NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per Game

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

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  Year-by-Year DRB/G   Active DRB/G   Career DRB/G   Single Season DRB/G
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 13.69   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62
1974-75Sam Lacey 11.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62   Sam Lacey 13.17
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 13.55   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.62   Sam Lacey 13.17
1976-77Bill Walton* 11.12   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 12.22   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 12.22   Sam Lacey 13.17
1977-78Truck Robinson 12.07   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.90   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.90   Sam Lacey 13.17
1978-79Moses Malone* 10.45   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.58   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.58   Sam Lacey 13.17
1979-80Swen Nater 10.67   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.75   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.75   Sam Lacey 13.17
1980-81Moses Malone* 8.82   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.84   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.84   Sam Lacey 13.17
1981-82Jack Sikma* 9.94   Larry Bird* 10.13   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1982-83Moses Malone* 9.60   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1983-84Jeff Ruland 8.76   Larry Bird* 9.40   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1984-85Mark Eaton 8.78   Moses Malone* 8.95   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 9.39   Moses Malone* 8.95   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1986-87Charles Oakley 9.45   Moses Malone* 8.90   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1987-88Charles Oakley 9.02   Moses Malone* 8.77   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.35   Moses Malone* 8.65   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 10.37   Charles Barkley* 8.67   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.84   Karl Malone* 8.46   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 12.28   Karl Malone* 8.51   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 12.34   Charles Barkley* 8.79   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 11.57   David Robinson* 8.96   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1994-95Dennis Rodman* 11.20   Charles Barkley* 8.95   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 9.31   Charles Barkley* 8.95   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1996-97Dennis Rodman* 10.24   Charles Barkley* 8.82   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 9.75   Charles Barkley* 8.66   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1998-99Chris Webber* 9.43   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.74   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
1999-00Dikembe Mutombo* 10.40   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.74   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 9.44   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.77   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
2001-02Tim Duncan* 9.44   Tim Duncan* 9.10   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Sam Lacey 13.17
2002-03Ben Wallace* 11.41   Ben Wallace* 11.26   Ben Wallace* 11.26   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 10.90   Ben Wallace* 10.74   Ben Wallace* 10.74   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 10.50   Kevin Garnett* 10.47   Kevin Garnett* 10.47   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2005-06Kevin Garnett* 9.89   Kevin Garnett* 10.47   Kevin Garnett* 10.47   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2006-07Kevin Garnett* 10.42   Kevin Garnett* 10.47   Kevin Garnett* 10.47   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2007-08Dwight Howard 10.76   Kevin Garnett* 9.51   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2008-09Troy Murphy 9.79   Dwight Howard 10.68   Dwight Howard 10.68   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2009-10Dwight Howard 9.73   Dwight Howard 10.04   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2010-11Kevin Love 10.71   Dwight Howard 10.14   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2011-12Dwight Howard 10.83   Dwight Howard 10.14   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2012-13Dwight Howard 9.13   Dwight Howard 10.02   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2013-14Kevin Love 9.60   Dwight Howard 9.94   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 10.11   Dwight Howard 10.02   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2015-16DeAndre Jordan 10.29   Dwight Howard 9.96   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2016-17Hassan Whiteside 10.32   Dwight Howard 9.81   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2017-18DeAndre Jordan 10.94   Dwight Howard 9.81   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2018-19Joel Embiid 11.11   Dwight Howard 9.81   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.37   Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.84   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2020-21Rudy Gobert 10.14   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.22   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2021-22Rudy Gobert 11.02   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.66   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2022-23Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.60   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.61   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2023-24Domantas Sabonis 10.07   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.61   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83
2024-25Domantas Sabonis 10.07   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.73   Dave Cowens* 10.37   Kevin Garnett* 13.83