NBA Progressive Playoff 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* 1109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186
1974-75Sam Lacey 921   Dave Cowens* 312   Dave Cowens* 312   Wes Unseld* 211
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1111   Dave Cowens* 521   Dave Cowens* 521   Wes Unseld* 211
1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 824   Dave Cowens* 626   Dave Cowens* 626   Bill Walton* 232
1977-78Truck Robinson 990   Dave Cowens* 626   Dave Cowens* 626   Bill Walton* 232
1978-79Moses Malone* 857   Elvin Hayes* 733   Elvin Hayes* 733   Bill Walton* 232
1979-80Swen Nater 864   Elvin Hayes* 745   Elvin Hayes* 745   Bill Walton* 232
1980-81Swen Nater 722   Elvin Hayes* 745   Elvin Hayes* 745   Bill Walton* 232
1981-82Jack Sikma* 815   Elvin Hayes* 768   Elvin Hayes* 768   Bill Walton* 232
1982-83Moses Malone* 749   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 783   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 783   Bill Walton* 232
1983-84Jack Sikma* 686   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 900   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 900   Bill Walton* 232
1984-85Mark Eaton 720   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1004   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1004   Bill Walton* 232
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 770   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1061   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1061   Bill Walton* 232
1986-87Charles Oakley 775   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1145   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1145   Bill Walton* 232
1987-88Charles Oakley 740   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1227   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1227   Bill Walton* 232
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 767   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273   Bill Walton* 232
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 850   Larry Bird* 1243   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273   Bill Walton* 232
1990-91Karl Malone* 731   Larry Bird* 1307   Larry Bird* 1307   Bill Walton* 232
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 1007   Larry Bird* 1323   Larry Bird* 1323   Bill Walton* 232
1992-93Patrick Ewing* 789   Robert Parish* 1187   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 914   Robert Parish* 1187   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1994-95Karl Malone* 715   Robert Parish* 1192   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1995-96David Robinson* 681   Robert Parish* 1192   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1996-97Ervin Johnson 682   Robert Parish* 1194   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 780   Karl Malone* 1165   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1998-99Dikembe Mutombo* 418   Karl Malone* 1253   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1999-00Dikembe Mutombo* 853   Karl Malone* 1323   Larry Bird*
Karl Malone*		 1323   Shaquille O'Neal* 236
2000-01Ben Wallace* 749   Karl Malone* 1358   Karl Malone* 1358   Shaquille O'Neal* 236
2001-02Tim Duncan* 774   Karl Malone* 1385   Karl Malone* 1385   Shaquille O'Neal* 236
2002-03Kevin Garnett* 858   Karl Malone* 1412   Karl Malone* 1412   Tim Duncan* 273
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 894   Karl Malone* 1560   Karl Malone* 1560   Tim Duncan* 273
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 861   Shaquille O'Neal* 1401   Karl Malone* 1560   Tim Duncan* 273
2005-06Kevin Garnett* 752   Shaquille O'Neal* 1551   Karl Malone* 1560   Tim Duncan* 273
2006-07Kevin Garnett* 792   Shaquille O'Neal* 1569   Shaquille O'Neal* 1569   Tim Duncan* 273
2007-08Dwight Howard 882   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Tim Duncan* 273
2008-09Dwight Howard 757   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Tim Duncan* 273
2009-10Dwight Howard 798   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Tim Duncan* 273
2010-11Dwight Howard 789   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Tim Duncan* 273
2011-12Dwight Howard 585   Tim Duncan* 1678   Tim Duncan* 1678   Tim Duncan* 273
2012-13Dwight Howard 694   Tim Duncan* 1838   Tim Duncan* 1838   Tim Duncan* 273
2013-14DeAndre Jordan 783   Tim Duncan* 1984   Tim Duncan* 1984   Tim Duncan* 273
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 829   Tim Duncan* 2043   Tim Duncan* 2043   Tim Duncan* 273
2015-16Andre Drummond 803   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2016-17DeAndre Jordan 816   LeBron James 1587   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2017-18Andre Drummond 848   LeBron James 1756   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2018-19Andre Drummond 809   LeBron James 1756   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 716   LeBron James 1954   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2020-21Rudy Gobert 720   LeBron James 1990   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2021-22Nikola Jokić 813   LeBron James 1990   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2022-23Nikola Vučević 744   LeBron James 2123   LeBron James 2123   Tim Duncan* 273
2023-24Domantas Sabonis 826   LeBron James 2153   LeBron James 2153   Tim Duncan* 273
2024-25Ivica Zubac 710   LeBron James 2186   LeBron James 2186   Tim Duncan* 273