Top 10 WNBA All-Time Rebounding Leaders, Ranked

10. Tina Thompson – 3,070 Rebounds

Thompson played in the WNBA for 17 seasons as one of the players who helped shape the league’s foundation. While her scoring prowess is often the more talked-about attribute of her legendary career, her insane longevity and all-around career also made her an exceptional rebounder.

9. Candice Dupree – 3,149 Rebounds

Just above Thompson lands Candice Dupree, who made a name for herself through her mid-range scoring ability and innate situational IQ that helped her in making the right rebound plays.

Over the course of her 16-year WNBA career, she averaged 6.4 rebounds per game, surpassing the 3,000 rebound milestone.

8. DeWanna Bonner – 3,273 Rebounds

Our first active player on the list, and Bonner could very well get in the top 5 if she plays long enough. She notably surpassed Dupree last season after scoring 7 boards in a game against the Indiana Fever.

Standing at 6’4″, Bonner is currently in her 17th season in the WNBA and is still averaging 4.6 rebounds per game. Only time and her efficiency will tell if the 38-year-old can climb up the rankings even further.

7. Lisa Leslie – 3,307 Rebounds

Lisa Leslie was special. The Los Angeles Sparks icon, who is also about to receive her very own statue, played only 12 seasons in the WNBA, slightly on the lesser side as compared to the other legends on this list.

But she has still managed to be No. 7 on the list, as she averaged over 9 rebounds per game. The three-time MVP dominated the paint as both a scorer and a rebounder, and one could imagine where she would have ended had she played a few more seasons at the top.

6. Tamika Catchings – 3,315 Rebounds

Despite standing at just 6’1″, Catchings finds herself really high on the all-time list, as she was regularly outrebounding much bigger opponents throughout her 15-year career.

Averaging 7.3 rebounds per game, Catchings once recorded 18 rebounds in a single game. But Catchings’ talent was there long before she entered the league, as she pulled down 3,914 rebounds in her collegiate career at Tennessee.

5. Rebekkah Brunson – 3,356 Rebounds

Making the top 5 list in Rebekkah Brunson, who became an elite rebounder during her championship wins with the Minnesota Lynx and the Sacramento Monarchs.

The only player in the WNBA to win five championships, Brunson grabbed 567 rebounds in 81 postseason games, averaging 7 rebounds per game.

4. Nneka Ogwumike – 3,378 Rebounds

Ogwumike most recently surpassed Brunson after grabbing 9 rebounds to become the No. 4 all-time rebounder during the June 10 game against the Seattle Storm.

The 35-year-old is still averaging 8.6 rebounds per game this season, so it is a matter of when and not if that she eventually climbs the top 3 all-time rankings.

3. Candace Parker -3,467 Rebounds

Parker was a star the moment she entered the league as the No. 1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2008. The three-time MVP and champion has managed to fetch more than 3,400 rebounds in her career with an average of 8.5 rebounds over 400 games.

In addition, she has also produced legendary rebound statlines in the playoffs, once grabbing 18 rebounds against the Phoenix Mercury in 2021.

While all players in this list are bona fide icons by their own means, it would take some catching to surpass the next two on the list.

2. Sylvia Fowles – 4,006 Rebounds

Fowles is one of only two players in WNBA history to surpass the 4,000 rebound milestone in her career. She holds the WNBA record for the most games with 15+ rebounds, accomplishing this feat 43 times during her career.

In her 15 seasons in the league, Fowles also holds the record for the highest rebounds per game average at 9.8. With stats like these, it is only shocking how Fowles has not topped the list.

1. Tina Charles – 4,262 Rebounds

Sylvia Fowles missed the top of the list thanks to Charles, who ended up surpassing her on September 19, 2024. Moreover, Charles has also played a season less than Fowles with 14 under her belt, and now sits comfortably at the top of the list with next to competition.

She officially retired from the league, but remains the undisputed all-time leader in total rebounds and 20-point/10-rebound games.

While it is difficult to predict whether Charles’ record will ever be broken, Angel Reese is currently averaging a league-leading 11.7 rebounds per game, and recently shattered the record for reaching 900 career rebounds in just 71 games.