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 2153
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.Kevin Durant 1198
10.Robert Parish* 1194
11.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1150
12.Draymond Green 1127
 Al Horford 1127
14.Scottie Pippen* 1117
15.Magic Johnson* 1116
16.Patrick Ewing* 1098
17.Charles Barkley* 1072
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 788
40.Elvin Hayes* 768
41.Giannis Antetokounmpo 759
42.Jayson Tatum 753
43.Paul George 747
44.Wes Unseld* 742
45.Nikola Jokić 724
46.Manu Ginóbili* 719
 Jack Sikma* 719
48.Dale Davis 702
49.Lamar Odom 700
50.A.C. Green 694
 Dwyane Wade* 694
52.Serge Ibaka 688
53.Carlos Boozer 686
54.Sam Perkins 681
55.Shawn Marion 679
56.Maurice Lucas 676
57.Stephen Curry 675
58.Dave Cowens* 674
59.Dikembe Mutombo* 666
60.George McGinnis* 649
61.Clyde Drexler* 643
62.Russell Westbrook 635
63.Paul Silas 628
64.Chris Paul 624
65.Vlade Divac* 606
66.Andre Iguodala 603
67.Marc Gasol 602
68.Kevin Love 594
69.Udonis Haslem 593
 Paul Millsap 593
71.Buck Williams 590
72.Billy Paultz 580
73.Kendrick Perkins 574
74.Tony Parker* 558
75.Anthony Davis 557
76.Kenyon Martin 556
77.Rajon Rondo 555
78.Klay Thompson 547
79.Bobby Jones* 542
80.Shawn Kemp 539
81.Marcus Camby 533
82.Jaylen Brown 532
83.Bob McAdoo* 531
84.Kurt Rambis 528
85.Jimmy Butler 527
86.Rudy Gobert 526
87.Dennis Johnson* 519
88.Jae Crowder 516
89.Joel Embiid 514
90.Ray Allen* 510
91.Clint Capela 505
 Darryl Dawkins 505
 Tayshaun Prince 505
94.Derek Fisher 504
 David West 504
96.Chris Bosh* 493
97.Richard Jefferson 492
98.Bam Adebayo 490
 Terry Cummings 490
 James Worthy* 490
101.Alonzo Mourning* 486
102.Kyle Lowry 485
103.DeAndre Jordan 477
104.Chris Webber* 476
105.Jermaine O'Neal 475
106.Jamaal Wilkes* 467
107.Bob Lanier* 466
108.Mel Daniels* 463
109.Bill Cartwright 461
110.Antonio Davis 458
111.Dan Majerle 456
112.Antonio McDyess 454
 Khris Middleton 454
114.John Stockton* 446
115.P.J. Brown 439
116.Jerome Kersey 434
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.Tobias Harris 424
125.Michael Cooper* 422
 Joakim Noah 422
 Detlef Schrempf 422
128.Chauncey Billups* 421
 Tristan Thompson 421
130.Alvan Adams 419
131.P.J. Tucker 418
132.Anthony Mason 414
133.Josh Smith 406
134.Carmelo Anthony 404
135.Mychal Thompson 403
 Kevin Willis 403
137.Byron Scott 400
138.Jonas Valančiūnas 399
139.Derrick McKey 397
140.Blake Griffin 393
141.Luka Dončić 391
 Jeff Hornacek 391
 Rik Smits 391
144.Joe Johnson 390
 Isiah Thomas* 390
146.Mark Eaton 388
 Gar Heard 388
148.Boris Diaw 375
 George Gervin* 375
150.Amar'e Stoudemire 374
151.Michael Finley 372
 Michael Porter Jr. 372
153.Clifford Robinson 369
154.J.R. Smith 366
 Kurt Thomas 366
156.Peja Stojaković 365
 Otis Thorpe 365
158.Mark Jackson 364
159.Tyson Chandler 362
160.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 360
 Larry Kenon 360
 Marcus Smart 360
163.Antoine Walker 357
164.Mark Aguirre 356
165.Andrew Bogut 355
 Bryon Russell 355
167.Steve Nash* 354
 Truck Robinson 354
169.Zelmo Beaty* 352
 Marcin Gortat 352
 Willie Wise 352
172.Larry Nance 351
 Hedo Türkoğlu 351
174.Richard Hamilton 349
 Pascal Siakam 349
 Bill Walton* 349
177.Vince Carter* 346
178.Deandre Ayton 344
 John Salley 344
180.Elden Campbell 343
181.Jrue Holiday 342
182.Maurice Cheeks* 339
 Darnell Hillman 339
 Reggie Miller* 339
185.Clifford Ray 337
186.Gerald Govan 335
187.Rashard Lewis 333
188.Kyle Korver 332
189.George Hill 331
190.Brad Daugherty 330
191.Nenê 329
192.Alton Lister 327
 Brook Lopez 327
194.Josh Howard 326
195.Danny Ainge 323
196.Cedric Maxwell 320
 Marvin Webster 320
198.Ervin Johnson 318
199.Andrew Bynum 315
200.Kevon Looney 314
201.Luol Deng 313
 Drew Gooden 313
203.Marcus Morris 309
204.Bruce Bowen 306
 Arvydas Sabonis* 306
206.Steven Adams 305
207.Mehmet Okur 302
 Greg Ostertag 302
209.Terry Porter 298
210.Bob Dandridge* 294
211.Tree Rollins 293
 Brian Shaw 293
213.Tyrone Hill 292
214.Sam Cassell 291
 Ron Harper 291
216.Metta World Peace 288
217.Caron Butler 283
 Toni Kukoč* 283
219.Pat Connaughton 282
 James Donaldson 282
221.Mike Conley 281
 Robert Reid 281
223.Sidney Moncrief* 280
 Scott Williams 280
225.Kevin Johnson 279
226.Matt Barnes 278
 Derrick Coleman 278
 Lance Stephenson 278
229.Bobby Portis 276
 Ralph Sampson* 276
231.Nicolas Batum 275
 Jeff Green 275
233.James Posey 273
234.Eddie Jones 270
 Mark West 270
236.Evan Turner 268
237.Anderson Varejão 267
238.Thurl Bailey 266
 Mike Bibby 266
240.Brian Grant 263
241.Sean Elliott 261
242.Karl-Anthony Towns 260
243.Rick Fox 259
244.Dan Roundfield 258
245.Kyrie Irving 257
246.Roy Hibbert 256
 Lonnie Shelton 256
248.Jamal Murray 255
249.DeMar DeRozan 254
 Marques Johnson 254
 Jason Terry 254

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 2153
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.Kevin Durant 1198
10.Robert Parish* 1194
11.Hakeem Olajuwon* 1150
12.Draymond Green 1127
 Al Horford 1127
14.Scottie Pippen* 1117
15.Magic Johnson* 1116
16.Patrick Ewing* 1098
17.Charles Barkley* 1072
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.James Harden 788
35.Moses Malone* 785
36.Elvin Hayes* 768
37.Giannis Antetokounmpo 759
38.Jayson Tatum 753
39.Paul George 747
40.Wes Unseld* 742
41.Caldwell Jones 732
42.Nikola Jokić 724
43.Manu Ginóbili* 719
 Jack Sikma* 719
45.Dale Davis 702
46.Lamar Odom 700
47.A.C. Green 694
 Dwyane Wade* 694
49.Serge Ibaka 688
50.Carlos Boozer 686
51.Sam Perkins 681
52.Shawn Marion 679
53.Stephen Curry 675
54.Dave Cowens* 674
55.Dikembe Mutombo* 666
56.Clyde Drexler* 643
57.Russell Westbrook 635
58.Julius Erving* 634
59.Paul Silas 628
60.Chris Paul 624
61.Vlade Divac* 606
62.Andre Iguodala 603
63.Marc Gasol 602
64.Kevin Love 594
65.Udonis Haslem 593
 Paul Millsap 593
67.Buck Williams 590
68.Kendrick Perkins 574
69.Tony Parker* 558
70.Anthony Davis 557
71.Kenyon Martin 556
72.Rajon Rondo 555
73.Klay Thompson 547
74.Shawn Kemp 539
75.Marcus Camby 533
76.Jaylen Brown 532
77.Bob McAdoo* 531
78.Kurt Rambis 528
79.Jimmy Butler 527
80.Rudy Gobert 526
81.Dennis Johnson* 519
82.Jae Crowder 516
83.Joel Embiid 514
84.Ray Allen* 510
 Maurice Lucas 510
86.Clint Capela 505
 Darryl Dawkins 505
 Tayshaun Prince 505
89.Derek Fisher 504
 David West 504
91.Chris Bosh* 493
92.Richard Jefferson 492
93.Bam Adebayo 490
 Terry Cummings 490
 James Worthy* 490
96.Alonzo Mourning* 486
97.Kyle Lowry 485
98.DeAndre Jordan 477
99.Chris Webber* 476
100.Jermaine O'Neal 475
101.Jamaal Wilkes* 467
102.Bob Lanier* 466
103.Bill Cartwright 461
104.Antonio Davis 458
105.Dan Majerle 456
106.Antonio McDyess 454
 Khris Middleton 454
108.John Stockton* 446
109.P.J. Brown 439
110.Jerome Kersey 434
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.Tobias Harris 424
119.Michael Cooper* 422
 Joakim Noah 422
 Detlef Schrempf 422
122.Chauncey Billups* 421
 Tristan Thompson 421
124.Alvan Adams 419
125.P.J. Tucker 418
126.Anthony Mason 414
127.Josh Smith 406
128.Carmelo Anthony 404
129.Mychal Thompson 403
 Kevin Willis 403
131.Byron Scott 400
132.Jonas Valančiūnas 399
133.Derrick McKey 397
134.Bobby Jones* 395
135.Blake Griffin 393
136.Luka Dončić 391
 Jeff Hornacek 391
 Rik Smits 391
139.Joe Johnson 390
 Isiah Thomas* 390
141.Mark Eaton 388
 Gar Heard 388
143.Boris Diaw 375
144.Amar'e Stoudemire 374
145.Michael Finley 372
 Michael Porter Jr. 372
147.Clifford Robinson 369
148.J.R. Smith 366
 Kurt Thomas 366
150.Peja Stojaković 365
 Otis Thorpe 365
152.Mark Jackson 364
153.Tyson Chandler 362
154.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 360
 Marcus Smart 360
156.Antoine Walker 357
157.Mark Aguirre 356
158.Andrew Bogut 355
 Bryon Russell 355
160.Steve Nash* 354
 Truck Robinson 354
162.Marcin Gortat 352
163.Larry Nance 351
 Hedo Türkoğlu 351
165.Richard Hamilton 349
 Pascal Siakam 349
 Bill Walton* 349
168.Vince Carter* 346
169.Deandre Ayton 344
 John Salley 344
171.Elden Campbell 343
172.Jrue Holiday 342
173.Maurice Cheeks* 339
 Reggie Miller* 339
175.Clifford Ray 337
176.Rashard Lewis 333
177.Kyle Korver 332
178.George Hill 331
179.Brad Daugherty 330
180.Nenê 329
181.Alton Lister 327
 Brook Lopez 327
183.Josh Howard 326
184.Danny Ainge 323
185.Cedric Maxwell 320
186.Ervin Johnson 318
187.Andrew Bynum 315
188.Kevon Looney 314
189.Luol Deng 313
 Drew Gooden 313
191.Marcus Morris 309
192.Bruce Bowen 306
 Arvydas Sabonis* 306
194.Steven Adams 305
195.Mehmet Okur 302
 Greg Ostertag 302
197.Terry Porter 298
198.Bob Dandridge* 294
199.Tree Rollins 293
 Brian Shaw 293
201.Tyrone Hill 292
202.Sam Cassell 291
 Ron Harper 291
204.Metta World Peace 288
205.Caron Butler 283
 Toni Kukoč* 283
207.Pat Connaughton 282
 James Donaldson 282
 Dan Issel* 282
210.Mike Conley 281
 Robert Reid 281
212.Sidney Moncrief* 280
 Scott Williams 280
214.Kevin Johnson 279
215.Matt Barnes 278
 Derrick Coleman 278
 Lance Stephenson 278
218.Bobby Portis 276
 Ralph Sampson* 276
220.Nicolas Batum 275
 Jeff Green 275
222.James Posey 273
 Marvin Webster 273
224.Eddie Jones 270
 Mark West 270
226.Evan Turner 268
227.Billy Paultz 267
 Anderson Varejão 267
229.Thurl Bailey 266
 Mike Bibby 266
231.Brian Grant 263
232.Sean Elliott 261
233.Karl-Anthony Towns 260
234.Rick Fox 259
235.Kyrie Irving 257
236.Roy Hibbert 256
 Lonnie Shelton 256
238.Jamal Murray 255
239.DeMar DeRozan 254
 Marques Johnson 254
 Jason Terry 254
242.Dan Roundfield 252
243.Kevin Duckworth 250
 Shaun Livingston 250
245.Larry Johnson 249
246.Tyrone Corbin 248
247.Chris Andersen 246
 Adrian Dantley* 246
249.Shane Battier 245
 Nate McMillan 245