List of WNBA annual rebounding leaders

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

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Key

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

Annual leaders

SeasonPlayerPos.TeamGames
played
Offensive
rebounds
Defensive
rebounds
Total
rebounds
RPG
1997 Lisa Leslie*C Los Angeles Sparks 28632032669.50
1998 Lisa Leslie* (2)C Los Angeles Sparks 287720828510.18
1999 Yolanda Griffith*C Sacramento Monarchs 2914118832911.34
2000 Natalie Williams C Utah Starzz 2913220433611.59
2001 Yolanda Griffith* (2)C Sacramento Monarchs 3216219535711.16
2002 Chamique Holdsclaw F Washington Mystics 205417823211.60
2003 Chamique Holdsclaw (2)F Washington Mystics 277222229410.89
2004 Lisa Leslie* (3)C Los Angeles Sparks 34602763369.88
2005 Cheryl Ford F Detroit Shock 331132093229.76
2006 Cheryl Ford (2)F Detroit Shock 3213023336311.34
2007 Lauren Jackson*F/C Seattle Storm 31802203009.68
2008 Candace Parker F/C Los Angeles Sparks 33842293139.48
2009 Candace Parker (2)F/C Los Angeles Sparks 25601842449.76
2010 Tina Charles^C Connecticut Sun 3412926939811.71
2011 Tina Charles^ (2)C Connecticut Sun 3412624837411.00
2012 Tina Charles^ (3)C Connecticut Sun 3312322234510.45
2013 Sylvia Fowles §C Chicago Sky 3211725236911.53
2014 Courtney Paris C Tulsa Shock 3413621134710.21
2015 Courtney Paris (2)C Tulsa Shock 341022153179.32
2016 Tina Charles^ (4)C New York Liberty 32742433179.91
2017 Jonquel Jones^C Connecticut Sun 3412328040311.85
2018 Sylvia Fowles § (2)C Minnesota Lynx 3412228240411.88
2019 Jonquel Jones^ (2)C Connecticut Sun 341132173309.71
2020 Candace Parker (3)F/C Los Angeles Sparks 22371772149.73
2021 Jonquel Jones^ (3)C Connecticut Sun 276723630311.22
2022 Sylvia Fowles § (3)C Minnesota Lynx 30742202949.80
2023 Alyssa Thomas^F Connecticut Sun 40803143949.85
2024 Angel Reese^F Chicago Sky 3417227444613.12

Multiple-time leaders

RankPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears
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
Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun 2017, 2019, 2021
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 1997, 1998, 2004
Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 2008, 2009, 2020
6 Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock 2 2005, 2006
Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs 1999, 2001
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics 2002, 2003
Courtney Paris Tulsa Shock 2014, 2015

See also

Notes

  1. A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until the player has been fully retired for two calendar years.