playoff career most defensive rebounds total

LeBron James has grabbed the most career defensive boards in the playoffs, with 2,249 boards.

NAMEDREBGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1LeBron James
L. James
2,249
302
12,446
8,521
2,695
2,168
506
287
3,055
6,167
49.5
497
1,495
33.2
1,914
2,582
74.1
58.3
446
1,085
679
+1234
41.2
28.2
8.9
7.2
1.7
1.0
3.6
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2,081
251
9,370
5,172
2,859
764
168
568
1,975
3,939
50.1
5
35
14.3
1,217
1,766
68.9
54.8
778
633
701
+1090
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
2.5
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,642
216
8,098
5,250
2,508
582
117
459
2,041
3,627
56.3
0
0
1,168
2,317
50.4
56.5
866
649
769
+638
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
3.0
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,560
193
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
1,743
3,768
46.3
6
37
16.2
1,269
1,725
73.6
52.6
502
550
662
+123
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
2.8
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,323
164
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
1,458
3,090
47.2
80
249
32.1
901
1,012
89.0
55.1
360
506
466
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
3.1
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,273
196
7,053
4,585
1,778
618
189
476
1,867
3,426
54.5
0
4
0.0
851
1,128
75.4
58.4
505
447
666
36.0
23.4
9.1
3.2
1.0
2.4
2.6
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,234
145
5,895
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
1,220
2,642
46.2
149
408
36.5
1,074
1,204
89.2
57.7
212
328
407
+48
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
2.3
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1,214
143
5,283
2,601
1,534
471
178
186
1,059
2,216
47.8
15
55
27.3
468
593
78.9
52.5
320
342
431
+298
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
2.4
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,202
171
6,934
5,008
1,333
713
173
205
1,691
3,540
47.8
367
1,033
35.5
1,259
1,450
86.8
59.9
131
559
431
+641
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
3.3
10Al Horford
A. Horford
1,201
197
6,642
2,353
1,561
625
159
243
938
1,904
49.3
198
506
39.1
279
360
77.5
57.0
360
260
483
+50
33.7
11.9
7.9
3.2
0.8
1.2
1.3
11Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,194
184
6,177
2,820
1,765
234
145
309
1,132
2,239
50.6
0
1
0.0
556
770
72.2
54.7
571
365
617
-3
33.6
15.3
9.6
1.3
0.8
1.7
2.1
12Draymond Green
D. Green
1,184
169
5,834
1,934
1,457
1,020
257
225
693
1,557
44.5
174
580
30.0
374
515
72.6
54.2
273
447
637
+971
34.5
11.4
8.6
6.0
1.5
1.3
2.6
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,150
145
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
245
472
1,504
2,847
52.8
4
18
22.2
743
1,034
71.9
56.9
471
424
562
-29
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
2.9
14Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
1,117
208
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
1,335
3,009
44.4
200
660
30.3
772
1,067
72.4
52.4
466
602
686
+232
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
2.9
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,116
190
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
1,291
2,552
50.6
51
212
24.1
1,068
1,274
83.8
59.5
349
696
524
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
3.7
16Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
1,098
139
5,207
2,813
1,435
275
122
303
1,104
2,353
46.9
8
23
34.8
597
831
71.8
51.7
337
345
522
+8
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
2.5
17Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,072
123
4,849
2,833
1,582
482
193
108
1,009
1,965
51.3
64
251
25.5
751
1,048
71.7
58.4
510
353
408
+1
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
2.9
18Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
1,050
169
4,789
1,081
1,676
205
106
97
442
902
49.0
7
47
14.9
190
352
54.0
51.1
626
258
630
+127
28.3
6.4
9.9
1.2
0.6
0.6
1.5
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1,032
125
3,945
1,909
1,473
149
94
248
681
1,156
58.9
1
7
14.3
546
997
54.8
59.9
441
323
467
-77
31.6
15.3
11.8
1.2
0.8
2.0
2.6
20Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
991
130
4,524
939
1,454
173
199
250
364
755
48.2
0
10
0.0
211
505
41.8
48.0
463
136
296
+368
34.8
7.2
11.2
1.3
1.5
1.9
1.0
21Robert Horry
R. Horry
951
244
6,823
1,939
1,361
575
276
225
665
1,562
42.6
261
728
35.9
348
482
72.2
54.6
410
282
717
+590
28.0
7.9
5.6
2.4
1.1
0.9
1.2
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
943
100
3,837
2,735
1,238
769
122
87
1,032
1,985
52.0
172
461
37.3
499
599
83.3
60.8
295
334
335
+124
38.4
27.4
12.4
7.7
1.2
0.9
3.3
23David Robinson
D. Robinson
934
123
4,221
2,221
1,301
280
151
312
768
1,604
47.9
1
10
10.0
684
966
70.8
54.7
367
280
423
+362
34.3
18.1
10.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
2.3
24Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
929
127
4,943
3,076
1,053
633
150
106
1,031
2,342
44.0
311
892
34.9
703
838
83.9
56.7
124
369
329
+517
38.9
24.2
8.3
5.0
1.2
0.8
2.9
25Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
926
144
5,108
1,550
1,445
283
178
42
584
1,272
45.9
15
41
36.6
367
486
75.5
52.2
519
308
503
-60
35.5
10.8
10.0
2.0
1.2
0.3
2.1
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