most career defensive boards

Kevin Garnett has the most career defensive rebounds, 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
10,235
1,619
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
3.5
60,951
43,368
12,077
11,987
2,408
1,184
5,640
2,860
+7448
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
8,135
1,033
31.2
17.1
10.3
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.6
49.7
1.0
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.0
77.3
55.0
2.5
1.7
32,255
17,658
10,691
3,016
858
884
1,751
2,480
-1527
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
21DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
7,644
1,123
25.0
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.3
47.5
64.4
2.9
1.3
28,066
9,536
10,861
1,056
575
1,577
1,451
2,700
+1023
22Dennis 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
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
7,519
963
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.0
0.2
21.3
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
1.7
25,360
11,664
11,467
1,177
1,168
1,195
1,680
2,716
-954
25Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
7,459
904
30.7
12.5
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.3
67.3
3.4
1.6
27,777
11,282
10,560
1,248
633
1,840
1,442
2,405
+3687
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds going back to the 1973-74 season.

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11.5

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113.1

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3.3

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4
50
28
.641
12.0
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49
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.628
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46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
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.551
19.0
8
40
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.513
22.0
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Fri
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Sun
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Last Game
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122

Final

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2
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.679
4.0
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14.0
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14.0
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31
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26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
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Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
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26.0
11
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37.0
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Tue
3/10
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111-122
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134-117

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