RANK

PLAYERS

MATCHES

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

Kevin Garnett

1,462

11,453

Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets

1995–2016

2

Karl Malone

1,476

11,406

Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers

1985–2004

3

Tim Duncan

1,392

11,232

San Antonio Spurs

1997–2016

4

Dwight Howard

1,242

10,476

Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards

2004–2020

5

Robert Parish

1,611

10,117

Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls

1976–1997

6

LeBron James

1,584

10,046

Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers

2003–present

7

Dirk Nowitzki

1,522

10,021

Dallas Mavericks

1998–2019

8

Hakeem Olajuwon

1,238

9,714

Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors

1984–2002

9

Moses Malone

1,329

9,481

Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers

1974–1995

10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1,239

9,394

Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers

1969–1989

11

Shaquille O'Neal

1,207

8,890

Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics

1992–2011

12

Patrick Ewing

1,183

8,855

New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards

1985–2002

13

Dikembe Mutombo

1,196

8,551

Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets

1991–2009

14

Buck Williams

1,307

8,491

New Jersey Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks

1981–1999

15

Charles Barkley

1,073

8,286

Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets

1984–2000

16

Charles Oakley

1,282

8,281

Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards

1985–2004

17

Jack Sikma

1,107

8,274

Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic

1977–1991

18

Pau Gasol

1,226

8,220

Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks

2001–2021

19

Nikola Vučević

1,012

8,015

Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls

2011–present

20

Kevin Willis

1,424

7,769

Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks

1984–2007