Most rebounds through the first 500 games of an NBA career, playoffs included since 1969-70
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with 7,783 rebounds through his first 500 games, playoffs included, first of 874 careers since 1969-70.
Players with the most rebounds through their first 500 games, playoffs included since 1969-70. 874 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.
455 careers sit out: a game inside the window has no line recorded.
| # | Player | Seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 – 1974-75 | 7,783 |
| 2 | Andre Drummond | 2012-13 – 2018-19 | 6,732 |
| 3 | Dwight Howard | 2004-05 – 2009-10 | 6,430 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1984-85 – 1989-90 | 6,211 |
| 5 | Tim Duncan | 1997-98 – 2002-03 | 6,155 |
| 6 | Buck Williams | 1981-82 – 1986-87 | 6,152 |
| 7 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1991-92 – 1997-98 | 6,079 |
| 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 1998-99 | 6,029 |
| 9 | Charles Barkley | 1984-85 – 1989-90 | 5,985 |
| 10 | David Robinson | 1989-90 – 1994-95 | 5,879 |
| 11 | Kevin Love | 2008-09 – 2015-16 | 5,787 |
| 12 | Charles Oakley | 1985-86 – 1991-92 | 5,772 |
| 13 | Karl-Anthony Towns | 2015-16 – 2022-23 | 5,653 |
| 14 | Spencer Haywood | 1970-71 – 1977-78 | 5,559 |
| 15 | Joel Embiid | 2016-17 – 2024-25 | 5,527 |
| 16 | Rudy Gobert | 2013-14 – 2019-20 | 5,456 |
| 17 | DeMarcus Cousins | 2010-11 – 2017-18 | 5,447 |
| 18 | Hassan Whiteside | 2010-11 – 2021-22 | 5,427 |
| 19 | Larry Bird | 1979-80 – 1984-85 | 5,423 |
| 20 | Karl Malone | 1985-86 – 1990-91 | 5,416 |
| 21 | Jack Sikma | 1977-78 – 1982-83 | 5,410 |
| 22 | Bill Walton | 1974-75 – 1986-87 | 5,318 |
| 23 | Anthony Davis | 2012-13 – 2019-20 | 5,262 |
| 24 | Ben Wallace | 1996-97 – 2003-04 | 5,238 |
| 25 | Derrick Coleman | 1990-91 – 1998-99 | 5,219 |