most total rebounds by a player until 1962

Before 1962-63, Dolph Schayes had the most rebounds, with 10,771 boards.

	NAME	REB	GP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	10,771	842	28,012	16,605	2,590	5,248	13,806	38.0	6,109	7,155	85.4	49.0	2,954	36.1	19.7	12.8	3.1
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	9,813	583	22,550	15,325	1,737	5,384	12,495	43.1	4,557	6,058	75.2	50.5	1,780	38.7	26.3	16.8	3.0
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	9,555	415	17,351	7,124	1,398	2,851	6,375	44.7	1,422	2,522	56.4	47.6	1,057	41.8	17.2	23.0	3.4
4	Larry Foust L. Foust	8,041	817	21,890	11,198	1,368	3,814	9,414	40.5	3,570	4,816	74.1	48.5	2,909	29.2	13.7	9.8	1.7
5	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	6,899	594	18,705	8,450	1,093	3,316	8,026	41.3	1,818	2,552	71.2	46.2	1,612	31.5	14.2	11.6	1.8
6	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	6,684	562	15,813	7,606	1,089	2,390	5,914	40.4	2,826	3,632	77.8	50.6	1,744	31.9	13.5	11.9	1.9
7	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	6,360	598	18,070	11,251	1,046	4,495	10,114	44.4	2,261	2,986	75.7	49.2	2,052	30.2	18.8	10.6	1.7
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6,142	231	10,993	9,769	508	3,913	7,927	49.4	1,943	3,408	57.0	51.8	403	47.6	42.3	26.6	2.2
9	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	6,129	713	24,897	16,266	1,665	5,628	13,354	42.1	5,010	6,189	81.0	50.6	2,764	38.4	22.8	8.6	2.3
10	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	5,999	743	22,665	8,952	1,447	3,304	9,359	35.3	2,344	3,309	70.8	41.4	2,410	30.5	12.0	8.1	1.9
11	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	5,940	631	18,443	9,272	1,392	3,259	8,090	40.3	2,754	3,588	76.8	47.9	2,590	32.5	14.7	9.4	2.2
12	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	5,863	491	13,758	5,498	553	1,829	4,920	37.2	1,840	2,636	69.8	45.2	2,077	28.0	11.2	11.9	1.1
13	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	5,856	516	18,298	10,023	1,269	3,303	7,435	44.4	3,417	4,447	76.8	53.4	1,681	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5
14	Ray Felix R. Felix	5,654	637	15,187	6,974	456	2,406	5,841	41.2	2,162	3,187	67.8	48.1	2,419	23.8	10.9	8.9	0.7
15	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	5,186	565	16,479	6,131	1,596	2,563	6,100	42.0	1,005	1,454	69.1	45.5	1,704	33.1	10.9	9.2	2.8
16	Arnie Risen A. Risen	5,011	515	12,690	6,013	866	2,059	5,436	37.9	1,895	2,668	71.0	45.5	2,005	28.3	11.7	9.7	1.7
17	Chuck Share C. Share	4,986	596	13,023	4,928	809	1,562	3,905	40.0	1,804	2,604	69.3	48.8	2,106	21.9	8.3	8.4	1.4
18	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	4,982	426	14,412	8,125	802	3,205	7,888	40.6	1,715	2,103	81.6	46.1	1,381	33.8	19.1	11.7	1.9
19	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	4,588	841	28,156	15,952	6,430	5,775	15,477	37.3	4,402	5,455	80.7	44.6	2,056	36.5	19.0	5.5	7.6
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	4,539	261	10,990	8,190	1,123	2,971	7,017	42.3	2,248	2,949	76.2	49.3	938	42.1	31.4	17.4	4.3
21	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	4,469	544	14,369	5,444	1,367	2,082	5,766	36.1	1,280	2,021	63.3	40.9	1,840	30.0	10.0	8.2	2.5
22	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	4,325	574	18,071	10,153	1,879	3,391	7,707	44.0	3,371	4,401	76.6	52.6	1,446	35.7	17.7	7.5	3.3
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	4,321	435	13,504	8,585	883	3,371	8,310	40.6	1,843	2,375	77.6	45.9	1,664	31.0	19.7	9.9	2.0
24	George Yardley G. Yardley	4,220	472	15,767	9,063	815	3,193	7,572	42.2	2,677	3,434	78.0	49.9	1,426	33.4	19.2	8.9	1.7
25	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	4,186	437	16,574	4,851	1,298	1,931	4,962	38.9	989	1,470	67.3	43.2	1,246	37.9	11.1	9.6	3.0