LeBron James career playoff defensive rebounds
2,249Career Postseason
LeBron James has recorded 2,249 defensive rebounds over 19 postseasons, 1st among 1,541 NBA players on file.
- Best season on file: 198 in 2019-20.
- Most recent: 63 in 2025-26.
Sum of 19 postseasons, 2005-06 through 2025-26. 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%. | DR: Rebounds grabbed at the defensive end, which end the opponent's possession. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 |  CLE | 400 | 105 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 47.6 | 33.3 | 73.7 | 55.7 | 83 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 501 | 161 | 159 | 34 | 10 | 41.6 | 28.0 | 75.5 | 51.6 | 135 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 366 | 102 | 99 | 23 | 17 | 41.1 | 25.7 | 73.1 | 52.5 | 86 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 494 | 128 | 102 | 23 | 12 | 51.0 | 33.3 | 74.9 | 61.8 | 109 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 320 | 102 | 84 | 19 | 20 | 50.2 | 40.0 | 73.3 | 60.7 | 87 |
| 2010-11 |  MIA | 497 | 176 | 123 | 35 | 25 | 46.6 | 35.3 | 76.3 | 56.3 | 142 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 697 | 224 | 129 | 43 | 16 | 50.0 | 25.9 | 73.9 | 57.6 | 170 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 596 | 193 | 152 | 41 | 18 | 49.1 | 37.5 | 77.7 | 58.5 | 156 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 548 | 141 | 95 | 36 | 11 | 56.5 | 40.7 | 80.6 | 66.8 | 127 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 601 | 226 | 169 | 33 | 21 | 41.7 | 22.7 | 73.1 | 48.7 | 189 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 552 | 200 | 160 | 49 | 27 | 52.5 | 34.0 | 66.1 | 58.5 | 158 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 591 | 164 | 141 | 35 | 23 | 56.5 | 41.1 | 69.8 | 64.9 | 145 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 748 | 200 | 198 | 30 | 23 | 53.9 | 34.2 | 74.6 | 61.9 | 169 |
| 2019-20 |  LAL | 580 | 226 | 184 | 26 | 18 | 56.0 | 37.0 | 72.0 | 64.7 | 198 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 140 | 43 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 47.4 | 37.5 | 60.9 | 56.4 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 392 | 158 | 104 | 17 | 18 | 49.8 | 26.4 | 76.1 | 58.4 | 133 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 139 | 34 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 56.6 | 38.5 | 73.9 | 63.7 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | LAL | 127 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 48.9 | 35.7 | 77.5 | 60.1 | 33 |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 232 | 67 | 73 | 13 | 3 | 45.9 | 32.7 | 74.6 | 55.0 | 63 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS% · DR
