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
1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 186
1974-75Wes Unseld* 211   Dave Cowens* 312   Dave Cowens* 312   Wes Unseld* 211
1975-76Dave Cowens* 209   Dave Cowens* 521   Dave Cowens* 521   Wes Unseld* 211
1976-77Bill Walton* 232   Dave Cowens* 626   Dave Cowens* 626   Bill Walton* 232
1977-78Marvin Webster 194   Dave Cowens* 626   Dave Cowens* 626   Bill Walton* 232
1978-79Elvin Hayes* 172   Elvin Hayes* 733   Elvin Hayes* 733   Bill Walton* 232
1979-80Caldwell Jones 135   Elvin Hayes* 745   Elvin Hayes* 745   Bill Walton* 232
1980-81Larry Bird* 189   Elvin Hayes* 745   Elvin Hayes* 745   Bill Walton* 232
1981-82Caldwell Jones 137   Elvin Hayes* 768   Elvin Hayes* 768   Bill Walton* 232
1982-83Moses Malone* 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 783   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 783   Bill Walton* 232
1983-84Larry Bird* 190   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 900   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 900   Bill Walton* 232
1984-85Robert Parish* 162   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1004   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1004   Bill Walton* 232
1985-86Ralph Sampson* 149   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1061   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1061   Bill Walton* 232
1986-87Larry Bird* 190   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1145   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1145   Bill Walton* 232
1987-88Bill Laimbeer 178   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1227   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1227   Bill Walton* 232
1988-89Horace Grant
Bill Laimbeer
Dennis Rodman*		 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273   Bill Walton* 232
1989-90Bill Laimbeer 170   Larry Bird* 1243   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1273   Bill Walton* 232
1990-91Magic Johnson* 131   Larry Bird* 1307   Larry Bird* 1307   Bill Walton* 232
1991-92Karl Malone* 138   Larry Bird* 1323   Larry Bird* 1323   Bill Walton* 232
1992-93Charles Barkley* 233   Robert Parish* 1187   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1993-94Patrick Ewing* 205   Robert Parish* 1187   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1994-95Hakeem Olajuwon* 183   Robert Parish* 1192   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 149   Robert Parish* 1192   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1996-97Karl Malone* 168   Robert Parish* 1194   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1997-98Karl Malone* 170   Karl Malone* 1165   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1998-99Tim Duncan* 140   Karl Malone* 1253   Larry Bird* 1323   Charles Barkley* 233
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 236   Karl Malone* 1323   Larry Bird*
Karl Malone*		 1323   Shaquille O'Neal* 236
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 203   Karl Malone* 1358   Karl Malone* 1358   Shaquille O'Neal* 236
2001-02Shaquille O'Neal* 172   Karl Malone* 1385   Karl Malone* 1385   Shaquille O'Neal* 236
2002-03Tim Duncan* 273   Karl Malone* 1412   Karl Malone* 1412   Tim Duncan* 273
2003-04Ben Wallace* 233   Karl Malone* 1560   Karl Malone* 1560   Tim Duncan* 273
2004-05Tim Duncan* 199   Shaquille O'Neal* 1401   Karl Malone* 1560   Tim Duncan* 273
2005-06Dirk Nowitzki* 221   Shaquille O'Neal* 1551   Karl Malone* 1560   Tim Duncan* 273
2006-07Tim Duncan* 156   Shaquille O'Neal* 1569   Shaquille O'Neal* 1569   Tim Duncan* 273
2007-08Kevin Garnett* 202   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Tim Duncan* 273
2008-09Dwight Howard 254   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Shaquille O'Neal* 1602   Tim Duncan* 273
2009-10Pau Gasol* 163   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Tim Duncan* 273
2010-11Dirk Nowitzki* 159   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Shaquille O'Neal* 1642   Tim Duncan* 273
2011-12Kevin Garnett* 175   Tim Duncan* 1678   Tim Duncan* 1678   Tim Duncan* 273
2012-13Tim Duncan* 160   Tim Duncan* 1838   Tim Duncan* 1838   Tim Duncan* 273
2013-14Tim Duncan* 146   Tim Duncan* 1984   Tim Duncan* 1984   Tim Duncan* 273
2014-15LeBron James 189   Tim Duncan* 2043   Tim Duncan* 2043   Tim Duncan* 273
2015-16Draymond Green 190   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2016-17Kevin Love 155   LeBron James 1587   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2017-18Draymond Green 180   LeBron James 1756   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2018-19Draymond Green 182   LeBron James 1756   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2019-20LeBron James 198   LeBron James 1954   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2020-21Giannis Antetokounmpo 210   LeBron James 1990   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2021-22Al Horford 179   LeBron James 1990   Tim Duncan* 2081   Tim Duncan* 273
2022-23Nikola Jokić 200   LeBron James 2123   LeBron James 2123   Tim Duncan* 273
2023-24Jarrett Allen 26   LeBron James 2135   LeBron James 2135   Tim Duncan* 273