WNBA Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds: Season ▪ Career ▪ Active ▪ Yearly
| Rank | Player | DRB | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lisa Leslie | 276 | 2004 |
| 2. | Tina Charles | 269 | 2010 |
| 3. | Sylvia Fowles | 264 | 2010 |
| 4. | Tina Charles | 248 | 2011 |
| 5. | Sylvia Fowles | 247 | 2011 |
| 6. | Lisa Leslie | 244 | 2002 |
| 7. | Lisa Leslie | 240 | 2006 |
| 8. | Candace Parker | 237 | 2012 |
| 9. | Cheryl Ford | 235 | 2003 |
| 10. | Cheryl Ford | 233 | 2006 |
| 11. | Crystal Langhorne | 232 | 2010 |
| 12. | Lisa Leslie | 231 | 2000 |
| Cindy Brown | 231 | 1998 | |
| 14. | Candace Parker | 229 | 2008 |
| 15. | Lauren Jackson | 225 | 2003 |
| 16. | Tina Charles | 222 | 2012 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 222 | 2003 | |
| 18. | Lauren Jackson | 220 | 2007 |
| 19. | Lauren Jackson | 217 | 2005 |
| 20. | Margo Dydek | 214 | 2001 |
| Sancho Lyttle | 214 | 2010 | |
| 22. | Elena Baranova | 213 | 2004 |
| 23. | Sancho Lyttle | 212 | 2012 |
| 24. | Margo Dydek | 210 | 2002 |
| Lisa Leslie | 210 | 2001 |