NBA Progressive Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds

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

Table
  Year-by-Year DRB   Active DRB   Career DRB   Single Season DRB
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 1189   Elvin Hayes* 1189   Elvin Hayes* 1189   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1974-75Sam Lacey 1000   Elvin Hayes* 2112   Elvin Hayes* 2112   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1975-76Dave Cowens* 1120   Dave Cowens* 3154   Dave Cowens* 3154   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 968   Dave Cowens* 3809   Dave Cowens* 3809   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1977-78Truck Robinson 990   Elvin Hayes* 4601   Elvin Hayes* 4601   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1978-79Jack Sikma* 941   Elvin Hayes* 5455   Elvin Hayes* 5455   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1979-80Caldwell Jones 866   Elvin Hayes* 6094   Elvin Hayes* 6094   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1980-81Larry Bird* 893   Elvin Hayes* 6094   Elvin Hayes* 6094   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1981-82Jack Sikma* 891   Elvin Hayes* 6597   Elvin Hayes* 6597   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1982-83Moses Malone* 885   Elvin Hayes* 6597   Elvin Hayes* 6597   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1983-84Larry Bird* 805   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6698   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6698   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1984-85Larry Bird* 807   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7262   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7262   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 806   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7664   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7664   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1986-87Bill Laimbeer 838   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8119   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1987-88Bill Laimbeer 845   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8561   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8561   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 805   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 881   Moses Malone* 7774   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1990-91Karl Malone* 828   Moses Malone* 8185   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 1042   Larry Bird* 8504   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1992-93Charles Barkley* 924   Robert Parish* 8729   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 938   Robert Parish* 8729   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8838   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1994-95Patrick Ewing* 799   Robert Parish* 8991   Robert Parish* 8991   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1995-96Shawn Kemp 770   Robert Parish* 8991   Robert Parish* 8991   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1996-97Karl Malone* 784   Robert Parish* 9040   Robert Parish* 9040   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 929   Karl Malone* 9685   Karl Malone* 9685   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1998-99Tim Duncan* 552   Karl Malone* 10129   Karl Malone* 10129   Elvin Hayes* 1189
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 978   Karl Malone* 10809   Karl Malone* 10809   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 911   Karl Malone* 11399   Karl Malone* 11399   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2001-02Tim Duncan* 876   Karl Malone* 11970   Karl Malone* 11970   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2002-03Tim Duncan* 1057   Karl Malone* 12512   Karl Malone* 12512   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 1118   Karl Malone* 12966   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 861   Shaquille O'Neal* 7716   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2005-06Shawn Marion 886   Shaquille O'Neal* 8235   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2006-07Kevin Garnett* 792   Shaquille O'Neal* 8453   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2007-08Dwight Howard 980   Shaquille O'Neal* 8874   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2008-09Dwight Howard 1011   Shaquille O'Neal* 8874   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2009-10Dwight Howard 915   Tim Duncan* 9198   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2010-11Dwight Howard 855   Tim Duncan* 9754   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2011-12Kevin Durant 622   Tim Duncan* 10263   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2012-13Ömer Aşık
Dwight Howard		 727   Tim Duncan* 10985   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2013-14DeAndre Jordan 903   Tim Duncan* 11694   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 967   Tim Duncan* 12287   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2015-16DeAndre Jordan 860   Tim Duncan* 12657   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2016-17DeAndre Jordan 892   Dirk Nowitzki* 9479   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2017-18Andre Drummond 848   Dirk Nowitzki* 9479   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2018-19Giannis Antetokounmpo 886   Dirk Nowitzki* 9479   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 813   LeBron James 8632   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2020-21Rudy Gobert 812   LeBron James 8985   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2021-22Nikola Jokić 862   LeBron James 8985   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2022-23Nikola Jokić 850   LeBron James 9510   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189
2023-24Domantas Sabonis 826   LeBron James 9985   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189