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All-Time NBA Total Rebounds Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1951–2026. Rebounds collected

Wilt Chamberlain is the all-time NBA leader in total rebounds with 23,924, 2,304 clear of Bill Russell (21,620). He did it in 14 seasons, from 1959 to 1972. The top ten runs from 23,924 down to 14,627.

Wilt Chamberlain All-time NBA leader Wilt Chamberlain 1959–1972 · 14 seasons
23,924 Total Rebounds 2,304 clear of Bill Russell
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# Player Seasons REB GP MPG RPG
1 Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain 1959–1972 (14) 23,924 1,045 45.8 22.9
2 Bill Russell Bill Russell 1956–1968 (13) 21,620 963 42.3 22.5
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1969–1988 (20) 17,440 1,560 36.8 11.2
4 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes 1968–1983 (16) 16,279 1,303 38.4 12.5
5 Moses Malone Moses Malone 1976–1994 (19) 16,212 1,329 33.9 12.2
6 Tim Duncan Tim Duncan 1997–2015 (19) 15,091 1,392 34.0 10.8
7 Karl Malone Karl Malone 1985–2003 (19) 14,968 1,476 37.2 10.1
8 Robert Parish Robert Parish 1976–1996 (21) 14,715 1,611 28.4 9.1
9 Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett 1995–2015 (21) 14,662 1,462 34.5 10.0
10 Dwight Howard Dwight Howard 2004–2021 (18) 14,627 1,242 31.8 11.8
11 Nate Thurmond Nate Thurmond 1963–1976 (13) 14,049 886 38.9 15.9
12 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld 1968–1980 (13) 13,769 984 36.4 14.0
13 Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon 1984–2001 (18) 13,748 1,238 35.7 11.1
14 Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal 1992–2010 (19) 13,099 1,207 34.7 10.9
15 Buck Williams Buck Williams 1981–1997 (17) 13,017 1,307 32.5 10.0
16 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit 1954–1964 (11) 12,849 792 38.8 16.2
17 Charles Barkley Charles Barkley 1984–1999 (16) 12,546 1,073 36.7 11.7
18 Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo 1991–2008 (18) 12,359 1,196 30.8 10.3
19 Paul Silas Paul Silas 1964–1979 (16) 12,357 1,254 27.9 9.9
20 Charles Oakley Charles Oakley 1985–2003 (19) 12,205 1,282 31.4 9.5
21 LeBron James LeBron James 2003–2026 (24) 12,130 1,627 37.6 7.5
22 Jerry Lucas Jerry Lucas 1963–1973 (10) 11,991 762 39.0 15.7
23 Dennis Rodman Dennis Rodman 1986–1999 (14) 11,954 911 31.7 13.1
24 Kevin Willis Kevin Willis 1984–2006 (21) 11,901 1,424 26.9 8.4
25 Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing 1985–2001 (17) 11,607 1,183 34.3 9.8
26 Andre Drummond Andre Drummond 2012–2026 (15) 11,557 973 26.2 11.9
27 Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Nowitzki 1998–2018 (21) 11,489 1,522 33.7 7.5
28 Elgin Baylor Elgin Baylor 1958–1971 (14) 11,463 846 40.0 13.5
29 Pau Gasol Pau Gasol 2001–2018 (18) 11,305 1,226 33.4 9.2
30 Walt Bellamy Walt Bellamy 1961–1974 (11) 11,179 796 38.2 14.0
31 DeAndre Jordan DeAndre Jordan 2008–2026 (19) 10,874 1,125 25.0 9.7
32 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma 1977–1990 (14) 10,816 1,107 33.4 9.8
33 Nikola Vucevic Nikola Vucevic 2011–2026 (16) 10,718 1,041 31.1 10.3
34 Rudy Gobert Rudy Gobert 2013–2026 (14) 10,646 911 30.7 11.7
35 David Robinson David Robinson 1989–2002 (14) 10,497 987 34.7 10.6
36 Ben Wallace Ben Wallace 1996–2011 (16) 10,482 1,088 29.5 9.6
37 Tyson Chandler Tyson Chandler 2001–2019 (19) 10,467 1,160 27.3 9.0
38 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens 1970–1982 (11) 10,444 766 38.6 13.6
39 Bill Laimbeer Bill Laimbeer 1980–1993 (14) 10,400 1,068 31.8 9.7
40 Otis Thorpe Otis Thorpe 1984–2000 (17) 10,370 1,257 31.7 8.2
41 Zach Randolph Zach Randolph 2001–2017 (17) 10,208 1,116 31.0 9.1
42 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes 1951–1963 (13) 10,176 866 34.4 11.8
43 Shawn Marion Shawn Marion 1999–2014 (16) 10,101 1,163 34.5 8.7
44 Johnny Kerr Johnny Kerr 1954–1965 (12) 10,092 905 30.7 11.2
45 Kevin Love Kevin Love 2008–2025 (18) 9,712 989 28.4 9.8
46 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey 1970–1982 (12) 9,580 946 33.0 10.1
47 Marcus Camby Marcus Camby 1996–2012 (17) 9,513 973 29.5 9.8
48 A.C. Green 1985–2000 (16) 9,473 1,278 28.6 7.4
49 Horace Grant Horace Grant 1987–2003 (17) 9,443 1,165 33.2 8.1
50 Bailey Howell Bailey Howell 1959–1970 (12) 9,383 950 32.2 9.9
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