Most rebounds through the first 250 games of an NBA career, playoffs included since 1969-70

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 3,945 rebounds through his first 250 games, playoffs included, first of 1,451 careers since 1969-70.

through their first , , , .

1,451 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.

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

Most rebounds through the first 250 games of an NBA career, playoffs included since 1969-70
#	Player	Seasons
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1969-70 – 1971-72	3,945
	Bill Walton1974-75 – 1982-83	3,314
	Shaquille O'Neal1992-93 – 1994-95	3,213
	Spencer Haywood1970-71 – 1973-74	3,199
	Dikembe Mutombo1991-92 – 1994-95	3,092
	David Robinson1989-90 – 1992-93	3,085
	Buck Williams1981-82 – 1983-84	3,084
8	Andre Drummond2012-13 – 2015-16	3,069
9	Kevin Love2008-09 – 2011-12	2,997
10	Charles Barkley1984-85 – 1986-87	2,987
11	Tim Duncan1997-98 – 2000-01	2,963
12	Karl-Anthony Towns2015-16 – 2017-18	2,930
13	Charles Oakley1985-86 – 1987-88	2,916
14	Hakeem Olajuwon1984-85 – 1986-87	2,914
15	Dwight Howard2004-05 – 2006-07	2,912
16	George McGinnis1975-76 – 1977-78	2,874
17	Joel Embiid2016-17 – 2020-21	2,856
18	Hassan Whiteside2010-11 – 2017-18	2,854
T19	Larry Bird1979-80 – 1981-82	2,749
T19	Ralph Sampson1983-84 – 1985-86	2,749
21	Emeka Okafor2004-05 – 2008-09	2,714
22	Jeff Ruland1981-82 – 1984-85	2,708
23	Roy Tarpley1986-87 – 1994-95	2,670
24	Elton Brand1999-00 – 2002-03	2,662
T25	Deandre Ayton2018-19 – 2021-22	2,651

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