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

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Ira Harge 12.17
2.Dave Cowens* 10.37
3.Mel Daniels* 10.24
4.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.73
5.Nikola Jokić 9.43
6.Wes Unseld* 9.39
7.Anthony Davis 9.28
8.Elvin Hayes* 9.04
9.Gerald Govan 8.82
10.Charles Barkley* 8.72
11.Artis Gilmore* 8.60
12.Zelmo Beaty* 8.59
13.Dirk Nowitzki* 8.51
14.Luka Dončić 8.51
15.Kevin Garnett* 8.49
16.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.46
17.Joel Embiid 8.44
18.Moses Malone* 8.43
19.Tim Duncan* 8.29
20.Carlos Boozer 8.27
21.Dwight Howard* 8.26
22.Karl Malone* 8.08
23.Larry Bird* 8.07
24.Brad Daugherty 8.05
25.Billy Cunningham* 7.93
26.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.93
27.Patrick Ewing* 7.90
28.Ben Wallace* 7.62
29.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.60
30.David Robinson* 7.59
31.George McGinnis* 7.56
32.Sam Lacey 7.55
33.LeBron James 7.45
34.Bill Laimbeer 7.43
35.Happy Hairston 7.40
36.Deandre Ayton 7.33
37.Jayson Tatum 7.31
38.Ralph Sampson* 7.26
39.Josh Hart 7.18
40.Derrick Coleman 7.13
41.Cincy Powell 7.13
42.Bill Walton* 7.12
43.Rudy Gobert 7.06
44.Jack Sikma* 7.05
45.Kevin Durant 7.03
46.Draymond Green 7.01
47.Goose Ligon 6.97
48.Bob Lanier* 6.96
49.Willie Wise 6.90
50.Gar Heard 6.81
51.Joakim Noah 6.81
52.Tobias Harris 6.75
53.Kevin Love 6.75
54.Marcus Camby 6.75
55.DeAndre Jordan 6.64
56.Bam Adebayo 6.64
57.Maurice Lucas 6.63
58.Clifford Ray 6.61
59.Yao Ming* 6.61
60.Dikembe Mutombo* 6.59
61.Dan Issel* 6.57
62.Tom Boerwinkle 6.56
63.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.53
64.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.49
65.Robert Parish* 6.49
66.Lamar Odom 6.48
67.Dan Roundfield 6.45
68.Caldwell Jones 6.44
69.Charles Oakley 6.43
70.Pau Gasol* 6.42
71.Chet Holmgren 6.42
72.Gene Moore 6.41
73.Samuel Dalembert 6.32
74.Larry Kenon 6.32
75.Paul George 6.27
76.Red Robbins 6.27
77.Evan Mobley 6.23
78.Shawn Marion 6.23
79.Dennis Rodman* 6.21
80.Dave DeBusschere* 6.17
81.Spencer Haywood* 6.16
82.Shawn Kemp 6.12
83.Jerry Sloan* 6.11
84.Al Horford 6.10
85.Zach Randolph 6.09
86.Marc Gasol 6.08
87.Walt Frazier* 6.07
88.Kawhi Leonard 6.03
89.Arvydas Sabonis* 6.00
90.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.99
91.Chris Webber* 5.95
92.Hassan Whiteside 5.92
93.Magic Johnson* 5.87
94.Paul Silas 5.87
95.Michael Porter Jr. 5.80
96.Blake Griffin 5.78
97.Bobby Portis 5.72
98.Khris Middleton 5.67
99.Bob McAdoo* 5.65
100.Bob Netolicky 5.60
101.Antoine Walker 5.58
102.Clint Capela 5.57
 Julius Randle 5.57
104.Julius Erving* 5.57
105.Josh Smith 5.56
106.Jarrett Allen 5.56
107.John Collins 5.55
108.Chris Bosh* 5.54
109.Anthony Edwards 5.54
110.James Donaldson 5.53
111.Buck Williams 5.46
112.Ben Simmons 5.46
113.Billy Paultz 5.42
114.Alvan Adams 5.37
115.Scottie Pippen* 5.37
116.Horace Grant 5.34
117.Jason Kidd* 5.32
118.Nate Thurmond* 5.30
119.Reggie Evans 5.29
120.Jim Eakins 5.25
121.Al-Farouq Aminu 5.25
122.Marvin Webster 5.25
123.Mark Eaton 5.24
124.Antawn Jamison 5.24
125.Connie Hawkins* 5.20
126.Larry Nance 5.16
127.Bob Dandridge* 5.16
128.Swen Nater 5.13
129.Dale Davis 5.12
130.Alonzo Mourning* 5.12
131.Calvin Natt 5.09
132.Curtis Rowe 5.07
133.Paul Pierce* 5.06
134.Luol Deng 5.05
135.George Carter 5.04
136.Vlade Divac* 5.01
137.Grant Hill* 5.00
 Pascal Siakam 5.00
139.Kenyon Martin 4.96
140.Josh Howard 4.94
141.Antonio Davis 4.92
142.Lonnie Shelton 4.92
143.Russell Westbrook 4.92
144.Wayne Hightower 4.91
145.Jermaine O'Neal 4.90
146.Drew Gooden 4.89
147.Lance Stephenson 4.88
148.Rasheed Wallace 4.88
149.Carmelo Anthony* 4.87
150.Andre Drummond 4.86
151.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.79
152.Truck Robinson 4.78
153.Tyson Chandler 4.76
154.Roy Hibbert 4.74
155.Michael Jordan* 4.73
156.Byron Beck 4.73
157.James Harden 4.72
158.Kevin McHale* 4.72
159.Marques Johnson 4.70
160.Otis Thorpe 4.68
161.Ivica Zubac 4.67
162.Rich Jones 4.64
163.Darryl Dawkins 4.63
164.Tyrese Haliburton 4.63
165.Dave Robisch 4.62
166.Jim Brewer 4.61
 Stephen Curry 4.61
168.Andrew Bogut 4.61
169.Kenny Carr 4.60
170.Myles Turner 4.58
171.Jaylen Brown 4.57
172.Ray Scott 4.57
173.Paul Millsap 4.56
174.Antonio McDyess 4.54
175.A.C. Green 4.54
176.Brian Grant 4.53
177.Serge Ibaka 4.53
178.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.50
179.Steven Adams 4.49
180.Darnell Hillman 4.49
181.Jae Crowder 4.49
182.George Gervin* 4.46
183.Tracy McGrady* 4.46
184.Terry Cummings 4.45
 Victor Oladipo 4.45
186.Jalen Williams 4.45
187.Royce O'Neale 4.44
188.Clyde Drexler* 4.43
189.Robert Covington 4.43
190.Tom Owens 4.43
191.Jimmy Butler 4.42
192.Brad Miller 4.38
193.Jim Chones 4.38
194.Caron Butler 4.35
195.Neil Johnson 4.35
196.Rick Barry* 4.35
197.Andrew Wiggins 4.32
198.Anthony Mason 4.31
199.John Beasley 4.29
200.Bob Love 4.29
201.David West 4.27
202.Andrew Bynum 4.26
203.Evan Turner 4.25
204.Mehmet Okur 4.25
205.Mike Mitchell 4.23
206.Nikola Mirotić 4.22
207.George Stone 4.22
208.George Johnson 4.22
209.James Posey 4.20
210.Chris Paul 4.19
211.Wil Jones 4.17
212.John Gianelli 4.17
213.Otto Porter Jr. 4.16
214.Xavier McDaniel 4.16
215.Isaiah Hartenstein 4.16
216.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.15
217.Rajon Rondo 4.14
218.P.J. Brown 4.14
219.Hot Rod Williams 4.14
220.Donovan Mitchell 4.14
221.Jamaal Wilkes* 4.13
222.Rodney McCray 4.13
223.Ervin Johnson 4.13
224.Billy Knight 4.13
225.Kevin Willis 4.11
226.Marcin Gortat 4.09
227.Sam Perkins 4.08
228.Roger Brown* 4.07
229.Marcus Morris 4.07
230.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4.07
231.Devin Booker 4.06
232.Tristan Thompson 4.06
233.Tim Thomas 4.05
234.Rick Mahorn 4.05
235.Kobe Bryant* 4.04
236.DeMar DeRozan 4.03
237.Len Elmore 4.03
238.Jason Richardson 4.03
239.Trevor Ariza 4.02
240.Kendrick Perkins 4.01
241.Elton Brand 4.00
 Mike Green 4.00
 Clyde Lee 4.00
244.Tom Chambers 3.99
245.P.J. Tucker 3.98
246.Jrue Holiday 3.98
247.Udonis Haslem 3.98
248.Fat Lever 3.98
 Naz Reid 3.98
250.Jamal Murray 3.96

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Dave Cowens* 10.37
2.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.73
3.Nikola Jokić 9.43
4.Wes Unseld* 9.39
5.Anthony Davis 9.28
6.Elvin Hayes* 9.04
7.Charles Barkley* 8.72
8.Dirk Nowitzki* 8.51
9.Luka Dončić 8.51
10.Kevin Garnett* 8.49
11.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.46
12.Joel Embiid 8.44
13.Moses Malone* 8.35
14.Tim Duncan* 8.29
15.Carlos Boozer 8.27
16.Dwight Howard* 8.26
17.Karl Malone* 8.08
18.Larry Bird* 8.07
19.Brad Daugherty 8.05
20.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.93
21.Patrick Ewing* 7.90
22.Ben Wallace* 7.62
23.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.60
24.David Robinson* 7.59
25.Sam Lacey 7.55
26.LeBron James 7.45
27.Bill Laimbeer 7.43
28.Happy Hairston 7.40
29.Deandre Ayton 7.33
30.Jayson Tatum 7.31
31.Ralph Sampson* 7.26
32.Josh Hart 7.18
33.Derrick Coleman 7.13
34.Bill Walton* 7.12
35.Rudy Gobert 7.06
36.Jack Sikma* 7.05
37.Kevin Durant 7.03
38.Draymond Green 7.01
39.Bob Lanier* 6.96
40.Gar Heard 6.81
41.Joakim Noah 6.81
42.George McGinnis* 6.76
43.Tobias Harris 6.75
44.Kevin Love 6.75
45.Marcus Camby 6.75
46.DeAndre Jordan 6.64
47.Bam Adebayo 6.64
48.Dan Roundfield 6.63
49.Clifford Ray 6.61
50.Yao Ming* 6.61
51.Dikembe Mutombo* 6.59
52.Tom Boerwinkle 6.56
53.Jonas Valančiūnas 6.53
54.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.49
55.Robert Parish* 6.49
56.Lamar Odom 6.48
57.Charles Oakley 6.43
58.Pau Gasol* 6.42
59.Chet Holmgren 6.42
60.Samuel Dalembert 6.32
61.Paul George 6.27
62.Evan Mobley 6.23
63.Shawn Marion 6.23
64.Maurice Lucas 6.22
65.Dennis Rodman* 6.21
66.Dave DeBusschere* 6.17
67.Caldwell Jones 6.15
68.Shawn Kemp 6.12
69.Jerry Sloan* 6.11
70.Al Horford 6.10
71.Zach Randolph 6.09
72.Marc Gasol 6.08
73.Walt Frazier* 6.07
74.Kawhi Leonard 6.03
75.Arvydas Sabonis* 6.00
76.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.99
77.Chris Webber* 5.95
78.Hassan Whiteside 5.92
79.Magic Johnson* 5.87
80.Paul Silas 5.87
81.Michael Porter Jr. 5.80
82.Blake Griffin 5.78
83.Bobby Portis 5.72
84.Artis Gilmore* 5.69
85.Marvin Webster 5.69
86.Khris Middleton 5.67
87.Bob McAdoo* 5.65
88.Antoine Walker 5.58
89.Clint Capela 5.57
 Julius Randle 5.57
91.Josh Smith 5.56
92.Jarrett Allen 5.56
93.John Collins 5.55
94.Chris Bosh* 5.54
95.Anthony Edwards 5.54
96.James Donaldson 5.53
97.Larry Kenon 5.52
98.Buck Williams 5.46
99.Ben Simmons 5.46
100.Alvan Adams 5.37
101.Scottie Pippen* 5.37
102.Horace Grant 5.34
103.Dan Issel* 5.32
104.Jason Kidd* 5.32
105.Nate Thurmond* 5.30
106.Reggie Evans 5.29
107.Al-Farouq Aminu 5.25
108.Mark Eaton 5.24
109.Antawn Jamison 5.24
110.Larry Nance 5.16
111.Bob Dandridge* 5.16
112.Dale Davis 5.12
113.Alonzo Mourning* 5.12
114.Calvin Natt 5.09
115.Curtis Rowe 5.07
116.Paul Pierce* 5.06
117.Luol Deng 5.05
118.Vlade Divac* 5.01
119.Grant Hill* 5.00
 Pascal Siakam 5.00
121.Kenyon Martin 4.96
122.Josh Howard 4.94
123.Antonio Davis 4.92
124.Lonnie Shelton 4.92
125.Russell Westbrook 4.92
126.Jermaine O'Neal 4.90
127.Drew Gooden 4.89
128.Lance Stephenson 4.88
129.Rasheed Wallace 4.88
130.Carmelo Anthony* 4.87
131.Andre Drummond 4.86
132.Amar'e Stoudemire 4.79
133.Truck Robinson 4.78
134.Tyson Chandler 4.76
135.Roy Hibbert 4.74
136.Michael Jordan* 4.73
137.James Harden 4.72
138.Kevin McHale* 4.72
139.Marques Johnson 4.70
140.Otis Thorpe 4.68
141.Ivica Zubac 4.67
142.Darryl Dawkins 4.63
143.Tyrese Haliburton 4.63
144.Jim Brewer 4.61
 Stephen Curry 4.61
146.Andrew Bogut 4.61
147.Kenny Carr 4.60
148.Myles Turner 4.58
149.Jaylen Brown 4.57
150.Paul Millsap 4.56
151.Antonio McDyess 4.54
152.A.C. Green 4.54
153.Brian Grant 4.53
154.Serge Ibaka 4.53
155.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4.50
156.Julius Erving* 4.50
157.Steven Adams 4.49
158.Jae Crowder 4.49
159.Tracy McGrady* 4.46
160.Terry Cummings 4.45
 Victor Oladipo 4.45
162.Jalen Williams 4.45
163.Royce O'Neale 4.44
164.Clyde Drexler* 4.43
165.Robert Covington 4.43
166.Jimmy Butler 4.42
167.Brad Miller 4.38
168.Caron Butler 4.35
169.Jim Chones 4.33
170.Andrew Wiggins 4.32
171.Anthony Mason 4.31
172.Bob Love 4.29
173.David West 4.27
174.Andrew Bynum 4.26
175.Evan Turner 4.25
176.Mehmet Okur 4.25
177.Mike Mitchell 4.23
178.Nikola Mirotić 4.22
179.George Johnson 4.22
180.James Posey 4.20
181.Chris Paul 4.19
182.John Gianelli 4.17
183.Otto Porter Jr. 4.16
184.Xavier McDaniel 4.16
185.Isaiah Hartenstein 4.16
186.Jaren Jackson Jr. 4.15
187.Rajon Rondo 4.14
188.P.J. Brown 4.14
189.Hot Rod Williams 4.14
190.Donovan Mitchell 4.14
191.Jamaal Wilkes* 4.13
192.Rodney McCray 4.13
193.Ervin Johnson 4.13
194.Kevin Willis 4.11
195.Marcin Gortat 4.09
196.Sam Perkins 4.08
197.Marcus Morris 4.07
198.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4.07
199.Devin Booker 4.06
200.Tristan Thompson 4.06
201.Tim Thomas 4.05
202.Rick Mahorn 4.05
203.Kobe Bryant* 4.04
204.DeMar DeRozan 4.03
205.Jason Richardson 4.03
206.Trevor Ariza 4.02
207.Kendrick Perkins 4.01
208.Elton Brand 4.00
 Clyde Lee 4.00
 Mark Olberding 4.00
211.Tom Chambers 3.99
212.P.J. Tucker 3.98
213.Jrue Holiday 3.98
214.Udonis Haslem 3.98
215.Fat Lever 3.98
 Naz Reid 3.98
217.Jamal Murray 3.96
218.Kristaps Porziņģis 3.96
219.Tyrone Hill 3.95
220.Mike Gminski 3.94
221.Tyler Herro 3.94
222.Vince Carter* 3.93
223.Nicolas Batum 3.92
224.Dwyane Wade* 3.92
225.George Gervin* 3.92
226.OG Anunoby 3.90
227.Robert Horry 3.90
228.Mychal Thompson 3.88
 Dominique Wilkins* 3.88
230.Glenn Robinson 3.87
231.Larry Smith 3.87
232.Doug Christie 3.86
 Blair Rasmussen 3.86
234.Thurl Bailey 3.86
 Aaron Gordon 3.86
236.Peja Stojaković 3.84
 Keith Van Horn 3.84
238.Glen Rice 3.84
239.Sam Bowie 3.83
240.Kevon Looney 3.82
241.Billy Paultz 3.81
242.Kurt Thomas 3.81
243.Kurt Rambis 3.80
244.Desmond Bane 3.79
245.Rick Barry* 3.79
246.Danilo Gallinari 3.78
247.Nick Anderson 3.78
248.Larry Johnson 3.77
249.Rik Smits 3.76
250.Alton Lister 3.76

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/G
1.Ira Harge 12.17
2.Artis Gilmore* 10.94
3.Mel Daniels* 10.24
4.Rick Barry* 8.83
5.Gerald Govan 8.82
6.Julius Erving* 8.71
7.Zelmo Beaty* 8.59
8.Billy Paultz 8.46
9.George McGinnis* 7.94
10.Dan Issel* 7.46
11.Willie Wise 7.33
12.Larry Kenon 7.27
13.Cincy Powell 7.13
14.Goose Ligon 6.97
15.Gene Moore 6.41
16.Red Robbins 6.27
17.Dave Robisch 5.89
18.George Gervin* 5.76
19.Bobby Jones* 5.65
20.Bob Netolicky 5.60
21.Jim Eakins 5.56
22.Tom Owens 5.29
23.Byron Beck 5.05
24.George Carter 5.04
25.Darnell Hillman 4.65
26.Rich Jones 4.64
27.John Beasley 4.29
28.George Stone 4.22
29.Wil Jones 4.17
30.Roger Brown* 4.07
31.Larry Jones 3.76
32.Sam Smith 3.73
33.Trooper Washington 3.40
34.Les Hunter 3.32
35.Ralph Simpson 3.26
36.Jimmy Jones 3.16
37.Walt Simon 3.11
38.Wendell Ladner 2.98
39.Merv Jackson 2.94
40.Mike Gale 2.92
41.Ron Boone 2.91
42.Ron Thomas 2.74
43.Ted McClain 2.72
44.Steve Jones 2.54
45.Fatty Taylor 2.46
46.Darel Carrier 2.45
47.Doug Moe 2.39
48.Art Becker 2.32
49.Tom Thacker 2.29
50.Freddie Lewis 2.27
51.Mack Calvin 2.26
52.Lonnie Wright 2.21
53.Chuck Williams 2.08
54.Louie Dampier* 2.07
55.Warren Jabali 2.06
56.Bob Warren 2.06
57.Glen Combs 1.98
58.Ollie Taylor 1.92
59.Brian Taylor 1.86
60.Don Buse 1.76
61.Jeff Congdon 1.70
62.John Williamson 1.69
63.Mike Pratt 1.53
 Donnie Freeman 1.53
65.Bill Keller 1.48
66.Johnny Baum 1.44
67.Bird Averitt 1.43
68.Bill Melchionni 1.33
69.Jimmy O'Brien 1.32
70.Willie Sojourner 1.28
71.Gene Littles 1.25
72.Maurice McHartley 1.20
73.George Irvine 1.18
74.Charlie Williams 1.12
75.Larry Brown* 1.00
76.Kevin Joyce 0.97
77.Claude Terry 0.96
78.Rick Mount 0.94
79.John Roche 0.78