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

Rebounding leaders

Statistics accurate as of the 2026 season.

^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 collectedRankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total reboundsGames playedRebounds per gameaverage1 Tina Charles† C Connecticut Sun (, )New York Liberty ()Washington Mystics ()Phoenix Mercury ()Seattle Storm ()Atlanta Dream () 4,262 473 2Sylvia Fowles* C Chicago Sky ()Minnesota Lynx () 4,006 408 9.83Nneka Ogwumike^ PF Los Angeles Sparks (, –present)Seattle Storm () 3,657 480 4Candace Parker* PF/C Los Angeles Sparks ()Chicago Sky ()Las Vegas Aces () 3,467 410 5DeWanna Bonner^ SG/SF Phoenix Mercury (, )Connecticut Sun ()Indiana Fever () Atlanta Dream (–present) 3,456 577 6 Rebekkah Brunson PF Sacramento Monarchs ()Minnesota Lynx () 3,356 453 7.47Tamika Catchings* SF Indiana Fever () 3,315 457 7.38Lisa Leslie* C Los Angeles Sparks (, ) 3,307 363 9.19Candice Dupree PF Chicago Sky ()Phoenix Mercury ()Indiana Fever ()Seattle Storm ()Atlanta Dream () 3,149 494 6.410Tina Thompson* PF Houston Comets ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Seattle Storm () 3,070 496 6.2 11Alyssa Thomas^ PF Connecticut Sun ()Phoenix Mercury (–present) 3,067 401 12 Taj McWilliams-Franklin PF/C Orlando Miracle/Connecticut Sun ()Los Angeles Sparks ()Washington Mystics ()Detroit Shock ()New York Liberty ()Minnesota Lynx () 3,013 440 6.8 13Jonquel Jones^ C Connecticut Sun ()New York Liberty (–present) 2,960 349 14A'ja Wilson^ C Las Vegas Aces (–present) 2,878 308 15Breanna Stewart^ PF Seattle Storm ()New York Liberty (–present) 2,823 334 16 ^ C Phoenix Mercury ()Atlanta Dream ()Connecticut Sun (–present) 2,630 372 17Dearica Hamby^ F San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces ()Los Angeles Sparks (–present) 2,603 407 18Sancho Lyttle C/PF Houston Comets ()Atlanta Dream ()Phoenix Mercury () 2,601 392 6.619 DeLisha Milton-Jones SF/PF Los Angeles Sparks (, )Washington Mystics ()San Antonio Silver Stars ()New York Liberty ()Atlanta Dream () 2,574 499 5.220Swin Cash* SF Detroit Shock ()Seattle Storm ()Chicago Sky ()Atlanta Dream ()New York Liberty () 2,521 479 5.321Natasha Howard^ PF Indiana Fever (, )Minnesota Lynx (, –present)Seattle Storm ()New York Liberty ()Dallas Wings () 2,510 423 22Michelle Snow C Houston Comets ()Atlanta Dream ()San Antonio Silver Stars ()Chicago Sky ()Washington Mystics ()Los Angeles Sparks () 2,482 402 6.223Crystal Langhorne PF Washington Mystics ()Seattle Storm () 2,454 406 6.024Lauren Jackson* C/PF Seattle Storm () 2,444 317 7.725Yolanda Griffith* C Sacramento Monarchs ()Seattle Storm ()Indiana Fever () 2,444 311 7.9

Progressive list of rebounding leaders This is a progressive list of rebounding leaders showing how the record increased through the years. Statistics accurate as of the 2026 season.

^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 2025

+Team abbreviations+Team(s) listed is the one player was on when she established the record.ATLAtlanta DreamLASLos Angeles SparksSEASeattle StormCHIChicago SkyLVALas Vegas AcesTULTulsa ShockCONConnecticut SunMINMinnesota LynxUTAUtah StarzzDETDetroit ShockNYLNew York Liberty INDIndiana FeverSACSacramento Monarchs

Rebounding leader at the end of every seasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderReboundsActive player leaderTotal reboundsCareer recordTotal reboundsSingle-season recordReboundsSeason1997 Lisa Leslie*266Lisa Leslie*266Lisa Leslie*266Lisa Leslie*266 19971998 Cindy Brown301 501501Cindy Brown 301 19981999 Yolanda Griffith*329799 799 Yolanda Griffith*32919992000 Natalie Williams336 1,1051,105 Natalie Williams 336 20002001 Yolanda Griffith* 357 1,403 1,403 Yolanda Griffith* 357 20012002 Lisa Leslie* 322 1,725 1,725 20022003 Cheryl Ford334 1,956 1,956 20032004 Lisa Leslie* 336 2,292 2,292 20042005 Cheryl Ford 322 2,540 2,540 20052006 363 2,8632,863Cheryl Ford 363 20062007 Lauren Jackson* 300 Yolanda Griffith* 2,248 20072008 Candace Parker* 313 Lisa Leslie* 3,156 3,156 20082009 Erika de Souza 309 3,307 3,307 20092010 Tina Charles†398 Taj McWilliams-Franklin 2,631 Tina Charles†398 20102011 374 2,836 20112012 345 3,01320122013 Sylvia Fowles* 369 Tina Thompson*3,07020132014 Courtney Paris 347 Tamika Catchings*2,93920142015 3173,152 20152016 Tina Charles†3,315Tamika Catchings*3,315 2016Breanna Stewart^2017 Jonquel Jones^ 403Rebekkah Brunson Jonquel Jones^ 403 20172018 Sylvia Fowles* 404 3,356 Rebekkah Brunson 3,356Sylvia Fowles* 40420182019 Jonquel Jones^ 330Sylvia Fowles* 3,332 20192020 Candace Parker*2143,400 Sylvia Fowles* 3,400 20202021 Sylvia Fowles*3123,7123,712 20212022 A'ja Wilson^3394,0074,007 20222023 Alyssa Thomas^394Candace Parker*3,467 20232024 A'ja Wilson^451Tina Charles†4,014Tina Charles†4,014A'ja Wilson^ 45120242025 407 4,262 4,262 20252026 Angel Reese^521Nneka Ogwumike^3,657 Angel Reese^ 521 2026 SeasonYear-by-year leaderReboundsActive player leaderTotal reboundsCareer recordTotal reboundsSingle-season recordReboundsSeason

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