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

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Ira Harge 12.17
2.Dave Cowens* 10.37
3.Mel Daniels* 10.14
4.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.73
5.Wes Unseld* 9.39
6.Anthony Davis 9.28
7.Nikola Jokić 9.22
8.Elvin Hayes* 9.04
9.Gerald Govan 8.82
10.Charles Barkley* 8.72
11.Joel Embiid 8.71
12.Artis Gilmore* 8.60
13.Zelmo Beaty* 8.59
14.Dirk Nowitzki* 8.51
15.Luka Dončić 8.51
16.Kevin Garnett* 8.49
17.Moses Malone* 8.43
18.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.40
19.Tim Duncan* 8.29
20.Carlos Boozer 8.27
21.Dwight Howard 8.26
22.Karl Malone* 8.08
23.Larry Bird* 8.07
24.Brad Daugherty 8.05
25.Billy Cunningham* 7.93
26.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.93
27.Patrick Ewing* 7.90
28.Deandre Ayton 7.64
29.Ben Wallace* 7.62
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.60
31.David Robinson* 7.59
32.George McGinnis* 7.56
33.Sam Lacey 7.55
34.Rudy Gobert 7.50
35.LeBron James 7.49
36.Bill Laimbeer 7.43
37.Happy Hairston 7.40
38.Ralph Sampson* 7.26
39.Jayson Tatum 7.18
40.Derrick Coleman 7.13
41.Cincy Powell 7.13
42.Bill Walton* 7.12
43.Draymond Green 7.06
44.Jack Sikma* 7.05
45.Kevin Durant 7.05
46.Josh Hart 7.00
47.Goose Ligon 6.97
48.Jarrett Allen 6.96
49.Bob Lanier* 6.96
50.Willie Wise 6.90
51.Tobias Harris 6.90
52.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.88
53.Gar Heard 6.81
54.Joakim Noah 6.81
55.Kevin Love 6.75
56.Marcus Camby 6.75
57.DeAndre Jordan 6.64
58.Bam Adebayo 6.64
59.Maurice Lucas 6.63
60.Clifford Ray 6.61
61.Yao Ming* 6.61
62.Dikembe Mutombo* 6.59
63.Dan Issel* 6.57
64.Tom Boerwinkle 6.56
65.Paul George 6.55
66.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.49
67.Robert Parish* 6.49
68.Lamar Odom 6.48
69.Dan Roundfield 6.45
70.Caldwell Jones 6.44
71.Charles Oakley 6.43
72.Pau Gasol* 6.42
73.Gene Moore 6.41
74.Samuel Dalembert 6.32
75.Larry Kenon 6.32
76.Red Robbins 6.27
77.Shawn Marion 6.23
78.Dennis Rodman* 6.21
79.Dave DeBusschere* 6.17
80.Spencer Haywood* 6.16
81.Al Horford 6.14
82.Shawn Kemp 6.12
83.Jerry Sloan* 6.11
84.Zach Randolph 6.09
85.Marc Gasol 6.08
86.Walt Frazier* 6.07
87.Kawhi Leonard 6.03
88.Arvydas Sabonis* 6.00
89.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.99
90.Chris Webber* 5.95
91.Hassan Whiteside 5.92
92.Michael Porter Jr. 5.89
93.Magic Johnson* 5.87
94.Paul Silas 5.87
95.Clint Capela 5.80
96.Blake Griffin 5.78
97.Bobby Portis 5.72
98.Khris Middleton 5.67
99.Bob McAdoo* 5.65
100.Anthony Edwards 5.59
101.Antoine Walker 5.58
102.Josh Smith 5.56
103.John Collins 5.55
104.Chris Bosh* 5.54
105.James Donaldson 5.53
106.Buck Williams 5.46
107.Ben Simmons 5.46
108.Billy Paultz 5.42
109.Alvan Adams 5.37
110.Scottie Pippen* 5.37
111.Horace Grant 5.34
112.Jason Kidd* 5.32
113.Nate Thurmond* 5.30
114.Reggie Evans 5.29
115.Al-Farouq Aminu 5.25
116.Marvin Webster 5.25
117.Mark Eaton 5.24
118.Antawn Jamison 5.24
119.Connie Hawkins* 5.20
120.Larry Nance 5.16
121.Bob Dandridge* 5.16
122.Swen Nater 5.13
123.Dale Davis 5.12
124.Alonzo Mourning* 5.12
125.Calvin Natt 5.09
126.Curtis Rowe 5.07
127.Paul Pierce* 5.06
 Myles Turner 5.06
129.Luol Deng 5.05
130.Jim Eakins 5.05
131.George Carter 5.04
132.Pascal Siakam 5.03
133.Julius Erving* 5.02
134.Vlade Divac* 5.01
135.Russell Westbrook 5.01
136.Grant Hill* 5.00
137.Bob Netolicky 4.98
138.Kenyon Martin 4.96
139.Josh Howard 4.94
140.Antonio Davis 4.92
141.Lonnie Shelton 4.92
142.Ray Scott 4.92
143.Wayne Hightower 4.91
144.Jermaine O'Neal 4.90
145.Drew Gooden 4.89
146.Lance Stephenson 4.88
147.Rasheed Wallace 4.88
148.Carmelo Anthony 4.87
149.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4.80
150.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.79
151.Truck Robinson 4.78
152.Tyson Chandler 4.76
153.James Harden 4.75
154.Roy Hibbert 4.74
155.Michael Jordan* 4.73
156.Byron Beck 4.73
157.Kevin McHale* 4.72
158.Marques Johnson 4.70
159.Otis Thorpe 4.68
160.Ivica Zubac 4.67
161.Rich Jones 4.64
162.Darryl Dawkins 4.63
163.Dave Robisch 4.62
164.Jim Brewer 4.61
 Stephen Curry 4.61
166.Andrew Bogut 4.61
167.Kenny Carr 4.60
168.Paul Millsap 4.56
169.Jaylen Brown 4.56
170.Antonio McDyess 4.54
171.A.C. Green 4.54
172.Brian Grant 4.53
173.Serge Ibaka 4.53
174.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.50
175.Steven Adams 4.49
176.Darnell Hillman 4.49
177.Jae Crowder 4.49
178.George Gervin* 4.46
179.Tracy McGrady* 4.46
180.Terry Cummings 4.45
 Victor Oladipo 4.45
182.Clyde Drexler* 4.43
183.Robert Covington 4.43
184.Tom Owens 4.43
185.Jimmy Butler 4.43
186.Brad Miller 4.38
187.Jim Chones 4.38
188.Royce O'Neale 4.38
189.Caron Butler 4.35
190.Neil Johnson 4.35
191.Rick Barry* 4.35
192.Andrew Wiggins 4.32
193.Anthony Mason 4.31
194.John Beasley 4.29
195.Bob Love 4.29
196.David West 4.27
197.Andrew Bynum 4.26
198.Devin Booker 4.26
199.Evan Turner 4.25
200.Mehmet Okur 4.25
201.Mike Mitchell 4.23
202.Nikola Mirotić 4.22
203.George Stone 4.22
204.George Johnson 4.22
205.Bismack Biyombo 4.20
 James Posey 4.20
207.Donovan Mitchell 4.20
208.Chris Paul 4.19
209.Wil Jones 4.17
210.John Gianelli 4.17
211.Otto Porter Jr. 4.16
212.Xavier McDaniel 4.16
213.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.15
214.Rajon Rondo 4.14
215.P.J. Brown 4.14
216.Hot Rod Williams 4.14
217.Jamaal Wilkes* 4.13
218.Rodney McCray 4.13
219.Ervin Johnson 4.13
220.Billy Knight 4.13
221.Kevin Willis 4.11
222.Marcin Gortat 4.09
223.Sam Perkins 4.08
224.Roger Brown* 4.07
225.Marcus Morris 4.07
226.Tim Thomas 4.05
227.Rick Mahorn 4.05
228.Kobe Bryant* 4.04
229.Tristan Thompson 4.04
230.DeMar DeRozan 4.03
231.Len Elmore 4.03
232.Jason Richardson 4.03
233.Jamal Murray 4.03
234.Jrue Holiday 4.02
235.P.J. Tucker 4.02
236.Trevor Ariza 4.02
237.Kendrick Perkins 4.01
238.Elton Brand 4.00
 Mike Green 4.00
 Clyde Lee 4.00
241.Tom Chambers 3.99
242.Udonis Haslem 3.98
243.Fat Lever 3.98
244.Tyrone Hill 3.95
245.Mike Gminski 3.94
246.Tyler Herro 3.94
247.Vince Carter* 3.93
248.Desmond Bane 3.93
249.Nicolas Batum 3.92
250.Dwyane Wade* 3.92

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Dave Cowens* 10.37
2.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.73
3.Wes Unseld* 9.39
4.Anthony Davis 9.28
5.Nikola Jokić 9.22
6.Elvin Hayes* 9.04
7.Charles Barkley* 8.72
8.Joel Embiid 8.71
9.Dirk Nowitzki* 8.51
10.Luka Dončić 8.51
11.Kevin Garnett* 8.49
12.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.40
13.Moses Malone* 8.35
14.Tim Duncan* 8.29
15.Carlos Boozer 8.27
16.Dwight Howard 8.26
17.Karl Malone* 8.08
18.Larry Bird* 8.07
19.Brad Daugherty 8.05
20.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.93
21.Patrick Ewing* 7.90
22.Deandre Ayton 7.64
23.Ben Wallace* 7.62
24.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.60
25.David Robinson* 7.59
26.Sam Lacey 7.55
27.Rudy Gobert 7.50
28.LeBron James 7.49
29.Bill Laimbeer 7.43
30.Happy Hairston 7.40
31.Ralph Sampson* 7.26
32.Jayson Tatum 7.18
33.Derrick Coleman 7.13
34.Bill Walton* 7.12
35.Draymond Green 7.06
36.Jack Sikma* 7.05
37.Kevin Durant 7.05
38.Josh Hart 7.00
39.Jarrett Allen 6.96
40.Bob Lanier* 6.96
41.Tobias Harris 6.90
42.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.88
43.Gar Heard 6.81
44.Joakim Noah 6.81
45.George McGinnis* 6.76
46.Kevin Love 6.75
47.Marcus Camby 6.75
48.DeAndre Jordan 6.64
49.Bam Adebayo 6.64
50.Dan Roundfield 6.63
51.Clifford Ray 6.61
52.Yao Ming* 6.61
53.Dikembe Mutombo* 6.59
54.Tom Boerwinkle 6.56
55.Paul George 6.55
56.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.49
57.Robert Parish* 6.49
58.Lamar Odom 6.48
59.Charles Oakley 6.43
60.Pau Gasol* 6.42
61.Samuel Dalembert 6.32
62.Shawn Marion 6.23
63.Maurice Lucas 6.22
64.Dennis Rodman* 6.21
65.Dave DeBusschere* 6.17
66.Caldwell Jones 6.15
67.Al Horford 6.14
68.Shawn Kemp 6.12
69.Jerry Sloan* 6.11
70.Zach Randolph 6.09
71.Marc Gasol 6.08
72.Walt Frazier* 6.07
73.Kawhi Leonard 6.03
74.Arvydas Sabonis* 6.00
75.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.99
76.Chris Webber* 5.95
77.Hassan Whiteside 5.92
78.Michael Porter Jr. 5.89
79.Magic Johnson* 5.87
80.Paul Silas 5.87
81.Clint Capela 5.80
82.Blake Griffin 5.78
83.Bobby Portis 5.72
84.Artis Gilmore* 5.69
85.Marvin Webster 5.69
86.Khris Middleton 5.67
87.Bob McAdoo* 5.65
88.Anthony Edwards 5.59
89.Antoine Walker 5.58
90.Josh Smith 5.56
91.John Collins 5.55
92.Chris Bosh* 5.54
93.James Donaldson 5.53
94.Larry Kenon 5.52
95.Buck Williams 5.46
96.Ben Simmons 5.46
97.Alvan Adams 5.37
98.Scottie Pippen* 5.37
99.Horace Grant 5.34
100.Dan Issel* 5.32
101.Jason Kidd* 5.32
102.Nate Thurmond* 5.30
103.Reggie Evans 5.29
104.Al-Farouq Aminu 5.25
105.Mark Eaton 5.24
106.Antawn Jamison 5.24
107.Larry Nance 5.16
108.Bob Dandridge* 5.16
109.Dale Davis 5.12
110.Alonzo Mourning* 5.12
111.Calvin Natt 5.09
112.Curtis Rowe 5.07
113.Paul Pierce* 5.06
 Myles Turner 5.06
115.Luol Deng 5.05
116.Pascal Siakam 5.03
117.Vlade Divac* 5.01
118.Russell Westbrook 5.01
119.Grant Hill* 5.00
120.Kenyon Martin 4.96
121.Josh Howard 4.94
122.Antonio Davis 4.92
123.Lonnie Shelton 4.92
124.Jermaine O'Neal 4.90
125.Drew Gooden 4.89
126.Lance Stephenson 4.88
127.Rasheed Wallace 4.88
128.Carmelo Anthony 4.87
129.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4.80
130.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.79
131.Truck Robinson 4.78
132.Tyson Chandler 4.76
133.James Harden 4.75
134.Roy Hibbert 4.74
135.Michael Jordan* 4.73
136.Kevin McHale* 4.72
137.Marques Johnson 4.70
138.Otis Thorpe 4.68
139.Ivica Zubac 4.67
140.Darryl Dawkins 4.63
141.Jim Brewer 4.61
 Stephen Curry 4.61
143.Andrew Bogut 4.61
144.Kenny Carr 4.60
145.Paul Millsap 4.56
146.Jaylen Brown 4.56
147.Antonio McDyess 4.54
148.A.C. Green 4.54
149.Brian Grant 4.53
150.Serge Ibaka 4.53
151.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.50
152.Julius Erving* 4.50
153.Steven Adams 4.49
154.Jae Crowder 4.49
155.Tracy McGrady* 4.46
156.Terry Cummings 4.45
 Victor Oladipo 4.45
158.Clyde Drexler* 4.43
159.Robert Covington 4.43
160.Jimmy Butler 4.43
161.Brad Miller 4.38
162.Royce O'Neale 4.38
163.Caron Butler 4.35
164.Jim Chones 4.33
165.Andrew Wiggins 4.32
166.Anthony Mason 4.31
167.Bob Love 4.29
168.David West 4.27
169.Andrew Bynum 4.26
170.Devin Booker 4.26
171.Evan Turner 4.25
172.Mehmet Okur 4.25
173.Mike Mitchell 4.23
174.Nikola Mirotić 4.22
175.George Johnson 4.22
176.Bismack Biyombo 4.20
 James Posey 4.20
178.Donovan Mitchell 4.20
179.Chris Paul 4.19
180.John Gianelli 4.17
181.Otto Porter Jr. 4.16
182.Xavier McDaniel 4.16
183.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.15
184.Rajon Rondo 4.14
185.P.J. Brown 4.14
186.Hot Rod Williams 4.14
187.Jamaal Wilkes* 4.13
188.Rodney McCray 4.13
189.Ervin Johnson 4.13
190.Kevin Willis 4.11
191.Marcin Gortat 4.09
192.Sam Perkins 4.08
193.Marcus Morris 4.07
194.Tim Thomas 4.05
195.Rick Mahorn 4.05
196.Kobe Bryant* 4.04
197.Tristan Thompson 4.04
198.DeMar DeRozan 4.03
199.Jason Richardson 4.03
200.Jamal Murray 4.03
201.Jrue Holiday 4.02
202.P.J. Tucker 4.02
203.Trevor Ariza 4.02
204.Kendrick Perkins 4.01
205.Elton Brand 4.00
 Clyde Lee 4.00
 Mark Olberding 4.00
208.Tom Chambers 3.99
209.Udonis Haslem 3.98
210.Fat Lever 3.98
211.Tyrone Hill 3.95
212.Mike Gminski 3.94
213.Tyler Herro 3.94
214.Vince Carter* 3.93
215.Desmond Bane 3.93
216.Nicolas Batum 3.92
217.Dwyane Wade* 3.92
218.George Gervin* 3.92
219.Robert Horry 3.90
220.Mychal Thompson 3.88
 Dominique Wilkins* 3.88
222.Glenn Robinson 3.87
223.Larry Smith 3.87
224.Doug Christie 3.86
 Blair Rasmussen 3.86
226.Thurl Bailey 3.86
227.Kevon Looney 3.85
228.Peja Stojaković 3.84
 Keith Van Horn 3.84
230.Glen Rice 3.84
231.Sam Bowie 3.83
232.Billy Paultz 3.81
233.Kurt Thomas 3.81
234.Kurt Rambis 3.80
235.Rick Barry* 3.79
236.Mikal Bridges 3.79
237.Danilo Gallinari 3.78
238.Nick Anderson 3.78
239.Larry Johnson 3.77
240.Rik Smits 3.76
241.Alton Lister 3.76
242.John Wall 3.76
243.John Havlicek* 3.75
244.Kevin Duckworth 3.73
245.Brook Lopez 3.73
246.Bill Cartwright 3.72
247.Curtis Perry 3.71
248.Aaron Gordon 3.71
249.Dan Majerle 3.71
250.Detlef Schrempf 3.70

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Ira Harge 12.17
2.Artis Gilmore* 10.94
3.Mel Daniels* 10.14
4.Rick Barry* 8.83
5.Gerald Govan 8.82
6.Zelmo Beaty* 8.59
7.Billy Paultz 8.46
8.George McGinnis* 7.94
9.Dan Issel* 7.46
10.Willie Wise 7.33
11.Larry Kenon 7.27
12.Cincy Powell 7.13
13.Julius Erving* 7.00
14.Goose Ligon 6.97
15.Gene Moore 6.41
16.Red Robbins 6.27
17.Dave Robisch 5.89
18.George Gervin* 5.76
19.Bobby Jones* 5.65
20.Jim Eakins 5.41
21.Tom Owens 5.29
22.Byron Beck 5.05
23.George Carter 5.04
24.Bob Netolicky 4.98
25.Darnell Hillman 4.65
26.Rich Jones 4.64
27.John Beasley 4.29
28.George Stone 4.22
29.Wil Jones 4.17
30.Roger Brown* 4.07
31.Larry Jones 3.76
32.Sam Smith 3.73
33.Trooper Washington 3.40
34.Les Hunter 3.32
35.Ralph Simpson 3.26
36.Jimmy Jones 3.16
37.Walt Simon 3.11
38.Wendell Ladner 2.98
39.Merv Jackson 2.94
40.Mike Gale 2.92
 Doug Moe 2.92
42.Ron Boone 2.91
43.Ron Thomas 2.74
44.Ted McClain 2.72
45.Steve Jones 2.54
46.Darel Carrier 2.45
47.Art Becker 2.32
48.Tom Thacker 2.29
49.Freddie Lewis 2.27
50.Mack Calvin 2.26
51.Lonnie Wright 2.21
52.Chuck Williams 2.08
53.Louie Dampier* 2.07
54.Warren Jabali 2.06
55.Bob Warren 2.06
56.Fatty Taylor 2.03
57.Glen Combs 1.98
58.Ollie Taylor 1.92
59.Brian Taylor 1.86
60.Don Buse 1.76
61.Jeff Congdon 1.70
62.John Williamson 1.69
63.Donnie Freeman 1.53
 Mike Pratt 1.53
65.Bill Keller 1.48
66.Johnny Baum 1.44
67.Bird Averitt 1.43
68.Bill Melchionni 1.33
69.Jimmy O'Brien 1.32
70.Gene Littles 1.25
71.Maurice McHartley 1.20
72.Willie Sojourner 1.18
73.Charlie Williams 1.12
74.Larry Brown* 1.00
75.Kevin Joyce 0.97
76.Claude Terry 0.96
77.Rick Mount 0.94
78.George Irvine 0.82
79.John Roche 0.78