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Yearly Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds

Leaders and Records: Season / Career / Active / Yearly / Game (since 1986-87)

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

SeasonLgPlayerDRB
2007-08NBADwight Howard882
2006-07NBAKevin Garnett792
2005-06NBAKevin Garnett752
2004-05NBAKevin Garnett861
2003-04NBAKevin Garnett894
2002-03NBAKevin Garnett858
2001-02NBATim Duncan774
2000-01NBABen Wallace749
1999-00NBADikembe Mutombo853
1998-99NBADikembe Mutombo418
1997-98NBADennis Rodman780
1996-97NBAErvin Johnson682
1995-96NBADavid Robinson681
1994-95NBAKarl Malone715
1993-94NBADennis Rodman914
1992-93NBAPatrick Ewing*789
1991-92NBADennis Rodman1007
1990-91NBAKarl Malone731
1989-90NBAHakeem Olajuwon*850
1988-89NBAHakeem Olajuwon*767
1987-88NBACharles Oakley740
1986-87NBACharles Oakley775
1985-86NBABill Laimbeer770
1984-85NBAMark Eaton720
1983-84NBAJack Sikma686
1982-83NBAMoses Malone*749
1981-82NBAJack Sikma815
1980-81NBASwen Nater722
1979-80NBASwen Nater864
1978-79NBAMoses Malone*857
1977-78NBATruck Robinson990
1976-77NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*824
1975-76NBAKareem Abdul-Jabbar*1111
 ABAArtis Gilmore901
1974-75NBASam Lacey921
 ABAArtis Gilmore934
1973-74NBAElvin Hayes*1109
 ABAArtis Gilmore1060
1972-73ABAArtis Gilmore1027
1971-72ABAArtis Gilmore1070
1970-71ABAJulius Keye1084
1969-70ABASpencer Haywood1104
1968-69ABAMel Daniels873
1967-68ABAMel Daniels711