Putting Up Numbers· NBA

Fastest to 5,000 rebounds by an NBA forward since 1969-70

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Buck Williams leads with 5,000 rebounds in 408 games, at 26, first of 102 forwards since 1969-70.

Fastest to 5,000 rebounds by an NBA forward since 1969-70
#Player and seasonsGames
Buck Williams1981 – 1986408
Tim Duncan1997 – 2003410
Kevin Love2008 – 2015418
Charles Barkley1984 – 1990421
Spencer Haywood1970 – 1977421
Charles Oakley1985 – 1991435
Karl Malone1985 – 1991463
Larry Bird1979 – 1985470
Roy Tarpley1986 – 19952,803 of 5,000 rebounds, inactive after 280 games280
Anthony Davis2012 – 2020476
Dennis Rodman1986 – 1992477
Elton Brand1999 – 2006478
Derrick Coleman1990 – 1999483
Ben Wallace1996 – 2004489
Chris Webber1993 – 2002490
Sidney Wicks1971 – 1978491
Carlos Boozer2002 – 2010494
George McGinnis1975 – 1982499
Shawn Marion1999 – 2006502
Kevin Garnett1995 – 2002510
Domantas Sabonis2016 – 2024512
David Lee2005 – 2013518
Shawn Kemp1989 – 1996527
Chris Bosh2003 – 2011538
Julius Randle2014 – 2023540
Blake Griffin2010 – 2019544

Method

  • The data has rebounds for every game since 1969-70, so 411 forwards from before then aren't here.
  • 183 forwards aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.