NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Defensive Rebounds since 1973-74 (1967-68 for ABA)

NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB
1.Artis Gilmore* 11514
2.Kevin Garnett* 11453
3.Karl Malone* 11406
4.Tim Duncan* 11232
5.Dwight Howard 10476
6.Moses Malone* 10452
7.Robert Parish* 10117
8.Dirk Nowitzki* 10021
9.Hakeem Olajuwon* 9714
10.LeBron James 9504
11.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394
12.Shaquille O'Neal* 8890
13.Patrick Ewing* 8855
14.Dikembe Mutombo* 8551
15.Buck Williams 8491
16.Charles Barkley* 8286
17.Charles Oakley 8281
18.Jack Sikma* 8274
19.Pau Gasol* 8220
20.Kevin Willis 7769
21.Caldwell Jones 7764
22.Dennis Rodman* 7625
23.Bill Laimbeer 7581
24.Dan Issel* 7437
25.David Robinson* 7414
26.DeAndre Jordan 7400
27.Shawn Marion 7369
28.Nikola Vučević 7236
29.Larry Bird* 7217
30.Kevin Love 7209
31.Andre Drummond 7057
32.Ben Wallace* 7038
33.Elvin Hayes* 6973
34.Jason Kidd* 6957
35.Tyson Chandler 6938
36.Zach Randolph 6929
37.Otis Thorpe 6924
38.Marcus Camby 6902
39.Julius Erving* 6836
40.Kevin Durant 6782
41.Mel Daniels* 6648
42.Maurice Lucas 6608
43.Billy Paultz 6575
44.Al Horford 6510
45.Russell Westbrook 6454
46.Vlade Divac* 6445
47.Paul Pierce* 6435
48.Rudy Gobert 6429
49.Giannis Antetokounmpo 6343
50.Lamar Odom 6238
51.Carlos Boozer 6155
52.A.C. Green 6119
53.George McGinnis* 6090
54.Horace Grant 5976
55.LaMarcus Aldridge 5960
56.Anthony Davis 5940
57.Swen Nater 5918
58.Chris Webber* 5853
59.Rasheed Wallace 5826
60.Carmelo Anthony 5825
61.Shawn Kemp 5808
62.Jonas Valančiūnas 5767
63.Elton Brand 5736
64.Chris Bosh* 5665
65.Al Jefferson 5636
66.Antawn Jamison 5600
67.Kobe Bryant* 5548
68.Nikola Jokić 5526
69.Bob McAdoo* 5502
70.Terry Cummings 5447
71.James Donaldson 5432
72.Scottie Pippen* 5426
73.Michael Cage 5419
74.P.J. Brown 5407
75.Kurt Thomas 5406
76.Anthony Mason 5367
77.Sam Perkins 5342
78.Paul Millsap 5330
79.Dale Davis 5302
80.Truck Robinson 5282
81.Jermaine O'Neal 5270
82.James Harden 5256
83.Sam Lacey 5226
84.Marc Gasol 5193
85.David Lee 5170
86.Antonio McDyess 5160
87.Derrick Coleman 5153
88.Detlef Schrempf 5152
89.Rick Mahorn 5143
90.Dave Cowens* 5122
91.Mark Eaton 5082
92.Juwan Howard 5080
93.Larry Nance 5053
94.Michael Jordan* 5004
95.Antoine Walker 4997
96.Grant Hill* 4993
97.Wes Unseld* 4974
98.DeMarcus Cousins 4972
99.Gerald Govan 4959
100.Magic Johnson* 4958
101.Alonzo Mourning* 4953
102.Chris Paul 4950
103.Vince Carter* 4948
104.Josh Smith 4936
105.Andre Iguodala 4929
106.Dan Roundfield 4926
107.Alvan Adams 4922
108.Herb Williams 4885
109.Bob Lanier* 4853
110.Rudy Gay 4836
111.Draymond Green 4816
112.David West 4806
113.Julius Randle 4771
114.Kevin McHale* 4764
115.Tom Chambers 4761
116.Paul George 4744
117.Larry Smith 4724
118.Mychal Thompson 4722
119.Clarence Weatherspoon 4720
120.Jim Chones 4691
121.Tobias Harris 4686
122.Karl-Anthony Towns 4681
123.Samuel Dalembert 4653
124.Marcin Gortat 4648
125.Blake Griffin 4622
126.Serge Ibaka 4619
127.Dave Greenwood 4616
128.Benoit Benjamin 4604
129.Amar'e Stoudemire 4603
130.Tree Rollins 4602
131.LaSalle Thompson 4566
132.Domantas Sabonis 4498
133.Brad Miller 4491
134.Donyell Marshall 4478
135.Tyrone Hill 4458
136.Clifford Robinson 4454
137.Antonio Davis 4432
138.Mike Gminski 4398
 Larry Kenon 4398
140.Olden Polynice 4380
141.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4370
142.Andrew Bogut 4358
143.Troy Murphy 4335
144.Spencer Haywood* 4332
145.Thaddeus Young 4318
146.Brook Lopez 4317
147.Clint Capela 4299
148.Bill Cartwright 4294
149.Armen Gilliam 4284
150.Erick Dampier 4282
 Rony Seikaly 4282
152.Trevor Ariza 4275
153.Marvin Williams 4270
154.Mickey Johnson 4264
155.Elden Campbell 4236
156.Nicolas Batum 4224
157.Dominique Wilkins* 4219
158.James Edwards 4200
159.Christian Laettner 4185
160.Dave Robisch 4181
161.Udonis Haslem 4176
162.Alton Lister 4152
163.DeMar DeRozan 4150
164.Nenê 4140
165.Joe Smith 4119
166.Chris Kaman 4095
167.Clyde Drexler* 4062
168.Ray Allen* 4042
169.Kyle Lowry 4024
170.Brad Daugherty 4020
171.Red Robbins 4019
172.Rashard Lewis 4015
173.Emeka Okafor 4013
174.Jerome Kersey 4009
175.Luol Deng 4006
176.Tom Gugliotta 3994
177.Joe Johnson 3992
178.Al Harrington 3987
179.Grant Long 3986
180.Bobby Jones* 3980
181.Tracy McGrady* 3976
182.Zaza Pachulia 3953
183.Wayne Cooper 3946
184.Hot Rod Williams 3928
185.Joakim Noah 3917
186.Hassan Whiteside 3915
187.Stephen Curry 3898
188.Gary Payton* 3877
189.Cliff Robinson 3874
190.Joel Embiid 3860
191.Danny Schayes 3852
192.Kenyon Martin 3847
193.Jeff Green 3832
194.Tristan Thompson 3822
195.Bill Walton* 3820
196.Tom Owens 3814
197.Rich Kelley 3806
198.Richard Jefferson 3803
199.George Johnson 3789
200.Brian Grant 3788
201.George Gervin* 3786
202.Reggie Evans 3781
203.Alex English* 3760
204.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3747
205.Rik Smits 3746
206.Mike Miller 3744
207.Drew Gooden 3740
208.Joe Barry Carroll 3714
209.Gerald Wallace 3693
210.Mason Plumlee 3687
211.Michael Finley 3683
212.Mark Jackson 3682
213.Derrick Favors 3675
 Dwyane Wade* 3675
215.Jim Eakins 3664
216.Clifford Ray 3630
217.Robert Horry 3625
218.Mark Olberding 3611
219.Kawhi Leonard 3606
 Luis Scola 3606
221.Vin Baker 3604
222.Chuck Person 3601
223.Enes Freedom 3599
224.Rick Barry* 3589
225.Mark West 3562
226.Harrison Barnes 3528
 Taj Gibson 3528
228.Shawn Bradley 3525
229.Dave Corzine 3515
230.Mike Dunleavy 3513
231.Larry Johnson 3506
232.Wayman Tisdale 3500
233.Greg Monroe 3494
234.Kenny Carr 3493
235.Jusuf Nurkić 3490
 Jamaal Wilkes* 3490
237.Ervin Johnson 3471
238.P.J. Tucker 3470
239.Darnell Hillman 3451
240.Wil Jones 3442
 Rodney McCray 3442
242.Glen Rice 3441
243.Rajon Rondo 3439
244.Greg Ballard 3424
245.Andre Miller 3422
246.Thurl Bailey 3414
247.Bob Netolicky 3408
248.Loy Vaught 3399
249.Boris Diaw 3376
250.Bernard King* 3356

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB
1.Kevin Garnett* 11453
2.Karl Malone* 11406
3.Tim Duncan* 11232
4.Dwight Howard 10476
5.Robert Parish* 10117
6.Dirk Nowitzki* 10021
7.Hakeem Olajuwon* 9714
8.LeBron James 9504
9.Moses Malone* 9481
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394
11.Shaquille O'Neal* 8890
12.Patrick Ewing* 8855
13.Dikembe Mutombo* 8551
14.Buck Williams 8491
15.Charles Barkley* 8286
16.Charles Oakley 8281
17.Jack Sikma* 8274
18.Pau Gasol* 8220
19.Kevin Willis 7769
20.Dennis Rodman* 7625
21.Bill Laimbeer 7581
22.David Robinson* 7414
23.DeAndre Jordan 7400
24.Shawn Marion 7369
25.Nikola Vučević 7236
26.Larry Bird* 7217
27.Kevin Love 7209
28.Andre Drummond 7057
29.Ben Wallace* 7038
30.Elvin Hayes* 6973
31.Jason Kidd* 6957
32.Tyson Chandler 6938
33.Zach Randolph 6929
34.Otis Thorpe 6924
35.Marcus Camby 6902
36.Kevin Durant 6782
37.Artis Gilmore* 6522
38.Al Horford 6510
39.Russell Westbrook 6454
40.Vlade Divac* 6445
41.Paul Pierce* 6435
42.Rudy Gobert 6429
43.Giannis Antetokounmpo 6343
44.Lamar Odom 6238
45.Carlos Boozer 6155
46.A.C. Green 6119
47.Horace Grant 5976
48.LaMarcus Aldridge 5960
49.Anthony Davis 5940
50.Chris Webber* 5853
51.Rasheed Wallace 5826
52.Carmelo Anthony 5825
53.Shawn Kemp 5808
54.Jonas Valančiūnas 5767
55.Elton Brand 5736
56.Chris Bosh* 5665
57.Al Jefferson 5636
58.Caldwell Jones 5621
59.Antawn Jamison 5600
60.Kobe Bryant* 5548
61.Nikola Jokić 5526
62.Bob McAdoo* 5502
63.Terry Cummings 5447
64.James Donaldson 5432
65.Scottie Pippen* 5426
66.Michael Cage 5419
67.P.J. Brown 5407
68.Kurt Thomas 5406
69.Maurice Lucas 5401
70.Anthony Mason 5367
71.Sam Perkins 5342
72.Paul Millsap 5330
73.Dale Davis 5302
74.Truck Robinson 5282
75.Jermaine O'Neal 5270
76.James Harden 5256
77.Sam Lacey 5226
78.Marc Gasol 5193
79.David Lee 5170
80.Antonio McDyess 5160
81.Derrick Coleman 5153
82.Detlef Schrempf 5152
83.Rick Mahorn 5143
84.Dave Cowens* 5122
85.Mark Eaton 5082
86.Juwan Howard 5080
87.Larry Nance 5053
88.Michael Jordan* 5004
89.Antoine Walker 4997
90.Grant Hill* 4993
91.Wes Unseld* 4974
92.DeMarcus Cousins 4972
93.Magic Johnson* 4958
94.Alonzo Mourning* 4953
95.Chris Paul 4950
96.Vince Carter* 4948
97.Josh Smith 4936
98.Andre Iguodala 4929
99.Alvan Adams 4922
100.Herb Williams 4885
101.Bob Lanier* 4853
102.Rudy Gay 4836
103.Draymond Green 4816
104.David West 4806
105.Dan Roundfield 4798
106.Julius Randle 4771
107.Kevin McHale* 4764
108.Tom Chambers 4761
109.Paul George 4744
110.Larry Smith 4724
111.Mychal Thompson 4722
112.Clarence Weatherspoon 4720
113.Tobias Harris 4686
114.Karl-Anthony Towns 4681
115.Samuel Dalembert 4653
116.Marcin Gortat 4648
117.Blake Griffin 4622
118.Serge Ibaka 4619
119.Dave Greenwood 4616
120.Benoit Benjamin 4604
121.Amar'e Stoudemire 4603
122.Tree Rollins 4602
123.LaSalle Thompson 4566
124.Domantas Sabonis 4498
125.Brad Miller 4491
126.Donyell Marshall 4478
127.Tyrone Hill 4458
128.Clifford Robinson 4454
129.Antonio Davis 4432
130.Mike Gminski 4398
131.Olden Polynice 4380
132.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4370
133.Andrew Bogut 4358
134.Troy Murphy 4335
135.Thaddeus Young 4318
136.Brook Lopez 4317
137.Clint Capela 4299
138.Bill Cartwright 4294
139.Armen Gilliam 4284
140.Erick Dampier 4282
 Rony Seikaly 4282
142.Trevor Ariza 4275
143.Marvin Williams 4270
144.Mickey Johnson 4264
145.Elden Campbell 4236
146.Nicolas Batum 4224
147.Dominique Wilkins* 4219
148.James Edwards 4200
149.Christian Laettner 4185
150.Udonis Haslem 4176
151.Alton Lister 4152
152.DeMar DeRozan 4150
153.Nenê 4140
154.Joe Smith 4119
155.Chris Kaman 4095
156.Clyde Drexler* 4062
157.Ray Allen* 4042
158.Kyle Lowry 4024
159.Dan Issel* 4021
160.Brad Daugherty 4020
161.Rashard Lewis 4015
162.Emeka Okafor 4013
163.Jerome Kersey 4009
164.Luol Deng 4006
165.Tom Gugliotta 3994
166.Joe Johnson 3992
167.Al Harrington 3987
168.Grant Long 3986
169.Tracy McGrady* 3976
170.Zaza Pachulia 3953
171.Wayne Cooper 3946
172.Hot Rod Williams 3928
173.Joakim Noah 3917
174.Hassan Whiteside 3915
175.Stephen Curry 3898
176.Gary Payton* 3877
177.Cliff Robinson 3874
178.Joel Embiid 3860
179.Danny Schayes 3852
180.Kenyon Martin 3847
181.Jeff Green 3832
182.Tristan Thompson 3822
183.Bill Walton* 3820
184.Rich Kelley 3806
185.Richard Jefferson 3803
186.Jim Chones 3794
187.George Johnson 3789
188.Brian Grant 3788
189.Reggie Evans 3781
190.Alex English* 3760
191.Swen Nater 3759
192.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3747
193.Rik Smits 3746
194.Mike Miller 3744
195.Drew Gooden 3740
196.Joe Barry Carroll 3714
197.Gerald Wallace 3693
198.Mason Plumlee 3687
199.Michael Finley 3683
200.Mark Jackson 3682
201.Derrick Favors 3675
 Dwyane Wade* 3675
203.Clifford Ray 3630
204.Robert Horry 3625
205.Kawhi Leonard 3606
 Luis Scola 3606
207.Vin Baker 3604
208.Chuck Person 3601
209.Enes Freedom 3599
210.George McGinnis* 3576
211.Mark West 3562
212.Julius Erving* 3534
213.Harrison Barnes 3528
 Taj Gibson 3528
215.Shawn Bradley 3525
216.Dave Corzine 3515
217.Mike Dunleavy 3513
218.Larry Johnson 3506
219.Wayman Tisdale 3500
220.Greg Monroe 3494
221.Kenny Carr 3493
222.Jusuf Nurkić 3490
 Jamaal Wilkes* 3490
224.Ervin Johnson 3471
225.P.J. Tucker 3470
226.Rodney McCray 3442
227.Glen Rice 3441
228.Rajon Rondo 3439
229.Greg Ballard 3424
230.Andre Miller 3422
231.Thurl Bailey 3414
232.Loy Vaught 3399
233.Boris Diaw 3376
234.Bernard King* 3356
235.Bismack Biyombo 3345
236.Gar Heard 3329
237.Hedo Türkoğlu 3324
238.Kurt Rambis 3321
239.Tyrone Corbin 3320
240.Darryl Dawkins 3307
241.James Posey 3306
242.Reggie Miller* 3299
243.Al-Farouq Aminu 3298
 Kyle Korver 3298
245.Metta World Peace 3289
246.Caron Butler 3284
247.Sidney Wicks 3268
248.Mark Olberding 3265
249.Ersan İlyasova 3264
250.Yao Ming* 3261

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB
1.Mel Daniels* 6624
2.Artis Gilmore* 4992
3.Gerald Govan 4959
4.Billy Paultz 4030
5.Red Robbins 4019
6.Dan Issel* 3416
7.Bob Netolicky 3408
8.Jim Eakins 3369
9.Julius Erving* 3302
10.Julius Keye 3213
11.Byron Beck 3016
12.Goose Ligon 2999
13.Willie Wise 2942
14.John Beasley 2898
15.Wil Jones 2828
16.Gene Moore 2798
17.Ira Harge 2733
18.Warren Davis 2717
19.Cincy Powell 2643
20.Trooper Washington 2640
21.Stew Johnson 2637
22.Mike Lewis 2542
23.Zelmo Beaty* 2523
24.George McGinnis* 2514
25.Rich Jones 2493
26.Dave Robisch 2359
27.Randy Denton 2210
28.Darnell Hillman 2194
29.Swen Nater 2159
30.Caldwell Jones 2143
31.Warren Jabali 2102
32.Roger Brown* 2092
33.George Carter 2062
34.Ron Boone 2052
35.Les Hunter 2023
36.Tom Owens 1871
37.Manny Leaks 1866
38.Larry Kenon 1818
39.Art Becker 1744
40.Wendell Ladner 1675
41.Randy Mahaffey 1674
42.Doug Moe 1665
43.Jimmy Jones 1601
44.Larry Miller 1499
45.Louie Dampier* 1496
46.Walt Simon 1489
47.Don Sidle 1446
48.Steve Jones 1410
49.Fatty Taylor 1394
50.Ralph Simpson 1393
51.Lee Davis 1380
52.George Gervin* 1365
53.Freddie Lewis 1322
54.Marvin Barnes 1245
55.Coby Dietrick 1228
56.George Peeples 1226
57.Rick Barry* 1223
58.Maurice Lucas 1207
59.Larry Jones 1179
60.Goo Kennedy 1159
61.Mike Green 1149
62.Craig Raymond 1147
63.Frank Card 1124
64.Spencer Haywood* 1104
65.Ron Franz 1090
66.Wayne Hightower 1085
67.Mack Calvin 1080
68.Ed Johnson 1062
69.George Stone 1053
70.Ed Manning 1047
71.Billy Cunningham* 1017
72.Bobby Jones* 1012
73.Tim Bassett 1005
74.John Brisker 1003
75.Donnie Freeman 984
76.Willie Sojourner 978
77.Moses Malone* 971
78.Joe Caldwell 967
79.Julian Hammond 953
80.Mike Jackson 950
81.James Silas 948
82.Connie Hawkins* 944
83.Skip Thoren 939
84.Glen Combs 905
85.Gene Littles 897
 Jim Chones 897
87.Mike Gale 893
88.Marv Roberts 888
89.Bill Melchionni 859
90.Bob Warren 858
91.Simmie Hill 848
92.Chuck Williams 847
93.Bill Keller 834
94.Dan Anderson 828
95.Ted McClain 827
96.Len Elmore 824
97.Willie Long 816
98.John Smith 812
99.Neil Johnson 785
100.Billy Knight 762
101.George Thompson 757
102.Collis Jones 749
103.Sonny Dove 719
104.Willie Murrell 711
105.Don Buse 703
106.Gary Bradds 687
107.Rich Niemann 682
108.Sam Smith 681
109.Jim Ard 680
110.Gus Gerard 669
111.Ollie Taylor 661
112.Joe Hamilton 654
113.Darel Carrier 653
114.Jim McDaniels 649
115.Ron Thomas 638
116.Jim Hadnot 633
117.David Vaughn 629
118.Lonnie Wright 618
 George Irvine 618
120.Bob Verga 615
121.Jackie Moreland 605
122.Al Smith 604
123.Dave Lattin 601
124.Ray Scott 591
125.Johnny Neumann 576
126.Charles Edge 567
127.Larry Brown* 565
128.George Adams 560
129.Bob Bedell 547
130.Ollie Darden 538
131.Merv Jackson 530
132.Jan van Breda Kolff 529
133.Levern Tart 525
134.Keith Swagerty 501
135.Kendall Rhine 497
136.Charlie Scott* 488
137.Brian Taylor 486
138.Charlie Williams 484
139.Travis Grant 482
140.Skeeter Swift 477
141.Billy McGill 475
142.Al Cueto 460
143.Dave Twardzik 456
144.Kim Hughes 434
145.Jimmy O'Brien 433
146.John Roche 420
147.George Lehmann 415
148.Hank Whitney 414
149.Bo Lamar 408
150.Tommie Bowens 401
151.Jeff Congdon 384
152.Roger Brown 373
153.Bird Averitt 369
154.Walt Piatkowski 363
 John Williamson 363
156.Jim Bradley 356
157.Mike Barr 355
158.Al Tucker 347
159.Mark Olberding 346
160.Sam Robinson 345
161.Charlie Beasley 342
162.George Johnson 338
 Chuck Terry 338
164.Tom Hoover 327
 Johnny Baum 327
166.Wayne Chapman 318
167.Mike Barrett 315
168.Mike Butler 311
169.Rick Mount 308
170.David Thompson* 297
171.Art Heyman 295
172.Jim Caldwell 290
173.Al Skinner 289
174.M.L. Carr 288
175.Mel Bennett 277
176.Arvesta Kelly 274
177.Will Frazier 268
 Claude Terry 268
179.Carl Fuller 249
180.Scott English 246
 George Karl* 246
182.Larry Cannon 244
183.Charlie Hentz 238
184.Bill Bunting 237
 Dennis Hamilton 237
186.Bud Olsen 234
187.Bruce Seals 233
188.Henry Logan 231
189.Ben Warley 227
190.Bill Franklin 226
191.Mike Pratt 225
 Paul Ruffner 225
193.Dennis Grey 223
194.Maurice McHartley 219
195.Steve Chubin 214
196.George Tinsley 208
197.Barry Orms 207
198.George Sutor 205
199.Kevin Joyce 204
200.Luther Green 200
201.Luther Rackley 197
202.Ronnie Robinson 195
203.John Barnhill 193
 Joe Kennedy 193
205.Willie Somerset 191
206.Don Dee 188
207.Ron Perry 187
208.Dennis Wuycik 186
 Billy Schaeffer 186
210.Pat McFarland 184
211.Riney Lochmann 183
212.Barry Parkhill 182
213.Lonnie Lynn 175
214.Ron Taylor 173
 Jerry Chambers 173
 Lionel Billingy 173
217.Tom Workman 172
 Len Chappell 172
 Bernie Williams 172
220.Tom Thacker 171
221.Andy Anderson 169
 Lamar Green 169
223.Mike Maloy 168
224.Garfield Smith 166
225.Leary Lentz 163
226.Gus Johnson* 160
227.Gary Gregor 159
228.Larry Bunce 158
229.Don Carlos 157
230.Dan Sparks 156
231.Joe DePre 153
 Billy Shepherd 153
233.Dan Hester 151
234.Larry Finch 149
235.Tony Jackson 141
236.Shaler Halimon 136
237.Chico Vaughn 132
238.Steve Vacendak 128
 Pierre Russell 128
 Dan Roundfield 128
241.Lloyd Batts 126
242.John Clawson 124
 Jasper Wilson 124
244.Bobby Croft 123
245.Charles Jordan 122
246.Don Chaney 121
247.Don Adams 119
248.Mel Peterson 116
 Calvin Fowler 116
250.Darrell Elston 115