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
[edit]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.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b] |
Progressive list of rebounding leaders
[edit]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.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[f] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | FTW | Fort Wayne Pistons | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SDR | San Diego Rockets |
BKN | Brooklyn Nets | HOU | Houston Rockets | NYK | New York Knicks | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
BOS | Boston Celtics | IND | Indiana Pacers | ORL | Orlando Magic | STL | St. Louis Hawks |
BUF | Buffalo Braves | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
CAP | Capital Bullets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | PHX | Phoenix Suns | UTA | Utah Jazz |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | MIN | Minnesota Timberwolves | ROC | Rochester Royals | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MLH | Milwaukee Hawks | SAC | Sacramento Kings | WAS | Washington Wizards |
DEN | Denver Nuggets | MNL | Minneapolis Lakers | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | WSB | Washington Bullets |
DET | Detroit Pistons | NOJ | New Orleans Jazz | SDC | San Diego Clippers |
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 BKN 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 2021–22 |
12,089 | 2016–17 | |||||
2017–18 | 1,247 | 13,101 | 2017–18 | ||||||
2018–19 | 1,232 | 13,184 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | Rudy Gobert^UTA | 916 | 13,691 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | 960 | 14,271 | 2020–21 | ||||||
2021–22 | Nikola Jokić^DEN | 1,019 | 14,627 | 2021–22 | |||||
2022–23 | Domantas Sabonis^SAC | 973 | LeBron James^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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.