Alton Lister career rebounds
5,996Career Regular Season
Alton Lister has recorded 5,996 rebounds over 16 regular seasons, 140th among 2,393 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 705 in 1986-87.
- Most recent: 11 in 1997-98.
Sum of 16 regular seasons, 1981-82 through 1997-98. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  MIL | 362 | 387 | 84 | 18 | 118 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 52.0 | 53.1 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 674 | 568 | 111 | 50 | 177 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 54.3 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 626 | 603 | 110 | 41 | 140 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 62.6 | 52.9 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 798 | 647 | 127 | 49 | 167 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 55.9 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 796 | 592 | 101 | 49 | 142 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 60.2 | 57.3 |
| 1986-87 |  OKC | 871 | 705 | 110 | 32 | 180 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 54.2 |
| 1987-88 | OKC | 461 | 627 | 58 | 27 | 140 | 50.4 | 50.0 | 60.6 | 54.1 |
| 1988-89 | OKC | 657 | 545 | 54 | 28 | 180 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 52.9 |
| 1989-90 |  GS | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 54.2 |
| 1990-91 | GS | 491 | 483 | 93 | 20 | 90 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 50.9 |
| 1991-92 | GS | 102 | 92 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 55.7 | 0.0 | 42.4 | 54.5 |
| 1992-93 | GS | 45 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 47.2 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 167 | 236 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.7 |
| 1995-96 |  MIL/BOS | 143 | 280 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 64.1 | 53.7 |
| 1996-97 | BOS | 87 | 168 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 48.0 |
| 1997-98 |  POR | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.5 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%