Fastest to 10,000 rebounds by an NBA center since 1969-70
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 10,000 rebounds in 661 games, at 30, first of 15 centers since 1969-70. Karl-Anthony Towns is ahead of DeAndre Jordan's pace, with 8,134 rebounds in 728 games, 1,866 short of 10,000.
10,019game 1858
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Dwight Howard
- Andre Drummond
| # | Player and seasons | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1969 – 1978 | 661 | |
| Dwight Howard2004 – 2015 | 779 | |
| Andre Drummond2012 – 2024 | 793 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon1984 – 1995 | 805 | |
| Dikembe Mutombo1991 – 2002 | 807 | |
| Shaquille O'Neal1992 – 2005 | 828 | |
| Rudy Gobert2013 – 2026 | 858 | |
| David Robinson1989 – 2003 | 925 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns2015 – 20278,134 of 10,000 rebounds | 728 | |
| Nikola Jokić2015 – 20279,045 of 10,000 rebounds | 817 | |
| Joel Embiid2016 – 20275,350 of 10,000 rebounds | 497 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins2010 – 20226,664 of 10,000 rebounds, inactive after 654 games | 654 | |
| Brad Daugherty1986 – 19945,227 of 10,000 rebounds, inactive after 548 games | 548 | |
| DeAndre Jordan2008 – 2022 | 953 | |
| Nikola Vučević2011 – 2025 | 955 | |
| Patrick Ewing1985 – 1999 | 962 | |
| Jack Sikma1977 – 1990 | 976 | |
| Robert Parish1976 – 1989 | 993 | |
| Emeka Okafor2004 – 20185,967 of 10,000 rebounds, inactive after 616 games | 616 | |
| Kevin Willis1984 – 1999 | 1,039 | |
| Clint Capela2014 – 20277,361 of 10,000 rebounds | 745 | |
| Jarrett Allen2017 – 20275,777 of 10,000 rebounds | 632 | |
| Bam Adebayo2017 – 20275,822 of 10,000 rebounds | 648 | |
| Jusuf Nurkić2014 – 20265,644 of 10,000 rebounds | 631 | |
| Tyson Chandler2001 – 2018 | 1,066 |
Method
- The data has rebounds for every game since 1969-70, so 146 centers from before then aren't here.
- 77 centers aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.