Glass-cleaning specialists who barely looked at the rim share space here with Hall of Fame centers who dominated both ends. Every name owned the paint in a physical, grind-it-out decade.
1Dennis RodmanLed the NBA in rebounds per game seven straight seasons from 1991–92 to 1997–98, peaking at 18.7 with the Detroit Pistons.1000pts
2Dikembe MutomboWon the 1999–2000 rebounding title with 14.1 per game for the Atlanta Hawks and was a four-time Defensive Player of the Year.710pts
3Kevin WillisAveraged 15.5 rebounds for the Atlanta Hawks in 1991–92 and made the All-Star team that season.624pts
4Rony SeikalyAveraged 11.8 rebounds for the Miami Heat in both 1991–92 and 1992–93.624pts
5Alonzo MourningAveraged 11.0 rebounds for the Miami Heat in 1998–99 and won Defensive Player of the Year that season.560pts
6Hakeem OlajuwonAveraged 13.0 rebounds for the Houston Rockets in 1992–93 and won Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 and 1994.560pts
7Shawn KempAveraged 11.4 rebounds for the Seattle SuperSonics in 1995–96, the season they reached the NBA Finals.560pts
8Charles BarkleyAveraged 13.5 rebounds for the Houston Rockets in 1996–97 and 12.2 for the Phoenix Suns in his 1992–93 MVP season.560pts
9David RobinsonWon the 1990–91 rebounding title with 13.0 per game for the San Antonio Spurs.485pts
10Charles OakleyAveraged 12.1 rebounds for the New York Knicks in 1990–91 and made the 1994 All-Star team.397pts
11Kevin GarnettAveraged 11.8 rebounds and 22.9 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1999–2000.397pts
12Chris WebberWon the 1998–99 rebounding title with 13.0 per game for the Sacramento Kings.291pts
13Tim DuncanAveraged 11.9 rebounds as a 1997–98 rookie and 12.4 in 1999–2000 for the San Antonio Spurs.291pts
14Patrick EwingAveraged 12.1 rebounds and 24.2 points for the New York Knicks in 1992–93.291pts
15Derrick ColemanAveraged 11.3 rebounds and 20.2 points for the New Jersey Nets in 1993–94, his All-Star season.0pts
16Horace GrantAveraged 11.0 rebounds for the Chicago Bulls in 1993–94 and made the All-Star team that season.0pts
17Shaquille O'NealAveraged 13.9 rebounds as a rookie with the Orlando Magic in 1992–93 and 13.6 with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999–2000.0pts
18Karl MaloneAveraged 11.8 rebounds alongside 29.0 points for the Utah Jazz in 1990–91.0pts
Photo credits
- Dennis Rodman — huangweiqing / Walter Huang [1], CC BY 2.0
- Dikembe Mutombo — Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rony Seikaly — Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0
- Alonzo Mourning — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shawn Kemp — Bryan Horowitz: Flickr, website, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Charles Barkley — Aaron Frutman, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Charles Oakley — photo taken by flickr user shgmom56, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kevin Garnett — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Webber — inboundpass, CC BY 2.0
- Tim Duncan — Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Patrick Ewing — User:Seidenstud (Seidenstud on the English Wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Derrick Coleman — Leech44, CC BY 3.0
- Shaquille O'Neal — TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0
- Karl Malone — Aaron Frutman, CC BY-SA 2.0
