All-Time Rebounds per Game Leaders
Career totals, every season from 1951–2025. Rebounds per game
Career rate stats are limited to players with 400+ games, the usual bar for all-time rate leaderboards. Show all players
| # | Player | Seasons | GP | MPG | OREB | DREB | REB | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959–1972 (14) | 1,045 | 45.8 | — | — | 23,924 | 22.9 |
| 2 | Bill Russell | 1956–1968 (13) | 963 | 42.3 | — | — | 21,620 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Bob Pettit | 1954–1964 (11) | 792 | 38.8 | — | — | 12,849 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Nate Thurmond | 1963–1976 (13) | 886 | 38.9 | 629 | 1,527 | 14,049 | 15.9 |
| 5 | Jerry Lucas | 1963–1973 (10) | 762 | 39.0 | 62 | 312 | 11,991 | 15.7 |
| 6 | Walt Bellamy | 1961–1974 (11) | 796 | 38.2 | 264 | 481 | 11,179 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Wes Unseld | 1968–1980 (13) | 984 | 36.4 | 2,085 | 4,974 | 13,769 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Dave Cowens | 1970–1982 (11) | 766 | 38.6 | 1,574 | 5,122 | 10,444 | 13.6 |
| 9 | Elgin Baylor | 1958–1971 (14) | 846 | 40.0 | — | — | 11,463 | 13.6 |
| 10 | Dennis Rodman | 1986–1999 (14) | 911 | 31.7 | 4,329 | 7,625 | 11,954 | 13.1 |
| 11 | Willis Reed | 1964–1973 (10) | 650 | 35.5 | 47 | 94 | 8,414 | 12.9 |
| 12 | Gus Johnson | 1963–1972 (10) | 581 | 34.7 | — | — | 7,379 | 12.7 |
| 13 | Elvin Hayes | 1968–1983 (16) | 1,303 | 38.4 | 2,778 | 6,973 | 16,279 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Bill Bridges | 1962–1973 (10) | 734 | 33.8 | 193 | 306 | 8,965 | 12.2 |
| 15 | Moses Malone | 1976–1994 (19) | 1,329 | 33.9 | 6,731 | 9,481 | 16,212 | 12.2 |
| 16 | Andre Drummond | 2012–2025 (14) | 967 | 26.3 | 3,965 | 7,548 | 11,513 | 11.9 |
| 17 | Harry Gallatin | 1951–1957 (7) | 496 | 31.9 | — | — | 5,884 | 11.9 |
| 18 | Dwight Howard | 2004–2021 (18) | 1,242 | 31.8 | 4,151 | 10,476 | 14,627 | 11.8 |
| 19 | Dolph Schayes | 1951–1963 (13) | 866 | 34.4 | — | — | 10,176 | 11.8 |
| 20 | Charles Barkley | 1984–1999 (16) | 1,073 | 36.7 | 4,260 | 8,286 | 12,546 | 11.7 |
| 21 | Rudy Gobert | 2013–2025 (13) | 905 | 30.7 | 3,103 | 7,469 | 10,572 | 11.7 |
| 22 | Neil Johnston | 1951–1958 (8) | 516 | 35.5 | — | — | 5,856 | 11.4 |
| 23 | Walter Dukes | 1955–1962 (8) | 553 | 26.5 | — | — | 6,223 | 11.3 |
| 24 | Elmore Smith | 1971–1978 (7) | 492 | 33.4 | 838 | 2,555 | 5,523 | 11.2 |
| 25 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969–1988 (20) | 1,560 | 36.8 | 2,975 | 9,394 | 17,440 | 11.2 |
| 26 | Johnny Kerr | 1954–1965 (12) | 905 | 30.7 | — | — | 10,092 | 11.2 |
| 27 | Karl-Anthony Towns | 2015–2025 (11) | 720 | 33.7 | 2,035 | 5,990 | 8,025 | 11.2 |
| 28 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984–2001 (18) | 1,238 | 35.7 | 4,034 | 9,714 | 13,748 | 11.1 |
| 29 | Nikola Jokić | 2015–2025 (11) | 810 | 32.0 | 2,175 | 6,802 | 8,977 | 11.1 |
| 30 | Dave DeBusschere | 1962–1973 (11) | 799 | 35.4 | 134 | 623 | 8,730 | 10.9 |
| 31 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992–2010 (19) | 1,207 | 34.7 | 4,209 | 8,890 | 13,099 | 10.9 |
| 32 | Tim Duncan | 1997–2015 (19) | 1,392 | 34.0 | 3,859 | 11,232 | 15,091 | 10.8 |
| 33 | Swen Nater | 1976–1983 (8) | 489 | 28.4 | 1,538 | 3,759 | 5,297 | 10.8 |
| 34 | Hassan Whiteside | 2010–2021 (10) | 511 | 24.8 | 1,608 | 3,915 | 5,523 | 10.8 |
| 35 | Joel Embiid | 2016–2025 (10) | 490 | 31.9 | 1,083 | 4,197 | 5,280 | 10.8 |
| 36 | Anthony Davis | 2012–2025 (14) | 807 | 34.4 | 2,148 | 6,488 | 8,636 | 10.7 |
| 37 | Domantas Sabonis | 2016–2025 (10) | 665 | 30.8 | 1,813 | 5,283 | 7,096 | 10.7 |
| 38 | David Robinson | 1989–2002 (14) | 987 | 34.7 | 3,083 | 7,414 | 10,497 | 10.6 |
| 39 | Bill Walton | 1974–1986 (10) | 468 | 28.3 | 1,103 | 3,820 | 4,923 | 10.5 |
| 40 | Happy Hairston | 1964–1974 (9) | 632 | 30.7 | 639 | 1,347 | 6,627 | 10.5 |
| 41 | Ray Scott | 1961–1969 (8) | 612 | 30.9 | — | — | 6,394 | 10.5 |
| 42 | Zelmo Beaty | 1962–1974 (8) | 570 | 32.2 | 93 | 234 | 5,949 | 10.4 |
| 43 | Clyde Lee | 1966–1975 (9) | 662 | 26.3 | 352 | 699 | 6,869 | 10.4 |
| 44 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991–2008 (18) | 1,196 | 30.8 | 3,808 | 8,551 | 12,359 | 10.3 |
| 45 | Nikola Vučević | 2011–2025 (15) | 1,036 | 31.2 | 2,559 | 8,148 | 10,707 | 10.3 |
| 46 | Bob Lanier | 1970–1983 (13) | 896 | 33.5 | 1,691 | 4,453 | 9,146 | 10.2 |
| 47 | DeMarcus Cousins | 2010–2021 (11) | 654 | 29.8 | 1,692 | 4,972 | 6,664 | 10.2 |
| 48 | Billy Cunningham | 1965–1975 (9) | 654 | 34.3 | 159 | 714 | 6,638 | 10.2 |
| 49 | Karl Malone | 1985–2003 (19) | 1,476 | 37.2 | 3,562 | 11,406 | 14,968 | 10.1 |
| 50 | Sam Lacey | 1970–1982 (12) | 946 | 33.0 | 1,627 | 5,139 | 9,580 | 10.1 |
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