NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Season Lg Player Tot TRB Reg TRB Play TRB Tm
2025-26 NBA Karl-Anthony Towns 1090 889 201 NYK
2024-25 NBA Karl-Anthony Towns 1129 920 209 NYK
2023-24 NBA Nikola Jokić 1137 976 161 DEN
2022-23 NBA Nikola Jokić 1086 817 269 DEN
2021-22 NBA Nikola Jokić 1085 1019 66 DEN
2020-21 NBA Clint Capela 1104 903 201 ATL
2019-20 NBA Rudy Gobert 996 916 80 UTA
2018-19 NBA Andre Drummond 1284 1232 52 DET
2017-18 NBA Andre Drummond 1247 1247 0 DET
2016-17 NBA DeAndre Jordan 1215 1114 101 LAC
2015-16 NBA Andre Drummond 1234 1198 36 DET
2014-15 NBA DeAndre Jordan 1413 1226 187 LAC
2013-14 NBA DeAndre Jordan 1277 1114 163 LAC
2012-13 NBA Ömer Aşık 1023 956 67 HOU
2011-12 NBA Andrew Bynum 842 709 133 LAL
2010-11 NBA Dwight Howard* 1191 1098 93 ORL
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard* 1237 1082 155 ORL
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard* 1446 1093 353 ORL
2007-08 NBA Dwight Howard* 1319 1161 158 ORL
2006-07 NBA Tim Duncan* 1075 846 229 SAS
2005-06 NBA Shawn Marion 1192 959 233 PHO
2004-05 NBA Ben Wallace* 1184 902 282 DET
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett* 1402 1139 263 MIN
2002-03 NBA Tim Duncan* 1412 1043 369 SAS
2001-02 NBA Ben Wallace* 1200 1039 161 DET
2000-01 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 1331 1015 316 TOT
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 1433 1078 355 LAL
1998-99 NBA Tim Duncan* 766 571 195 SAS
1997-98 NBA Dennis Rodman* 1449 1201 248 CHI
1996-97 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 1052 929 123 ATL
1995-96 NBA Dennis Rodman* 1199 952 247 CHI
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 1151 901 250 ORL
1993-94 NBA Dennis Rodman* 1415 1367 48 SAS
1992-93 NBA Charles Barkley* 1254 928 326 PHO
1991-92 NBA Dennis Rodman* 1581 1530 51 DET
1990-91 NBA Dennis Rodman* 1203 1026 177 DET
1989-90 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 1195 1149 46 HOU
1988-89 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 1157 1105 52 HOU
1987-88 NBA Charles Oakley 1194 1066 128 CHI
1986-87 NBA Charles Oakley 1120 1074 46 CHI
1985-86 NBA Charles Barkley* 1215 1026 189 PHI
1984-85 NBA Moses Malone* 1169 1031 138 PHI
1983-84 NBA Buck Williams 1155 1000 155 NJN
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 1400 1194 206 PHI
1981-82 NBA Moses Malone* 1239 1188 51 HOU
1980-81 NBA Moses Malone* 1485 1180 305 HOU
1979-80 NBA Moses Malone* 1287 1190 97 HOU
1978-79 NBA Moses Malone* 1485 1444 41 HOU
1977-78 NBA Elvin Hayes* 1354 1075 279 WSB
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1285 1090 195 LAL
1975-76 NBA Dave Cowens* 1542 1246 296 BOS
1975-76 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1455 1303 152 KEN
1974-75 NBA Wes Unseld* 1353 1077 276 WSB
1974-75 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1625 1361 264 KEN
1973-74 NBA Elvin Hayes* 1574 1463 111 CAP
1973-74 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1687 1538 149 KEN
1972-73 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1909 1526 383 LAL
1972-73 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1736 1476 260 KEN
1971-72 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1887 1572 315 LAL
1971-72 ABA Mel Daniels* 1599 1297 302 INA
1970-71 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 1735 1493 242 LAL
1970-71 ABA Mel Daniels* 1686 1475 211 INA
1969-70 NBA Wes Unseld* 1535 1370 165 BAL
1969-70 ABA Spencer Haywood* 1874 1637 237 DNR
1968-69 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 2156 1712 444 LAL
1968-69 ABA Mel Daniels* 1493 1256 237 INA
1967-68 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 2273 1952 321 PHI
1967-68 ABA Mel Daniels* 1374 1213 161 MNM
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 2394 1957 437 PHI
1965-66 NBA Bill Russell* 2207 1779 428 BOS
1964-65 NBA Bill Russell* 2180 1878 302 BOS
1963-64 NBA Bill Russell* 2202 1930 272 BOS
1962-63 NBA Bill Russell* 2169 1843 326 BOS
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 2371 2052 319 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 2218 2149 69 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 2173 1941 232 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bill Russell* 1917 1612 305 BOS
1957-58 NBA Bill Russell* 1785 1564 221 BOS
1956-57 NBA Maurice Stokes* 1256 1256 0 ROC
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 1248 1164 84 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 1085 1085 0 PHW
1953-54 NBA George Mikan* 1199 1028 171 MNL
1952-53 NBA George Mikan* 1192 1007 185 MNL
1951-52 NBA George Mikan* 1073 866 207 MNL
1950-51 NBA Dolph Schayes* 1182 1080 102 SYR