The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) rebounding leader is the player with the highest rebounds per game average in a given season.

Key

^ Active WNBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
§ 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025
Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the
rebounding leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center

Annual leaders

Season Player Pos. Team Games
played
Offensive
rebounds
Defensive
rebounds
Total
rebounds
RPG
1997 Lisa Leslie* C Los Angeles Sparks 28 63 203 266 9.50
1998 Lisa Leslie* (2) C Los Angeles Sparks 28 77 208 285 10.18
1999 Yolanda Griffith* C Sacramento Monarchs 29 141 188 329 11.34
2000 Natalie Williams C Utah Starzz 29 132 204 336 11.59
2001 Yolanda Griffith* (2) C Sacramento Monarchs 32 162 195 357 11.16
2002 Chamique Holdsclaw F Washington Mystics 20 54 178 232 11.60
2003 Chamique Holdsclaw (2) F Washington Mystics 27 72 222 294 10.89
2004 Lisa Leslie* (3) C Los Angeles Sparks 34 60 276 336 9.88
2005 Cheryl Ford F Detroit Shock 33 113 209 322 9.76
2006 Cheryl Ford (2) F Detroit Shock 32 130 233 363 11.34
2007 Lauren Jackson* F/C Seattle Storm 31 80 220 300 9.68
2008 Candace Parker F/C Los Angeles Sparks 33 84 229 313 9.48
2009 Candace Parker (2) F/C Los Angeles Sparks 25 60 184 244 9.76
2010 Tina Charles^ C Connecticut Sun 34 129 269 398 11.71
2011 Tina Charles^ (2) C Connecticut Sun 34 126 248 374 11.00
2012 Tina Charles^ (3) C Connecticut Sun 33 123 222 345 10.45
2013 Sylvia Fowles§ C Chicago Sky 32 117 252 369 11.53
2014 Courtney Paris C Tulsa Shock 34 136 211 347 10.21
2015 Courtney Paris (2) C Tulsa Shock 34 102 215 317 9.32
2016 Tina Charles^ (4) C New York Liberty 32 74 243 317 9.91
2017 Jonquel Jones^ C Connecticut Sun 34 123 280 403 11.85
2018 Sylvia Fowles§ (2) C Minnesota Lynx 34 122 282 404 11.88
2019 Jonquel Jones^ (2) C Connecticut Sun 34 113 217 330 9.71
2020 Candace Parker (3) F/C Los Angeles Sparks 22 37 177 214 9.73
2021 Jonquel Jones^ (3) C Connecticut Sun 27 67 236 303 11.22
2022 Sylvia Fowles§ (3) C Minnesota Lynx 30 74 220 294 9.80
2023 Alyssa Thomas^ F Connecticut Sun 40 80 314 394 9.85
2024 Angel Reese^ F Chicago Sky 34 172 274 446 13.12

Multiple-time leaders

Rank Player Team Times leader Years
1 Tina Charles Connecticut Sun (3) / New York Liberty (1) 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016
2 Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky (1) / Minnesota Lynx (2) 3 2013, 2018, 2022
Jonquel Jones Connecticut Sun 2017, 2019, 2021
Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 1997, 1998, 2004
Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 2008, 2009, 2020
6 Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock 2 2005, 2006
Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs 1999, 2001
Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics 2002, 2003
Courtney Paris Tulsa Shock 2014, 2015

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until the player has been fully retired for two calendar years.
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