List of NBA career playoff rebounding leaders

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

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff rebounds recorded. ^[2]

Statistics accurate as of April 27, 2024.

Bill Russell has the most rebounds in NBA playoff history.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [3]

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years) [4]	Total rebounds	Games played	Rebounds per game average [5]
1	Bill Russell *	C	Boston Celtics (1957–1969)	4,104	165	24.9
2	Wilt Chamberlain *	C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1960–1962, 1964) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1969–1973)	3,913	160	24.5
3	Tim Duncan *	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)	2,859	251	11.4
4	LeBron James ^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024)	2,574	286	9.0
5	Shaquille O'Neal *	C	Orlando Magic (1994–1996) Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004) Miami Heat (2005–2007) Phoenix Suns (2008) Cleveland Cavaliers (2010) Boston Celtics (2011)	2,508	216	11.6
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar * [6]	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974) Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1989)	2,481	237	10.5
7	Karl Malone *	PF	Utah Jazz (1986–2003) Los Angeles Lakers (2004)	2,062	193	10.7
8	Wes Unseld *	C	Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1969–1980)	1,777	119	14.9
9	Robert Parish *	C	Golden State Warriors (1977) Boston Celtics (1981–1993) Charlotte Hornets (1995) Chicago Bulls (1997)	1,765	184	9.6
10	Elgin Baylor *	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1959–1970)	1,724	134	12.9
11	Larry Bird *	SF/PF	Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)	1,683	164	10.3
12	Dennis Rodman *	PF/SF	Detroit Pistons (1987–1992) San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) Chicago Bulls (1996–1998)	1,676	169	9.9
13	Hakeem Olajuwon * [7]	C	Houston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999) Toronto Raptors (2002)	1,621	145	11.2
14	Scottie Pippen *	SF	Chicago Bulls (1988–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)	1,583	208	7.6
15	Charles Barkley *	PF	Philadelphia 76ers (1985–1987, 1989–1991) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Houston Rockets (1997–1999)	1,582	123	12.9
16	Kevin Garnett *	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves (1997–2004) Boston Celtics (2008, 2010–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014)	1,534	143	10.7
17	Paul Silas	PF	St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1965–1969) Phoenix Suns (1970) Boston Celtics (1973–1976) Denver Nuggets (1977) Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)	1,527	163	9.4
18	Dwight Howard †	C	Orlando Magic (2007–2011) Los Angeles Lakers (2013, 2020) Houston Rockets (2014–2016) Atlanta Hawks (2017) Philadelphia 76ers (2021)	1,473	125	11.8
19	Magic Johnson *	PG	Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)	1,465	190	7.7
20	Horace Grant	PF	Chicago Bulls (1988–1994) Orlando Magic (1995–1997, 1999, 2002) Seattle SuperSonics (2000) Los Angeles Lakers (2001, 2004)	1,457	170	8.6
21	Ben Wallace *	C/PF	Detroit Pistons (2002–2006) Chicago Bulls (2007) Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009)	1,454	130	11.2
22	Dirk Nowitzki *	PF	Dallas Mavericks (2001–2012, 2014–2016)	1,446	145	10.0
23	Charles Oakley	PF	Chicago Bulls (1986–1988) New York Knicks (1989–1998) Toronto Raptors (2000–2001)	1,445	144	10.0
24	Patrick Ewing *	C	New York Knicks (1988–2000) Orlando Magic (2002)	1,435	139	10.3
25	Draymond Green ^	PF	Golden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023)	1,391	157	8.9

Progressive list of playoff rebound leaders

This is a progressive list of rebound leaders showing how the record increased through the years. ^[8]

Statistics accurate as of April 27, 2024. ^[9]

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [3]

Team abbreviations

Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

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
CHH	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

Progressive leaders and records for playoff total rebounds

Season	Year-by-year leader	REB	Active player leader	REB	Career record	REB	Single-season record	REB	Season
1950–51	Arnie Risen*000 ROC	196	Arnie Risen*000 ROC	196	Arnie Risen*000 ROC	196	Arnie Risen*000 ROC	196	1950–51
1951–52	George Mikan*000 MNL	207	Harry Gallatin*000 NYK	297	Harry Gallatin*000 NYK	297	George Mikan*000 MNL	207	1951–52
1952–53		185	George Mikan*000 MNL	466	George Mikan*000 MNL	466			1952–53
1953–54		171		637		637			1953–54
1954–55	Dolph Schayes*000 SYR	141	Harry Gallatin*000 NYK	522					1954–55
1955–56	Neil Johnston*000 PHW	143	George Mikan*000 MNL	665		665			1955–56
1956–57	Bill Russell*000 BOS	244	Dolph Schayes*000 SYR	687	Dolph Schayes*000 SYR	687	Bill Russell*000 BOS	244	1956–57
1957–58		221		732		732			1957–58
1958–59		305		849		849		305	1958–59
1959–60		336	Bill Russell*000 BOS	1,106	Bill Russell*000 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*000 SFW	302		2,373		2,373			1963–64
1964–65	Bill Russell*000 BOS	302		2,675		2,675			1964–65
1965–66		428		3,103		3,103		428	1965–66
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain*000 PHI	437		3,301		3,301	Wilt Chamberlain*000 PHI	437	1966–67
1967–68	Bill Russell*000 BOS	434		3,735		3,735			1967–68
1968–69	Wilt Chamberlain*000 LAL	444		4,104		4,104		444	1968–69
1969–70		399	Wilt Chamberlain*000 LAL	2,973					1969–70
1970–71	Wes Unseld*000 BAL	339		3,215					1970–71
1971–72	Wilt Chamberlain*000 LAL	315		3,530					1971–72
1972–73		383		,3913					1972–73
1973–74	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*0 MIL	253	Bill Bridges 000 LAL 1974 000 GSW 1975	1,256					1973–74
1974–75	Wes Unseld*000 WSB	276		1,305					1974–75
1975–76	Dave Cowens*000 BOS	296	Wes Unseld*000 WSB	1,175					1975–76
1976–77	Bill Walton*000 POR	288		1,280					1976–77
1977–78	Marvin Webster 000 SEA	289		1,496					1977–78
1978–79	Elvin Hayes*000 WSB	266		1,749					1978–79
1979–80	Caldwell Jones 000 PHI	185		1,777					1979–80
1980–81	Moses Malone*000 HOU	305							1980–81
1981–82	Caldwell Jones 000 PHI	189	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000 LAL	1,643					1981–82
1982–83	Moses Malone*000 PHI	206		1,758					1982–83
1983–84	Larry Bird*000 BOS	252		1,931					1983–84
1984–85	Robert Parish*000 BOS	219		2,085					1984–85
1985–86	Hakeem Olajuwon*000 HOU	236		2,168					1985–86
1986–87	Larry Bird*000 BOS	231		2,291					1986–87
1987–88	Bill Laimbeer 000 DET	221		2,422					1987–88
1988–89	Dennis Rodman*000 DET	170		2,481					1988–89
1989–90	Bill Laimbeer 000 DET	211	Larry Bird*000 BOS	1,593					1989–90
1990–91	Dennis Rodman*000 DET	177		1,665					1990–91
1991–92	Horace Grant 000 CHI	194	Robert Parish* 000 BOS 1991–94 000 CHH 1994–96 000 CHI 1996–97	1,714					1991–92
1992–93	Charles Barkley*000 PHO	326		1,752					1992–93
1993–94	Patrick Ewing*000 NYK	293							1993–94
1994–95	Shaquille O'Neal*000 ORL	250		1,761					1994–95
1995–96	Dennis Rodman*000 CHI	247							1995–96
1996–97	Karl Malone*000 UTA	228		1,765					1996–97
1997–98	Dennis Rodman*000 CHI	248	Dennis Rodman*000 CHI	1,676					1997–98
1998–99	Tim Duncan*000 SAS	195	Karl Malone* 000 UTA 1998–03 000 LAL 2003–04	1,680					1998–99
1999–00	Shaquille O'Neal*000 LAL	355		1,769					1999–00
2000–01	Dikembe Mutombo*000 PHI	316		1,813					2000–01
2001–02	Shaquille O'Neal*000 LAL	239		1,843					2001–02
2002–03	Tim Duncan*000 SAS	369		1,877					2002–03
2003–04	Ben Wallace*000 DET	328		2,062					2003–04
2004–05	Tim Duncan*000 SAS	286	Shaquille O'Neal* 000 MIA 2004–07 000 PHO 2008–09 000 CLE 2010 000 BOS 2011	2,142					2004–05
2005–06	Dirk Nowitzki*000 DAL	268		2,367					2005–06
2006–07	Tim Duncan*000 SAS	229		2,401					2006–07
2007–08	Kevin Garnett*000 BOS	274		2,447					2007–08
2008–09	Dwight Howard†000 ORL	353							2008–09
2009–10	Pau Gasol*000 LAL	255		2,508					2009–10
2010–11	Tyson Chandler 000 DAL	193							2010–11
2011–12	LeBron James^000 MIA	224	Tim Duncan*000 SAS	2,308					2011–12
2012–13	Tim Duncan*000 SAS	214		2,522					2012–13
2013–14		211		2,733					2013–14
2014–15	Dwight Howard†000 HOU	238		2,811					2014–15
2015–16	Draymond Green^000 0GSW	228		2,859					2015–16
2016–17	Kevin Love^000 CLE	191	LeBron James^ 000 CLE 2016–18 000 LAL 2018–24	1,922					2016–17
2017–18	Draymond Green^000 0GSW	222		2,122					2017–18
2018–19		223							2018–19
2019–20	LeBron James^000 LAL	226		2,348					2019–20
2020–21	Giannis Antetokounmpo^0 MIL	269		2,391					2020–21
2021–22	Al Horford^000 BOS	214							2021–22
2022–23	Nikola Jokić^000 DEN	269		2,549					2022–23
2023–24	Anthony Davis^000 LAL	63		2,574	2023–24
Season	Year-by-year leader	REB	Active player leader	REB	Career record	REB	Single-season record	REB	Season

See also

• Basketball statistics
• NBA post-season records

References

1. "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
2. The National Basketball Association did not record rebounding statistics until the 1950–51 season.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.
6. Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971.
7. Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
8. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Playoff Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
9. "2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in total rebounds