NBA & ABA Career Playoff 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.LeBron James 2141
2.Tim Duncan* 2081
3.Shaquille O'Neal* 1642
4.Karl Malone* 1560
5.Larry Bird* 1323
6.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273
7.Dirk Nowitzki* 1234
8.Kevin Garnett* 1214
9.Robert Parish* 1194
10.Kevin Durant 1190
11.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1150
12.Draymond Green 1127
13.Scottie Pippen* 1117
14.Magic Johnson* 1116
15.Patrick Ewing* 1098
16.Charles Barkley* 1072
17.Al Horford 1067
18.Dennis Rodman* 1050
19.Dwight Howard 1032
20.Ben Wallace* 991
21.Robert Horry 951
22.David Robinson* 934
23.Charles Oakley 926
24.Horace Grant 908
25.Julius Erving* 893
26.Kobe Bryant* 889
27.Pau Gasol* 873
28.Rasheed Wallace 863
29.Paul Pierce* 860
30.Michael Jordan* 847
31.Moses Malone* 843
32.Jason Kidd* 840
 Bill Laimbeer 840
34.Kawhi Leonard 838
35.Dan Issel* 834
36.Artis Gilmore* 808
37.Caldwell Jones 805
38.Kevin McHale* 797
39.James Harden 775
40.Elvin Hayes* 768
41.Giannis Antetokounmpo 759
42.Wes Unseld* 742
43.Paul George 722
44.Manu Ginóbili* 719
 Jack Sikma* 719
46.Dale Davis 702
47.Lamar Odom 700
48.A.C. Green 694
 Dwyane Wade* 694
50.Serge Ibaka 688
51.Carlos Boozer 686
52.Sam Perkins 681
53.Shawn Marion 679
54.Maurice Lucas 676
55.Stephen Curry 675
56.Dave Cowens* 674
57.Dikembe Mutombo* 666
58.George McGinnis* 649
59.Clyde Drexler* 643
60.Nikola Jokić 641
61.Jayson Tatum 638
62.Paul Silas 628
63.Russell Westbrook 627
64.Chris Paul 624
65.Vlade Divac* 606
66.Andre Iguodala 603
67.Marc Gasol 601
68.Udonis Haslem 593
 Paul Millsap 593
70.Buck Williams 590
71.Kevin Love 588
72.Billy Paultz 580
73.Kendrick Perkins 574
74.Tony Parker* 558
75.Kenyon Martin 556
76.Rajon Rondo 555
77.Klay Thompson 547
78.Bobby Jones* 542
79.Shawn Kemp 539
80.Marcus Camby 533
81.Bob McAdoo* 531
82.Jimmy Butler 528
 Kurt Rambis 528
84.Anthony Davis 525
85.Dennis Johnson* 519
86.Jae Crowder 515
87.Ray Allen* 510
88.Clint Capela 505
 Darryl Dawkins 505
 Tayshaun Prince 505
91.Derek Fisher 504
 David West 504
93.Chris Bosh* 493
94.Richard Jefferson 492
95.Terry Cummings 490
 James Worthy* 490
97.Alonzo Mourning* 486
98.Joel Embiid 485
99.Kyle Lowry 479
100.DeAndre Jordan 477
101.Chris Webber* 476
102.Jaylen Brown 475
 Jermaine O'Neal 475
104.Bam Adebayo 468
105.Jamaal Wilkes* 467
106.Bob Lanier* 466
107.Mel Daniels* 463
108.Bill Cartwright 461
109.Antonio Davis 458
110.Dan Majerle 456
111.Antonio McDyess 454
112.Rudy Gobert 446
 John Stockton* 446
114.P.J. Brown 439
115.Jerome Kersey 434
116.Khris Middleton 432
117.LaMarcus Aldridge 431
 Tom Chambers 431
119.Rick Mahorn 429
120.Gary Payton* 427
121.Trevor Ariza 426
 Zach Randolph 426
123.Danny Green 425
124.Michael Cooper* 422
 Joakim Noah 422
 Detlef Schrempf 422
127.Chauncey Billups* 421
128.Alvan Adams 419
129.P.J. Tucker 418
130.Anthony Mason 414
131.Tristan Thompson 412
132.Tobias Harris 408
133.Josh Smith 406
134.Carmelo Anthony 404
135.Mychal Thompson 403
 Kevin Willis 403
137.Byron Scott 400
138.Derrick McKey 397
139.Blake Griffin 393
140.Jeff Hornacek 391
 Rik Smits 391
142.Joe Johnson 390
 Isiah Thomas* 390
144.Jonas Valančiūnas 389
145.Mark Eaton 388
 Gar Heard 388
147.Boris Diaw 375
 George Gervin* 375
149.Amar'e Stoudemire 374
150.Michael Finley 372
151.Clifford Robinson 369
152.J.R. Smith 366
 Kurt Thomas 366
154.Peja Stojaković 365
 Otis Thorpe 365
156.Mark Jackson 364
157.Tyson Chandler 362
158.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 360
 Larry Kenon 360
 Marcus Smart 360
161.Antoine Walker 357
162.Mark Aguirre 356
163.Andrew Bogut 355
 Bryon Russell 355
165.Steve Nash* 354
 Truck Robinson 354
167.Zelmo Beaty* 352
 Marcin Gortat 352
 Willie Wise 352
170.Larry Nance 351
 Hedo Türkoğlu 351
172.Richard Hamilton 349
 Bill Walton* 349
174.Vince Carter* 346
175.Deandre Ayton 344
 John Salley 344
177.Elden Campbell 343
178.Maurice Cheeks* 339
 Darnell Hillman 339
 Reggie Miller* 339
181.Clifford Ray 337
182.Gerald Govan 335
183.Rashard Lewis 333
184.Kyle Korver 332
185.George Hill 331
186.Brad Daugherty 330
187.Nenê 329
188.Alton Lister 327
189.Josh Howard 326
190.Danny Ainge 323
 Michael Porter Jr. 323
192.Cedric Maxwell 320
 Marvin Webster 320
194.Ervin Johnson 318
 Brook Lopez 318
196.Andrew Bynum 315
197.Kevon Looney 314
198.Luol Deng 313
 Drew Gooden 313
200.Bruce Bowen 306
 Arvydas Sabonis* 306
202.Steven Adams 305
203.Mehmet Okur 302
 Greg Ostertag 302
205.Terry Porter 298
206.Jrue Holiday 295
207.Bob Dandridge* 294
208.Tree Rollins 293
 Brian Shaw 293
210.Tyrone Hill 292
211.Sam Cassell 291
 Ron Harper 291
213.Metta World Peace 288
 Marcus Morris 288
215.Pascal Siakam 286
216.Caron Butler 283
 Toni Kukoč* 283
218.James Donaldson 282
219.Robert Reid 281
220.Sidney Moncrief* 280
 Scott Williams 280
222.Kevin Johnson 279
223.Matt Barnes 278
 Derrick Coleman 278
 Lance Stephenson 278
226.Ralph Sampson* 276
227.Jeff Green 275
228.James Posey 273
229.Pat Connaughton 272
230.Luka Dončić 270
 Eddie Jones 270
 Mark West 270
233.Evan Turner 269
234.Anderson Varejão 267
235.Thurl Bailey 266
 Mike Bibby 266
237.Brian Grant 263
238.Nicolas Batum 261
 Sean Elliott 261
240.Rick Fox 259
241.Dan Roundfield 258
242.Bobby Portis 257
243.Roy Hibbert 256
 Lonnie Shelton 256
245.DeMar DeRozan 254
 Marques Johnson 254
 Jason Terry 254
248.Kevin Duckworth 250
 Shaun Livingston 250
250.Larry Johnson 249

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB
1.Artis Gilmore* 569
2.Dan Issel* 552
3.Mel Daniels* 463
4.George McGinnis* 419
5.Zelmo Beaty* 352
6.Gerald Govan 335
7.Willie Wise 330
8.Billy Paultz 313
9.Darnell Hillman 270
10.Julius Erving* 259
11.Cincy Powell 226
12.Jim Eakins 222
13.Larry Kenon 189
14.Red Robbins 188
15.Roger Brown* 182
16.Maurice Lucas 166
17.Ron Boone 161
18.Tom Owens 148
19.Goose Ligon 147
 Bobby Jones* 147
21.George Gervin* 144
22.Walt Simon 143
23.Rich Jones 141
24.Ron Thomas 137
25.George Carter 136
26.Swen Nater 130
27.Louie Dampier* 123
28.Wil Jones 121
29.Wendell Ladner 119
 Billy Cunningham* 119
31.Billy Knight 118
32.Freddie Lewis 116
33.Ralph Simpson 107
34.Ted McClain 106
35.Mike Gale 105
 Len Elmore 105
37.Jimmy Jones 101
38.Dave Robisch 98
39.Tim Bassett 97
40.Bill Keller 89
41.Marvin Barnes 88
42.Byron Beck 87
43.Don Buse 86
44.Mack Calvin 79
45.George Stone 76
46.Coby Dietrick 74
 Neil Johnson 74
48.Ira Harge 73
 Caldwell Jones 73
50.Fatty Taylor 71
51.Brian Taylor 69
52.Stew Johnson 67
 Mike Green 67
54.Bob Netolicky 64
55.Les Hunter 63
 Chuck Williams 63
57.Ray Scott 59
58.Moses Malone* 58
59.John Beasley 56
60.Steve Jones 54
 Charlie Scott* 54
62.Rick Barry* 53
 Merv Jackson 53
 Gus Gerard 53
65.Randy Denton 52
66.David Thompson* 51
67.Glen Combs 50
68.Ed Manning 49
 John Williamson 49
70.Gene Moore 48
 Rick Mount 48
 Mike Barr 48
73.Darel Carrier 47
 Marvin Webster 47
75.Gus Johnson* 46
76.Donnie Freeman 44
 Marv Roberts 44
 James Silas 44
79.Bird Averitt 43
80.Joe Caldwell 42
81.Jim Chones 41
 Jan van Breda Kolff 41
83.Julius Keye 40
84.Kim Hughes 38
85.Bob Warren 37
86.Bill Melchionni 36
 Warren Davis 36
 Kevin Joyce 36
89.Doug Moe 35
 Manny Leaks 35
 Bruce Seals 35
 Don Adams 35
93.Trooper Washington 34
94.Warren Jabali 33
 Jimmy O'Brien 33
 Jim Bradley 33
97.Joe Hamilton 32
 Chuck Terry 32
99.Gene Littles 30
100.Mike Pratt 29
101.Al Tucker 28
102.Claude Terry 27
103.Willie Sojourner 26
 Jim McDaniels 26
105.Al Smith 25
 Al Skinner 25
107.Ollie Taylor 23
 Johnny Baum 23
109.Goo Kennedy 21
110.Collis Jones 20
111.Larry Jones 18
 Jim Ard 18
 George Adams 18
 George Karl* 18
 Johnny Neumann 18
116.Bo Lamar 17
117.Wayne Hightower 16
118.Mark Olberding 15
119.George Irvine 14
 John Roche 14
121.Roger Brown 13
 Billy Shepherd 13
123.Levern Tart 12
 Al Cueto 12
 Carl Fuller 12
 Sam Robinson 12
 Erwin Mueller 12
 Dennis Wuycik 12
129.Mike Barrett 11
130.Dan Hester 10
 Simmie Hill 10
132.Charlie Williams 9
 Mike Butler 9
 Don Sidle 9
 Rod McDonald 9
 Garfield Smith 9
137.Bob Bedell 8
 Joe DePre 8
 Dave Twardzik 8
140.Lonnie Wright 7
 Sonny Dove 7
 Dick Nemelka 7
 Pierre Russell 7
144.Charlie Beasley 6
 Ron Franz 6
 Jim O'Brien 6
 Dan Roundfield 6
148.Bobby Croft 5
 Willie Long 5
 Bob Lackey 5
 Roy Ebron 5
 Charles Edge 5
 Allan Bristow 5
 Mike Flynn 5
 Charles Jordan 5
156.Jeff Congdon 4
 Bill Bunting 4
 Jimmy Foster 4
 Don Washington 4
160.Wayne Chapman 3
 Earle Higgins 3
 Gary Gregor 3
 Bill Newton 3
 John Trapp 3
 Billy Schaeffer 3
166.Larry Miller 2
 Craig Raymond 2
 Howie Wright 2
 Henry Bacon 2
 Steve Previs 2
 Bill Franklin 2
 Pat McFarland 2
173.Sam Smith 1
 Mike Maloy 1
 Ron Nelson 1
 David Bustion 1
 Barry Parkhill 1
 Clyde Dickey 1
 Wali Jones 1
 Fly Williams 1
 Hank Williams 1
 Henry Ward 1
183.Lee Davis 0
 Henry Logan 0
 Rich Niemann 0
 Bernie Williams 0
 Bob Arnzen 0
 George Bruns 0
 Mike Jackson 0
 George Bucci 0
 Travis Grant 0
 Monte Towe 0

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB
1.LeBron James 2141
2.Tim Duncan* 2081
3.Shaquille O'Neal* 1642
4.Karl Malone* 1560
5.Larry Bird* 1323
6.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273
7.Dirk Nowitzki* 1234
8.Kevin Garnett* 1214
9.Robert Parish* 1194
10.Kevin Durant 1190
11.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1150
12.Draymond Green 1127
13.Scottie Pippen* 1117
14.Magic Johnson* 1116
15.Patrick Ewing* 1098
16.Charles Barkley* 1072
17.Al Horford 1067
18.Dennis Rodman* 1050
19.Dwight Howard 1032
20.Ben Wallace* 991
21.Robert Horry 951
22.David Robinson* 934
23.Charles Oakley 926
24.Horace Grant 908
25.Kobe Bryant* 889
26.Pau Gasol* 873
27.Rasheed Wallace 863
28.Paul Pierce* 860
29.Michael Jordan* 847
30.Jason Kidd* 840
 Bill Laimbeer 840
32.Kawhi Leonard 838
33.Kevin McHale* 797
34.Moses Malone* 785
35.James Harden 775
36.Elvin Hayes* 768
37.Giannis Antetokounmpo 759
38.Wes Unseld* 742
39.Caldwell Jones 732
40.Paul George 722
41.Manu Ginóbili* 719
 Jack Sikma* 719
43.Dale Davis 702
44.Lamar Odom 700
45.A.C. Green 694
 Dwyane Wade* 694
47.Serge Ibaka 688
48.Carlos Boozer 686
49.Sam Perkins 681
50.Shawn Marion 679
51.Stephen Curry 675
52.Dave Cowens* 674
53.Dikembe Mutombo* 666
54.Clyde Drexler* 643
55.Nikola Jokić 641
56.Jayson Tatum 638
57.Julius Erving* 634
58.Paul Silas 628
59.Russell Westbrook 627
60.Chris Paul 624
61.Vlade Divac* 606
62.Andre Iguodala 603
63.Marc Gasol 601
64.Udonis Haslem 593
 Paul Millsap 593
66.Buck Williams 590
67.Kevin Love 588
68.Kendrick Perkins 574
69.Tony Parker* 558
70.Kenyon Martin 556
71.Rajon Rondo 555
72.Klay Thompson 547
73.Shawn Kemp 539
74.Marcus Camby 533
75.Bob McAdoo* 531
76.Jimmy Butler 528
 Kurt Rambis 528
78.Anthony Davis 525
79.Dennis Johnson* 519
80.Jae Crowder 515
81.Ray Allen* 510
 Maurice Lucas 510
83.Clint Capela 505
 Darryl Dawkins 505
 Tayshaun Prince 505
86.Derek Fisher 504
 David West 504
88.Chris Bosh* 493
89.Richard Jefferson 492
90.Terry Cummings 490
 James Worthy* 490
92.Alonzo Mourning* 486
93.Joel Embiid 485
94.Kyle Lowry 479
95.DeAndre Jordan 477
96.Chris Webber* 476
97.Jaylen Brown 475
 Jermaine O'Neal 475
99.Bam Adebayo 468
100.Jamaal Wilkes* 467
101.Bob Lanier* 466
102.Bill Cartwright 461
103.Antonio Davis 458
104.Dan Majerle 456
105.Antonio McDyess 454
106.Rudy Gobert 446
 John Stockton* 446
108.P.J. Brown 439
109.Jerome Kersey 434
110.Khris Middleton 432
111.LaMarcus Aldridge 431
 Tom Chambers 431
113.Rick Mahorn 429
114.Gary Payton* 427
115.Trevor Ariza 426
 Zach Randolph 426
117.Danny Green 425
118.Michael Cooper* 422
 Joakim Noah 422
 Detlef Schrempf 422
121.Chauncey Billups* 421
122.Alvan Adams 419
123.P.J. Tucker 418
124.Anthony Mason 414
125.Tristan Thompson 412
126.Tobias Harris 408
127.Josh Smith 406
128.Carmelo Anthony 404
129.Mychal Thompson 403
 Kevin Willis 403
131.Byron Scott 400
132.Derrick McKey 397
133.Bobby Jones* 395
134.Blake Griffin 393
135.Jeff Hornacek 391
 Rik Smits 391
137.Joe Johnson 390
 Isiah Thomas* 390
139.Jonas Valančiūnas 389
140.Mark Eaton 388
 Gar Heard 388
142.Boris Diaw 375
143.Amar'e Stoudemire 374
144.Michael Finley 372
145.Clifford Robinson 369
146.J.R. Smith 366
 Kurt Thomas 366
148.Peja Stojaković 365
 Otis Thorpe 365
150.Mark Jackson 364
151.Tyson Chandler 362
152.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 360
 Marcus Smart 360
154.Antoine Walker 357
155.Mark Aguirre 356
156.Andrew Bogut 355
 Bryon Russell 355
158.Steve Nash* 354
 Truck Robinson 354
160.Marcin Gortat 352
161.Larry Nance 351
 Hedo Türkoğlu 351
163.Richard Hamilton 349
 Bill Walton* 349
165.Vince Carter* 346
166.Deandre Ayton 344
 John Salley 344
168.Elden Campbell 343
169.Maurice Cheeks* 339
 Reggie Miller* 339
171.Clifford Ray 337
172.Rashard Lewis 333
173.Kyle Korver 332
174.George Hill 331
175.Brad Daugherty 330
176.Nenê 329
177.Alton Lister 327
178.Josh Howard 326
179.Danny Ainge 323
 Michael Porter Jr. 323
181.Cedric Maxwell 320
182.Ervin Johnson 318
 Brook Lopez 318
184.Andrew Bynum 315
185.Kevon Looney 314
186.Luol Deng 313
 Drew Gooden 313
188.Bruce Bowen 306
 Arvydas Sabonis* 306
190.Steven Adams 305
191.Mehmet Okur 302
 Greg Ostertag 302
193.Terry Porter 298
194.Jrue Holiday 295
195.Bob Dandridge* 294
196.Tree Rollins 293
 Brian Shaw 293
198.Tyrone Hill 292
199.Sam Cassell 291
 Ron Harper 291
201.Metta World Peace 288
 Marcus Morris 288
203.Pascal Siakam 286
204.Caron Butler 283
 Toni Kukoč* 283
206.James Donaldson 282
 Dan Issel* 282
208.Robert Reid 281
209.Sidney Moncrief* 280
 Scott Williams 280
211.Kevin Johnson 279
212.Matt Barnes 278
 Derrick Coleman 278
 Lance Stephenson 278
215.Ralph Sampson* 276
216.Jeff Green 275
217.James Posey 273
 Marvin Webster 273
219.Pat Connaughton 272
220.Luka Dončić 270
 Eddie Jones 270
 Mark West 270
223.Evan Turner 269
224.Billy Paultz 267
 Anderson Varejão 267
226.Thurl Bailey 266
 Mike Bibby 266
228.Brian Grant 263
229.Nicolas Batum 261
 Sean Elliott 261
231.Rick Fox 259
232.Bobby Portis 257
233.Roy Hibbert 256
 Lonnie Shelton 256
235.DeMar DeRozan 254
 Marques Johnson 254
 Jason Terry 254
238.Dan Roundfield 252
239.Kevin Duckworth 250
 Shaun Livingston 250
241.Larry Johnson 249
242.Tyrone Corbin 248
243.Chris Andersen 246
 Adrian Dantley* 246
245.Shane Battier 245
 Nate McMillan 245
247.Harrison Barnes 244
 James Edwards 244
249.Antawn Jamison 241
 Damian Lillard 241