Fastest to 1,000 rebounds in NBA history since 1969-70

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 1,000 rebounds in 69 games, at 22, first of 1,228 careers since 1969-70.

Players fastest to 1,000 rebounds, by games since 1969-70. 1,228 careers have the whole window.

977 careers from before 1969-70 sit out: the box score didn't record rebounds in every game until then.

403 careers sit out: a game inside the window has no line recorded.

Fastest to 1,000 rebounds in NBA history since 1969-70
#	Player	Seasons	Games
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-70	69
T2	Bill Walton	1974-75 – 1975-76	74
T2	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-93	74
4	George McGinnis	1975-76 – 1976-77	80
5	Spencer Haywood	1970-71 – 1971-72	82
T6	Buck Williams	1981-82 – 1982-83	83
T6	Dikembe Mutombo	1991-92 – 1992-93	83
T8	Blake Griffin	2010-11 – 2011-12	84
T8	Larry Smith	1980-81 – 1981-82	84
T8	Tim Duncan	1997-98 – 1998-99	84
T11	David Robinson	1989-90 – 1990-91	85
T11	Hakeem Olajuwon	1984-85 – 1985-86	85
T11	Pete Cross	1970-71 – 1971-72	85
14	Lloyd Neal	1972-73 – 1973-74	86
15	Sidney Wicks	1971-72 – 1972-73	87
16	Larry Kenon	1976-77 – 1977-78	89
17	Sam Lacey	1970-71 – 1971-72	91
T18	Larry D. Johnson	1991-92 – 1992-93	92
T18	Maurice Lucas	1976-77 – 1977-78	92
20	Ralph Sampson	1983-84 – 1984-85	93
21	Deandre Ayton	2018-19 – 2019-20	94
22	Emeka Okafor	2004-05 – 2005-06	95
T23	Clark Kellogg	1982-83 – 1983-84	96
T23	Dwight Howard	2004-05 – 2005-06	96
T23	Victor Wembanyama	2023-24 – 2024-25	96

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