NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per Game

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

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  Year-by-Year DRB/G   Active DRB/G   Career DRB/G   Single Season DRB/G
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 13.69               Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1974-75Sam Lacey 11.37               Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 13.55               Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1976-77Bill Walton* 11.12               Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1977-78Truck Robinson 12.07   Elvin Hayes* 9.95   Elvin Hayes* 9.95   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1978-79Moses Malone* 10.45   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.01   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.01   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1979-80Swen Nater 10.67   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.62   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.62   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1980-81Moses Malone* 8.82   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.26   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.26   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1981-82Jack Sikma* 9.94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.83   Dave Cowens* 10.17   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1982-83Moses Malone* 9.60   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1983-84Jeff Ruland 8.76   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.98   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1984-85Mark Eaton 8.78   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.71   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 9.39   Moses Malone* 8.43   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1986-87Charles Oakley 9.45   Moses Malone* 8.28   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1987-88Charles Oakley 9.02   Moses Malone* 8.12   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.35   Moses Malone* 8.03   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 10.37   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.12   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.84   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.30   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 12.28   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.33   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 12.34   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.48   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 11.57   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.54   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1994-95Dennis Rodman* 11.20   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.53   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 9.31   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.52   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1996-97Dennis Rodman* 10.24   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.40   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 9.75   Hakeem Olajuwon* 8.35   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1998-99Chris Webber* 9.43   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.34   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
1999-00Dikembe Mutombo* 10.40   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.59   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 9.44   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.68   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2001-02Tim Duncan* 9.44   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.57   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2002-03Ben Wallace* 11.41   Tim Duncan* 9.02   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 10.90   Tim Duncan* 9.04   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 10.50   Tim Duncan* 8.92   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2005-06Kevin Garnett* 9.89   Tim Duncan* 8.83   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2006-07Kevin Garnett* 10.42   Tim Duncan* 8.73   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2007-08Dwight Howard* 10.76   Tim Duncan* 8.68   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2008-09Troy Murphy 9.79   Dwight Howard* 8.93   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2009-10Dwight Howard* 9.73   Dwight Howard* 9.06   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2010-11Kevin Love 10.71   Dwight Howard* 9.21   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2011-12Dwight Howard* 10.83   Dwight Howard* 9.35   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2012-13Dwight Howard* 9.13   Dwight Howard* 9.33   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2013-14Kevin Love 9.60   Dwight Howard* 9.29   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 10.11   Dwight Howard* 9.22   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2015-16DeAndre Jordan 10.29   Dwight Howard* 9.15   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2016-17Hassan Whiteside 10.32   Dwight Howard* 9.12   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2017-18DeAndre Jordan 10.94   Dwight Howard* 9.13   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2018-19Joel Embiid 11.11   Dwight Howard* 9.11   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.37   Andre Drummond 9.07   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2020-21Rudy Gobert 10.14   Andre Drummond 9.02   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2021-22Rudy Gobert 11.02   Andre Drummond 8.73   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2022-23Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.60   Andre Drummond 8.37   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2023-24Domantas Sabonis 10.07   Joel Embiid 8.91   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2024-25Domantas Sabonis 10.07   Joel Embiid 8.80   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69
2025-26Nikola Jokić 9.91   Joel Embiid 8.57   Dave Cowens* 9.77   Elvin Hayes* 13.69