NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Ira Harge 11.28
2.Tom Boerwinkle 10.59
3.Bill Walton* 10.50
4.Mel Daniels* 10.35
5.Hassan Whiteside 10.29
6.Reggie Evans 9.87
7.Ed Davis 9.69
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.67
9.Dwight Howard 9.42
10.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.40
11.Boban Marjanović 9.40
12.Swen Nater 9.38
13.DeAndre Jordan 9.32
14.Gerald Govan 9.12
15.Kevin Love 9.10
16.Gus Johnson* 9.00
17.Bobby Portis 8.99
18.Dave Cowens* 8.89
19.Joel Embiid 8.88
20.Anthony Davis 8.88
21.Clint Capela 8.80
22.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.73
23.Nikola Jokić 8.70
24.Artis Gilmore* 8.70
25.Goose Ligon 8.68
26.Andrew Bogut 8.62
27.Samuel Dalembert 8.59
28.Marcus Camby 8.55
29.Bismack Biyombo 8.42
30.Carlos Boozer 8.39
31.Wes Unseld* 8.32
32.Kevin Garnett* 8.27
33.Red Robbins 8.24
34.Rudy Gobert 8.18
35.Nate Thurmond* 8.17
36.Deandre Ayton 8.16
37.Clyde Lee 8.15
38.Zelmo Beaty* 8.14
39.Jarrett Allen 8.12
40.Bill Laimbeer 8.10
41.Ray Scott 8.05
42.Billy Cunningham* 8.04
43.Tim Duncan* 8.00
44.David Robinson* 7.97
45.Charles Barkley* 7.96
46.D.J. Mbenga 7.93
47.Dennis Rodman* 7.89
48.Clifford Ray 7.89
49.Ben Wallace* 7.89
50.Trooper Washington 7.85
51.Luka Dončić 7.81
52.DeJuan Blair 7.80
53.Maurice Lucas 7.77
54.Dewayne Dedmon 7.76
55.Happy Hairston 7.74
56.Caldwell Jones 7.74
57.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.69
58.Gar Heard 7.69
59.George McGinnis* 7.62
60.George Johnson 7.61
61.Cincy Powell 7.60
62.Ralph Sampson* 7.60
63.Patrick Ewing* 7.59
64.Neil Johnson 7.59
65.Elvin Hayes* 7.57
66.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.54
67.Moses Malone* 7.53
68.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.51
69.Meyers Leonard 7.50
70.Marvin Webster 7.50
71.Drew Gooden 7.43
72.Brad Daugherty 7.42
73.Ron Thomas 7.42
74.Kurt Rambis 7.41
75.Enes Freedom 7.37
76.James Donaldson 7.36
77.Draymond Green 7.35
78.Truck Robinson 7.34
79.Sam Lacey 7.34
80.Mason Plumlee 7.34
81.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.30
82.Jack Sikma* 7.27
83.Ervin Johnson 7.24
84.Earl Cureton 7.22
85.Joakim Noah 7.22
86.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.20
87.Paul Silas 7.20
88.Mark Landsberger 7.15
89.Art Williams 7.12
90.Kevon Looney 7.12
91.Bob Lanier* 7.11
92.Karl Malone* 7.10
93.Chris Andersen 7.08
94.Marcin Gortat 7.08
95.JaVale McGee 7.07
96.Ivica Zubac 7.07
97.Bob McAdoo* 7.04
98.Samaki Walker 7.03
99.Billy Paultz 7.01
100.Lamar Odom 7.00
101.Dan Roundfield 6.99
102.Robert Parish* 6.96
103.Kurt Thomas 6.96
104.Gene Moore 6.94
105.Jim Brewer 6.94
106.Greg Monroe 6.93
107.Antonio McDyess 6.92
108.Larry Bird* 6.92
109.Spencer Hawes 6.92
110.Dale Davis 6.90
111.Bam Adebayo 6.88
112.Derrick Coleman 6.87
113.Paul Reed 6.86
114.David Lee 6.85
115.Jeff Foster 6.85
116.Michael Porter Jr. 6.84
117.Spencer Haywood* 6.84
118.Darnell Hillman 6.83
119.Cody Zeller 6.82
120.Dan Issel* 6.74
121.Yao Ming* 6.74
122.Alonzo Mourning* 6.74
123.John Collins 6.72
124.Scott Williams 6.70
125.Jamaal Magloire 6.69
126.Jim Eakins 6.68
127.Udonis Haslem 6.68
128.Daniel Theis 6.68
129.Michael Beasley 6.67
130.Tobias Harris 6.67
131.Josh Hart 6.65
132.Darryl Dawkins 6.65
133.Jermaine O'Neal 6.64
134.Jayson Tatum 6.63
135.Tyler Zeller 6.62
136.Sidney Green 6.62
137.Shawn Kemp 6.61
138.Robert Williams 6.61
139.Ersan İlyasova 6.60
140.Dave DeBusschere* 6.59
141.Alvan Adams 6.59
142.Dave Robisch 6.58
143.James Michael McAdoo 6.58
144.Larry Smith 6.58
145.Larry Kenon 6.56
146.Alton Lister 6.55
147.Ömer Aşık 6.55
 Michael Doleac 6.55
 Jeff Ayres 6.55
150.Al Horford 6.54
151.Paul Mokeski 6.54
152.Oliver Miller 6.54
153.Charles Oakley 6.53
154.LeBron James 6.52
155.LaSalle Thompson 6.52
156.Pau Gasol* 6.51
157.Evan Turner 6.51
158.Chris Dudley 6.50
159.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.50
160.Kenny Carr 6.49
161.Al-Farouq Aminu 6.49
162.Mehmet Okur 6.49
163.Andray Blatche 6.45
 George Stone 6.45
165.Derrek Dickey 6.45
166.Nikola Mirotić 6.44
167.Les Hunter 6.44
168.Festus Ezeli 6.44
169.Will Perdue 6.42
170.Bill Bridges 6.41
171.John Beasley 6.40
172.Marc Gasol 6.39
173.Blair Rasmussen 6.38
174.Derrick Favors 6.38
175.Blake Griffin 6.38
176.Aron Baynes 6.37
177.Shawn Marion 6.37
178.Rick Mahorn 6.36
179.Andrew Bynum 6.34
180.Josh Smith 6.34
181.Willie Wise 6.33
182.Rich Kelley 6.32
183.Zaza Pachulia 6.30
184.Wayne Cooper 6.29
185.Steven Adams 6.28
186.Jim Chones 6.28
187.Byron Beck 6.27
188.Olden Polynice 6.26
189.Zach Randolph 6.26
190.Jonas Jerebko 6.26
191.Kevin Durant 6.26
192.Tom Owens 6.23
193.Antonio Davis 6.23
194.Ben Simmons 6.21
195.Lavoy Allen 6.21
 Wayne Hightower 6.21
197.Sam Bowie 6.20
198.Jarred Vanderbilt 6.20
199.DeSagana Diop 6.19
200.Dwight Jones 6.16
201.Tom Thacker 6.16
202.Larry Nance Jr. 6.15
203.Greg Ostertag 6.15
204.Shawn Bradley 6.14
205.Kendrick Perkins 6.13
206.Jim Petersen 6.12
207.Greg Kite 6.11
208.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.10
209.Kevin Willis 6.10
210.Marreese Speights 6.10
211.Pat Connaughton 6.10
212.Kawhi Leonard 6.10
213.Armen Gilliam 6.09
214.Harvey Catchings 6.09
215.Mark Eaton 6.09
216.Daniel Gafford 6.09
217.Brian Grant 6.08
218.Bob Netolicky 6.07
219.A.C. Green 6.07
220.Paul George 6.05
221.Timofey Mozgov 6.03
222.Ed Nealy 6.03
223.Tony Battie 6.02
224.Paul Millsap 6.01
225.Serge Ibaka 6.01
226.Luke Kornet 6.00
227.Corie Blount 5.99
228.Wendell Ladner 5.97
229.Len Elmore 5.96
230.Terry Cummings 5.96
231.Brad Miller 5.94
232.Kent Bazemore 5.94
233.Obi Toppin 5.93
234.Jim Davis 5.93
235.Tyson Chandler 5.93
236.Mitch Kupchak 5.93
237.Steve Hawes 5.92
238.George Trapp 5.92
239.Dennis Awtrey 5.91
240.Chris Webber* 5.91
241.Jerry Sloan* 5.88
242.James Posey 5.88
243.Bison Dele 5.87
244.Pat Cummings 5.87
245.Vlade Divac* 5.85
246.Tristan Thompson 5.85
247.Tree Rollins 5.85
248.Channing Frye 5.85
249.Jeff Cook 5.85
250.JaMychal Green 5.84

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Wali Jones 18.00
2.Tom Boerwinkle 10.59
3.Bill Walton* 10.50
4.Hassan Whiteside 10.29
5.Reggie Evans 9.87
6.Ed Davis 9.69
7.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.67
8.Dwight Howard 9.42
9.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.40
10.Boban Marjanović 9.40
11.DeAndre Jordan 9.32
12.Kevin Love 9.10
13.Bobby Portis 8.99
14.Dave Cowens* 8.89
15.Joel Embiid 8.88
16.Anthony Davis 8.88
17.Clint Capela 8.80
18.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.73
19.Nikola Jokić 8.70
20.Andrew Bogut 8.62
21.Samuel Dalembert 8.59
22.Marcus Camby 8.55
23.Bismack Biyombo 8.42
24.Carlos Boozer 8.39
25.Wes Unseld* 8.32
26.Kevin Garnett* 8.27
27.Rudy Gobert 8.18
28.Nate Thurmond* 8.17
29.Deandre Ayton 8.16
30.Clyde Lee 8.15
31.Jarrett Allen 8.12
32.Bill Laimbeer 8.10
33.George McGinnis* 8.00
34.Tim Duncan* 8.00
35.David Robinson* 7.97
36.Charles Barkley* 7.96
37.D.J. Mbenga 7.93
38.Dennis Rodman* 7.89
39.Clifford Ray 7.89
40.Ben Wallace* 7.89
41.Luka Dončić 7.81
42.DeJuan Blair 7.80
43.Dewayne Dedmon 7.76
44.Happy Hairston 7.74
45.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.69
46.Gar Heard 7.69
47.George Johnson 7.61
48.Caldwell Jones 7.60
49.Ralph Sampson* 7.60
50.Patrick Ewing* 7.59
51.Maurice Lucas 7.57
52.Elvin Hayes* 7.57
53.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.54
54.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.51
55.Meyers Leonard 7.50
56.Artis Gilmore* 7.47
57.Moses Malone* 7.44
58.Drew Gooden 7.43
59.Brad Daugherty 7.42
60.Kurt Rambis 7.41
61.Enes Freedom 7.37
62.James Donaldson 7.36
63.Draymond Green 7.35
64.Truck Robinson 7.34
65.Sam Lacey 7.34
66.Mason Plumlee 7.34
67.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.30
68.Jack Sikma* 7.27
69.Ervin Johnson 7.24
70.Earl Cureton 7.22
71.Joakim Noah 7.22
72.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.20
73.Paul Silas 7.20
74.Mark Landsberger 7.15
75.Art Williams 7.12
76.Kevon Looney 7.12
77.Marvin Webster 7.11
78.Bob Lanier* 7.11
79.Karl Malone* 7.10
80.Chris Andersen 7.08
81.Marcin Gortat 7.08
82.JaVale McGee 7.07
83.Ivica Zubac 7.07
84.Bob McAdoo* 7.04
85.Samaki Walker 7.03
86.Lamar Odom 7.00
87.Robert Parish* 6.96
88.Dan Roundfield 6.96
89.Kurt Thomas 6.96
90.Jim Brewer 6.94
91.Greg Monroe 6.93
92.Antonio McDyess 6.92
93.Larry Bird* 6.92
94.Spencer Hawes 6.92
95.Dale Davis 6.90
96.Bam Adebayo 6.88
97.Derrick Coleman 6.87
98.Paul Reed 6.86
99.David Lee 6.85
100.Jeff Foster 6.85
101.Michael Porter Jr. 6.84
102.Cody Zeller 6.82
103.Yao Ming* 6.74
104.Alonzo Mourning* 6.74
105.John Collins 6.72
106.Scott Williams 6.70
107.Jamaal Magloire 6.69
108.Udonis Haslem 6.68
109.Daniel Theis 6.68
110.Michael Beasley 6.67
111.Tobias Harris 6.67
112.Josh Hart 6.65
113.Darryl Dawkins 6.65
114.Jermaine O'Neal 6.64
115.Jayson Tatum 6.63
116.Tyler Zeller 6.62
117.Sidney Green 6.62
118.Shawn Kemp 6.61
119.Robert Williams 6.61
120.Ersan İlyasova 6.60
121.Dave DeBusschere* 6.59
122.Alvan Adams 6.59
123.James Michael McAdoo 6.58
124.Larry Smith 6.58
125.Alton Lister 6.55
126.Ömer Aşık 6.55
 Michael Doleac 6.55
 Jeff Ayres 6.55
129.Al Horford 6.54
130.Paul Mokeski 6.54
131.Oliver Miller 6.54
132.Charles Oakley 6.53
133.LeBron James 6.52
134.LaSalle Thompson 6.52
135.Pau Gasol* 6.51
136.Evan Turner 6.51
137.Chris Dudley 6.50
138.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.50
139.Kenny Carr 6.49
140.Al-Farouq Aminu 6.49
141.Mehmet Okur 6.49
142.Andray Blatche 6.45
143.Derrek Dickey 6.45
144.Nikola Mirotić 6.44
145.Festus Ezeli 6.44
146.Will Perdue 6.42
147.Bill Bridges 6.41
148.Marc Gasol 6.39
149.Blair Rasmussen 6.38
150.Derrick Favors 6.38
151.Blake Griffin 6.38
152.Aron Baynes 6.37
153.Shawn Marion 6.37
154.Rick Mahorn 6.36
155.Dan Issel* 6.35
156.Andrew Bynum 6.34
157.Josh Smith 6.34
158.Rich Kelley 6.32
159.Zaza Pachulia 6.30
160.Wayne Cooper 6.29
161.Steven Adams 6.28
162.Olden Polynice 6.26
163.Zach Randolph 6.26
164.Jonas Jerebko 6.26
165.Kevin Durant 6.26
166.Antonio Davis 6.23
167.Ben Simmons 6.21
168.Lavoy Allen 6.21
169.Sam Bowie 6.20
170.Jarred Vanderbilt 6.20
171.DeSagana Diop 6.19
172.Dwight Jones 6.16
173.Larry Nance Jr. 6.15
174.Greg Ostertag 6.15
175.Shawn Bradley 6.14
176.Kendrick Perkins 6.13
177.Jim Petersen 6.12
178.Greg Kite 6.11
179.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.10
180.Kevin Willis 6.10
181.Marreese Speights 6.10
182.Pat Connaughton 6.10
183.Kawhi Leonard 6.10
184.Armen Gilliam 6.09
185.Harvey Catchings 6.09
186.Mark Eaton 6.09
187.Daniel Gafford 6.09
188.Brian Grant 6.08
189.A.C. Green 6.07
190.Paul George 6.05
191.Timofey Mozgov 6.03
192.Ed Nealy 6.03
193.Tony Battie 6.02
194.Paul Millsap 6.01
195.Serge Ibaka 6.01
196.Luke Kornet 6.00
197.Corie Blount 5.99
198.Larry Kenon 5.97
199.Terry Cummings 5.96
200.Billy Paultz 5.95
201.Brad Miller 5.94
202.Kent Bazemore 5.94
203.Obi Toppin 5.93
204.Jim Davis 5.93
205.Tyson Chandler 5.93
206.Mitch Kupchak 5.93
207.Steve Hawes 5.92
208.George Trapp 5.92
209.Dennis Awtrey 5.91
210.Chris Webber* 5.91
211.Jerry Sloan* 5.88
212.James Posey 5.88
213.Bison Dele 5.87
214.Pat Cummings 5.87
215.Jim Chones 5.86
216.Vlade Divac* 5.85
217.Tristan Thompson 5.85
218.Tree Rollins 5.85
219.Channing Frye 5.85
220.Jeff Cook 5.85
221.JaMychal Green 5.84
222.Greg Ballard 5.83
223.Otis Thorpe 5.83
224.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.82
225.Dave Corzine 5.81
226.Gerald Wallace 5.80
227.Myles Turner 5.79
228.Otto Porter Jr. 5.79
229.Keon Clark 5.79
230.David West 5.78
231.Linas Kleiza 5.77
232.Lance Stephenson 5.75
233.Brian Cook 5.74
234.Buck Williams 5.73
235.Chuck Hayes 5.72
236.Lonnie Shelton 5.72
237.Mitchell Robinson 5.71
238.Michael Cage 5.70
239.Grant Hill* 5.70
240.Larry Spriggs 5.70
241.Anderson Varejão 5.68
242.Jordan Bell 5.68
243.Danny Schayes 5.67
244.Chris Bosh* 5.67
245.Kent Benson 5.67
246.Jae Crowder 5.66
247.Kosta Koufos 5.66
248.Joe Kleine 5.66
249.Mike Brown 5.63
250.Steve Kuberski 5.62

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Ira Harge 11.28
2.Mel Daniels* 10.35
3.Artis Gilmore* 9.34
4.Gerald Govan 9.12
5.Goose Ligon 8.68
6.Billy Paultz 8.27
7.Red Robbins 8.24
8.Zelmo Beaty* 8.14
9.Trooper Washington 7.85
10.Cincy Powell 7.60
11.George McGinnis* 7.47
12.Ron Thomas 7.42
13.Larry Kenon 7.19
14.Tom Owens 7.09
15.Dan Issel* 6.96
16.Gene Moore 6.94
17.Darnell Hillman 6.86
18.Jim Eakins 6.78
19.Rick Barry* 6.65
20.Dave Robisch 6.53
21.George Stone 6.45
22.Les Hunter 6.44
23.John Beasley 6.40
24.Byron Beck 6.30
25.Willie Wise 6.26
26.Bobby Jones* 6.16
27.Tom Thacker 6.16
28.Bob Netolicky 6.07
29.Julius Erving* 5.98
30.Wendell Ladner 5.97
31.Art Becker 5.72
32.Rich Jones 5.39
33.George Gervin* 5.24
34.Wil Jones 4.65
35.George Carter 4.65
36.Walt Simon 4.62
37.Roger Brown* 4.08
38.Willie Sojourner 3.92
39.Ted McClain 3.79
40.Mike Gale 3.72
41.Bob Warren 3.71
42.Sam Smith 3.60
43.Mike Pratt 3.28
44.Larry Jones 3.28
45.Merv Jackson 3.19
46.Warren Jabali 3.16
47.Fatty Taylor 3.10
48.Jimmy Jones 3.06
49.Ron Boone 3.06
50.Gene Littles 3.01
51.Doug Moe 2.99
52.Ralph Simpson 2.97
53.Steve Jones 2.95
54.Claude Terry 2.95
55.Lonnie Wright 2.88
56.Ollie Taylor 2.84
57.Johnny Baum 2.78
58.George Irvine 2.70
59.Glen Combs 2.58
60.Don Buse 2.56
61.Darel Carrier 2.51
62.Jeff Congdon 2.45
63.Chuck Williams 2.45
64.Mack Calvin 2.35
65.Charlie Williams 2.30
66.Bill Melchionni 2.22
67.Bird Averitt 2.13
68.Freddie Lewis 2.12
69.Bill Keller 2.03
70.Jimmy O'Brien 2.02
71.John Williamson 1.95
72.Brian Taylor 1.86
73.Louie Dampier* 1.80
74.Donnie Freeman 1.55
75.Kevin Joyce 1.53
76.Rick Mount 1.47
77.Larry Brown* 1.19
78.John Roche 1.06