# List of WNBA annual rebounding leaders

The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) rebounding leader is the player with the highest rebounds per game average in a given season.

## Key

| ^ | ^ | Active WNBA player | Active WNBA player | Active WNBA player | Active WNBA player | Active WNBA player |
| * | * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
| § | § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 |
| ‡ | ‡ | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year |
| Player (X) | Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the rebounding leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the rebounding leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the rebounding leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the rebounding leader up to and including that season | Denotes the number of times the player had been the rebounding leader up to and including that season |
| G | Guard | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |

## Annual leaders

| Season | Player | Pos. | Team | Games played | Offensive rebounds | Defensive rebounds | Total rebounds | RPG |
| 1997 | Lisa Leslie* | C | Los Angeles Sparks | 28 | 63 | 203 | 266 | 9.50 |
| 1998 | Lisa Leslie* (2) | C | Los Angeles Sparks | 28 | 77 | 208 | 285 | 10.18 |
| 1999 ‡ | Yolanda Griffith* | C | Sacramento Monarchs | 29 | 141 | 188 | 329 | 11.34 |
| 2000 | Natalie Williams | C | Utah Starzz | 29 | 132 | 204 | 336 | 11.59 |
| 2001 | Yolanda Griffith* (2) | C | Sacramento Monarchs | 32 | 162 | 195 | 357 | 11.16 |
| 2002 | Chamique Holdsclaw | F | Washington Mystics | 20 | 54 | 178 | 232 | 11.60 |
| 2003 | Chamique Holdsclaw (2) | F | Washington Mystics | 27 | 72 | 222 | 294 | 10.89 |
| 2004 ‡ | Lisa Leslie* (3) | C | Los Angeles Sparks | 34 | 60 | 276 | 336 | 9.88 |
| 2005 | Cheryl Ford | F | Detroit Shock | 33 | 113 | 209 | 322 | 9.76 |
| 2006 | Cheryl Ford (2) | F | Detroit Shock | 32 | 130 | 233 | 363 | 11.34 |
| 2007 ‡ | Lauren Jackson* | F/C | Seattle Storm | 31 | 80 | 220 | 300 | 9.68 |
| 2008 ‡ | Candace Parker$^†$ | F/C | Los Angeles Sparks | 33 | 84 | 229 | 313 | 9.48 |
| 2009 | Candace Parker$^†$ (2) | F/C | Los Angeles Sparks | 25 | 60 | 184 | 244 | 9.76 |
| 2010 | Tina Charles^ | C | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 129 | 269 | 398 | 11.71 |
| 2011 | Tina Charles^ (2) | C | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 126 | 248 | 374 | 11.00 |
| 2012 ‡ | Tina Charles^ (3) | C | Connecticut Sun | 33 | 123 | 222 | 345 | 10.45 |
| 2013 | Sylvia Fowles$^§$ | C | Chicago Sky | 32 | 117 | 252 | 369 | 11.53 |
| 2014 | Courtney Paris | C | Tulsa Shock | 34 | 136 | 211 | 347 | 10.21 |
| 2015 | Courtney Paris (2) | C | Tulsa Shock | 34 | 102 | 215 | 317 | 9.32 |
| 2016 | Tina Charles^ (4) | C | New York Liberty | 32 | 74 | 243 | 317 | 9.91 |
| 2017 | Jonquel Jones^ | C | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 123 | 280 | 403 | 11.85 |
| 2018 | Sylvia Fowles$^§$ (2) | C | Minnesota Lynx | 34 | 122 | 282 | 404 | 11.88 |
| 2019 | Jonquel Jones^ (2) | C | Connecticut Sun | 34 | 113 | 217 | 330 | 9.71 |
| 2020 | Candace Parker$^†$ (3) | F/C | Los Angeles Sparks | 22 | 37 | 177 | 214 | 9.73 |
| 2021 ‡ | Jonquel Jones^ (3) | C | Connecticut Sun | 27 | 67 | 236 | 303 | 11.22 |
| 2022 | Sylvia Fowles$^§$ (3) | C | Minnesota Lynx | 30 | 74 | 220 | 294 | 9.80 |
| 2023 | Alyssa Thomas^ | F | Connecticut Sun | 40 | 80 | 314 | 394 | 9.85 |
| 2024 | Angel Reese^ | F | Chicago Sky | 34 | 172 | 274 | 446 | 13.12 |

## Multiple-time leaders

| Rank | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
| 1 | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun (3) / New York Liberty (1) | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| 2 | Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky (1) / Minnesota Lynx (2) | 3 | 2013, 2018, 2022 |
| 2 | Jonquel Jones | Connecticut Sun | 3 | 2017, 2019, 2021 |
| 2 | Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | 1997, 1998, 2004 |
| 2 | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2020 |
| 6 | Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| 6 | Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs | 2 | 1999, 2001 |
| 6 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Washington Mystics | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
| 6 | Courtney Paris | Tulsa Shock | 2 | 2014, 2015 |