NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders: Single Regular Season Totals
List with the stats for the top 50 players with the most single season total rebounds in NBA history.
Notes: - These stats were updated on November 19, 2025
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74.
NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders:
Single Regular Season Totals - Top 50
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Player |
Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 1. | Wilt Chamberlain | 2,149 | 1961 | 79 | - | - | |||||
| 2. | Wilt Chamberlain | 2,052 | 1962 | 80 | - | - | |||||
| 3. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,957 | 1967 | 81 | - | - | |||||
| 4. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,952 | 1968 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 5. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,946 | 1963 | 80 | - | - | |||||
| 6. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,943 | 1966 | 79 | - | - | |||||
| 7. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,941 | 1960 | 72 | - | - | |||||
| 8. | Bill Russell | 1,930 | 1964 | 78 | - | - | |||||
| 9. | Bill Russell | 1,878 | 1965 | 78 | - | - | |||||
| 10. | Bill Russell | 1,868 | 1961 | 78 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 11. | Bill Russell | 1,843 | 1963 | 78 | - | - | |||||
| 12. | Bill Russell | 1,790 | 1962 | 76 | - | - | |||||
| 13. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,787 | 1964 | 80 | - | - | |||||
| 14. | Bill Russell | 1,779 | 1966 | 78 | - | - | |||||
| 15. | Bill Russell | 1,778 | 1960 | 74 | - | - | |||||
| 16. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,712 | 1969 | 81 | - | - | |||||
| 17. | Bill Russell | 1,700 | 1967 | 81 | - | - | |||||
| 18. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,673 | 1965 | 73 | - | - | |||||
| 19. | Jerry Lucas | 1,668 | 1966 | 79 | - | - | |||||
| 20. | Bill Russell | 1,612 | 1959 | 70 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 21. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,572 | 1972 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 22. | Bill Russell | 1,564 | 1958 | 69 | - | - | |||||
| 23. | Jerry Lucas | 1,560 | 1968 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 24. | Jerry Lucas | 1,547 | 1967 | 81 | - | - | |||||
| 25. | Bob Pettit | 1,540 | 1961 | 76 | - | - | |||||
| 26. | Dennis Rodman | 1,530 | 1992 | 82 | 523 | 1,007 | |||||
| 27. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,526 | 1973 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 28. | Walt Bellamy | 1,500 | 1962 | 79 | - | - | |||||
| 29. | Wilt Chamberlain | 1,493 | 1971 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 30. | Wes Unseld | 1,491 | 1969 | 82 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 31. | Bill Russell | 1,484 | 1969 | 77 | - | - | |||||
| 32. | Elvin Hayes | 1,463 | 1974 | 81 | 354 | 1,109 | |||||
| 33. | Bob Pettit | 1,459 | 1962 | 78 | - | - | |||||
| 34. | Bill Russell | 1,451 | 1968 | 78 | - | - | |||||
| 35. | Elgin Baylor | 1,447 | 1961 | 73 | - | - | |||||
| 36. | Moses Malone | 1,444 | 1979 | 82 | 587 | 857 | |||||
| 37. | Elvin Hayes | 1,406 | 1969 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 38. | Nate Thurmond | 1,402 | 1969 | 71 | - | - | |||||
| 39. | Nate Thurmond | 1,395 | 1965 | 77 | - | - | |||||
| 40. | Elvin Hayes | 1,386 | 1970 | 82 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 41. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1,383 | 1976 | 82 | 272 | 1,111 | |||||
| 42. | Nate Thurmond | 1,382 | 1967 | 65 | - | - | |||||
| 43. | Jerry Lucas | 1,375 | 1964 | 79 | - | - | |||||
| 44. | Wes Unseld | 1,370 | 1970 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 45. | Dennis Rodman | 1,367 | 1994 | 79 | 453 | 914 | |||||
| 46. | Elvin Hayes | 1,362 | 1971 | 82 | - | - | |||||
| 47. | Walt Bellamy | 1,361 | 1964 | 80 | - | - | |||||
| 48. | Jerry Lucas | 1,360 | 1969 | 74 | - | - | |||||
| 49. | Nate Thurmond | 1,349 | 1973 | 79 | - | - | |||||
| 50. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1,346 | 1972 | 81 | - | - |
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