Wilt Chamberlain has gotten the most career boards, with 23,924 boards.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a player all-time NBA

	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	23,924	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				47,859	31,419	4,643				2,075
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	21,620	963	42.3	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				40,726	14,522	4,100				2,592
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17,440	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	57,446	38,387	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16,279	1,303	38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	8.4	18.6	45.2	0.0	0.1	14.7	4.1	6.1	67.0	49.1	3.1	7.8	2.4	50,000	27,313	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	16,212	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	7.1	3.1	45,071	27,409	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	15,091	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	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	14,968	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	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
8	Robert Parish R. Parish	14,715	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	6.3	2.1	45,704	23,334	2,180	1,219	2,361	3,183	4,443	+105
9	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	14,662	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	7.8	2.2	50,418	26,071	5,445	1,859	2,037	3,179	3,561	+4913
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	14,627	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	8.4	2.7	39,435	19,485	1,676	1,081	2,228	3,302	3,912	+2878
11	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	14,464	964	37.2	15.0	15.0	2.7	0.5	2.1	5.7	13.6	42.1				3.5	5.3	66.7	47.0	2.8	6.8		35,881	14,437	2,575	125	553		2,624
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	14,241	1,043	37.3	20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.6				4.9	7.8	63.2	55.4	3.4	6.2		38,940	20,941	2,544	52	48		3,536
13	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	13,769	984	36.4	10.8	14.0	3.9	1.1	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.9	3.0	63.3	53.7	3.5	8.4	1.9	35,832	10,624	3,822	628	367	579	2,762
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13,748	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	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13,099	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	7.4	2.7	41,918	28,596	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
16	Buck Williams B. Williams	13,017	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	6.5	2.1	42,464	16,784	1,646	1,080	1,100	2,784	4,267	+155
17	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	12,942	829	38.8	17.0	15.6	3.3	0.4	0.3	6.9	13.8	49.9				3.2	4.1	78.3	54.4	0.8	4.3		32,131	14,053	2,730	28	24		2,389
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	12,849	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				30,690	20,880	2,369				2,529
19	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	12,546	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	7.7	3.1	39,330	23,757	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
20	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12,359	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	7.1	1.8	36,791	11,729	1,240	494	3,289	2,173	3,383	+1607
21	Paul Silas P. Silas	12,357	1,254	27.9	9.4	9.9	2.1	0.6	0.2	3.4	7.9	43.2	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.8	67.3	48.9	3.6	5.6	1.4	34,989	11,782	2,572	358	138	333	3,105
22	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	12,205	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	6.5	2.2	40,280	12,417	3,217	1,351	384	2,785	4,421	+171
23	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	11,954	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	8.4	1.6	28,839	6,683	1,600	611	531	1,484	2,843	+827
24	Kevin Willis K. Willis	11,901	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	5.5	1.8	38,362	17,253	1,328	958	751	2,520	4,172	-825
25	LeBron James L. James	11,734	1,563	37.8	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.6	50.6	1.6	4.7	35.0	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.2	6.4	3.5	59,072	42,195	11,596	2,346	1,150	5,472	2,781	+7390