most career defensive boards

Kevin Garnett has gotten the most career defensive boards, with 11,453 boards.

Interpreted as:
most career defensive boards by a player
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
11,453
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
11,406
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
11,232
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
4Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10,476
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
5LeBron James
L. James
10,117
1,598
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
3.5
60,242
42,975
11,940
11,838
2,384
1,171
5,582
2,830
+7366
6Robert Parish
R. Parish
10,117
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
10,021
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
9,714
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
9,481
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9,394
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
8,890
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
8,855
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
13Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
8,551
1,196
30.8
9.8
10.3
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
14Buck Williams
B. Williams
8,491
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
2.1
42,464
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
2,784
4,267
+155
15Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
8,286
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
16Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
8,281
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
17Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
8,274
1,107
33.4
15.6
9.8
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.8
12.5
46.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
3.9
4.6
84.9
54.0
2.3
2.3
36,943
17,287
10,816
3,488
1,162
1,048
2,586
3,879
18Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
8,220
1,226
33.4
17.0
9.2
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.5
12.8
50.7
0.1
0.4
36.8
3.9
5.1
75.3
56.5
2.5
2.2
41,001
20,894
11,305
3,925
606
1,941
2,638
2,632
+1826
19Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
8,086
1,023
31.3
17.2
10.4
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.8
1.0
2.7
35.1
1.6
2.1
77.3
55.1
2.5
1.7
32,060
17,570
10,630
3,000
856
878
1,746
2,462
-1575
20Kevin Willis
K. Willis
7,769
1,424
26.9
12.1
8.4
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.0
10.2
48.7
0.0
0.1
21.1
2.1
3.0
71.3
52.5
2.9
1.8
38,362
17,253
11,901
1,328
958
751
2,520
4,172
-825
21Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
7,625
911
31.7
7.3
13.1
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
22DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
7,600
1,113
25.1
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.4
47.5
64.4
2.9
1.3
27,890
9,492
10,795
1,045
571
1,567
1,443
2,685
+998
23Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
7,581
1,068
31.8
12.9
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.9
5.2
10.5
49.8
0.2
0.6
32.6
2.3
2.7
83.7
55.2
2.6
1.5
33,956
13,790
10,400
2,184
710
965
1,594
3,633
24Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
7,425
944
26.5
12.3
12.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.1
9.5
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.4
1.9
4.0
48.8
54.4
4.1
1.8
25,009
11,569
11,325
1,141
1,155
1,183
1,662
2,677
-886
25David Robinson
D. Robinson
7,414
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

RPG

11.1

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

5.4

Randle

Julius Randle
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

6th

DRTG

113.2

7th

NETRTG

4.9

7th

3P%

37.5

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/20
@
7:30 PM
Sun
2/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
10:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
10:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Last Game

109

Final

133

MIN Timberwolves

34 - 22

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM