NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebound Pct

Active players are listed in bold.
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Defensive Rebound Pct since 1973-74 (1967-68 for ABA)

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Table
Season Lg Player DRB% Tm
2018-19 NBA Hassan Whiteside 36.14 MIA
2017-18 NBA DeAndre Jordan 37.64 LAC
2016-17 NBA Andre Drummond 36.24 DET
2015-16 NBA Andre Drummond 34.20 DET
2014-15 NBA DeAndre Jordan 32.41 LAC
2013-14 NBA DeMarcus Cousins 30.50 SAC
2012-13 NBA Reggie Evans 37.98 BRK
2011-12 NBA Dwight Howard 33.09 ORL
2010-11 NBA Marcus Camby 35.20 POR
2009-10 NBA Marcus Camby 31.94 TOT
2008-09 NBA Joel Przybilla 33.13 POR
2007-08 NBA Dwight Howard 31.59 ORL
2006-07 NBA Kevin Garnett 30.84 MIN
2005-06 NBA Marcus Camby 33.34 DEN
2004-05 NBA Reggie Evans 31.24 SEA
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett 29.98 MIN
2002-03 NBA Ben Wallace 34.94 DET
2001-02 NBA Danny Fortson 30.26 GSW
2000-01 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 30.53 TOT
1999-00 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 31.30 ATL
1998-99 NBA Danny Fortson 31.30 DEN
1997-98 NBA Dennis Rodman* 31.40 CHI
1996-97 NBA Dennis Rodman* 32.15 CHI
1995-96 NBA Dennis Rodman* 33.21 CHI
1994-95 NBA Dennis Rodman* 37.80 SAS
1993-94 NBA Dennis Rodman* 32.82 SAS
1992-93 NBA Dennis Rodman* 36.78 DET
1991-92 NBA Dennis Rodman* 34.13 DET
1990-91 NBA Benoit Benjamin 28.74 TOT
1989-90 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 28.26 HOU
1988-89 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 27.23 HOU
1987-88 NBA Charles Oakley 29.97 CHI
1986-87 NBA Charles Oakley 30.10 CHI
1985-86 NBA Bill Laimbeer 28.94 DET
1984-85 NBA Bill Walton* 28.11 LAC
1983-84 NBA Cliff Robinson 29.28 CLE
1982-83 NBA Cliff Robinson 29.86 CLE
1981-82 NBA Jack Sikma 28.01 SEA
1980-81 NBA Swen Nater 31.35 SDC
1979-80 NBA Swen Nater 33.81 SDC
1978-79 NBA Robert Parish* 29.18 GSW
1977-78 NBA Bill Walton* 34.23 POR
1976-77 NBA Bill Walton* 32.31 POR
1975-76 NBA Bill Walton* 32.40 POR
  ABA Swen Nater 30.14 TOT
1974-75 NBA Sam Lacey 28.27 KCO
  ABA Swen Nater 33.05 SAA
1973-74 NBA Elvin Hayes* 29.68 CAP
  ABA Swen Nater 32.49 TOT
1972-73 ABA Artis Gilmore* 28.31 KEN
1971-72 ABA Mel Daniels* 27.11 INA
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