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List of NBA career playoff rebounding leaders

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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.

Career playoff rebound leaders

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

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total
reboundsGames
playedRebounds
per game
average
1*CBoston Celtics (1957–1969)4,10416524.9
2*CPhiladelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1960–1962, 1964)
Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968)
Los Angeles Lakers (1969–1973)3,91316024.5
3*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)2,85925111.4
4^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)
Miami Heat (2011–2014)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)2,628292
5*COrlando Magic (1994–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004)
Miami Heat (2005–2007)
Phoenix Suns (2008)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2010)
Boston Celtics (2011)2,50821611.6
6*CMilwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)
Los Angeles Lakers (1977–1989)2,48123710.5
7*PFUtah Jazz (1986–2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2004)2,06219310.7
8*CBaltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1969–1980)1,77711914.9
9*CGolden State Warriors (1977)
Boston Celtics (1981–1993)
Charlotte Hornets (1995)
Chicago Bulls (1997)1,7651849.6
10*SFMinneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1959–1970)1,72413412.9
11*SF/PFBoston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)1,68316410.3
12*PF/SFDetroit Pistons (1987–1992)
San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995)
Chicago Bulls (1996–1998)1,6761699.9
13*CHouston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999)
Toronto Raptors (2002)1,62114511.2
14*SFChicago Bulls (1988–1998)
Houston Rockets (1999)
Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)1,5832087.6
15*PFPhiladelphia 76ers (1985–1987, 1989–1991)
Phoenix Suns (1993–1996)
Houston Rockets (1997–1999)1,58212312.9
16^CAtlanta Hawks (2008–2013, 2015–2016)
Boston Celtics (2017–2019, 2022–2025)
Philadelphia 76ers (2020)1,561197
17*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (1997–2004)
Boston Celtics (2008, 2010–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2014)1,53414310.7
18PFSt. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1965–1969)
Phoenix Suns (1970)
Boston Celtics (1973–1976)
Denver Nuggets (1977)
Seattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)1,5271639.4
19*COrlando Magic (2007–2011)
Los Angeles Lakers (2013, 2020)
Houston Rockets (2014–2016)
Atlanta Hawks (2017)
Philadelphia 76ers (2021)1,473125
20*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)1,4651907.7
21PFChicago Bulls (1988–1994)
Orlando Magic (1995–1997, 1999, 2002)
Seattle SuperSonics (2000)
Los Angeles Lakers (2001, 2004)1,4571708.6
^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)169
23*C/PFDetroit Pistons (2002–2006)
Chicago Bulls (2007)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2009)1,45413011.2
24*PFDallas Mavericks (2001–2012, 2014–2016)1,446145.0
25PFChicago Bulls (1986–1988)
New York Knicks (1989–1998)
Toronto Raptors (2000–2001)1,44514410.0

Progressive list of playoff rebound leaders

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

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
DETDetroit PistonsNYKNew York Knicks
SeasonYear-by-year leaderREBActive player leaderREBCareer recordREBSingle-season recordREBSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderREBActive player leaderREBCareer recordREBSingle-season recordREBSeason
1950–51Arnie Risen*ROC196Arnie Risen*ROC196Arnie Risen*ROC196Arnie Risen*ROC1961950–51
1951–52George Mikan*MNL207Harry Gallatin*NYK297Harry Gallatin*NYK297George Mikan*MNL2071951–52
1952–53185George Mikan*MNL466George Mikan*MNL4661952–53
1953–541716376371953–54
1954–55Dolph Schayes*SYR141Harry Gallatin*NYK5221954–55
1955–56Neil Johnston*PHW143George Mikan*MNL6656651955–56
1956–57Bill Russell*BOS244Dolph Schayes*SYR687Dolph Schayes*SYR687Bill Russell*BOS2441956–57
1957–582217327321957–58
1958–593058498493051958–59
1959–60336Bill Russell*BOS1,106Bill Russell*BOS1,1063361959–60
1960–612991,4051,4051960–61
1961–623701,7751,7753701961–62
1962–633262,1012,1011962–63
1963–64Wilt Chamberlain*SFW3022,3732,3731963–64
1964–65Bill Russell*BOS3022,6752,6751964–65
1965–664283,1033,1034281965–66
1966–67Wilt Chamberlain*PHI4373,3013,301Wilt Chamberlain*
PHI 1966–67
LAL 1968–694371966–67
1967–68Bill Russell*BOS4343,7353,7351967–68
1968–69Wilt Chamberlain*LAL4444,1044,1044441968–69
1969–70399Wilt Chamberlain*LAL2,9731969–70
1970–71Wes Unseld*BAL3393,2151970–71
1971–72Wilt Chamberlain*LAL3153,5301971–72
1972–733833,9131972–73
1973–74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*MIL253Bill Bridges
LAL 1974
GSW 19751,2561973–74
1974–75Wes Unseld*WSB2761,3051974–75
1975–76Dave Cowens*BOS296Wes Unseld*WSB1,1751975–76
1976–77Bill Walton*POR2881,2801976–77
1977–78Marvin WebsterSEA2891,4961977–78
1978–79Elvin Hayes*WSB2661,7491978–79
1979–80Caldwell JonesPHI1851,7771979–80
1980–81Moses Malone*HOU3051980–81
1981–82Caldwell JonesPHI189Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*LAL1,6431981–82
1982–83Moses Malone*PHI2061,7581982–83
1983–84Larry Bird*BOS2521,9311983–84
1984–85Robert Parish*BOS2192,0851984–85
1985–86Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU2362,1681985–86
1986–87Larry Bird*BOS2312,2911986–87
1987–88Bill LaimbeerDET2212,4221987–88
1988–89Dennis Rodman*DET1702,4811988–89
1989–90Bill LaimbeerDET211Larry Bird*BOS1,5931989–90
1990–91Dennis Rodman*DET1771,6651990–91
1991–92Horace GrantCHI194Robert Parish*
BOS 1991–94
CHO 1994–96
CHI 1996–971,7141991–92
1992–93Charles Barkley*PHX3261,7521992–93
1993–94Patrick Ewing*NYK2931993–94
1994–95Shaquille O'Neal*ORL2501,7611994–95
1995–96Dennis Rodman*CHI2471995–96
1996–97Karl Malone*UTA2281,7651996–97
1997–98Dennis Rodman*CHI248Dennis Rodman*CHI1,6761997–98
1998–99Tim Duncan*SAS195Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–03
LAL 2003–041,6801998–99
1999–00Shaquille O'Neal*LAL3551,7691999–00
2000–01Dikembe Mutombo*PHI3161,8132000–01
2001–02Shaquille O'Neal*LAL2391,8432001–02
2002–03Tim Duncan*SAS3691,8772002–03
2003–04Ben Wallace*DET3282,0622003–04
2004–05Tim Duncan*SAS286Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2004–07
PHX 2008–09
CLE 2010
BOS 20112,1422004–05
2005–06Dirk Nowitzki*DAL2682,3672005–06
2006–07Tim Duncan*SAS2292,4012006–07
2007–08Kevin Garnett*BOS2742,4472007–08
2008–09Dwight Howard*ORL3532008–09
2009–10Pau Gasol*LAL2552,5082009–10
2010–11Tyson ChandlerDAL1932010–11
2011–12LeBron James^MIA224Tim Duncan*SAS2,3082011–12
2012–13Tim Duncan*SAS2142,5222012–13
2013–142112,7332013–14
2014–15Dwight Howard*HOU2382,8112014–15
2015–16Draymond Green^GSW2282,8592015–16
2016–17Kevin Love^CLE191LeBron James^
CLE 2016–18
LAL 2018–251,9222016–17
2017–18Draymond Green^GSW2222,1222017–18
2018–192232018–19
2019–20LeBron James^LAL2262,3482019–20
2020–21Giannis Antetokounmpo^MIL2692,3912020–21
2021–22Al Horford^BOS2142021–22
2022–23Nikola Jokić^DEN2692,5492022–23
2023–24Luka Dončić^DAL2082,5832023–24
2024–25Karl-Anthony Towns^NYK2092,6282024–25

References

References

  1. "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds". Sports-Reference LLC.
  2. The [[National Basketball Association]] did not record [[rebound (basketball). rebound]]ing [[Basketball statistics. statistics]] until the [[1950–51 NBA season. 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 two calendar years.
  4. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  5. [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) teams other than those [[ABA–NBA merger. 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.
  6. Average is [[Rounding#Types of rounding. rounded]] to the nearest [[0.1. tenth]].
  7. Previously known as Lew Alcindor prior to an official name change on May 1, 1971.
  8. Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to an official spelling change on March 9, 1991.
  9. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Playoff Total Rebounds". Basketball-Reference.com.
  10. "2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com.
  11. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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