This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff rebounds recorded.
- A progressive list of rebound leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.[1]
Career playoff rebound leaders
[edit]This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff rebounds recorded.[2]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3] |
Progressive list of playoff rebound leaders
[edit]This is a progressive list of rebound leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[8]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.[9]
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[3] |
BAL | Baltimore Bullets | HOU | Houston Rockets | ORL | Orlando Magic | SEA | Seattle SuperSonics |
BOS | Boston Celtics | LAC | Los Angeles Clippers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | SFW | San Francisco Warriors |
CHO | Charlotte Hornets | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHW | Philadelphia Warriors | SYR | Syracuse Nationals |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | MIA | Miami Heat | PHO | Phoenix Suns | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | UTA | Utah Jazz |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MNL | Minneapolis Lakers | ROC | Rochester Royals | WAS | Washington Wizards |
DET | Detroit Pistons | NOP | New Orleans Pelicans | SAS | San Antonio Spurs | WSB | Washington Bullets |
GSW | Golden State Warriors | NYK | New York Knicks |
Season | Year-by-year leader | REB | Active player leader | REB | Career record | REB | Single-season record | REB | Season |
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1950–51 | Arnie Risen*ROC | 196 | Arnie Risen*ROC | 196 | Arnie Risen*ROC | 196 | Arnie Risen*ROC | 196 | 1950–51 |
1951–52 | George Mikan*MNL | 207 | Harry Gallatin*NYK | 297 | Harry Gallatin*NYK | 297 | George Mikan*MNL | 207 | 1951–52 |
1952–53 | 185 | George Mikan*MNL | 466 | George Mikan*MNL | 466 | 1952–53 | |||
1953–54 | 171 | 637 | 637 | 1953–54 | |||||
1954–55 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 141 | Harry Gallatin*NYK | 522 | 1954–55 | ||||
1955–56 | Neil Johnston*PHW | 143 | George Mikan*MNL | 665 | 665 | 1955–56 | |||
1956–57 | Bill Russell*BOS | 244 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 687 | Dolph Schayes*SYR | 687 | Bill Russell*BOS | 244 | 1956–57 |
1957–58 | 221 | 732 | 732 | 1957–58 | |||||
1958–59 | 305 | 849 | 849 | 305 | 1958–59 | ||||
1959–60 | 336 | Bill Russell*BOS | 1,106 | Bill Russell*BOS | 1,106 | 336 | 1959–60 | ||
1960–61 | 299 | 1,405 | 1,405 | 1960–61 | |||||
1961–62 | 370 | 1,775 | 1,775 | 370 | 1961–62 | ||||
1962–63 | 326 | 2,101 | 2,101 | 1962–63 | |||||
1963–64 | Wilt Chamberlain*SFW | 302 | 2,373 | 2,373 | 1963–64 | ||||
1964–65 | Bill Russell*BOS | 302 | 2,675 | 2,675 | 1964–65 | ||||
1965–66 | 428 | 3,103 | 3,103 | 428 | 1965–66 | ||||
1966–67 | Wilt Chamberlain*PHI | 437 | 3,301 | 3,301 | Wilt Chamberlain* PHI 1966–67 LAL 1968–69 |
437 | 1966–67 | ||
1967–68 | Bill Russell*BOS | 434 | 3,735 | 3,735 | 1967–68 | ||||
1968–69 | Wilt Chamberlain*LAL | 444 | 4,104 | 4,104 | 444 | 1968–69 | |||
1969–70 | 399 | Wilt Chamberlain*LAL | 2,973 | 1969–70 | |||||
1970–71 | Wes Unseld*BAL | 339 | 3,215 | 1970–71 | |||||
1971–72 | Wilt Chamberlain*LAL | 315 | 3,530 | 1971–72 | |||||
1972–73 | 383 | 3,913 | 1972–73 | ||||||
1973–74 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL | 253 | Bill Bridges LAL 1974 GSW 1975 |
1,256 | 1973–74 | ||||
1974–75 | Wes Unseld*WSB | 276 | 1,305 | 1974–75 | |||||
1975–76 | Dave Cowens*BOS | 296 | Wes Unseld*WSB | 1,175 | 1975–76 | ||||
1976–77 | Bill Walton*POR | 288 | 1,280 | 1976–77 | |||||
1977–78 | Marvin WebsterSEA | 289 | 1,496 | 1977–78 | |||||
1978–79 | Elvin Hayes*WSB | 266 | 1,749 | 1978–79 | |||||
1979–80 | Caldwell JonesPHI | 185 | 1,777 | 1979–80 | |||||
1980–81 | Moses Malone*HOU | 305 | 1980–81 | ||||||
1981–82 | Caldwell JonesPHI | 189 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL | 1,643 | 1981–82 | ||||
1982–83 | Moses Malone*PHI | 206 | 1,758 | 1982–83 | |||||
1983–84 | Larry Bird*BOS | 252 | 1,931 | 1983–84 | |||||
1984–85 | Robert Parish*BOS | 219 | 2,085 | 1984–85 | |||||
1985–86 | Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU | 236 | 2,168 | 1985–86 | |||||
1986–87 | Larry Bird*BOS | 231 | 2,291 | 1986–87 | |||||
1987–88 | Bill LaimbeerDET | 221 | 2,422 | 1987–88 | |||||
1988–89 | Dennis Rodman*DET | 170 | 2,481 | 1988–89 | |||||
1989–90 | Bill LaimbeerDET | 211 | Larry Bird*BOS | 1,593 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Dennis Rodman*DET | 177 | 1,665 | 1990–91 | |||||
1991–92 | Horace GrantCHI | 194 | Robert Parish* BOS 1991–94 CHO 1994–96 CHI 1996–97 |
1,714 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Charles Barkley*PHO | 326 | 1,752 | 1992–93 | |||||
1993–94 | Patrick Ewing*NYK | 293 | 1993–94 | ||||||
1994–95 | Shaquille O'Neal*ORL | 250 | 1,761 | 1994–95 | |||||
1995–96 | Dennis Rodman*CHI | 247 | 1995–96 | ||||||
1996–97 | Karl Malone*UTA | 228 | 1,765 | 1996–97 | |||||
1997–98 | Dennis Rodman*CHI | 248 | Dennis Rodman*CHI | 1,676 | 1997–98 | ||||
1998–99 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 195 | Karl Malone* UTA 1998–03 LAL 2003–04 |
1,680 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal*LAL | 355 | 1,769 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | Dikembe Mutombo*PHI | 316 | 1,813 | 2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Shaquille O'Neal*LAL | 239 | 1,843 | 2001–02 | |||||
2002–03 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 369 | 1,877 | 2002–03 | |||||
2003–04 | Ben Wallace*DET | 328 | 2,062 | 2003–04 | |||||
2004–05 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 286 | Shaquille O'Neal* MIA 2004–07 PHO 2008–09 CLE 2010 BOS 2011 |
2,142 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Dirk Nowitzki*DAL | 268 | 2,367 | 2005–06 | |||||
2006–07 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 229 | 2,401 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Kevin Garnett*BOS | 274 | 2,447 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | Dwight Howard†ORL | 353 | 2008–09 | ||||||
2009–10 | Pau Gasol*LAL | 255 | 2,508 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Tyson ChandlerDAL | 193 | 2010–11 | ||||||
2011–12 | LeBron James^MIA | 224 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 2,308 | 2011–12 | ||||
2012–13 | Tim Duncan*SAS | 214 | 2,522 | 2012–13 | |||||
2013–14 | 211 | 2,733 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | Dwight Howard†HOU | 238 | 2,811 | 2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | Draymond Green^ GSW | 228 | 2,859 | 2015–16 | |||||
2016–17 | Kevin Love^CLE | 191 | LeBron James^ CLE 2016–18 LAL 2018–24 |
1,922 | 2016–17 | ||||
2017–18 | Draymond Green^ GSW | 222 | 2,122 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | 223 | 2018–19 | |||||||
2019–20 | LeBron James^LAL | 226 | 2,348 | 2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Giannis Antetokounmpo^MIL | 269 | 2,391 | 2020–21 | |||||
2021–22 | Al Horford^BOS | 214 | 2021–22 | ||||||
2022–23 | Nikola Jokić^DEN | 269 | 2,549 | 2022–23 | |||||
2023–24 | Luka Dončić^DAL | 208 | 2,583 | 2023–24 | |||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | REB | Active player leader | REB | Career record | REB | Single-season record | REB | Season |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record rebounding statistics until the 1950–51 season.
- ^ a b 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. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
- ^ Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971.
- ^ Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
- ^ "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Playoff Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.