which player have the most defensive rebounds in nba history

Kevin Garnett has the most career defensive rebounds, with 11,453 boards.

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
5Robert 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
6Dirk 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
7LeBron James
L. James
9,932
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
3.5
59,042
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
5,471
2,781
+7389
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
7,782
977
31.4
17.2
10.5
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.8
0.9
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.1
55.0
2.5
1.7
30,663
16,818
10,230
2,834
825
845
1,678
2,369
-1440
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
21Dennis 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
22DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
7,600
1,113
25.1
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.4
47.5
64.4
2.9
1.3
27,890
9,492
10,795
1,045
571
1,567
1,443
2,685
+998
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
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
7,414
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
25Shawn Marion
S. Marion
7,369
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
1.5
40,097
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,759
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
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