most rebounds in nba history by a center including playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has gotten the most career boards by a center in the regular-season and playoffs, with 27,837 boards.

	NAME	REB	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	27,837	1,205	46.0	29.1	23.1	4.4			11.7	21.8	53.8				5.7	11.2	50.5	54.5				55,418	35,026	5,316				2,487
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	25,724	1,128	42.8	15.2	22.8	4.3			5.9	13.5	43.8				3.4	6.0	56.8	47.2				48,223	17,195	4,870				3,138
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19,921	1,797	36.9	24.6	11.1	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.1	18.2	55.6	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.3	6.0	72.4	58.9	2.4	7.4	2.7	66,297	44,149	6,427	1,349	3,665	2,974	5,454
4	Moses Malone M. Malone	17,507	1,423	34.3	20.7	12.3	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.2	14.6	49.0	0.0	0.1	10.3	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.7	5.1	7.2	3.0	48,867	29,486	1,932	1,173	1,884	4,019	3,320
5	Robert Parish R. Parish	16,480	1,795	28.9	14.6	9.2	1.3	0.8	1.5	6.0	11.2	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.6	72.1	56.9	2.9	6.3	2.1	51,881	26,154	2,414	1,364	2,670	3,548	5,060	+102
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15,607	1,423	35.1	23.8	11.0	2.5	0.6	2.2	9.4	16.2	57.9	0.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	9.5	52.3	58.2	3.6	7.4	2.8	50,016	33,846	3,608	856	3,191	3,959	4,915	+5525
7	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	15,546	1,103	36.9	10.8	14.1	3.9	1.0	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.7	0.0	0.0	42.9	1.9	3.0	63.0	53.5	3.6	8.5	1.9	40,721	11,884	4,275	695	422	648	3,133
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	15,369	1,383	36.1	22.2	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.9	17.2	51.4	0.0	0.1	20.4	4.5	6.3	71.2	55.5	3.3	7.9	3.0	49,971	30,701	3,516	2,407	4,302	4,091	4,945	+535
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	14,921	1,089	37.5	20.0	13.7	2.5	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.4				4.9	7.7	63.3	55.2	3.4	6.2		40,879	21,791	2,680	52	48		3,696
10	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	14,627	957	38.0	15.4	15.3	2.8	0.5	2.0	5.9	14.0	42.2				3.6	5.4	66.8	47.1	2.7	6.7		36,380	14,750	2,704	136	604		2,660
11	Dwight Howard D. Howard	14,255	1,203	31.3	15.9	11.8	1.4	0.9	1.8	5.7	9.7	59.5	0.0	0.1	21.7	4.4	7.8	55.9	60.6	3.3	8.5	2.7	37,689	19,121	1,625	1,033	2,225	3,243	3,870	+2956
12	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	13,321	1,297	30.8	9.8	10.3	1.0	0.4	2.7	3.4	6.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.2	68.5	57.4	3.2	7.1	1.8	39,908	12,647	1,318	534	3,540	2,322	3,642	+1536
13	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	12,487	1,259	34.6	20.9	9.9	1.9	0.9	2.4	8.2	16.3	50.0	0.0	0.1	19.1	4.5	6.1	73.9	54.9	2.3	7.6	2.9	43,595	26,272	2,386	1,169	3,050	3,653	4,308	+420
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	11,798	1,110	34.7	20.7	10.6	2.5	1.4	2.9	7.3	14.3	51.4	0.0	0.1	23.6	6.1	8.3	73.3	57.9	3.1	7.5	2.4	38,492	23,011	2,721	1,539	3,266	2,697	3,258	+2816
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	11,729	855	39.0	17.8	13.7	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.6	16.5	45.9	0.0	0.1	6.3	2.6	3.4	77.9	49.4	3.1	9.8	2.1	33,333	15,200	3,243	677	544	551	3,318
16	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	11,715	995	26.2	12.0	11.8	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.0	9.3	53.9	0.1	0.2	22.5	1.9	3.9	48.8	54.4	4.1	7.7	1.7	26,027	11,923	1,206	1,191	1,216	1,724	2,800	-1075
17	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	11,573	1,001	30.9	12.4	11.6	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.6	7.1	65.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	63.0	66.9	3.4	8.1	1.6	30,906	12,404	1,373	705	1,982	1,576	2,729	+3671
18	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	11,529	1,196	25.0	8.5	9.6	0.9	0.5	1.4	3.4	5.1	67.3	0.0	0.0	14.3	1.6	3.5	46.9	64.1	2.8	6.8	1.3	29,939	10,119	1,107	622	1,698	1,537	2,890	+864
19	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	10,919	981	30.6	13.7	11.1	2.2			5.4	13.0	41.5				2.9	4.0	72.0	46.4				30,059	13,413	2,156				2,460
20	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	10,891	1,058	31.1	17.0	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	7.2	14.6	49.6	1.0	2.8	35.0	1.6	2.0	77.3	55.0	2.5	7.8	1.7	32,950	18,015	3,090	869	902	1,796	2,538	-1651
21	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	10,787	1,054	31.2	6.2	10.2	1.4	1.4	2.1	2.5	5.4	47.3	0.0	0.1	11.5	1.2	2.8	41.3	47.3	3.3	6.9	1.0	32,856	6,581	1,480	1,436	2,164	1,086	2,091	+2029
22	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	10,343	1,026	33.6	20.0	10.1	3.2	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.6	51.5	0.0	0.0	14.3	3.9	5.0	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	34,464	20,492	3,242	839	1,199	1,217	3,281
23	Vlade Divac V. Divac	10,239	1,255	29.9	11.8	8.2	3.0	1.1	1.4	4.6	9.3	49.4	0.1	0.4	23.5	2.6	3.7	69.6	54.3	2.5	5.6	2.2	37,566	14,866	3,827	1,405	1,796	2,730	4,048	+2271
24	Al Horford A. Horford	10,238	1,309	31.6	12.7	7.8	3.1	0.8	1.2	5.2	10.2	50.8	0.9	2.3	38.1	1.4	1.8	76.6	57.4	1.9	5.9	1.4	41,374	16,604	4,091	1,002	1,528	1,788	2,794	+3527
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10,215	910	32.7	22.8	11.2	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.7	15.7	55.5	1.2	3.3	36.4	4.2	5.1	82.6	63.6	2.7	8.5	3.0	29,741	20,744	6,849	1,163	676	2,753	2,503	+4750

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

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1.8

14th

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35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has gotten the most career boards by a center in the regular-season and playoffs, with 27,837 boards.

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