980 )Milwaukee Bucks (1980 –1984 )
9,698
959
10.1
45
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
46
Dave DeBusschere *
PF/SF
Detroit Pistons (1962 –1968 )New York Knicks (1968 –1974 )
9,618
875
11.0
47
Marcus Camby
C
Toronto Raptors (1996 –1998 )New York Knicks (1998 –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
48
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
49
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
50
Nikola Vučević ^
C
Philadelphia 76ers (2011–2012 )Orlando Magic (2012 –2021 )Chicago Bulls (2021 –present)
9,435
899
10.5
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 the 2023–24 NBA season .
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 PHX 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 BKN 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 0 0 0 LAL 2019–20 0 0 0 PHI 2020–21 0 0 0 LAL 2021–22
12,089
2016–17
2017–18
1,247
13,101
2017–18
2018–19
1,232
13,184
2018–19
2019–20
Rudy Gobert ^0 0 0 UTA
916
13,691
2019–20
2020–21
960
14,271
2020–21
2021–22
Nikola Jokić ^0 0 0 DEN
1,019
14,627
2021–22
2022–23
Domantas Sabonis ^0 0 0 SAC
973
LeBron James ^0 0 0 LAL
10,667
2022–23
2023–24
1,120
11,185
2023–24
Season
Year-by-year leader
REB
Active player leader
REB
Career record
REB
Single-season record
REB
Season
See also
Notes
References
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