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* 1109   Elvin Hayes* 1109
1974-75Sam Lacey 1000         Elvin Hayes* 1892   Elvin Hayes* 1109
1975-76Dave Cowens* 1120         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2720   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 968         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3544   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1977-78Truck Robinson 990         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4159   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1978-79Jack Sikma* 941         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4977   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1979-80Caldwell Jones 866         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5673   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1980-81Larry Bird* 893         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6297   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1981-82Jack Sikma* 891         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6784   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1982-83Moses Malone* 885         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7209   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1983-84Larry Bird* 805         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7627   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1984-85Larry Bird* 807         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8087   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 806         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8432   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1986-87Bill Laimbeer 838         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8803   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1987-88Bill Laimbeer 845         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9163   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 805         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 881         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1990-91Karl Malone* 828         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 1042         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1992-93Charles Barkley* 924         Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9394   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 938         Robert Parish* 9599   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1994-95Patrick Ewing* 799         Robert Parish* 9856   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1995-96Shawn Kemp 770         Robert Parish* 10070   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1996-97Karl Malone* 784         Robert Parish* 10117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 929         Robert Parish* 10117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1998-99Tim Duncan* 552         Robert Parish* 10117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 978         Robert Parish* 10117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 911         Robert Parish* 10117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2001-02Tim Duncan* 876         Karl Malone* 10585   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2002-03Tim Duncan* 1057         Karl Malone* 11100   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 1118         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 861         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2005-06Shawn Marion 886         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2006-07Kevin Garnett* 792         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2007-08Dwight Howard 980         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2008-09Dwight Howard 1011         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2009-10Dwight Howard 915         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2010-11Dwight Howard 855         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2011-12Kevin Durant 622         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2012-13Ömer Aşık
Dwight Howard		 727         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2013-14DeAndre Jordan 903         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 967         Karl Malone* 11406   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2015-16DeAndre Jordan 860         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2016-17DeAndre Jordan 892         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2017-18Andre Drummond 848         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2018-19Giannis Antetokounmpo 886         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 813         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2020-21Rudy Gobert 812         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2021-22Nikola Jokić 862         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2022-23Nikola Jokić 850         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2023-24Nikola Jokić 871         Kevin Garnett* 11453   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111
2024-25Jarrett Allen 77   LeBron James 9997   Karl Malone* 12966   Elvin Hayes* 1189