List of WNBA career rebounding leaders explained

The following is a list of the players who have collected the most rebounds during their WNBA careers.

Statistics accurate as of May 18, 2024.

^Active WNBA player
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
WNBA most rebounds collected
RankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total reboundsGames playeddata-sort-type=numberRebounds per game
average
1Sylvia Fowles†C Chicago Sky (–)
Minnesota Lynx (–) 		4,007 408 9.8
2Tina Charles^ C Connecticut Sun (–)
New York Liberty (–)
Washington Mystics
Phoenix Mercury
Seattle Storm
Atlanta Dream (–present) 		3,657393
3Candace Parker† PF/C Los Angeles Sparks (–)
Chicago Sky (–)
Las Vegas Aces 		3,467410
4PF Sacramento Monarchs (–)
Minnesota Lynx (–) 		3,356 453 7.4
5Tamika CatchingsSF Indiana Fever (–) 3,315 457 7.3
6Lisa LeslieC Los Angeles Sparks (–, –) 3,307 363 9.1
7Candice Dupree§ PF Chicago Sky (–)
Phoenix Mercury (–)
Indiana Fever (–)
Seattle Storm
Atlanta Dream 		3,144 494 6.4
8Tina ThompsonPF Houston Comets (–)
Los Angeles Sparks (–)
Seattle Storm (–) 		3,070 496 6.2
9PF/C Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun (–)
Los Angeles Sparks
Washington Mystics
Detroit Shock (–)
New York Liberty
Minnesota Lynx (–) 		3,013 440 6.8
10DeWanna Bonner^ SG/SF Phoenix Mercury (–)
Connecticut Sun (–present) 		2,841464
11Nneka Ogwumike^PFLos Angeles Sparks (–)
Seattle Storm (–present)		2,699357
12C/PFHouston Comets (–)
Atlanta Dream (–)
Phoenix Mercury (–)		2,6003926.6
13DeLisha Milton-JonesSF/PFLos Angeles Sparks (–, –)
Washington Mystics (–)
San Antonio Silver Stars
New York Liberty (–)
Atlanta Dream (–)		2,5744995.2
14Swin CashSF Detroit Shock (–)
Seattle Storm (–)
Chicago Sky (–)
Atlanta Dream
New York Liberty (–) 		2,5214795.3
15Michelle SnowCHouston Comets (–)
Atlanta Dream
San Antonio Silver Stars
Chicago Sky
Washington Mystics (–)
Los Angeles Sparks 		2,4824026.2
16Crystal LanghornePF Washington Mystics (–)
Seattle Storm (–)		2,4544066.0
17Yolanda GriffithCSacramento Monarchs (–)
Seattle Storm
Indiana Fever 		2,4443117.9
Lauren JacksonC/PFSeattle Storm (–)3177.7
19Tangela SmithC/PFSacramento Monarchs (–)
Charlotte Sting (–)
Phoenix Mercury (–)
Indiana Fever
San Antonio Silver Stars 		2,3354635.0
20Érika de SouzaCLos Angeles Sparks
Connecticut Sun
Atlanta Dream (–)
Chicago Sky (–)
San Antonio Stars 		2,2203296.7
21Margo DydekCUtah Starzz/San Antonio Silver Stars (–)
Connecticut Sun (–)
Los Angeles Sparks 		2,1433236.6
22Chamique HoldsclawSFWashington Mystics (–)
Los Angeles Sparks (–)
Atlanta Dream
San Antonio Silver Stars 		2,1262797.6
23^CPhoenix Mercury (–present)2,125285
24Chasity MelvinC/PFCleveland Rockers (–)
Washington Mystics (–, –)
Chicago Sky (–)		2,1173935.4
25Diana Taurasi^PG/SGPhoenix Mercury (–, -present)2,083531

Progressive list of rebounding leaders

This is a progressive list of rebounding leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]

Statistics accurate as of May 18, 2024.

^Active WNBA player
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration- §Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2021[2] -->
+Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.
ATLAtlanta DreamLASLos Angeles SparksSEASeattle Storm
CHIChicago SkyLVALas Vegas AcesTULTulsa Shock
CONConnecticut SunMINMinnesota LynxUTAUtah Starzz
DETDetroit ShockNYL
INDIndiana FeverSACSacramento Monarchs
Rebounding leader at the end of every season
width=10%Season!width=18%Year-by-year leader!Reboundswidth=18%Active player leader!Total reboundswidth=18%Career record!Total reboundswidth=18%Single-season record!Reboundswidth=10%Season
Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue"266Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue"266Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue"266Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue"2661997
Cindy Brownalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"301 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"501align=center style="border-right: solid blue"501Cindy Brownalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"301 1998
Yolanda Griffithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"329align=center style="border-right: solid blue"799 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"799 Yolanda Griffithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"3291999
Natalie Williamsalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"336 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,105align=center style="border-right: solid blue"1,105 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"336 2000
Yolanda Griffithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"357 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 1,403 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 1,403 Yolanda Griffithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="5"357 2001
Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue"322 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 1,725 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 1,725 2002
Cheryl Fordalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"334 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 1,956 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 1,956 2003
Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue"336 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,292 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,292 2004
Cheryl Fordalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"322 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,540 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,540 2005
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"363 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"2,863align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="2"2,863Cheryl Fordalign=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="4"363 2006
Lauren Jacksonalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"300 Yolanda Griffithalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"2,248 2007
Candace Parker^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"313Lisa Lesliealign=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,156 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,156 2008
Erika de Souzaalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"309 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 3,307 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="7" 3,307 2009
Tina Charles^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"398 Taj McWilliams-Franklin

align=center style="border-right: solid blue"2,631 Tina Charles^align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="8"398 2010
align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 374 align=center style="border-right: solid blue" 2,836 2011
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"345 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,0132012
Sylvia Fowles† align=center style="border-right: solid blue"369 Tina Thompsonalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,0702013
align=center style="border-right: solid blue"347 Tamika Catchingsalign=center style="border-right: solid blue"2,9392014
align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="3"317align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,152 2015
Tina Charles^align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="3"3,315Tamika Catchingsalign=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="3"3,315 2016
Breanna Stewart^
Jonquel Jones^ align=center style="border-right: solid blue"403Jonquel Jones^ align=center style="border-right: solid blue"4032017
Sylvia Fowles† align=center style="border-right: solid blue"404align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,356 Rebekkah Brunsonalign=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="2"3,356Sylvia Fowles† align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan="7"4042018
Jonquel Jones^ align=center style="border-right: solid blue"330Sylvia Fowles† align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,332 2019
Candace Parker†align=center style="border-right: solid blue"214align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,400 Sylvia Fowles† align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,400 2020
Sylvia Fowles†align=center style="border-right: solid blue"312align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,712align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,712 2021
A'ja Wilson^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"339align=center style="border-right: solid blue"4,007align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=34,007 2022
Alyssa Thomas^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"394Candace Parker†align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,4672023
Jonquel Jones^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"30Tina Charles^align=center style="border-right: solid blue"3,6572024
SeasonYear-by-year leaderReboundsActive player leaderTotal reboundsCareer recordTotal reboundsSingle-season recordReboundsSeason

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WNBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Total Rebounds . Basketball Reference. . 18 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 2021 Hall of Fame Candidates . basketball-reference.com . October 12, 2020.

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