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NBA & ABA Game Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds

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Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Note: Game leaders since the 1986-87 season
Rank Player DRBDate Tm
1. Rony Seikaly26 1993-03-03 MIA
2. Shaquille O'Neal25 2004-03-21 LAL
  Charles Barkley*25 1996-11-02 HOU
  Herb Williams25 1989-01-23 IND
5. Kevin Garnett23 2005-01-12 MIN
  Kevin Garnett23 2003-12-05 MIN
  Tim Duncan23 2003-02-01 SAS
  Dikembe Mutombo23 1996-03-26 DEN
  Dennis Rodman23 1994-01-22 SAS
10. Kevin Garnett22 2004-02-19 MIN
  Tim Duncan22 2002-12-23 SAS
  Ervin Johnson22 1996-12-18 DEN
  Charles Barkley*22 1996-12-04 HOU
  Patrick Ewing*22 1992-12-19 NYK
  Dennis Rodman22 1992-03-14 DET
  Hakeem Olajuwon*22 1990-02-27 HOU
  James Donaldson22 1989-12-29 DAL
  Buck Williams22 1987-02-01 NJN
19. Ben Wallace21 2003-03-14 DET
  Dirk Nowitzki21 2002-02-23 DAL
  Charles Barkley*21 1997-01-10 HOU
  Patrick Ewing*21 1995-02-08 NYK
  Vlade Divac21 1994-02-06 LAL
  Dennis Rodman21 1993-01-05 DET
25. Dwight Howard20 2008-12-08 ORL
  Andris Biedrins20 2008-01-27 GSW
  Marcus Camby20 2008-01-23 DEN
  Kevin Garnett20 2007-03-23 MIN
  Kevin Garnett20 2003-03-05 MIN
  Ben Wallace20 2002-03-24 DET
  Ben Wallace20 2001-04-17 DET
  Ben Wallace20 2001-04-11 DET
  Dikembe Mutombo20 2001-01-06 ATL
  Dennis Rodman20 1997-12-27 CHI
  Ervin Johnson20 1997-04-19 DEN
  Popeye Jones20 1996-04-06 DAL
  Patrick Ewing*20 1996-01-20 NYK
  Larry Johnson20 1993-11-24 CHH
  Patrick Ewing*20 1993-04-02 NYK
  Dennis Rodman20 1992-11-28 DET
  Dennis Rodman20 1992-01-28 DET
  Dennis Rodman20 1991-12-13 DET
  Kevin Willis20 1991-12-03 ATL
  Brad Daugherty20 1991-03-08 CLE
45. Kevin Garnett19 2008-12-07 BOS
  Dirk Nowitzki19 2008-03-20 DAL
  Marcus Camby19 2007-11-20 DEN
  Chris Kaman19 2007-11-07 LAC
  Marcus Camby19 2007-01-12 DEN
  Emeka Okafor19 2006-12-29 CHA
  Chris Kaman19 2006-03-13 LAC
  Reggie Evans19 2006-03-10 DEN
  Shawn Marion19 2006-02-25 PHO
  Chris Kaman19 2005-12-23 LAC
  Marcus Camby19 2005-12-02 DEN
  Drew Gooden19 2004-11-10 CLE
  Kevin Garnett19 2004-11-03 MIN
  Marcus Camby19 2004-01-28 DEN
  Dirk Nowitzki19 2003-04-03 DAL
  Kevin Garnett19 2002-11-07 MIN
  Dirk Nowitzki19 2002-03-05 DAL
  Marcus Camby19 2001-02-23 NYK
  Danny Fortson19 2000-11-12 GSW
  Lorenzen Wright19 1999-03-11 LAC
  Anthony Mason19 1997-02-25 CHH
  Patrick Ewing*19 1996-11-08 NYK
  Dennis Rodman19 1995-03-05 SAS
  Dennis Rodman19 1995-02-22 SAS
  Dennis Rodman19 1995-02-21 SAS
  Dikembe Mutombo19 1994-12-03 DEN
  Dikembe Mutombo19 1994-11-11 DEN
  David Robinson*19 1994-11-07 SAS
  Dennis Rodman19 1993-04-02 DET
  Kevin Willis19 1993-03-29 ATL
  Dikembe Mutombo19 1993-03-15 DEN
  Dennis Rodman19 1992-02-21 DET
  Kevin Willis19 1992-02-03 ATL
  Dennis Rodman19 1992-01-31 DET
  Rony Seikaly19 1992-01-29 MIA
  Hakeem Olajuwon*19 1992-01-28 HOU
  Charles Shackleford19 1990-03-09 NJN
  Benoit Benjamin19 1990-01-16 LAC
  Hakeem Olajuwon*19 1989-12-17 HOU
  Benoit Benjamin19 1989-03-17 LAC
  Hakeem Olajuwon*19 1989-03-10 HOU
  Michael Cage19 1988-04-24 LAC
  Charles Oakley19 1988-04-22 CHI
  Mark Eaton19 1987-11-17 UTA
  Artis Gilmore19 1987-01-17 SAS
  Robert Parish*19 1987-01-09 BOS
91. Dwight Howard18 2009-10-30 ORL
  Troy Murphy18 2009-02-23 IND
  Dwight Howard18 2007-12-03 ORL
  Shawn Marion18 2007-11-09 PHO
  Al Jefferson18 2007-01-13 BOS
  Ben Wallace18 2006-12-15 CHI
  Paul Pierce18 2006-11-01 BOS
  Samuel Dalembert18 2006-01-04 PHI
  Marcus Camby18 2005-03-03 DEN
  Troy Murphy18 2003-03-08 GSW
  Kevin Garnett18 2002-11-19 MIN
  Dirk Nowitzki18 2002-04-06 DAL
  Dirk Nowitzki18 2002-02-21 DAL
  Keon Clark18 2000-03-07 DEN
  Derrick Coleman18 2000-02-24 CHH
  Shareef Abdur-Rahim18 1999-11-24 VAN
  Dennis Rodman18 1998-04-07 CHI
  Arvydas Sabonis18 1998-02-25 POR
  Dennis Rodman18 1997-12-20 CHI
  Antoine Walker18 1997-03-21 BOS
  Loy Vaught18 1995-04-23 LAC
  Charles Barkley*18 1994-04-13 PHO
  Dennis Rodman18 1994-02-17 SAS
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-12-01 SAS
  Loy Vaught18 1993-11-29 LAC
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-11-24 SAS
  Shaquille O'Neal18 1993-11-20 ORL
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-11-16 SAS
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-11-10 SAS
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-11-09 SAS
  Patrick Ewing*18 1993-04-23 NYK
  Shaquille O'Neal18 1993-04-20 ORL
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-02-23 DET
  Shaquille O'Neal18 1993-02-16 ORL
  Dennis Rodman18 1993-01-08 DET
  Dennis Rodman18 1992-12-23 DET
  Derrick Coleman18 1992-12-20 NJN
  Dennis Rodman18 1992-12-05 DET
  Dennis Rodman18 1992-02-18 DET
  Kevin Willis18 1992-02-11 ATL
  Dennis Rodman18 1992-02-06 DET
  Dennis Rodman18 1992-01-23 DET
  Dennis Rodman18 1992-01-06 DET
  Dennis Rodman18 1991-12-20 DET
  Larry Bird*18 1991-11-20 BOS
  Larry Smith18 1991-02-03 HOU
  Benoit Benjamin18 1991-01-14 LAC
  Benoit Benjamin18 1991-01-08 LAC
  Derrick Coleman18 1990-11-27 NJN
  Hakeem Olajuwon*18 1990-11-11 HOU
  Hakeem Olajuwon*18 1990-03-15 HOU
  Bill Laimbeer18 1990-01-26 DET
  James Donaldson18 1990-01-11 DAL
  Hakeem Olajuwon*18 1989-12-12 HOU
  Bill Laimbeer18 1989-04-06 DET
  Hakeem Olajuwon*18 1989-03-21 HOU
  Bill Laimbeer18 1988-11-15 DET
  Karl Malone18 1988-11-12 UTA
  Karl Malone18 1988-03-22 UTA
  Roy Tarpley18 1988-03-22 DAL