NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Offensive Rebounds Per Game

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

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Table
  Year-by-Year ORB/G   Active ORB/G   Career ORB/G   Single Season ORB/G
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 4.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.19   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.19   Elvin Hayes* 4.43
1974-75John Drew 4.58   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.19   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.19   Dave Cowens* 4.45
1975-76Paul Silas 4.51   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.19   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.19   Dave Cowens* 4.83
1976-77Moses Malone* 5.33   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.37   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.37   Moses Malone* 7.00
1977-78Moses Malone* 6.44   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.40   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4.40   Moses Malone* 7.00
1978-79Moses Malone* 7.16   Dave Cowens* 4.02   Dave Cowens* 4.02   Moses Malone* 12.50
1979-80Moses Malone* 6.99   Elvin Hayes* 4.01   Elvin Hayes* 4.01   Moses Malone* 12.50
1980-81Moses Malone* 5.92   Moses Malone* 6.57   Moses Malone* 6.57   Moses Malone* 12.50
1981-82Moses Malone* 6.89   Moses Malone* 6.76   Moses Malone* 6.76   Moses Malone* 12.50
1982-83Moses Malone* 5.71   Moses Malone* 6.45   Moses Malone* 6.45   Moses Malone* 12.50
1983-84Moses Malone* 4.96   Moses Malone* 6.25   Moses Malone* 6.25   Moses Malone* 12.50
1984-85Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.37   Moses Malone* 5.66   Moses Malone* 5.66   Moses Malone* 12.50
1985-86Larry Smith 4.99   Moses Malone* 5.66   Moses Malone* 5.66   Moses Malone* 12.50
1986-87Charles Barkley* 5.74   Moses Malone* 5.63   Moses Malone* 5.63   Moses Malone* 12.50
1987-88Michael Cage 5.15   Moses Malone* 5.56   Moses Malone* 5.56   Moses Malone* 12.50
1988-89Charles Barkley* 5.10   Moses Malone* 5.55   Moses Malone* 5.55   Moses Malone* 12.50
1989-90Charles Barkley* 4.57   Moses Malone* 5.55   Moses Malone* 5.55   Moses Malone* 12.50
1990-91Jerome Lane 4.52   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 6.38   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 5.92   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 5.73   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1994-95Dennis Rodman* 5.59   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 5.56   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.47   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1996-97Jayson Williams 5.90   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.42   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1997-98Jayson Williams 6.82   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.26   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1998-99Jayson Williams 4.90   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.41   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
1999-00Elton Brand 4.30   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.61   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 4.09   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.77   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2001-02Elton Brand 4.95   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.58   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2002-03Elton Brand 4.56   Ben Wallace* 4.96   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2003-04Erick Dampier 4.65   Ben Wallace* 4.58   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2004-05Ben Wallace* 3.95   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.33   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2005-06Ben Wallace* 3.67   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.21   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2006-07Tyson Chandler 4.38   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.20   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2007-08Tyson Chandler 4.08   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.16   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2008-09Dwight Howard 4.25   Dwight Howard 4.73   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2009-10Zach Randolph 4.07   Dwight Howard 4.18   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2010-11Kevin Love 4.52   Dwight Howard 4.21   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2011-12DeMarcus Cousins 4.14   Dwight Howard 4.21   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2012-13Zach Randolph 4.08   Roy Hibbert 4.29   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2013-14Andre Drummond 5.43   Dwight Howard 4.13   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2014-15Andre Drummond 5.33   Dwight Howard 4.04   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2015-16Andre Drummond 4.88   Tristan Thompson 4.24   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2016-17Andre Drummond 4.26   Tristan Thompson 4.12   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2017-18Andre Drummond 5.12   Dwight Howard 4.03   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2018-19Andre Drummond 5.35   Dwight Howard 4.03   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2019-20Andre Drummond 4.39   Joakim Noah 3.82   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2020-21Clint Capela 4.71   Tristan Thompson 3.81   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2021-22Steven Adams 4.59   Tristan Thompson 3.61   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2022-23Mitchell Robinson 4.53   Rudy Gobert 3.59   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2023-24Clint Capela 4.59   Rudy Gobert 3.39   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50
2024-25Walker Kessler 4.59   Mitchell Robinson 4.16   Moses Malone* 5.43   Moses Malone* 12.50