Most rebounds through the first 1,000 games of an NBA career since 1969-70
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 13,754 rebounds through his first 1,000 games, first of 128 careers since 1969-70.
Players with the most rebounds through their first 1,000 games since 1969-70. 128 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.
451 careers sit out: a game inside the window has no line recorded.
| # | Player | Seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 – 1981-82 | 13,754 |
| 2 | Dwight Howard | 2004-05 – 2017-18 | 12,671 |
| 3 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 11,936 |
| 4 | Charles Barkley | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 11,706 |
| 5 | Tim Duncan | 1997-98 – 2010-11 | 11,546 |
| 6 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 2007-08 | 11,527 |
| 7 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991-92 – 2004-05 | 11,270 |
| 8 | Kevin Garnett | 1995-96 – 2008-09 | 11,213 |
| 9 | Buck Williams | 1981-82 – 1993-94 | 10,943 |
| 10 | Karl Malone | 1985-86 – 1997-98 | 10,759 |
| 11 | Nikola Vučević | 2011-12 – 2025-26 | 10,428 |
| 12 | Patrick Ewing | 1985-86 – 1999-00 | 10,376 |
| 13 | Charles Oakley | 1985-86 – 1998-99 | 10,350 |
| 14 | DeAndre Jordan | 2008-09 – 2022-23 | 10,260 |
| 15 | Jack Sikma | 1977-78 – 1989-90 | 10,161 |
| 16 | Robert Parish | 1976-77 – 1988-89 | 10,091 |
| 17 | Ben Wallace | 1996-97 – 2010-11 | 10,065 |
| 18 | Kevin Willis | 1984-85 – 1997-98 | 9,680 |
| 19 | Pau Gasol | 2001-02 – 2015-16 | 9,439 |
| 20 | Zach Randolph | 2001-02 – 2016-17 | 9,345 |
| 21 | Tyson Chandler | 2001-02 – 2016-17 | 9,290 |
| 22 | Shawn Marion | 1999-00 – 2012-13 | 9,176 |
| 23 | Jonas Valančiūnas | 2012-13 – 2025-26 | 9,024 |
| 24 | Otis Thorpe | 1984-85 – 1996-97 | 8,927 |
| 25 | Elton Brand | 1999-00 – 2013-14 | 8,850 |