Wilt Chamberlain has the most boards by a rookie, with 1,941 rebounds in 1959-60.

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,941	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1,500	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	210				281
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1,491	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	213				276
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,406	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	113				266
5	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	1,375	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	204				300
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,216	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2				3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8				3,076	1,373	228				350
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,190	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	337				283
8	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1,184	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,352	111				306
9	Willis Reed W. Reed	1,175	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	14.7	1.7			7.9	18.2	43.2				3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7				3,042	1,560	133				339
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,122	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	152	60	286	307	321
11	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	1,094	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	328				276
12	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	1,064	1963-64	BAL	78	36.5	17.3	13.6	2.2			7.3	17.0	43.0				2.7	4.1	65.8	46.0				2,847	1,352	169				321
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,050	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	287				270
14	Buck Williams B. Williams	1,005	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	107	84	84	235	285
15	Larry Smith L. Smith	994	1980-81	GSW	82	31.4	9.6	12.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	3.7	7.2	51.2	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.7	58.8	54.0	5.3	6.8	1.8	2,578	785	93	70	63	146	316
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	994	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	229				258
17	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	989	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	312	63	45	223	252	-146
18	David Robinson D. Robinson	983	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	164	138	319	257	259
19	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	980	1964-65	PHI	76	34.1	14.8	12.9	1.2			5.5	13.3	41.4				3.8	5.3	71.3	47.3				2,590	1,126	93				251
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	977	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	224	55	206	279	254	+429
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	974	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	111	99	220	234	344
22	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	967	1972-73	POR	82	33.2	13.4	11.8	1.8			5.5	11.2	49.4				2.3	3.6	63.8	52.2				2,723	1,097	146				305
23	Ray Felix R. Felix	958	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	17.6	13.3	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7				6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1				2,672	1,269	82				253
24	Pete Cross P. Cross	949	1970-71	SEA	79	27.8	8.0	12.0	1.4			3.1	7.0	44.2				1.8	2.6	69.0	49.0				2,194	630	113				212
25	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	943	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	350				186