NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Mel Daniels* 10.40
2.Dave Cowens* 9.77
3.Artis Gilmore* 8.66
4.Joel Embiid 8.57
5.Dwight Howard* 8.43
6.Wes Unseld* 8.42
7.Nikola Jokić 8.40
8.Dennis Rodman* 8.37
9.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.32
10.Rudy Gobert 8.25
11.Swen Nater 8.20
12.Bill Walton* 8.16
13.Tim Duncan* 8.07
14.Larry Bird* 8.05
15.Anthony Davis 8.04
16.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.03
17.Ira Harge 8.00
18.Domantas Sabonis 7.94
19.Gerald Govan 7.87
20.Nikola Vučević 7.86
21.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.85
22.Kevin Garnett* 7.83
23.Andre Drummond 7.81
24.Elvin Hayes* 7.80
25.Karl Malone* 7.73
26.Charles Barkley* 7.72
27.Julius Keye 7.69
28.Hassan Whiteside 7.66
29.Luka Dončić 7.60
30.DeMarcus Cousins 7.60
31.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.58
32.Mike Lewis 7.54
33.Kevin Love 7.52
34.David Robinson* 7.51
35.Patrick Ewing* 7.49
36.Jack Sikma* 7.47
37.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.37
38.Brad Daugherty 7.34
39.George McGinnis* 7.23
40.Moses Malone* 7.18
41.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.15
42.Carlos Boozer 7.15
43.Bob McAdoo* 7.13
44.Deandre Ayton 7.10
45.Bill Laimbeer 7.10
46.Marcus Camby 7.09
47.Elmore Smith 7.06
48.Chris Webber* 7.04
49.Julius Randle 6.95
50.Goose Ligon 6.91
51.Sam Lacey 6.87
52.Red Robbins 6.86
53.Truck Robinson 6.84
54.DeAndre Jordan 6.81
55.Bam Adebayo 6.78
56.Bob Lanier* 6.78
57.Yao Ming* 6.71
58.Pau Gasol* 6.70
59.Derrick Coleman 6.60
60.Dirk Nowitzki* 6.58
61.Spencer Haywood* 6.55
62.Jayson Tatum 6.54
63.Emeka Okafor 6.51
64.Buck Williams 6.50
65.Lamar Odom 6.49
66.Maurice Lucas 6.47
67.Ben Wallace* 6.47
68.Charles Oakley 6.46
69.Jusuf Nurkić 6.44
70.Clint Capela 6.41
71.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.38
72.Chris Bosh* 6.34
73.Shawn Marion 6.34
74.Jarrett Allen 6.33
75.LeBron James 6.32
76.Rony Seikaly 6.32
77.Robert Parish* 6.28
78.David Lee 6.24
79.Kevin Durant 6.22
80.Ralph Sampson* 6.22
81.Zach Randolph 6.21
82.Trooper Washington 6.20
83.Andrew Bogut 6.17
84.Al Jefferson 6.16
85.Cliff Robinson 6.16
86.Dan Issel* 6.11
87.Anthony Mason 6.09
88.Warren Davis 6.08
89.Dan Roundfield 6.06
90.Blake Griffin 6.04
91.Gene Moore 6.02
92.Tyson Chandler 5.98
93.Caldwell Jones 5.98
94.Jim Chones 5.95
95.Troy Murphy 5.95
96.Alonzo Mourning* 5.91
97.Kristaps Porziņģis 5.90
98.Wendell Carter Jr. 5.87
99.Al Horford 5.87
100.Steve Stipanovich 5.86
101.Billy Paultz 5.85
102.Larry Kenon 5.85
103.Joakim Noah 5.83
104.Marc Gasol 5.83
105.Mark Eaton 5.81
106.Clifford Ray 5.77
107.Marcin Gortat 5.77
108.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.75
109.Draymond Green 5.74
110.Josh Hart 5.73
111.John Beasley 5.73
112.Gar Heard 5.71
113.Benoit Benjamin 5.71
114.Vlade Divac* 5.68
115.Randy Denton 5.68
116.James Donaldson 5.68
117.Willie Wise 5.65
118.Lauri Markkanen 5.64
119.Ivica Zubac 5.62
120.Paul Silas 5.62
121.Dave Greenwood 5.61
122.Antoine Walker 5.60
123.John Collins 5.58
124.Chris Kaman 5.57
125.Tyrone Hill 5.57
126.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.54
127.Shawn Kemp 5.53
128.Josh Smith 5.52
129.Bob Netolicky 5.51
130.Otis Thorpe 5.51
131.Julius Erving* 5.50
132.Larry Nance 5.49
133.Magic Johnson* 5.47
134.Sidney Wicks 5.46
135.Kevin Willis 5.46
136.Amar'e Stoudemire 5.44
137.Elton Brand 5.42
138.Greg Monroe 5.41
139.Paul George 5.41
140.Russell Westbrook 5.36
141.Deni Avdija 5.35
142.Larry Smith 5.35
143.Kermit Washington 5.35
144.Andrew Bynum 5.30
145.Joe Barry Carroll 5.27
146.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5.27
147.Myles Turner 5.25
148.Bobby Portis 5.25
149.Rasheed Wallace 5.25
150.Samuel Dalembert 5.25
151.Tom Gugliotta 5.23
152.Rudy Tomjanovich* 5.23
153.Jermaine O'Neal 5.21
154.Rich Jones 5.19
155.Sam Bowie 5.19
156.Kenny Carr 5.18
157.Kawhi Leonard 5.18
158.Brad Miller 5.17
159.Antawn Jamison 5.17
160.Clarence Weatherspoon 5.16
161.Pascal Siakam 5.13
162.Horace Grant 5.13
163.Kyle Kuzma 5.11
164.Tobias Harris 5.10
165.Antonio McDyess 5.08
166.Kenyon Martin 5.08
167.Cincy Powell 5.06
168.Kenneth Faried 5.06
169.Darnell Hillman 5.06
170.Miles Bridges 5.06
171.Mychal Thompson 5.05
172.Serge Ibaka 5.03
173.Brian Grant 5.01
174.Mehmet Okur 5.01
175.Jason Kidd* 5.00
176.Alvan Adams 4.98
177.P.J. Brown 4.97
178.Larry Johnson 4.96
179.Ömer Aşık 4.94
180.Loy Vaught 4.93
181.Michael Olowokandi 4.93
182.Dejounte Murray 4.91
183.Paul Millsap 4.91
184.Antonio Davis 4.91
185.Kevin McHale* 4.91
186.Kurt Thomas 4.87
187.Grant Hill* 4.87
188.Luis Scola 4.85
189.Keith Van Horn 4.85
190.Dale Davis 4.85
191.James Harden 4.83
192.Christian Laettner 4.82
193.Enes Freedom 4.81
194.Paul Pierce* 4.79
195.A.C. Green 4.79
196.Tristan Thompson 4.79
197.Anderson Varejão 4.78
198.Jim Eakins 4.78
199.Michael Cage 4.75
200.Kevin Kunnert 4.75
201.P.J. Washington 4.75
202.Udonis Haslem 4.75
203.Wil Jones 4.75
204.Drew Gooden 4.73
205.Andris Biedriņš 4.73
206.Roy Hinson 4.73
207.Mickey Johnson 4.72
208.Mike Gminski 4.69
209.Donyell Marshall 4.68
210.Rich Kelley 4.68
211.Reggie Evans 4.67
212.Michael Jordan* 4.67
213.Byron Beck 4.65
214.Derrick Favors 4.65
215.David West 4.65
216.Al-Farouq Aminu 4.64
217.LaSalle Thompson 4.64
218.Carmelo Anthony* 4.62
219.J.J. Hickson 4.62
220.Robert Covington 4.61
221.Michael Smith 4.61
222.Armen Gilliam 4.61
223.Scottie Pippen* 4.61
224.Terry Cummings 4.60
225.Rick Mahorn 4.60
226.Rick Barry* 4.60
227.Glenn Robinson 4.60
228.RJ Barrett 4.59
229.Mason Plumlee 4.59
230.Stew Johnson 4.59
231.Kenny Thomas 4.58
232.Vin Baker 4.56
233.Darryl Dawkins 4.56
234.Detlef Schrempf 4.54
235.Anthony Edwards 4.53
236.Danny Fortson 4.52
237.Calvin Natt 4.51
238.Brandon Ingram 4.50
239.Dave Robisch 4.50
240.Lionel Simmons 4.48
241.Rodney McCray 4.48
242.Jaylen Brown 4.47
243.George Johnson 4.47
244.Aaron Gordon 4.46
245.Bill Cartwright 4.46
246.Jason Thompson 4.45
247.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.44
248.Bob Dandridge* 4.44
249.Luol Deng 4.44
250.Gerald Wallace 4.44

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Dave Cowens* 9.77
2.Joel Embiid 8.57
3.Dwight Howard* 8.43
4.Wes Unseld* 8.42
5.Nikola Jokić 8.40
6.Dennis Rodman* 8.37
7.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.32
8.Rudy Gobert 8.25
9.Bill Walton* 8.16
10.Tim Duncan* 8.07
11.Larry Bird* 8.05
12.Anthony Davis 8.04
13.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.03
14.Domantas Sabonis 7.94
15.Nikola Vučević 7.86
16.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.85
17.Kevin Garnett* 7.83
18.Andre Drummond 7.81
19.Elvin Hayes* 7.80
20.Karl Malone* 7.73
21.Charles Barkley* 7.72
22.Swen Nater 7.69
23.Hassan Whiteside 7.66
24.Luka Dončić 7.60
25.DeMarcus Cousins 7.60
26.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.58
27.Kevin Love 7.52
28.David Robinson* 7.51
29.Patrick Ewing* 7.49
30.Jack Sikma* 7.47
31.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.37
32.Brad Daugherty 7.34
33.Artis Gilmore* 7.17
34.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.15
35.Carlos Boozer 7.15
36.Moses Malone* 7.13
37.Bob McAdoo* 7.13
38.Deandre Ayton 7.10
39.Bill Laimbeer 7.10
40.Marcus Camby 7.09
41.Elmore Smith 7.06
42.Chris Webber* 7.04
43.Julius Randle 6.95
44.Sam Lacey 6.87
45.Truck Robinson 6.84
46.DeAndre Jordan 6.81
47.Bam Adebayo 6.78
48.Bob Lanier* 6.78
49.George McGinnis* 6.77
50.Yao Ming* 6.71
51.Pau Gasol* 6.70
52.Derrick Coleman 6.60
53.Dirk Nowitzki* 6.58
54.Jayson Tatum 6.54
55.Emeka Okafor 6.51
56.Buck Williams 6.50
57.Lamar Odom 6.49
58.Ben Wallace* 6.47
59.Charles Oakley 6.46
60.Jusuf Nurkić 6.44
61.Dan Roundfield 6.43
62.Clint Capela 6.41
63.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.38
64.Chris Bosh* 6.34
65.Shawn Marion 6.34
66.Jarrett Allen 6.33
67.LeBron James 6.32
68.Maurice Lucas 6.32
69.Rony Seikaly 6.32
70.Robert Parish* 6.28
71.David Lee 6.24
72.Kevin Durant 6.22
73.Ralph Sampson* 6.22
74.Zach Randolph 6.21
75.Andrew Bogut 6.17
76.Al Jefferson 6.16
77.Cliff Robinson 6.16
78.Jim Chones 6.09
79.Anthony Mason 6.09
80.Blake Griffin 6.04
81.Tyson Chandler 5.98
82.Troy Murphy 5.95
83.Alonzo Mourning* 5.91
84.Kristaps Porziņģis 5.90
85.Wendell Carter Jr. 5.87
86.Al Horford 5.87
87.Steve Stipanovich 5.86
88.Joakim Noah 5.83
89.Marc Gasol 5.83
90.Mark Eaton 5.81
91.Clifford Ray 5.77
92.Marcin Gortat 5.77
93.Arvydas Sabonis* 5.75
94.Draymond Green 5.74
95.Josh Hart 5.73
96.Gar Heard 5.71
97.Benoit Benjamin 5.71
98.Vlade Divac* 5.68
99.James Donaldson 5.68
100.Lauri Markkanen 5.64
101.Ivica Zubac 5.62
102.Paul Silas 5.62
103.Dave Greenwood 5.61
104.Dan Issel* 5.60
105.Antoine Walker 5.60
106.Spencer Haywood* 5.59
107.John Collins 5.58
108.Chris Kaman 5.57
109.Tyrone Hill 5.57
110.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.54
111.Shawn Kemp 5.53
112.Josh Smith 5.52
113.Otis Thorpe 5.51
114.Larry Nance 5.49
115.Magic Johnson* 5.47
116.Sidney Wicks 5.46
117.Kevin Willis 5.46
118.Amar'e Stoudemire 5.44
119.Elton Brand 5.42
120.Greg Monroe 5.41
121.Paul George 5.41
122.Russell Westbrook 5.36
123.Deni Avdija 5.35
124.Larry Smith 5.35
125.Kermit Washington 5.35
126.Andrew Bynum 5.30
127.Joe Barry Carroll 5.27
128.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 5.27
129.Caldwell Jones 5.26
130.Myles Turner 5.25
131.Bobby Portis 5.25
132.Rasheed Wallace 5.25
133.Samuel Dalembert 5.25
134.Tom Gugliotta 5.23
135.Rudy Tomjanovich* 5.23
136.Jermaine O'Neal 5.21
137.Sam Bowie 5.19
138.Kenny Carr 5.18
139.Kawhi Leonard 5.18
140.Brad Miller 5.17
141.Antawn Jamison 5.17
142.Clarence Weatherspoon 5.16
143.Pascal Siakam 5.13
144.Horace Grant 5.13
145.Larry Kenon 5.13
146.Kyle Kuzma 5.11
147.Tobias Harris 5.10
148.Antonio McDyess 5.08
149.Kenyon Martin 5.08
150.Kenneth Faried 5.06
151.Miles Bridges 5.06
152.Mychal Thompson 5.05
153.Serge Ibaka 5.03
154.Brian Grant 5.01
155.Mehmet Okur 5.01
156.Jason Kidd* 5.00
157.Alvan Adams 4.98
158.P.J. Brown 4.97
159.Larry Johnson 4.96
160.Ömer Aşık 4.94
161.Loy Vaught 4.93
162.Michael Olowokandi 4.93
163.Dejounte Murray 4.91
164.Paul Millsap 4.91
165.Antonio Davis 4.91
166.Kevin McHale* 4.91
167.Kurt Thomas 4.87
168.Grant Hill* 4.87
169.Luis Scola 4.85
170.Keith Van Horn 4.85
171.Dale Davis 4.85
172.James Harden 4.83
173.Christian Laettner 4.82
174.Enes Freedom 4.81
175.Paul Pierce* 4.79
176.A.C. Green 4.79
177.Tristan Thompson 4.79
178.Anderson Varejão 4.78
179.Michael Cage 4.75
180.Kevin Kunnert 4.75
181.P.J. Washington 4.75
182.Udonis Haslem 4.75
183.Drew Gooden 4.73
184.Andris Biedriņš 4.73
185.Roy Hinson 4.73
186.Mickey Johnson 4.72
187.Mike Gminski 4.69
188.Donyell Marshall 4.68
189.Rich Kelley 4.68
190.Reggie Evans 4.67
191.Michael Jordan* 4.67
192.Derrick Favors 4.65
193.David West 4.65
194.Al-Farouq Aminu 4.64
195.LaSalle Thompson 4.64
196.Carmelo Anthony* 4.62
197.J.J. Hickson 4.62
198.Robert Covington 4.61
199.Michael Smith 4.61
200.Armen Gilliam 4.61
201.Scottie Pippen* 4.61
202.Terry Cummings 4.60
203.Rick Mahorn 4.60
204.Glenn Robinson 4.60
205.RJ Barrett 4.59
206.Mason Plumlee 4.59
207.Kenny Thomas 4.58
208.Vin Baker 4.56
209.Darryl Dawkins 4.56
210.Detlef Schrempf 4.54
211.Marvin Webster 4.53
212.Anthony Edwards 4.53
213.Danny Fortson 4.52
214.Calvin Natt 4.51
215.Brandon Ingram 4.50
216.Lionel Simmons 4.48
217.Rodney McCray 4.48
218.Jaylen Brown 4.47
219.George Johnson 4.47
220.Aaron Gordon 4.46
221.Bill Cartwright 4.46
222.Jason Thompson 4.45
223.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.44
224.Bob Dandridge* 4.44
225.Luol Deng 4.44
226.Gerald Wallace 4.44
227.Herb Williams 4.43
228.Curtis Rowe 4.43
229.Hot Rod Williams 4.43
230.Steve Hawes 4.42
231.Popeye Jones 4.41
232.Jamaal Magloire 4.40
233.Pervis Ellison 4.39
234.Isaiah Hartenstein 4.39
235.Steven Adams 4.37
236.Alton Lister 4.36
237.Jeff Wilkins 4.35
238.LaPhonso Ellis 4.35
239.Erick Dampier 4.34
240.Marques Johnson 4.33
241.Rik Smits 4.32
242.Rudy Gay 4.32
243.Raef LaFrentz 4.31
244.Joel Przybilla 4.31
245.Jakob Poeltl 4.30
246.Tom Chambers 4.30
247.Nenê 4.29
248.Billy Owens 4.28
249.Rick Barry* 4.27
250.Greg Ballard 4.27

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Artis Gilmore* 11.89
2.Mel Daniels* 10.55
3.Billy Paultz 8.28
4.Julius Erving* 8.11
5.George McGinnis* 8.01
6.Ira Harge 8.00
7.Zelmo Beaty* 7.91
8.Gerald Govan 7.87
9.Julius Keye 7.69
10.Mike Lewis 7.54
11.Goose Ligon 6.91
12.Red Robbins 6.86
13.Dan Issel* 6.83
14.Trooper Washington 6.20
15.Willie Wise 6.19
16.Warren Davis 6.08
17.Gene Moore 6.02
18.John Beasley 5.73
19.Dave Robisch 5.59
20.Bob Netolicky 5.51
21.Rich Jones 5.26
22.Jim Eakins 5.17
23.Cincy Powell 5.06
24.Wil Jones 5.00
25.Byron Beck 4.93
26.Stew Johnson 4.59
27.Roger Brown* 4.10