NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebound Pct

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Table
  Year-by-Year DRB%   Active DRB%   Career DRB%   Single Season DRB%
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 29.68               Bob Lanier* 25.96
1974-75Sam Lacey 28.27               Dave Cowens* 31.70
1975-76Bill Walton* 32.40   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Dave Cowens* 31.70
1976-77Bill Walton* 32.31   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Bill Walton* 31.77
1977-78Bill Walton* 34.23   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Bill Walton* 31.77
1978-79Robert Parish* 29.18   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Dave Cowens* 27.42   Bill Walton* 31.77
1979-80Swen Nater 33.81   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Walton* 31.77
1980-81Swen Nater 31.35   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.88   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Walton* 31.77
1981-82Jack Sikma* 28.01   Larry Bird* 25.50   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Walton* 31.77
1982-83Cliff Robinson 29.86   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Walton* 31.77
1983-84Cliff Robinson 29.28   Larry Bird* 24.61   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1984-85Bill Walton* 28.11   Moses Malone* 24.13   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 28.94   Moses Malone* 24.13   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1986-87Charles Oakley 30.10   Moses Malone* 24.08   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1987-88Charles Oakley 29.97   Bill Laimbeer 25.76   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 27.23   Bill Laimbeer 26.00   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 28.26   Bill Laimbeer 26.70   Bill Laimbeer 26.70   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1990-91Benoit Benjamin 28.74   Bill Laimbeer 25.96   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 34.13   Bill Laimbeer 25.78   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 36.78   Bill Laimbeer 25.78   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 32.82   Bill Laimbeer 25.78   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Bill Laimbeer 33.31
1994-95Dennis Rodman* 37.80   Dennis Rodman* 25.62   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 33.21   Dennis Rodman* 26.55   Dennis Rodman* 26.55   Karl Malone* 34.98
1996-97Dennis Rodman* 32.15   Dennis Rodman* 26.08   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 31.40   Dennis Rodman* 26.20   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
1998-99Danny Fortson 31.30   Dennis Rodman* 26.20   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
1999-00Dikembe Mutombo* 31.30   Dennis Rodman* 26.20   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 30.53   Patrick Ewing* 25.54   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
2001-02Danny Fortson 30.26   Patrick Ewing* 25.57   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
2002-03Ben Wallace* 34.94   Tim Duncan* 25.47   Dave Cowens* 26.43   Karl Malone* 34.98
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 29.98   Ben Wallace* 30.99   Ben Wallace* 30.99   Karl Malone* 34.98
2004-05Reggie Evans 31.24   Ben Wallace* 28.45   Ben Wallace* 28.45   Karl Malone* 34.98
2005-06Marcus Camby 33.34   Kevin Garnett* 27.95   Kevin Garnett* 27.95   Karl Malone* 34.98
2006-07Kevin Garnett* 30.84   Kevin Garnett* 27.95   Kevin Garnett* 27.95   Marcus Camby 38.15
2007-08Dwight Howard 31.59   Marcus Camby 28.43   Marcus Camby 28.43   Marcus Camby 38.15
2008-09Joel Przybilla 33.13   Marcus Camby 28.43   Marcus Camby 28.43   Marcus Camby 38.15
2009-10Marcus Camby 31.94   Dwight Howard 31.28   Dwight Howard 31.28   Marcus Camby 38.15
2010-11Marcus Camby 35.20   Dwight Howard 31.23   Dwight Howard 31.23   Marcus Camby 38.15
2011-12Dwight Howard 33.09   Dwight Howard 31.23   Dwight Howard 31.23   Marcus Camby 38.15
2012-13Reggie Evans 37.98   Dwight Howard 31.23   Dwight Howard 31.23   Reggie Evans 40.82
2013-14DeMarcus Cousins 30.50   Dwight Howard 30.84   Dwight Howard 30.84   Reggie Evans 40.82
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 32.41   Dwight Howard 30.95   Dwight Howard 30.95   Reggie Evans 40.82
2015-16Andre Drummond 34.20   Dwight Howard 30.76   Dwight Howard 30.76   Reggie Evans 40.82
2016-17Andre Drummond 36.24   Dwight Howard 30.86   Dwight Howard 30.86   Reggie Evans 40.82
2017-18DeAndre Jordan 37.64   Dwight Howard 30.86   Dwight Howard 30.86   Reggie Evans 40.82
2018-19Hassan Whiteside 35.58   Dwight Howard 30.86   Dwight Howard 30.86   Reggie Evans 40.82
2019-20Andre Drummond 37.47   Dwight Howard 30.14   Dwight Howard 30.14   Reggie Evans 40.82
2020-21Clint Capela 34.26   Dwight Howard 30.32   Dwight Howard 30.32   Reggie Evans 40.82
2021-22Rudy Gobert 36.33   Dwight Howard 30.32   Dwight Howard 30.32   Reggie Evans 40.82
2022-23Jonas Valančiūnas 33.29   DeAndre Jordan 29.67   Dwight Howard 30.32   Reggie Evans 40.82
2023-24Jalen Duren 33.00   Jonas Valančiūnas 32.09   Jonas Valančiūnas 32.09   Reggie Evans 40.82
2024-25Domantas Sabonis 32.58   Jonas Valančiūnas 32.09   Jonas Valančiūnas 32.09   Reggie Evans 40.82