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Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly / Game (since 1986-87)

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Total

RankPlayerDRB
1.Artis Gilmore11514
2.Karl Malone11406
3.Moses Malone*10452
4.Robert Parish*10117
5.Hakeem Olajuwon*9713
6.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*9394
7.Patrick Ewing*8855
8.Dikembe Mutombo8530
9.Buck Williams8491
 Kevin Garnett8491
11.Charles Barkley*8286
12.Charles Oakley8281
13.Jack Sikma8274
14.Shaquille O'Neal8052
15.Kevin Willis7769
16.Caldwell Jones7764
17.Dennis Rodman7625
18.Bill Laimbeer7581
19.Dan Issel*7437
20.David Robinson7414
21.Larry Bird*7217
22.Tim Duncan7155
23.Elvin Hayes*6973
24.Otis Thorpe6924
25.Julius Erving*6836
26.Mel Daniels6648
27.Maurice Lucas6608
28.Billy Paultz6575
29.Vlade Divac6445
30.A.C. Green6119
31.George McGinnis6090
32.Ben Wallace6051
33.Horace Grant5976
34.Swen Nater5918
35.Chris Webber5853
36.Shawn Kemp5808
37.Dirk Nowitzki5520
38.Bob McAdoo*5502
39.Terry Cummings5447
40.James Donaldson5432
41.Scottie Pippen5426
42.Michael Cage5419
43.P.J. Brown5407
44.Jason Kidd5373
45.Anthony Mason5367
46.Sam Perkins5342
47.Dale Davis5302
48.Truck Robinson5282
49.Sam Lacey5226
50.Derrick Coleman5153
51.Detlef Schrempf5152
52.Rick Mahorn5143
53.Dave Cowens*5122
54.Mark Eaton5082
55.Shawn Marion5056
56.Larry Nance5053
57.Rasheed Wallace5037
58.Michael Jordan5004
59.Antoine Walker4997
60.Wes Unseld*4974
61.Gerald Govan4959
62.Magic Johnson*4958
63.Alonzo Mourning4953
64.Dan Roundfield4926
65.Alvan Adams4922
66.Marcus Camby4898
67.Herb Williams4885
68.Bob Lanier*4853
69.Kevin McHale*4764
70.Tom Chambers4761
71.Larry Smith4724
72.Mychal Thompson4722
73.Clarence Weatherspoon4720
74.Jim Chones4691
75.Juwan Howard4684
76.Dave Greenwood4616
77.Benoit Benjamin4604
78.Tree Rollins4602
79.LaSalle Thompson4566
80.Kurt Thomas4488
81.Tyrone Hill4458
82.Clifford Robinson4454
83.Donyell Marshall4444
84.Antonio Davis4432
85.Larry Kenon4398
 Mike Gminski4398
87.Olden Polynice4380
88.Shareef Abdur-Rahim4370
89.Spencer Haywood4332
90.Bill Cartwright4294
91.Armon Gilliam4284
92.Rony Seikaly4282
93.Mickey Johnson4264
94.Elden Campbell4236
95.Dominique Wilkins*4219
96.James Edwards4200
97.Christian Laettner4185
98.Dave Robisch4181
99.Antonio McDyess4159
100.Alton Lister4152
101.Lamar Odom4089
102.Jermaine O'Neal4072
103.Clyde Drexler*4062
104.Brad Daugherty4020
105.Red Robbins4019
106.Jerome Kersey4009
107.Tom Gugliotta3994
108.Grant Long3986
109.Bobby Jones3980
110.Wayne Cooper3946
111.Hot Rod Williams3928
112.Gary Payton3877
113.Cliff Robinson3874
114.Elton Brand3864
115.Paul Pierce3853
116.Danny Schayes3852
117.Joe Smith3836
118.Grant Hill3835
119.Bill Walton*3820
120.Tom Owens3814
121.Rich Kelley3806
122.George Johnson3789
123.Brian Grant3788
124.George Gervin*3786
125.Antawn Jamison3783
126.Alex English*3760
127.Rik Smits3746
128.Joe Barry Carroll3714
129.Mark Jackson3682
130.Jim Eakins3664
131.Clifford Ray3630
132.Robert Horry3625
133.Mark Olberding3611
134.Vin Baker3604
135.Chuck Person3601
136.Rick Barry*3589
137.Brad Miller3587
138.Mark West3562
139.Kobe Bryant3543
140.Shawn Bradley3525
141.Erick Dampier3522
142.Dave Corzine3515
143.Larry Johnson3506
144.Wayman Tisdale3500
145.Kenny Carr3493
146.Jamaal Wilkes3490
147.Ervin Johnson3471
148.Darnell Hillman3451
149.Wil Jones3442
 Rodney McCray3442
151.Glen Rice3441
152.Tracy McGrady3437
153.Greg Ballard3424
154.Thurl Bailey3414
155.Bob Netolicky3408
156.Loy Vaught3399
157.Michael Finley3375
158.Bernard King3356
159.Gar Heard3329
160.Kurt Rambis3321
161.Tyrone Corbin3320
162.Darryl Dawkins3307
163.Reggie Miller3299
164.Sidney Wicks3268
165.Adrian Dantley*3248
166.Lorenzen Wright3237
167.Xavier McDaniel3231
168.Chris Dudley3223
169.Julius Keye3213
 Paul Silas3213
171.Glenn Robinson3162
172.Terry Porter3157
173.Cedric Maxwell3153
174.James Worthy*3147
175.Dan Majerle3140
176.Willie Wise3120
177.Eddie Jones3096
178.Danny Manning3092
179.John Stockton3085
180.Fat Lever3081
181.Byron Beck3067
182.Terry Tyler3066
183.Dwight Jones3057
184.Nick Anderson3053
185.Eddie Johnson3046
 Pau Gasol3046
187.Steve Hawes3040
188.Chris Mullin3008
189.Zydrunas Ilgauskas3004
190.Robert Reid3001
191.Goose Ligon2999
192.Marques Johnson2988
193.Ron Harper2987
194.Jim Jackson2962
195.Latrell Sprewell2954
196.John Drew2930
197.Mitch Richmond2920
198.Rashard Lewis2916
199.Tyson Chandler2915
200.Ray Allen2912
 Rod Strickland2912
202.John Beasley2898
203.Mike Bantom2885
204.Elmore Smith2880
205.Dwight Howard2877
206.Mark Aguirre2874
207.Derrick McKey2872
208.Theo Ratliff2866
209.Scott Wedman2853
210.Carlos Boozer2841
211.Ralph Sampson2837
212.Kenny Thomas2832
213.Sidney Green2828
214.Greg Anderson2814
215.Gene Moore2798
 Jim Brewer2798
217.Jon Koncak2792
218.Dennis Johnson2790
219.Keith Van Horn2787
220.Rudy Tomjanovich2783
221.Zelmo Beaty2757
222.Bo Outlaw2752
223.Marvin Webster2736
224.Ira Harge2733
225.Ron Boone2731
226.Hersey Hawkins2729
227.Kendall Gill2728
 Troy Murphy2728
229.Jeff Hornacek2727
230.Joe Kleine2723
231.Lonnie Shelton2721
232.Warren Davis2717
233.LaPhonso Ellis2712
234.Kermit Washington2710
235.Mike Mitchell2707
236.Arvydas Sabonis2702
 Jalen Rose2702
238.Calvin Natt2700
239.Yao Ming2684
240.Greg Ostertag2670
 Ben Poquette2670
242.Dale Ellis2668
243.Kent Benson2665
244.Pat Cummings2659
245.Al Harrington2654
 Vince Carter2654
247.Sam Bowie2653
248.Terry Mills2651
249.Cincinnatus Powell2643
250.T.R. Dunn2642
 Mookie Blaylock2642

NBA

RankPlayerDRB
1.Karl Malone11406
2.Robert Parish*10117
3.Hakeem Olajuwon*9713
4.Moses Malone*9481
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*9394
6.Patrick Ewing*8855
7.Dikembe Mutombo8530
8.Buck Williams8491
 Kevin Garnett8491
10.Charles Barkley*8286
11.Charles Oakley8281
12.Jack Sikma8274
13.Shaquille O'Neal8052
14.Kevin Willis7769
15.Dennis Rodman7625
16.Bill Laimbeer7581
17.David Robinson7414
18.Larry Bird*7217
19.Tim Duncan7155
20.Elvin Hayes*6973
21.Otis Thorpe6924
22.Artis Gilmore6522
23.Vlade Divac6445
24.A.C. Green6119
25.Ben Wallace6051
26.Horace Grant5976
27.Chris Webber5853
28.Shawn Kemp5808
29.Caldwell Jones5621
30.Dirk Nowitzki5520
31.Bob McAdoo*5502
32.Terry Cummings5447
33.James Donaldson5432
34.Scottie Pippen5426
35.Michael Cage5419
36.P.J. Brown5407
37.Maurice Lucas5401
38.Jason Kidd5373
39.Anthony Mason5367
40.Sam Perkins5342
41.Dale Davis5302
42.Truck Robinson5282
43.Sam Lacey5226
44.Derrick Coleman5153
45.Detlef Schrempf5152
46.Rick Mahorn5143
47.Dave Cowens*5122
48.Mark Eaton5082
49.Shawn Marion5056
50.Larry Nance5053
51.Rasheed Wallace5037
52.Michael Jordan5004
53.Antoine Walker4997
54.Wes Unseld*4974
55.Magic Johnson*4958
56.Alonzo Mourning4953
57.Alvan Adams4922
58.Marcus Camby4898
59.Herb Williams4885
60.Bob Lanier*4853
61.Dan Roundfield4798
62.Kevin McHale*4764
63.Tom Chambers4761
64.Larry Smith4724
65.Mychal Thompson4722
66.Clarence Weatherspoon4720
67.Juwan Howard4684
68.Dave Greenwood4616
69.Benoit Benjamin4604
70.Tree Rollins4602
71.LaSalle Thompson4566
72.Kurt Thomas4488
73.Tyrone Hill4458
74.Clifford Robinson4454
75.Donyell Marshall4444
76.Antonio Davis4432
77.Mike Gminski4398
78.Olden Polynice4380
79.Shareef Abdur-Rahim4370
80.Bill Cartwright4294
81.Armon Gilliam4284
82.Rony Seikaly4282
83.Mickey Johnson4264
84.Elden Campbell4236
85.Dominique Wilkins*4219
86.James Edwards4200
87.Christian Laettner4185
88.Antonio McDyess4159
89.Alton Lister4152
90.Lamar Odom4089
91.Jermaine O'Neal4072
92.Clyde Drexler*4062
93.Dan Issel*4021
94.Brad Daugherty4020
95.Jerome Kersey4009
96.Tom Gugliotta3994
97.Grant Long3986
98.Wayne Cooper3946
99.Hot Rod Williams3928
100.Gary Payton3877
101.Cliff Robinson3874
102.Elton Brand3864
103.Paul Pierce3853
104.Danny Schayes3852
105.Joe Smith3836
106.Grant Hill3835
107.Bill Walton*3820
108.Rich Kelley3806
109.Jim Chones3794
110.George Johnson3789
111.Brian Grant3788
112.Antawn Jamison3783
113.Alex English*3760
114.Swen Nater3759
115.Rik Smits3746
116.Joe Barry Carroll3714
117.Mark Jackson3682
118.Clifford Ray3630
119.Robert Horry3625
120.Vin Baker3604
121.Chuck Person3601
122.Brad Miller3587
123.George McGinnis3576
124.Mark West3562
125.Kobe Bryant3543
126.Julius Erving*3534
127.Shawn Bradley3525
128.Erick Dampier3522
129.Dave Corzine3515
130.Larry Johnson3506
131.Wayman Tisdale3500
132.Kenny Carr3493
133.Jamaal Wilkes3490
134.Ervin Johnson3471
135.Rodney McCray3442
136.Glen Rice3441
137.Tracy McGrady3437
138.Greg Ballard3424
139.Thurl Bailey3414
140.Loy Vaught3399
141.Michael Finley3375
142.Bernard King3356
143.Gar Heard3329
144.Kurt Rambis3321
145.Tyrone Corbin3320
146.Darryl Dawkins3307
147.Reggie Miller3299
148.Sidney Wicks3268
149.Mark Olberding3265
150.Adrian Dantley*3248
151.Lorenzen Wright3237
152.Xavier McDaniel3231
153.Spencer Haywood3228
154.Chris Dudley3223
155.Paul Silas3213
156.Glenn Robinson3162
157.Terry Porter3157
158.Cedric Maxwell3153
159.James Worthy*3147
160.Dan Majerle3140
161.Eddie Jones3096
162.Danny Manning3092
163.John Stockton3085
164.Fat Lever3081
165.Terry Tyler3066
166.Dwight Jones3057
167.Nick Anderson3053
168.Eddie Johnson3046
 Pau Gasol3046
170.Steve Hawes3040
171.Chris Mullin3008
172.Zydrunas Ilgauskas3004
173.Robert Reid3001
174.Marques Johnson2988
175.Ron Harper2987
176.Bobby Jones2968
177.Jim Jackson2962
178.Latrell Sprewell2954
179.John Drew2930
180.Mitch Richmond2920
181.Rashard Lewis2916
182.Tyson Chandler2915
183.Ray Allen2912
 Rod Strickland2912
185.Mike Bantom2885
186.Elmore Smith2880
187.Dwight Howard2877
188.Mark Aguirre2874
189.Derrick McKey2872
190.Theo Ratliff2866
191.Scott Wedman2853
192.Carlos Boozer2841
193.Ralph Sampson2837
194.Kenny Thomas2832
195.Sidney Green2828
196.Greg Anderson2814
197.Jim Brewer2798
198.Jon Koncak2792
199.Dennis Johnson2790
200.Keith Van Horn2787
201.Rudy Tomjanovich2783
202.Bo Outlaw2752
203.Hersey Hawkins2729
204.Kendall Gill2728
 Troy Murphy2728
206.Jeff Hornacek2727
207.Joe Kleine2723
208.Lonnie Shelton2721
209.LaPhonso Ellis2712
210.Kermit Washington2710
211.Mike Mitchell2707
212.Arvydas Sabonis2702
 Jalen Rose2702
214.Calvin Natt2700
215.Yao Ming2684
216.Greg Ostertag2670
 Ben Poquette2670
218.Dale Ellis2668
219.Kent Benson2665
220.Pat Cummings2659
221.Al Harrington2654
 Vince Carter2654
223.Sam Bowie2653
224.Terry Mills2651
225.Mookie Blaylock2642
 T.R. Dunn2642
227.Jamaal Magloire2638
 Kevin Kunnert2638
229.Marvin Webster2625
230.Rodney Rogers2606
231.Sam Cassell2603
232.Ken Norman2597
233.Kenyon Martin2595
234.Jeff Foster2593
235.Doug Christie2585
236.Larry Kenon2580
237.Kevin Duckworth2576
238.Jamal Mashburn2574
239.Billy Owens2567
240.Peja Stojakovic2566
241.Tony Battie2565
 Zach Randolph2565
243.Steve Mix2552
244.James Posey2548
245.Billy Paultz2545
246.Toni Kukoc2539
247.Cliff Levingston2535
248.Isiah Thomas*2527
249.Rick Fox2521
250.Will Perdue2498

ABA

RankPlayerDRB
1.Mel Daniels6624
2.Artis Gilmore4992
3.Gerald Govan4959
4.Billy Paultz4030
5.Red Robbins4019
6.Dan Issel*3416
7.Bob Netolicky3408
8.Jim Eakins3369
9.Julius Erving*3302
10.Julius Keye3213
11.Byron Beck3016
12.Goose Ligon2999
13.Willie Wise2942
14.John Beasley2898
15.Wil Jones2828
16.Gene Moore2798
17.Ira Harge2733
18.Warren Davis2717
19.Cincinnatus Powell2643
20.Trooper Washington2640
21.Stew Johnson2637
22.Mike Lewis2542
23.Zelmo Beaty2523
24.George McGinnis2514
25.Rich Jones2493
26.Dave Robisch2359
27.Randy Denton2210
28.Darnell Hillman2194
29.Swen Nater2159
30.Caldwell Jones2143
31.Warren Jabali2102
32.Roger Brown2092
33.George Carter2062
34.Ron Boone2052
35.Les Hunter2023
36.Tom Owens1871
37.Manny Leaks1866
38.Larry Kenon1818
39.Arthur Becker1744
40.Wendell Ladner1675
41.Randolph Mahaffey1674
42.Doug Moe1665
43.Jimmy Jones1601
44.Larry Miller1499
45.Louie Dampier1496
46.Walter Simon1489
47.Donald Sidle1446
48.Steve Jones1410
49.Fatty Taylor1394
50.Ralph Simpson1393
51.Lee Davis1380
52.George Gervin*1365
53.Freddie Lewis1322
54.Marvin Barnes1245
55.Coby Dietrick1228
56.George Peeples1226
57.Rick Barry*1223
58.Maurice Lucas1207
59.Larry Jones1179
60.Goo Kennedy1159
61.Mike Green1149
62.Craig Raymond1147
63.Frank Card1124
64.Spencer Haywood1104
65.Ronald Franz1090
66.Wayne Hightower1085
67.Mack Calvin1080
68.Ed Johnson1062
69.George Stone1053
70.Ed Manning1047
71.Billy Cunningham*1017
72.Bobby Jones1012
73.Tim Bassett1005
74.John Brisker1003
75.Donnie Freeman984
76.Willard Sojourner978
77.Moses Malone*971
78.Joe Caldwell967
79.Julian Hammond953
80.Mike Jackson950
81.James Silas948
82.Connie Hawkins*944
83.Skip Thoren939
84.Glen Combs905
85.Jim Chones897
 Gene Littles897
87.Mike Gale893
88.Marv Roberts888
89.Bill Melchionni859
90.Bob Warren858
91.Simmie Hill848
92.Chuck Williams847
93.Bill Keller834
94.Dan Anderson828
95.Ted McClain827
96.Len Elmore824
97.Willie Long816
98.John Smith812
99.Neil Johnson785
100.Billy Knight762
101.George Thompson757
102.Collis Jones749
103.Sonny Dove719
104.Willie Murrell711
105.Don Buse703
106.Gary Bradds687
107.Rich Niemann682
108.Sam Smith681
109.Jim Ard680
110.Gus Gerard669
111.Oliver Taylor661
112.Joe Hamilton653
 Darel Carrier653
114.Jim McDaniels649
115.Ronald Thomas638
116.Jim Hadnot633
117.David Vaughn629
118.Lonnie Wright618
 George Irvine618
120.Bob Verga615
121.Jackie Moreland605
122.Al Smith604
123.Dave Lattin601
124.Ray Scott591
125.Johnny Neumann576
126.Charles Edge567
127.Larry Brown565
128.George Adams560
129.Bob Bedell547
130.Ollie Darden538
131.Mervin Jackson530
132.Jan Van Breda Kolff529
133.Levern Tart525
134.Keith Swagerty501
135.Kendall Rhine497
136.Charlie Scott488
137.Brian Taylor486
138.Charles Williams484
139.Travis Grant482
140.Skeeter Swift477
141.Bill McGill475
142.Al Cueto460
143.Dave Twardzik456
144.Kim Hughes434
145.Jimmy O'Brien433
146.John Roche420
147.George Lehmann415
148.Hank Whitney414
149.Bo Lamar408
150.Tommie Bowens401
151.Jeffrey Congdon384
152.Roger Brown373
153.Bird Averitt369
154.John Williamson363
 Walter Piatkowski363
156.Jim Bradley356
157.Mike Barr355
158.Al Tucker347
159.Mark Olberding346
160.Samuel Robinson345
161.Charles Beasley342
162.George Johnson338
 Chuck Terry338
164.Tom Hoover327
 Johnny Baum327
166.Wayne Chapman318
167.Mike Barrett315
168.Mike Butler311
169.Rick Mount308
170.David Thompson*297
171.Art Heyman295
172.Jim Caldwell290
173.Al Skinner289
174.M.L. Carr288
175.Mel Bennett277
176.Arvesta Kelly274
177.Will Frazier268
 Claude Terry268
179.Carl Fuller249
180.George Karl246
 Scott English246
182.Larry Cannon244
183.Charles Hentz238
184.Bill Bunting237
 Dennis Hamilton237
186.Bud Olsen234
187.Bruce Seals233
188.Henry Logan231
189.Ben Warley227
190.William Franklin226
191.Mike Pratt225
 Paul Ruffner225