NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders, 1950 to 2026

Wilt Chamberlain holds the NBA career rebounds record with 23,924. Bill Russell is second with 21,620 in just 13 seasons.

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In 2026, Wilt Chamberlain ranks #1 with 23,924, ahead of Bill Russell (21,620) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17,440).
The top spot changed hands 4 times, first to George Mikan in 1953, most recently to Wilt Chamberlain in 1972.
Biggest climber: Tim Duncan, from #11 in 1998 to #6 in 2026.

About this chart

Wilt Chamberlain's 23,924 rebounds, ending in 1973, remain the NBA record, with Bill Russell second at 21,620 in only 13 seasons. Russell passed Dolph Schayes in the 1962-63 season and led until Chamberlain overtook him in 1971-72. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17,440) is third, followed by Elvin Hayes (16,279) and Moses Malone (16,212).

Tim Duncan finished with 15,091 and Karl Malone with 14,968, while Dwight Howard (14,627) is tenth. George Mikan led at the end of the 1953 and 1954 seasons before Schayes retook the lead in 1955. These are NBA regular-season totals only. Moses Malone's and Artis Gilmore's ABA rebounds are not counted, so Gilmore falls out of the top ten, and the first season of record is 1950-51.

The data

Source: Basketball-Reference.com, player pages (Totals tables, NBA regular season only), per-season totals summed into cumulative career totals at the end of each season. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Column = year the season ends (2026 = 2025-26). NBA regular season only, ABA stats excluded. Data pulled 2026-11-04 after the 2026-27 season began; 2026-27 games are excluded. Players keep their final total after retiring. Rebounds were first officially recorded in 1950-51. Moses Malone and Artis Gilmore's ABA rebounds are not counted, so Gilmore (9,161 NBA) is not in the top 10 here; Basketball-Reference's combined NBA/ABA leaders page lists them higher.

NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders, Career regular-season rebounds, cumulative, 1950-2026, 1950–2026
Date	🇺🇸 Wilt Chamberlain	🇺🇸 Bill Russell	🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	🇺🇸 Elvin Hayes	🇺🇸 Moses Malone	🇺🇸 Tim Duncan	🇺🇸 Karl Malone	🇺🇸 Robert Parish	🇺🇸 Kevin Garnett	🇺🇸 Dwight Howard	🇺🇸 Dolph Schayes	🇺🇸 George Mikan
1950	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,080	958
1952	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,853	1,824
1953	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,773	2,831
1954	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,643	3,859
1955	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,530	3,859
1956	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,421	4,167
1957	0	943	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6,429	4,167
1958	0	2,507	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,451	4,167
1959	0	4,119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,413	4,167
1960	1,941	5,897	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,372	4,167
1961	4,090	7,765	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,332	4,167
1962	6,142	9,555	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10,771	4,167
1963	8,088	11,398	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,146	4,167
1964	9,875	13,328	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1965	11,548	15,206	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1966	13,491	16,985	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1967	15,448	18,685	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1968	17,400	20,136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1969	19,112	21,620	0	1,406	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1970	19,333	21,620	1,190	2,792	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1971	20,826	21,620	2,501	4,154	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1972	22,398	21,620	3,847	5,351	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1973	23,924	21,620	5,071	6,528	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1974	23,924	21,620	6,249	7,991	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1975	23,924	21,620	7,161	8,995	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1976	23,924	21,620	8,544	9,873	0	0	0	0	0	0	11,256	4,167
1977	23,924	21,620	9,634	10,902	1,072	0	0	543	0	0	11,256	4,167
1978	23,924	21,620	10,435	11,977	1,958	0	0	1,223	0	0	11,256	4,167
1979	23,924	21,620	11,460	12,971	3,402	0	0	2,139	0	0	11,256	4,167
1980	23,924	21,620	12,346	13,867	4,592	0	0	2,922	0	0	11,256	4,167
1981	23,924	21,620	13,167	14,656	5,772	0	0	3,699	0	0	11,256	4,167
1982	23,924	21,620	13,826	15,403	6,960	0	0	4,565	0	0	11,256	4,167
1983	23,924	21,620	14,418	16,019	8,154	0	0	5,392	0	0	11,256	4,167
1984	23,924	21,620	15,005	16,279	9,104	0	0	6,249	0	0	11,256	4,167
1985	23,924	21,620	15,627	16,279	10,135	0	0	7,089	0	0	11,256	4,167
1986	23,924	21,620	16,105	16,279	11,007	0	718	7,859	0	0	11,256	4,167
1987	23,924	21,620	16,628	16,279	11,831	0	1,573	8,710	0	0	11,256	4,167
1988	23,924	21,620	17,106	16,279	12,715	0	2,559	9,338	0	0	11,256	4,167
1989	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	13,671	0	3,412	10,334	0	0	11,256	4,167
1990	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	14,483	0	4,323	11,130	0	0	11,256	4,167
1991	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	15,150	0	5,290	11,986	0	0	11,256	4,167
1992	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	15,894	0	6,199	12,691	0	0	11,256	4,167
1993	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	15,940	0	7,118	13,431	0	0	11,256	4,167
1994	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,166	0	8,058	13,973	0	0	11,256	4,167
1995	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	0	8,929	14,323	0	0	11,256	4,167
1996	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	0	9,733	14,626	501	0	11,256	4,167
1997	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	0	10,542	14,715	1,119	0	11,256	4,167
1998	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	977	11,376	14,715	1,905	0	11,256	4,167
1999	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	1,548	11,839	14,715	2,394	0	11,256	4,167
2000	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	2,466	12,618	14,715	3,350	0	11,256	4,167
2001	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	3,463	13,287	14,715	4,271	0	11,256	4,167
2002	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	4,505	13,973	14,715	5,252	0	11,256	4,167
2003	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	5,548	14,601	14,715	6,354	0	11,256	4,167
2004	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	6,407	14,968	14,715	7,493	0	11,256	4,167
2005	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	7,139	14,968	14,715	8,601	823	11,256	4,167
2006	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	8,020	14,968	14,715	9,567	1,845	11,256	4,167
2007	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	8,866	14,968	14,715	10,542	2,853	11,256	4,167
2008	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	9,747	14,968	14,715	11,197	4,014	11,256	4,167
2009	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	10,547	14,968	14,715	11,682	5,107	11,256	4,167
2010	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	11,335	14,968	14,715	12,188	6,189	11,256	4,167
2011	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	12,013	14,968	14,715	12,819	7,287	11,256	4,167
2012	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	12,533	14,968	14,715	13,313	8,072	11,256	4,167
2013	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	13,219	14,968	14,715	13,843	9,017	11,256	4,167
2014	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	13,940	14,968	14,715	14,201	9,883	11,256	4,167
2015	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	14,644	14,968	14,715	14,512	10,314	11,256	4,167
2016	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	11,149	11,256	4,167
2017	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	12,089	11,256	4,167
2018	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	13,101	11,256	4,167
2019	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	13,184	11,256	4,167
2020	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	13,691	11,256	4,167
2021	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	14,271	11,256	4,167
2022	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	14,627	11,256	4,167
2023	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	14,627	11,256	4,167
2024	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	14,627	11,256	4,167
2025	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	14,627	11,256	4,167
2026	23,924	21,620	17,440	16,279	16,212	15,091	14,968	14,715	14,662	14,627	11,256	4,167

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Frequently asked questions

Who has the most rebounds in NBA history?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most, with 23,924 career rebounds. Bill Russell is second with 21,620 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar third with 17,440. The totals cover the NBA regular season only.

When did Wilt Chamberlain pass Bill Russell for the rebounding lead?

Chamberlain overtook Russell in the 1971-72 season. Russell had led since passing Dolph Schayes in 1962-63, and Chamberlain went on to finish with 23,924.

Does the list include ABA rebounds?

No. It counts NBA regular-season rebounds only, so Moses Malone shows 16,212 and Artis Gilmore, with 9,161 in the NBA, is not in the top ten here. Combined NBA and ABA lists rank them higher.

Where does this data come from?

Basketball-Reference.com, player pages (Totals tables, NBA regular season only), per-season totals summed into cumulative career totals at the end of each season. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Column = year the season ends (2026 = 2025-26). NBA regular season only, ABA stats excluded. Data pulled 2026-11-04 after the 2026-27 season began; 2026-27 games are excluded. Players keep their final total after retiring. Rebounds were first officially recorded in 1950-51. Moses Malone and Artis Gilmore's ABA rebounds are not counted, so Gilmore (9,161 NBA) is not in the top 10 here; Basketball-Reference's combined NBA/ABA leaders page lists them higher. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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