# The 18 Best NBA Rebounders of the 1990s

> 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.

*By YPB Team · Published November 10, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-18-best-nba-rebounders-of-the-1990s*

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1. **Dennis Rodman** — score 1000/1000
   Led the NBA in rebounds per game seven straight seasons from 1991–92 to 1997–98, peaking at 18.7 with the Detroit Pistons.
2. **Dikembe Mutombo** — score 710/1000
   Won the 1999–2000 rebounding title with 14.1 per game for the Atlanta Hawks and was a four-time Defensive Player of the Year.
3. **Kevin Willis** — score 624/1000
   Averaged 15.5 rebounds for the Atlanta Hawks in 1991–92 and made the All-Star team that season.
4. **Rony Seikaly** — score 624/1000
   Averaged 11.8 rebounds for the Miami Heat in both 1991–92 and 1992–93.
5. **Alonzo Mourning** — score 560/1000
   Averaged 11.0 rebounds for the Miami Heat in 1998–99 and won Defensive Player of the Year that season.
6. **Hakeem Olajuwon** — score 560/1000
   Averaged 13.0 rebounds for the Houston Rockets in 1992–93 and won Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 and 1994.
7. **Shawn Kemp** — score 560/1000
   Averaged 11.4 rebounds for the Seattle SuperSonics in 1995–96, the season they reached the NBA Finals.
8. **Charles Barkley** — score 560/1000
   Averaged 13.5 rebounds for the Houston Rockets in 1996–97 and 12.2 for the Phoenix Suns in his 1992–93 MVP season.
9. **David Robinson** — score 485/1000
   Won the 1990–91 rebounding title with 13.0 per game for the San Antonio Spurs.
10. **Charles Oakley** — score 397/1000
   Averaged 12.1 rebounds for the New York Knicks in 1990–91 and made the 1994 All-Star team.
11. **Kevin Garnett** — score 397/1000
   Averaged 11.8 rebounds and 22.9 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1999–2000.
12. **Chris Webber** — score 291/1000
   Won the 1998–99 rebounding title with 13.0 per game for the Sacramento Kings.
13. **Tim Duncan** — score 291/1000
   Averaged 11.9 rebounds as a 1997–98 rookie and 12.4 in 1999–2000 for the San Antonio Spurs.
14. **Patrick Ewing** — score 291/1000
   Averaged 12.1 rebounds and 24.2 points for the New York Knicks in 1992–93.
15. **Derrick Coleman** — score 0/1000
   Averaged 11.3 rebounds and 20.2 points for the New Jersey Nets in 1993–94, his All-Star season.
16. **Horace Grant** — score 0/1000
   Averaged 11.0 rebounds for the Chicago Bulls in 1993–94 and made the All-Star team that season.
17. **Shaquille O'Neal** — score 0/1000
   Averaged 13.9 rebounds as a rookie with the Orlando Magic in 1992–93 and 13.6 with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999–2000.
18. **Karl Malone** — score 0/1000
   Averaged 11.8 rebounds alongside 29.0 points for the Utah Jazz in 1990–91.

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