who had the most career drb before 1990

Before 1989-90, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got the most defensive boards, with 9,394 boards.

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NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem 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
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
8,043
1,001
37.0
23.3
13.7
1.5
0.9
1.5
8.1
16.3
49.5
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.2
9.4
76.5
57.1
5.6
3.5
37,042
23,340
13,671
1,458
924
1,483
3,205
2,575
3Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
7,558
959
34.2
16.2
10.3
3.2
1.1
1.0
6.0
12.8
46.9
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.1
4.8
84.8
54.2
2.4
2.4
32,753
15,499
9,883
3,116
1,021
936
2,317
3,417
4Robert Parish
R. Parish
7,096
1,021
31.0
16.7
10.1
1.7
0.9
1.7
6.9
12.8
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.1
71.5
57.1
3.2
2.5
31,605
17,069
10,334
1,703
894
1,780
2,358
3,242
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
6,973
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
2.4
32,199
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,771
1,358
2,967
6Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
6,522
909
32.7
17.1
10.1
2.0
0.5
1.9
6.3
10.5
59.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
71.3
64.3
2.9
2.8
29,685
15,579
9,161
1,777
470
1,747
2,347
2,986
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
5,751
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
8Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
5,700
734
33.0
14.1
10.8
2.1
0.7
1.0
5.6
11.2
50.2
0.1
0.3
29.3
2.7
3.2
83.1
55.6
3.1
1.7
24,198
10,327
7,957
1,555
512
727
1,227
2,646
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
5,502
772
33.4
22.5
9.5
2.3
1.0
1.5
8.9
17.4
50.8
0.0
0.1
8.1
4.8
6.3
75.3
55.6
2.4
2.6
25,765
17,346
7,320
1,812
751
1,147
1,223
2,470
10Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
5,467
996
25.7
6.4
7.5
1.3
0.5
1.5
2.5
5.3
47.4
0.0
0.0
3.8
1.4
1.9
75.4
52.7
2.0
1.7
25,589
6,416
7,433
1,327
460
1,490
1,548
3,381
11Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
5,401
855
29.0
14.4
8.8
2.3
0.7
0.6
5.7
12.0
47.3
0.0
0.1
11.1
3.0
4.0
76.3
52.3
2.5
2.3
24,787
12,339
7,520
1,987
639
538
1,810
2,865
12Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
5,282
772
32.6
15.5
9.4
1.7
0.7
0.7
6.2
12.9
48.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.1
4.6
66.2
52.0
2.6
3.0
25,141
11,988
7,267
1,348
533
510
1,592
2,253
13Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
5,226
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
14Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
5,122
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
15Buck Williams
B. Williams
4,988
635
36.4
16.4
11.9
1.5
0.9
1.1
6.3
11.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.9
6.0
64.9
58.6
4.1
2.9
23,100
10,440
7,576
976
599
696
1,811
2,244
16Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
4,974
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
17Alvan Adams
A. Adams
4,922
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
1.3
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
1,289
808
2,194
3,214
18Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
4,853
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.1
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
19Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
4,798
746
31.4
15.2
9.7
2.2
0.9
1.5
5.7
11.9
48.5
0.0
0.1
11.5
3.7
5.0
73.8
54.0
3.3
2.6
23,443
11,318
7,243
1,620
664
1,117
1,806
2,561
20Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
4,402
723
30.6
11.2
8.6
2.1
0.8
1.0
4.3
9.1
47.7
0.0
0.0
14.8
2.5
3.3
76.8
53.2
2.5
1.9
22,147
8,129
6,238
1,550
550
705
1,387
2,393
21Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
4,264
793
31.3
14.9
7.9
2.6
0.8
1.2
6.0
12.0
50.4
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.8
4.3
65.0
53.6
2.5
2.5
24,804
11,816
6,246
2,077
645
977
1,978
2,373
22Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
4,264
904
27.7
14.1
7.2
3.0
1.1
0.7
5.2
11.7
44.9
0.1
0.3
16.5
3.6
4.5
80.0
51.7
2.4
2.9
25,005
12,748
6,465
2,677
1,025
632
2,050
3,101
23Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
4,193
874
24.4
6.6
7.0
0.7
0.5
2.7
2.8
5.2
52.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
70.0
55.9
2.2
1.1
21,346
5,802
6,133
589
463
2,321
944
3,013
24James Donaldson
J. Donaldson
4,130
695
27.9
9.1
8.2
0.9
0.4
1.5
3.4
5.8
58.7
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.1
73.9
63.5
2.3
1.6
19,375
6,303
5,710
591
265
1,043
1,115
1,533
25Dan Issel
D. Issel
4,021
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
1.0
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
2.0
22,342
14,659
5,707
1,804
698
396
1,281
2,022

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