NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Mel Daniels* 10.40
2.Dave Cowens* 9.77
3.Joel Embiid 8.80
4.Artis Gilmore* 8.66
5.Dwight Howard 8.43
6.Wes Unseld* 8.42
7.Dennis Rodman* 8.37
8.Rudy Gobert 8.32
9.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.27
10.Nikola Jokić 8.27
11.Swen Nater 8.20
12.Bill Walton* 8.16
13.Tim Duncan* 8.07
14.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.07
15.Larry Bird* 8.05
16.Anthony Davis 8.04
17.Ira Harge 8.00
18.Andre Drummond 7.98
19.Nikola Vučević 7.96
20.Domantas Sabonis 7.94
21.Gerald Govan 7.87
22.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.85
23.Kevin Garnett* 7.83
24.Elvin Hayes* 7.80
25.Karl Malone* 7.73
26.Charles Barkley* 7.72
27.Julius Keye 7.69
28.Luka Dončić 7.68
29.Hassan Whiteside 7.66
30.Kevin Love 7.65
31.DeMarcus Cousins 7.60
32.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.58
33.Mike Lewis 7.54
34.David Robinson* 7.51
35.Patrick Ewing* 7.49
36.Jack Sikma* 7.47
37.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.37
38.Brad Daugherty 7.34
39.George McGinnis* 7.23
40.Moses Malone* 7.18
41.Julius Randle 7.16
42.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.15
43.Carlos Boozer 7.15
44.Bob McAdoo* 7.13
45.Bill Laimbeer 7.10
46.Marcus Camby 7.09
47.Elmore Smith 7.06
48.Chris Webber* 7.04
49.Goose Ligon 6.91
50.Sam Lacey 6.87
51.Red Robbins 6.86
52.Clint Capela 6.86
53.Truck Robinson 6.84
54.DeAndre Jordan 6.84
55.Bob Lanier* 6.78
56.Yao Ming* 6.71
57.Pau Gasol* 6.70
58.Bam Adebayo 6.63
59.Derrick Coleman 6.60
60.Dirk Nowitzki* 6.58
61.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.58
62.Spencer Haywood* 6.55
63.Emeka Okafor 6.51
64.Buck Williams 6.50
65.Lamar Odom 6.49
66.Maurice Lucas 6.47
67.Ben Wallace* 6.47
68.Jayson Tatum 6.46
69.Charles Oakley 6.46
70.Jarrett Allen 6.37
71.LeBron James 6.36
72.Jusuf Nurkić 6.35
73.Chris Bosh* 6.34
74.Shawn Marion 6.34
75.Rony Seikaly 6.32
76.Kevin Durant 6.31
77.Robert Parish* 6.28
78.David Lee 6.24
79.Ralph Sampson* 6.22
80.Zach Randolph 6.21
81.Trooper Washington 6.20
82.Andrew Bogut 6.17
83.Al Jefferson 6.16
84.Cliff Robinson 6.16
85.Dan Issel* 6.11
86.Anthony Mason 6.09
87.Warren Davis 6.08
88.Dan Roundfield 6.06
89.Blake Griffin 6.04
90.Kristaps Porziņģis 6.03
91.Gene Moore 6.02
92.Tyson Chandler 5.98
93.Caldwell Jones 5.98
94.Jim Chones 5.95
95.Al Horford 5.95
96.Troy Murphy 5.95
97.Alonzo Mourning* 5.91
98.Steve Stipanovich 5.86
99.Billy Paultz 5.85
100.Larry Kenon 5.85
101.John Collins 5.85
102.Joakim Noah 5.83
103.Marc Gasol 5.83
104.Draymond Green 5.81
105.Mark Eaton 5.81
106.Clifford Ray 5.77
107.Marcin Gortat 5.77
108.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.75
109.John Beasley 5.73
110.Lauri Markkanen 5.71
111.Gar Heard 5.71
112.Benoit Benjamin 5.71
113.Josh Hart 5.70
114.Vlade Divac* 5.68
115.Randy Denton 5.68
116.James Donaldson 5.68
117.Willie Wise 5.65
118.Paul Silas 5.62
119.Dave Greenwood 5.61
120.Antoine Walker 5.60
121.Chris Kaman 5.57
122.Tyrone Hill 5.57
123.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.54
124.Shawn Kemp 5.53
125.Josh Smith 5.52
126.Bob Netolicky 5.51
127.Otis Thorpe 5.51
128.Julius Erving* 5.50
129.Larry Nance 5.49
130.Ivica Zubac 5.49
131.Magic Johnson* 5.47
132.Sidney Wicks 5.46
133.Kevin Willis 5.46
134.Amar'e Stoudemire 5.44
135.Paul George 5.43
136.Elton Brand 5.42
137.Russell Westbrook 5.42
138.Greg Monroe 5.41
139.Myles Turner 5.36
140.Larry Smith 5.35
141.Kermit Washington 5.35
142.Andrew Bynum 5.30
143.Kyle Kuzma 5.29
144.Bobby Portis 5.27
145.Joe Barry Carroll 5.27
146.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5.27
147.Rasheed Wallace 5.25
148.Samuel Dalembert 5.25
149.Tom Gugliotta 5.23
150.Rudy Tomjanovich* 5.23
151.Jermaine O'Neal 5.21
152.Rich Jones 5.19
153.Sam Bowie 5.19
154.Kenny Carr 5.18
155.Brad Miller 5.17
156.Antawn Jamison 5.17
157.Kawhi Leonard 5.17
158.Clarence Weatherspoon 5.16
159.Tobias Harris 5.15
160.Horace Grant 5.13
161.Pascal Siakam 5.13
162.Miles Bridges 5.09
163.Antonio McDyess 5.08
164.Kenyon Martin 5.08
165.Cincy Powell 5.06
166.Kenneth Faried 5.06
167.Darnell Hillman 5.06
168.Mychal Thompson 5.05
169.Serge Ibaka 5.03
170.Brian Grant 5.01
171.Mehmet Okur 5.01
172.Jason Kidd* 5.00
173.Alvan Adams 4.98
174.P.J. Brown 4.97
175.Larry Johnson 4.96
176.Ömer Aşık 4.94
177.Loy Vaught 4.93
178.Michael Olowokandi 4.93
179.Paul Millsap 4.91
180.Dejounte Murray 4.91
181.Antonio Davis 4.91
182.Kevin McHale* 4.91
183.Kurt Thomas 4.87
184.James Harden 4.87
185.Grant Hill* 4.87
186.Luis Scola 4.85
187.Keith Van Horn 4.85
188.Dale Davis 4.85
189.Christian Laettner 4.82
190.Enes Freedom 4.81
191.Paul Pierce* 4.79
192.A.C. Green 4.79
193.Tristan Thompson 4.79
194.Anderson Varejão 4.78
195.Jim Eakins 4.78
196.Michael Cage 4.75
197.Kevin Kunnert 4.75
198.Udonis Haslem 4.75
199.Wil Jones 4.75
200.Drew Gooden 4.73
201.Andris Biedriņš 4.73
202.Roy Hinson 4.73
203.Mickey Johnson 4.72
204.Mike Gminski 4.69
205.Donyell Marshall 4.68
206.Rich Kelley 4.68
207.Reggie Evans 4.67
208.Michael Jordan* 4.67
209.Mason Plumlee 4.65
210.Derrick Favors 4.65
211.David West 4.65
212.Al-Farouq Aminu 4.64
213.LaSalle Thompson 4.64
214.Carmelo Anthony 4.62
215.J.J. Hickson 4.62
216.Robert Covington 4.61
217.Michael Smith 4.61
218.Armen Gilliam 4.61
219.Scottie Pippen* 4.61
220.Terry Cummings 4.60
221.Rick Mahorn 4.60
222.Rick Barry* 4.60
223.Glenn Robinson 4.60
224.Stew Johnson 4.59
225.Kenny Thomas 4.58
226.Vin Baker 4.56
227.Darryl Dawkins 4.56
228.Byron Beck 4.54
229.Detlef Schrempf 4.54
230.Danny Fortson 4.52
231.Calvin Natt 4.51
232.Dave Robisch 4.50
233.Lionel Simmons 4.48
234.Rodney McCray 4.48
235.George Johnson 4.47
236.Aaron Gordon 4.47
237.Bill Cartwright 4.46
238.Brandon Ingram 4.45
239.Jason Thompson 4.45
240.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.44
241.Bob Dandridge* 4.44
242.Luol Deng 4.44
243.Gerald Wallace 4.44
244.Marvin Webster 4.43
245.Herb Williams 4.43
246.Curtis Rowe 4.43
247.Hot Rod Williams 4.43
248.Steve Hawes 4.42
249.Popeye Jones 4.41
250.Jamaal Magloire 4.40

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Dave Cowens* 9.77
2.Joel Embiid 8.80
3.Dwight Howard 8.43
4.Wes Unseld* 8.42
5.Dennis Rodman* 8.37
6.Rudy Gobert 8.32
7.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.27
8.Nikola Jokić 8.27
9.Bill Walton* 8.16
10.Tim Duncan* 8.07
11.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.07
12.Larry Bird* 8.05
13.Anthony Davis 8.04
14.Andre Drummond 7.98
15.Nikola Vučević 7.96
16.Domantas Sabonis 7.94
17.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.85
18.Kevin Garnett* 7.83
19.Elvin Hayes* 7.80
20.Karl Malone* 7.73
21.Charles Barkley* 7.72
22.Swen Nater 7.69
23.Luka Dončić 7.68
24.Hassan Whiteside 7.66
25.Kevin Love 7.65
26.DeMarcus Cousins 7.60
27.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.58
28.David Robinson* 7.51
29.Patrick Ewing* 7.49
30.Jack Sikma* 7.47
31.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.37
32.Brad Daugherty 7.34
33.Artis Gilmore* 7.17
34.Julius Randle 7.16
35.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.15
36.Carlos Boozer 7.15
37.Moses Malone* 7.13
38.Bob McAdoo* 7.13
39.Bill Laimbeer 7.10
40.Marcus Camby 7.09
41.Elmore Smith 7.06
42.Chris Webber* 7.04
43.Sam Lacey 6.87
44.Clint Capela 6.86
45.Truck Robinson 6.84
46.DeAndre Jordan 6.84
47.Bob Lanier* 6.78
48.George McGinnis* 6.77
49.Yao Ming* 6.71
50.Pau Gasol* 6.70
51.Bam Adebayo 6.63
52.Derrick Coleman 6.60
53.Dirk Nowitzki* 6.58
54.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.58
55.Emeka Okafor 6.51
56.Buck Williams 6.50
57.Lamar Odom 6.49
58.Ben Wallace* 6.47
59.Jayson Tatum 6.46
60.Charles Oakley 6.46
61.Dan Roundfield 6.43
62.Jarrett Allen 6.37
63.LeBron James 6.36
64.Jusuf Nurkić 6.35
65.Chris Bosh* 6.34
66.Shawn Marion 6.34
67.Maurice Lucas 6.32
68.Rony Seikaly 6.32
69.Kevin Durant 6.31
70.Robert Parish* 6.28
71.David Lee 6.24
72.Ralph Sampson* 6.22
73.Zach Randolph 6.21
74.Andrew Bogut 6.17
75.Al Jefferson 6.16
76.Cliff Robinson 6.16
77.Jim Chones 6.09
78.Anthony Mason 6.09
79.Blake Griffin 6.04
80.Kristaps Porziņģis 6.03
81.Tyson Chandler 5.98
82.Al Horford 5.95
83.Troy Murphy 5.95
84.Alonzo Mourning* 5.91
85.Steve Stipanovich 5.86
86.John Collins 5.85
87.Joakim Noah 5.83
88.Marc Gasol 5.83
89.Draymond Green 5.81
90.Mark Eaton 5.81
91.Clifford Ray 5.77
92.Marcin Gortat 5.77
93.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.75
94.Lauri Markkanen 5.71
95.Gar Heard 5.71
96.Benoit Benjamin 5.71
97.Josh Hart 5.70
98.Vlade Divac* 5.68
99.James Donaldson 5.68
100.Paul Silas 5.62
101.Dave Greenwood 5.61
102.Dan Issel* 5.60
103.Antoine Walker 5.60
104.Spencer Haywood* 5.59
105.Chris Kaman 5.57
106.Tyrone Hill 5.57
107.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.54
108.Shawn Kemp 5.53
109.Josh Smith 5.52
110.Otis Thorpe 5.51
111.Larry Nance 5.49
112.Ivica Zubac 5.49
113.Magic Johnson* 5.47
114.Sidney Wicks 5.46
115.Kevin Willis 5.46
116.Amar'e Stoudemire 5.44
117.Paul George 5.43
118.Elton Brand 5.42
119.Russell Westbrook 5.42
120.Greg Monroe 5.41
121.Myles Turner 5.36
122.Larry Smith 5.35
123.Kermit Washington 5.35
124.Andrew Bynum 5.30
125.Kyle Kuzma 5.29
126.Bobby Portis 5.27
127.Joe Barry Carroll 5.27
128.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5.27
129.Caldwell Jones 5.26
130.Rasheed Wallace 5.25
131.Samuel Dalembert 5.25
132.Tom Gugliotta 5.23
133.Rudy Tomjanovich* 5.23
134.Jermaine O'Neal 5.21
135.Sam Bowie 5.19
136.Kenny Carr 5.18
137.Brad Miller 5.17
138.Antawn Jamison 5.17
139.Kawhi Leonard 5.17
140.Clarence Weatherspoon 5.16
141.Tobias Harris 5.15
142.Horace Grant 5.13
143.Larry Kenon 5.13
144.Pascal Siakam 5.13
145.Miles Bridges 5.09
146.Antonio McDyess 5.08
147.Kenyon Martin 5.08
148.Kenneth Faried 5.06
149.Mychal Thompson 5.05
150.Serge Ibaka 5.03
151.Brian Grant 5.01
152.Mehmet Okur 5.01
153.Jason Kidd* 5.00
154.Alvan Adams 4.98
155.P.J. Brown 4.97
156.Larry Johnson 4.96
157.Ömer Aşık 4.94
158.Loy Vaught 4.93
159.Michael Olowokandi 4.93
160.Paul Millsap 4.91
161.Dejounte Murray 4.91
162.Antonio Davis 4.91
163.Kevin McHale* 4.91
164.Kurt Thomas 4.87
165.James Harden 4.87
166.Grant Hill* 4.87
167.Luis Scola 4.85
168.Keith Van Horn 4.85
169.Dale Davis 4.85
170.Christian Laettner 4.82
171.Enes Freedom 4.81
172.Paul Pierce* 4.79
173.A.C. Green 4.79
174.Tristan Thompson 4.79
175.Anderson Varejão 4.78
176.Michael Cage 4.75
177.Kevin Kunnert 4.75
178.Udonis Haslem 4.75
179.Drew Gooden 4.73
180.Andris Biedriņš 4.73
181.Roy Hinson 4.73
182.Mickey Johnson 4.72
183.Mike Gminski 4.69
184.Donyell Marshall 4.68
185.Rich Kelley 4.68
186.Reggie Evans 4.67
187.Michael Jordan* 4.67
188.Mason Plumlee 4.65
189.Derrick Favors 4.65
190.David West 4.65
191.Al-Farouq Aminu 4.64
192.LaSalle Thompson 4.64
193.Carmelo Anthony 4.62
194.J.J. Hickson 4.62
195.Robert Covington 4.61
196.Michael Smith 4.61
197.Armen Gilliam 4.61
198.Scottie Pippen* 4.61
199.Terry Cummings 4.60
200.Rick Mahorn 4.60
201.Glenn Robinson 4.60
202.Kenny Thomas 4.58
203.Vin Baker 4.56
204.Darryl Dawkins 4.56
205.Detlef Schrempf 4.54
206.Marvin Webster 4.53
207.Danny Fortson 4.52
208.Calvin Natt 4.51
209.Lionel Simmons 4.48
210.Rodney McCray 4.48
211.George Johnson 4.47
212.Aaron Gordon 4.47
213.Bill Cartwright 4.46
214.Brandon Ingram 4.45
215.Jason Thompson 4.45
216.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.44
217.Bob Dandridge* 4.44
218.Luol Deng 4.44
219.Gerald Wallace 4.44
220.Herb Williams 4.43
221.Curtis Rowe 4.43
222.Hot Rod Williams 4.43
223.Steve Hawes 4.42
224.Popeye Jones 4.41
225.Jamaal Magloire 4.40
226.Pervis Ellison 4.39
227.Steven Adams 4.38
228.Alton Lister 4.36
229.Jeff Wilkins 4.35
230.LaPhonso Ellis 4.35
231.Erick Dampier 4.34
232.Marques Johnson 4.32
233.Rik Smits 4.32
234.Rudy Gay 4.32
235.Jaylen Brown 4.32
236.Raef LaFrentz 4.31
237.Joel Przybilla 4.31
238.Tom Chambers 4.30
239.Nenê 4.29
240.Jakob Poeltl 4.28
241.Larry Nance Jr. 4.28
242.Billy Owens 4.28
243.Rick Barry* 4.27
244.Greg Ballard 4.27
245.Dewayne Dedmon 4.24
246.Spencer Hawes 4.24
247.Reggie King 4.24
248.Tracy McGrady* 4.24
249.Shawn Bradley 4.24
250.John Gianelli 4.24

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Artis Gilmore* 11.89
2.Mel Daniels* 10.55
3.Billy Paultz 8.28
4.Julius Erving* 8.11
5.George McGinnis* 8.01
6.Ira Harge 8.00
7.Zelmo Beaty* 7.91
8.Gerald Govan 7.87
9.Julius Keye 7.69
10.Mike Lewis 7.54
11.Goose Ligon 6.91
12.Red Robbins 6.86
13.Dan Issel* 6.83
14.Trooper Washington 6.20
15.Willie Wise 6.19
16.Warren Davis 6.08
17.Gene Moore 6.02
18.John Beasley 5.73
19.Dave Robisch 5.59
20.Bob Netolicky 5.51
21.Rich Jones 5.26
22.Jim Eakins 5.17
23.Cincy Powell 5.06
24.Wil Jones 5.00
25.Byron Beck 4.84
26.Stew Johnson 4.59
27.Roger Brown* 4.10