List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
Rebounding leaders
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded. Statistics accurate as of April 10, 2019.

List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders

Section Title: Rebounding leaders
Table Section Text: This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded. Statistics accurate as of April 10, 2019.

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Team(s) played for (years)	Total rebounds	Games played	Rebounds per game average

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/C	Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007; 2015–2016) Boston Celtics (2007–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2013–2015)	14,662	1,462	10.0

10	Nate Thurmond*	C	San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963–1974) Chicago Bulls (1974–1976) Cleveland Cavaliers (1976–1977)	14,464	964	15.0

11	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

12	Wes Unseld*	C	Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1968–1981)	13,769	984	14.0

13	Hakeem Olajuwon*	C	Houston Rockets (1984–2001) Toronto Raptors (2001–2002)	13,748	1,238	11.1

14	Dwight Howard^	C	Orlando Magic (2004–2012) Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013) Houston Rockets (2013–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017) Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018) Washington Wizards (2018–present)	13,184	1,044	12.6

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 (1988–1999) Toronto Raptors (1999–2001) 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 (1999–2019)	11,489	1,522	7.5

27	Elgin Baylor*	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971)	11,463	846	13.5

28	Pau Gasol^	C/PF	Memphis Grizzlies (2001–2008) Los Angeles Lakers (2008–2014) Chicago Bulls (2014–2016) San Antonio Spurs (2016–2019) Milwaukee Bucks (2019–present)	11,305	1,226	9.2

29	Dolph Schayes*	PF	Syracuse Nationals (1949–1950) Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1950–1964)	11,256	932	12.1

30	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

31	Jack Sikma*	C	Seattle SuperSonics (1977–1986) Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1991)	10,816	1,107	9.8

32	David Robinson*	C	San Antonio Spurs (1989–2003)	10,497	987	10.6

33	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

34	Dave Cowens*	C	Boston Celtics (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1982–1983)	10,444	766	13.6

35	Tyson Chandler^	C	Chicago Bulls (2001–2006) New Orleans(/Oklahoma City) 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–present)	10,401	1,134	9.2

36	Bill Laimbeer	C	Cleveland Cavaliers (1980–1982) Detroit Pistons (1982–1993)	10,400	1,068	9.7

37	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 (1999) Miami Heat (1999–2000) Charlotte Hornets (2000–2001)	10,370	1,257	8.2

38	Zach Randolph†	PF	Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2007) New York Knicks (2007–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2009) Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2017) Sacramento Kings (2017–2018)	10,208	1,116	9.1

39	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

40	Johnny Kerr	C	Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1954–1965) Baltimore Bullets (1965–1966)	10,092	905	11.2

41	Bob Lanier*	C	Detroit Pistons (1970–1980) Milwaukee Bucks (1980–1984)	9,698	959	10.1

42	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

43	Dave DeBusschere*	PF/SF	Detroit Pistons (1962–1968) New York Knicks (1968–1974)	9,618	875	11.0

44	Marcus Camby	C	Toronto Raptors (1996–1998) New York Knicks (1999–2002, 2012–2013) Denver Nuggets (2002–2008) Los Angeles Clippers (2008–2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2012)	9,513	973	9.8

45	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

46	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

47	Bailey Howell*	PF/SF	Detroit Pistons (1959–1964) Baltimore Bullets (1964–1966) Boston Celtics (1966–1970) Philadelphia 76ers (1970–1971)	9,383	951	9.9

48	Vlade Divac*	C	Los Angeles Lakers (1989–1996, 2004–2005) Charlotte Hornets (1996–1998) Sacramento Kings (1998–2004)	9,326	1,134	8.2

49	Artis Gilmore*	C	Chicago Bulls (1976–1982, 1987) San Antonio Spurs (1982–1987) Boston Celtics (1988)	9,161	909	10.1

50	Johnny Green	PF	New York Knicks (1959–1965) Baltimore Bullets (1965–1967) San Diego Rockets (1967–1968) Philadelphia 76ers (1968–1969) Cincinnati Royals/Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1969–1973)	9,083	1,057	8.6

Sentence(s)

Wilt Chamberlain (Center) holds the record for NBA's all-time leader with a total rebounds of 23,924.

final_sentence: Wilt Chamberlain (Center) holds the record for NBA's all-time leader with a total rebounds of 23,924.