NBA & ABA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per Game
Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
NBA/ABA Leaders
| Rank | Player | DRB/G | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Julius Erving* | 14.45 | 1972 |
| 2. | Kevin Garnett* | 13.83 | 2003 |
| 3. | Jermaine O'Neal | 13.50 | 2003 |
| 4. | Spencer Haywood* | 13.17 | 1970 |
| Sam Lacey | 13.17 | 1975 | |
| 6. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 13.09 | 1977 |
| 7. | Artis Gilmore* | 12.75 | 1974 |
| 8. | Mel Daniels* | 12.73 | 1971 |
| 9. | Artis Gilmore* | 12.60 | 1975 |
| Anthony Davis | 12.60 | 2024 | |
| 11. | Swen Nater | 12.50 | 1975 |
| 12. | Kevin Garnett* | 12.44 | 2004 |
| 13. | Wes Unseld* | 12.41 | 1975 |
| 14. | Marcus Camby | 12.40 | 2007 |
| 15. | Bill Walton* | 12.21 | 1977 |
| 16. | Ira Harge | 12.17 | 1971 |
| Billy Paultz | 12.17 | 1971 | |
| Caldwell Jones | 12.17 | 1974 | |
| Kevin Garnett* | 12.17 | 2013 | |
| 20. | Dave Cowens* | 12.00 | 1975 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 12.00 | 2022 | |
| 22. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 11.75 | 1988 |
| 23. | Anthony Davis | 11.69 | 2023 |
| 24. | Dave Cowens* | 11.67 | 1977 |
| Nikola Jokić | 11.67 | 2026 | |
| 26. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 11.62 | 1974 |
| 27. | Dave Cowens* | 11.61 | 1976 |
| 28. | Mel Daniels* | 11.60 | 1970 |
| Ralph Sampson* | 11.60 | 1985 | |
| Josh Smith | 11.60 | 2012 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 11.60 | 2025 | |
| 32. | Bob Lanier* | 11.57 | 1974 |
| 33. | Elvin Hayes* | 11.43 | 1974 |
| 34. | Tim Duncan* | 11.38 | 2003 |
| 35. | Bob McAdoo* | 11.33 | 1974 |
| Tim Duncan* | 11.33 | 2002 | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 11.33 | 2016 | |
| 38. | Ben Wallace* | 11.30 | 2002 |
| 39. | Ben Wallace* | 11.24 | 2003 |
| 40. | Mel Daniels* | 11.20 | 1968 |
| 41. | Larry Bird* | 11.12 | 1981 |
| 42. | Craig Raymond | 11.06 | 1970 |
| 43. | Dwight Howard* | 11.04 | 2009 |
| 44. | Gar Heard | 11.00 | 1974 |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 11.00 | 2002 | |
| Dwight Howard* | 11.00 | 2011 | |
| 47. | Gerald Govan | 10.94 | 1974 |
| 48. | Tim Duncan* | 10.94 | 2008 |
| 49. | DeAndre Jordan | 10.86 | 2017 |
| 50. | Derrick Coleman | 10.80 | 1993 |
| Carlos Boozer | 10.80 | 2009 | |
| 52. | Bob McAdoo* | 10.78 | 1976 |
| Karl Malone* | 10.78 | 1991 | |
| Anthony Davis | 10.78 | 2018 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 10.78 | 2020 | |
| 56. | Charles Barkley* | 10.75 | 1986 |
| 57. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 10.65 | 2003 |
| 58. | Nikola Jokić | 10.64 | 2025 |
| 59. | George McGinnis* | 10.61 | 1975 |
| 60. | Manny Leaks | 10.50 | 1970 |
| 61. | Moses Malone* | 10.46 | 1983 |
| 62. | Marcus Camby | 10.40 | 2005 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10.40 | 2018 | |
| 64. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 10.38 | 1979 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10.38 | 2025 | |
| 66. | Dwight Howard* | 10.35 | 2015 |
| 67. | Elvin Hayes* | 10.33 | 1977 |
| 68. | Tim Duncan* | 10.31 | 2001 |
| 69. | Elvin Hayes* | 10.29 | 1976 |
| 70. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 10.26 | 2000 |
| 71. | Mel Daniels* | 10.25 | 1972 |
| 72. | Artis Gilmore* | 10.20 | 1976 |
| Karl Malone* | 10.20 | 1995 | |
| 74. | Russell Westbrook | 10.17 | 2018 |
| 75. | Ben Wallace* | 10.13 | 2004 |
| 76. | Dave Cowens* | 10.00 | 1974 |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 10.00 | 2008 | |
| Reggie Evans | 10.00 | 2013 | |
| Blake Griffin | 10.00 | 2015 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 10.00 | 2021 | |
| Nikola Jokić | 10.00 | 2023 | |
| 82. | Moses Malone* | 9.92 | 1977 |
| 83. | Carlos Boozer | 9.90 | 2010 |
| 84. | Mel Daniels* | 9.89 | 1973 |
| Dikembe Mutombo* | 9.89 | 1999 | |
| 86. | Bob McAdoo* | 9.86 | 1975 |
| Dennis Rodman* | 9.86 | 1995 | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9.86 | 2015 | |
| 89. | Nikola Jokić | 9.83 | 2024 |
| 90. | Maurice Lucas | 9.80 | 1975 |
| Moses Malone* | 9.80 | 1984 | |
| Jim Jackson | 9.80 | 2004 | |
| Dwight Howard* | 9.80 | 2008 | |
| Joakim Noah | 9.80 | 2014 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 9.80 | 2017 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 9.80 | 2019 | |
| Nikola Jokić | 9.80 | 2022 | |
| 98. | Larry Bird* | 9.75 | 1982 |
| Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.75 | 2001 | |
| Joel Embiid | 9.75 | 2018 | |
| 101. | Julius Keye | 9.71 | 1972 |
| 102. | Charles Barkley* | 9.71 | 1993 |
| 103. | David Robinson* | 9.70 | 1993 |
| 104. | Moses Malone* | 9.67 | 1975 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon* | 9.67 | 1993 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 9.67 | 2022 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 9.67 | 2026 | |
| 108. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 9.61 | 2006 |
| 109. | Bill Laimbeer | 9.60 | 1984 |
| Charles Barkley* | 9.60 | 1994 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 9.60 | 2015 | |
| Nikola Vučević | 9.60 | 2022 | |
| 113. | Willie Wise | 9.59 | 1971 |
| 114. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.58 | 2003 |
| 115. | Dave Robisch | 9.57 | 1972 |
| 116. | David Robinson* | 9.56 | 1998 |
| 117. | Artis Gilmore* | 9.55 | 1983 |
| 118. | Mel Daniels* | 9.53 | 1969 |
| 119. | Cincy Powell | 9.50 | 1970 |
| Jack Sikma* | 9.50 | 1982 | |
| Charles Barkley* | 9.50 | 1995 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9.50 | 2025 | |
| 123. | LeBron James | 9.45 | 2015 |
| 124. | LeBron James | 9.43 | 2020 |
| 125. | Skip Thoren | 9.42 | 1969 |
| 126. | Jack Sikma* | 9.41 | 1979 |
| 127. | A.C. Green | 9.40 | 1993 |
| Julius Randle | 9.40 | 2021 | |
| 129. | Zelmo Beaty* | 9.33 | 1971 |
| Paul Silas | 9.33 | 1976 | |
| Maurice Lucas | 9.33 | 1978 | |
| Caldwell Jones | 9.33 | 1979 | |
| 133. | Gerald Govan | 9.30 | 1973 |
| 134. | Artis Gilmore* | 9.26 | 1973 |
| 135. | Patrick Ewing* | 9.25 | 1996 |
| 136. | DeAndre Jordan | 9.23 | 2014 |
| 137. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 9.20 | 2004 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 9.20 | 2005 | |
| Nikola Vučević | 9.20 | 2020 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 9.20 | 2023 | |
| 141. | Larry Bird* | 9.17 | 1983 |
| Dwight Howard* | 9.17 | 2014 | |
| Luka Dončić | 9.17 | 2020 | |
| 144. | Joakim Noah | 9.14 | 2009 |
| Nikola Jokić | 9.14 | 2019 | |
| 146. | Luka Dončić | 9.13 | 2022 |
| 147. | Karl Malone* | 9.12 | 1994 |
| 148. | Amar'e Stoudemire | 9.10 | 2007 |
| 149. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.09 | 2004 |
| Joel Embiid | 9.09 | 2021 | |
| 151. | Tom Chambers | 9.08 | 1989 |
| 152. | Elvin Hayes* | 9.05 | 1979 |
| Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.05 | 2002 | |
| 154. | Byron Beck | 9.00 | 1970 |
| Cincy Powell | 9.00 | 1971 | |
| Wes Unseld* | 9.00 | 1974 | |
| Wes Unseld* | 9.00 | 1977 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon* | 9.00 | 1998 | |
| Carlos Boozer | 9.00 | 2007 | |
| Jason Kidd* | 9.00 | 2007 | |
| Lamar Odom | 9.00 | 2007 | |
| Joakim Noah | 9.00 | 2010 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9.00 | 2022 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9.00 | 2023 | |
| 165. | Mel Daniels* | 8.93 | 1974 |
| 166. | Billy Cunningham* | 8.92 | 1973 |
| Mehmet Okur | 8.92 | 2008 | |
| 168. | Buck Williams | 8.91 | 1984 |
| 169. | Charles Oakley | 8.90 | 1988 |
| Charles Barkley* | 8.90 | 1990 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 8.90 | 2009 | |
| 172. | Lamar Odom | 8.86 | 2006 |
| Alperen Şengün | 8.86 | 2025 | |
| 174. | Rick Barry* | 8.83 | 1971 |
| Antawn Jamison | 8.83 | 2008 | |
| Kevin Durant | 8.83 | 2021 | |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 8.83 | 2022 | |
| 178. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 8.83 | 2001 |
| 179. | Marvin Webster | 8.82 | 1978 |
| Karl Malone* | 8.82 | 1988 | |
| 181. | Marvin Barnes | 8.80 | 1975 |
| Shawn Marion | 8.80 | 2006 | |
| 183. | Jayson Tatum | 8.79 | 2024 |
| 184. | Larry Bird* | 8.78 | 1980 |
| Brad Daugherty | 8.78 | 1993 | |
| Yao Ming* | 8.78 | 2009 | |
| 187. | Deandre Ayton | 8.77 | 2021 |
| 188. | David Robinson* | 8.77 | 2001 |
| 189. | Carlos Boozer | 8.75 | 2008 |
| Kevin Garnett* | 8.75 | 2012 | |
| 191. | Paul George | 8.74 | 2021 |
| 192. | Shawn Marion | 8.73 | 2005 |
| 193. | Kenyon Martin | 8.73 | 2004 |
| Luka Dončić | 8.73 | 2024 | |
| 195. | Drew Gooden | 8.71 | 2003 |
| 196. | Jayson Tatum | 8.71 | 2020 |
| 197. | James Donaldson | 8.70 | 1986 |
| 198. | Josh Hart | 8.69 | 2024 |
| 199. | Dan Issel* | 8.68 | 1973 |
| 200. | Randy Denton | 8.67 | 1975 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 8.67 | 1980 | |
| Dikembe Mutombo* | 8.67 | 1994 | |
| Bobby Portis | 8.67 | 2024 | |
| 204. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 8.65 | 1994 |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.65 | 2005 | |
| 206. | Karl Malone* | 8.62 | 1992 |
| 207. | Kevin Love | 8.61 | 2017 |
| 208. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 8.60 | 1997 |
| Joel Embiid | 8.60 | 2022 | |
| 210. | Wes Unseld* | 8.58 | 1979 |
| 211. | Moses Malone* | 8.57 | 1981 |
| Draymond Green | 8.57 | 2018 | |
| 213. | Marques Johnson | 8.56 | 1978 |
| Kevin Garnett* | 8.56 | 2011 | |
| Nikola Mirotić | 8.56 | 2018 | |
| 216. | Marc Gasol | 8.55 | 2015 |
| Joel Embiid | 8.55 | 2019 | |
| 218. | Zelmo Beaty* | 8.50 | 1973 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 8.50 | 1990 | |
| Karl Malone* | 8.50 | 1998 | |
| 221. | Mason Plumlee | 8.45 | 2016 |
| 222. | Wes Unseld* | 8.43 | 1976 |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.43 | 2015 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 8.43 | 2018 | |
| 225. | Caldwell Jones | 8.40 | 1978 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 8.40 | 1987 | |
| Patrick Ewing* | 8.40 | 1990 | |
| David Robinson* | 8.40 | 1990 | |
| Karl Malone* | 8.40 | 1997 | |
| 230. | Tom Boerwinkle | 8.38 | 1975 |
| Kevon Looney | 8.38 | 2023 | |
| 232. | Elvin Hayes* | 8.38 | 1978 |
| 233. | Kevin Durant | 8.36 | 2013 |
| Rudy Gobert | 8.36 | 2021 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 8.36 | 2026 | |
| 236. | Dwight Howard* | 8.36 | 2010 |
| 237. | George Gervin* | 8.33 | 1975 |
| Bob Lanier* | 8.33 | 1976 | |
| Patrick Ewing* | 8.33 | 1992 | |
| David Robinson* | 8.33 | 1995 | |
| 241. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 8.32 | 1995 |
| 242. | LeBron James | 8.31 | 2023 |
| 243. | Dan Issel* | 8.31 | 1976 |
| 244. | Hassan Whiteside | 8.30 | 2016 |
| 245. | Dennis Rodman* | 8.28 | 1996 |
| 246. | Draymond Green | 8.27 | 2019 |
| 247. | Bob Netolicky | 8.27 | 1970 |
| 248. | Larry Bird* | 8.26 | 1984 |
| Larry Bird* | 8.26 | 1987 | |
| Draymond Green | 8.26 | 2016 |
NBA Leaders
| Rank | Player | DRB/G | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Garnett* | 13.83 | 2003 |
| 2. | Jermaine O'Neal | 13.50 | 2003 |
| 3. | Sam Lacey | 13.17 | 1975 |
| 4. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 13.09 | 1977 |
| 5. | Anthony Davis | 12.60 | 2024 |
| 6. | Kevin Garnett* | 12.44 | 2004 |
| 7. | Wes Unseld* | 12.41 | 1975 |
| 8. | Marcus Camby | 12.40 | 2007 |
| 9. | Bill Walton* | 12.21 | 1977 |
| 10. | Kevin Garnett* | 12.17 | 2013 |
| 11. | Dave Cowens* | 12.00 | 1975 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 12.00 | 2022 | |
| 13. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 11.75 | 1988 |
| 14. | Anthony Davis | 11.69 | 2023 |
| 15. | Dave Cowens* | 11.67 | 1977 |
| Nikola Jokić | 11.67 | 2026 | |
| 17. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 11.62 | 1974 |
| 18. | Dave Cowens* | 11.61 | 1976 |
| 19. | Ralph Sampson* | 11.60 | 1985 |
| Josh Smith | 11.60 | 2012 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 11.60 | 2025 | |
| 22. | Bob Lanier* | 11.57 | 1974 |
| 23. | Elvin Hayes* | 11.43 | 1974 |
| 24. | Tim Duncan* | 11.38 | 2003 |
| 25. | Bob McAdoo* | 11.33 | 1974 |
| Tim Duncan* | 11.33 | 2002 | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 11.33 | 2016 | |
| 28. | Ben Wallace* | 11.30 | 2002 |
| 29. | Ben Wallace* | 11.24 | 2003 |
| 30. | Larry Bird* | 11.12 | 1981 |
| 31. | Dwight Howard* | 11.04 | 2009 |
| 32. | Gar Heard | 11.00 | 1974 |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 11.00 | 2002 | |
| Dwight Howard* | 11.00 | 2011 | |
| 35. | Tim Duncan* | 10.94 | 2008 |
| 36. | DeAndre Jordan | 10.86 | 2017 |
| 37. | Derrick Coleman | 10.80 | 1993 |
| Carlos Boozer | 10.80 | 2009 | |
| 39. | Bob McAdoo* | 10.78 | 1976 |
| Karl Malone* | 10.78 | 1991 | |
| Anthony Davis | 10.78 | 2018 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 10.78 | 2020 | |
| 43. | Charles Barkley* | 10.75 | 1986 |
| 44. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 10.65 | 2003 |
| 45. | Nikola Jokić | 10.64 | 2025 |
| 46. | Moses Malone* | 10.46 | 1983 |
| 47. | Marcus Camby | 10.40 | 2005 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10.40 | 2018 | |
| 49. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 10.38 | 1979 |
| Jayson Tatum | 10.38 | 2025 | |
| 51. | Dwight Howard* | 10.35 | 2015 |
| 52. | Elvin Hayes* | 10.33 | 1977 |
| 53. | Tim Duncan* | 10.31 | 2001 |
| 54. | Elvin Hayes* | 10.29 | 1976 |
| 55. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 10.26 | 2000 |
| 56. | Karl Malone* | 10.20 | 1995 |
| 57. | Russell Westbrook | 10.17 | 2018 |
| 58. | Ben Wallace* | 10.13 | 2004 |
| 59. | Dave Cowens* | 10.00 | 1974 |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 10.00 | 2008 | |
| Reggie Evans | 10.00 | 2013 | |
| Blake Griffin | 10.00 | 2015 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 10.00 | 2021 | |
| Nikola Jokić | 10.00 | 2023 | |
| 65. | Moses Malone* | 9.92 | 1977 |
| 66. | Carlos Boozer | 9.90 | 2010 |
| 67. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 9.89 | 1999 |
| 68. | Bob McAdoo* | 9.86 | 1975 |
| Dennis Rodman* | 9.86 | 1995 | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9.86 | 2015 | |
| 71. | Nikola Jokić | 9.83 | 2024 |
| 72. | Moses Malone* | 9.80 | 1984 |
| Jim Jackson | 9.80 | 2004 | |
| Dwight Howard* | 9.80 | 2008 | |
| Joakim Noah | 9.80 | 2014 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 9.80 | 2017 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 9.80 | 2019 | |
| Nikola Jokić | 9.80 | 2022 | |
| 79. | Larry Bird* | 9.75 | 1982 |
| Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.75 | 2001 | |
| Joel Embiid | 9.75 | 2018 | |
| 82. | Charles Barkley* | 9.71 | 1993 |
| 83. | David Robinson* | 9.70 | 1993 |
| 84. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 9.67 | 1993 |
| Rudy Gobert | 9.67 | 2022 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 9.67 | 2026 | |
| 87. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 9.61 | 2006 |
| 88. | Bill Laimbeer | 9.60 | 1984 |
| Charles Barkley* | 9.60 | 1994 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 9.60 | 2015 | |
| Nikola Vučević | 9.60 | 2022 | |
| 92. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.58 | 2003 |
| 93. | David Robinson* | 9.56 | 1998 |
| 94. | Artis Gilmore* | 9.55 | 1983 |
| 95. | Jack Sikma* | 9.50 | 1982 |
| Charles Barkley* | 9.50 | 1995 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9.50 | 2025 | |
| 98. | LeBron James | 9.45 | 2015 |
| 99. | LeBron James | 9.43 | 2020 |
| 100. | Jack Sikma* | 9.41 | 1979 |
| 101. | A.C. Green | 9.40 | 1993 |
| Julius Randle | 9.40 | 2021 | |
| 103. | Paul Silas | 9.33 | 1976 |
| Maurice Lucas | 9.33 | 1978 | |
| Caldwell Jones | 9.33 | 1979 | |
| 106. | Patrick Ewing* | 9.25 | 1996 |
| 107. | DeAndre Jordan | 9.23 | 2014 |
| 108. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 9.20 | 2004 |
| Samuel Dalembert | 9.20 | 2005 | |
| Nikola Vučević | 9.20 | 2020 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 9.20 | 2023 | |
| 112. | Larry Bird* | 9.17 | 1983 |
| Dwight Howard* | 9.17 | 2014 | |
| Luka Dončić | 9.17 | 2020 | |
| 115. | Joakim Noah | 9.14 | 2009 |
| Nikola Jokić | 9.14 | 2019 | |
| 117. | Luka Dončić | 9.13 | 2022 |
| 118. | Karl Malone* | 9.12 | 1994 |
| 119. | Amar'e Stoudemire | 9.10 | 2007 |
| 120. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.09 | 2004 |
| Joel Embiid | 9.09 | 2021 | |
| 122. | Tom Chambers | 9.08 | 1989 |
| 123. | Elvin Hayes* | 9.05 | 1979 |
| Shaquille O'Neal* | 9.05 | 2002 | |
| 125. | Wes Unseld* | 9.00 | 1974 |
| Wes Unseld* | 9.00 | 1977 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon* | 9.00 | 1998 | |
| Carlos Boozer | 9.00 | 2007 | |
| Jason Kidd* | 9.00 | 2007 | |
| Lamar Odom | 9.00 | 2007 | |
| Joakim Noah | 9.00 | 2010 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9.00 | 2022 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9.00 | 2023 | |
| 134. | Mehmet Okur | 8.92 | 2008 |
| 135. | Buck Williams | 8.91 | 1984 |
| 136. | Charles Oakley | 8.90 | 1988 |
| Charles Barkley* | 8.90 | 1990 | |
| Dirk Nowitzki* | 8.90 | 2009 | |
| 139. | Lamar Odom | 8.86 | 2006 |
| Alperen Şengün | 8.86 | 2025 | |
| 141. | Antawn Jamison | 8.83 | 2008 |
| Kevin Durant | 8.83 | 2021 | |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 8.83 | 2022 | |
| 144. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 8.83 | 2001 |
| 145. | Marvin Webster | 8.82 | 1978 |
| Karl Malone* | 8.82 | 1988 | |
| 147. | Shawn Marion | 8.80 | 2006 |
| 148. | Jayson Tatum | 8.79 | 2024 |
| 149. | Larry Bird* | 8.78 | 1980 |
| Brad Daugherty | 8.78 | 1993 | |
| Yao Ming* | 8.78 | 2009 | |
| 152. | Deandre Ayton | 8.77 | 2021 |
| 153. | David Robinson* | 8.77 | 2001 |
| 154. | Carlos Boozer | 8.75 | 2008 |
| Kevin Garnett* | 8.75 | 2012 | |
| 156. | Paul George | 8.74 | 2021 |
| 157. | Shawn Marion | 8.73 | 2005 |
| 158. | Kenyon Martin | 8.73 | 2004 |
| Luka Dončić | 8.73 | 2024 | |
| 160. | Drew Gooden | 8.71 | 2003 |
| 161. | Jayson Tatum | 8.71 | 2020 |
| 162. | James Donaldson | 8.70 | 1986 |
| 163. | Josh Hart | 8.69 | 2024 |
| 164. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 8.67 | 1980 |
| Dikembe Mutombo* | 8.67 | 1994 | |
| Bobby Portis | 8.67 | 2024 | |
| 167. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 8.65 | 1994 |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.65 | 2005 | |
| 169. | Karl Malone* | 8.62 | 1992 |
| 170. | Kevin Love | 8.61 | 2017 |
| 171. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 8.60 | 1997 |
| Joel Embiid | 8.60 | 2022 | |
| 173. | Wes Unseld* | 8.58 | 1979 |
| 174. | Moses Malone* | 8.57 | 1981 |
| Draymond Green | 8.57 | 2018 | |
| 176. | Marques Johnson | 8.56 | 1978 |
| Kevin Garnett* | 8.56 | 2011 | |
| Nikola Mirotić | 8.56 | 2018 | |
| 179. | Marc Gasol | 8.55 | 2015 |
| Joel Embiid | 8.55 | 2019 | |
| 181. | Bill Laimbeer | 8.50 | 1990 |
| Karl Malone* | 8.50 | 1998 | |
| 183. | Mason Plumlee | 8.45 | 2016 |
| 184. | Wes Unseld* | 8.43 | 1976 |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.43 | 2015 | |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 8.43 | 2018 | |
| 187. | Caldwell Jones | 8.40 | 1978 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 8.40 | 1987 | |
| Patrick Ewing* | 8.40 | 1990 | |
| David Robinson* | 8.40 | 1990 | |
| Karl Malone* | 8.40 | 1997 | |
| 192. | Tom Boerwinkle | 8.38 | 1975 |
| Kevon Looney | 8.38 | 2023 | |
| 194. | Elvin Hayes* | 8.38 | 1978 |
| 195. | Kevin Durant | 8.36 | 2013 |
| Rudy Gobert | 8.36 | 2021 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 8.36 | 2026 | |
| 198. | Dwight Howard* | 8.36 | 2010 |
| 199. | Bob Lanier* | 8.33 | 1976 |
| Patrick Ewing* | 8.33 | 1992 | |
| David Robinson* | 8.33 | 1995 | |
| 202. | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 8.32 | 1995 |
| 203. | LeBron James | 8.31 | 2023 |
| 204. | Hassan Whiteside | 8.30 | 2016 |
| 205. | Dennis Rodman* | 8.28 | 1996 |
| 206. | Draymond Green | 8.27 | 2019 |
| 207. | Larry Bird* | 8.26 | 1984 |
| Larry Bird* | 8.26 | 1987 | |
| Draymond Green | 8.26 | 2016 | |
| 210. | Elvin Hayes* | 8.24 | 1975 |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.24 | 1999 | |
| 212. | Patrick Ewing* | 8.20 | 1994 |
| A.C. Green | 8.20 | 1995 | |
| 214. | Shawn Marion | 8.17 | 2003 |
| Carlos Boozer | 8.17 | 2012 | |
| Tobias Harris | 8.17 | 2019 | |
| 217. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 8.15 | 2005 |
| 218. | Vlade Divac* | 8.11 | 1998 |
| 219. | Patrick Ewing* | 8.09 | 1995 |
| Kevin Durant | 8.09 | 2023 | |
| 221. | Jack Sikma* | 8.08 | 1987 |
| 222. | Marc Gasol | 8.08 | 2011 |
| 223. | Patrick Ewing* | 8.07 | 1993 |
| 224. | Brad Daugherty | 8.06 | 1992 |
| 225. | LeBron James | 8.06 | 2017 |
| 226. | Karl-Anthony Towns | 8.05 | 2026 |
| 227. | Cornell Warner | 8.00 | 1974 |
| Wes Unseld* | 8.00 | 1978 | |
| Charles Barkley* | 8.00 | 1997 | |
| Shawn Kemp | 8.00 | 1997 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon* | 8.00 | 1997 | |
| Karl Malone* | 8.00 | 1999 | |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.00 | 2004 | |
| Tim Duncan* | 8.00 | 2006 | |
| Andrés Nocioni | 8.00 | 2006 | |
| Clint Capela | 8.00 | 2018 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 8.00 | 2020 | |
| Joel Embiid | 8.00 | 2023 | |
| 239. | Draymond Green | 7.94 | 2017 |
| 240. | Kendrick Perkins | 7.93 | 2009 |
| 241. | Bobby Portis | 7.92 | 2022 |
| 242. | Shawn Marion | 7.91 | 2007 |
| LeBron James | 7.91 | 2010 | |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 7.91 | 2014 | |
| 245. | Draymond Green | 7.90 | 2015 |
| Kevin Love | 7.90 | 2018 | |
| 247. | Paul Pierce* | 7.90 | 2003 |
| Nikola Jokić | 7.90 | 2021 | |
| 249. | Nikola Jokić | 7.89 | 2020 |
| 250. | Pau Gasol* | 7.87 | 2009 |
ABA Leaders
| Rank | Player | DRB/G | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Julius Erving* | 14.45 | 1972 |
| 2. | Spencer Haywood* | 13.17 | 1970 |
| 3. | Artis Gilmore* | 12.75 | 1974 |
| 4. | Mel Daniels* | 12.73 | 1971 |
| 5. | Artis Gilmore* | 12.60 | 1975 |
| 6. | Swen Nater | 12.50 | 1975 |
| 7. | Ira Harge | 12.17 | 1971 |
| Billy Paultz | 12.17 | 1971 | |
| Caldwell Jones | 12.17 | 1974 | |
| 10. | Mel Daniels* | 11.60 | 1970 |
| 11. | Mel Daniels* | 11.20 | 1968 |
| 12. | Craig Raymond | 11.06 | 1970 |
| 13. | Gerald Govan | 10.94 | 1974 |
| 14. | George McGinnis* | 10.61 | 1975 |
| 15. | Manny Leaks | 10.50 | 1970 |
| 16. | Mel Daniels* | 10.25 | 1972 |
| 17. | Artis Gilmore* | 10.20 | 1976 |
| 18. | Mel Daniels* | 9.89 | 1973 |
| 19. | Maurice Lucas | 9.80 | 1975 |
| 20. | Julius Keye | 9.71 | 1972 |
| 21. | Moses Malone* | 9.67 | 1975 |
| 22. | Willie Wise | 9.59 | 1971 |
| 23. | Dave Robisch | 9.57 | 1972 |
| 24. | Mel Daniels* | 9.53 | 1969 |
| 25. | Cincy Powell | 9.50 | 1970 |
| 26. | Skip Thoren | 9.42 | 1969 |
| 27. | Zelmo Beaty* | 9.33 | 1971 |
| 28. | Gerald Govan | 9.30 | 1973 |
| 29. | Artis Gilmore* | 9.26 | 1973 |
| 30. | Byron Beck | 9.00 | 1970 |
| Cincy Powell | 9.00 | 1971 | |
| 32. | Mel Daniels* | 8.93 | 1974 |
| 33. | Billy Cunningham* | 8.92 | 1973 |
| 34. | Rick Barry* | 8.83 | 1971 |
| 35. | Marvin Barnes | 8.80 | 1975 |
| 36. | Dan Issel* | 8.68 | 1973 |
| 37. | Randy Denton | 8.67 | 1975 |
| 38. | Zelmo Beaty* | 8.50 | 1973 |
| 39. | George Gervin* | 8.33 | 1975 |
| 40. | Dan Issel* | 8.31 | 1976 |
| 41. | Bob Netolicky | 8.27 | 1970 |
| 42. | Billy Paultz | 8.14 | 1976 |
| 43. | Swen Nater | 7.86 | 1974 |
| 44. | Gene Moore | 7.75 | 1970 |
| 45. | Zelmo Beaty* | 7.62 | 1974 |
| Julius Erving* | 7.62 | 1976 | |
| 47. | Bob Netolicky | 7.53 | 1969 |
| 48. | Goose Ligon | 7.53 | 1971 |
| 49. | Goose Ligon | 7.50 | 1970 |
| Billy Paultz | 7.50 | 1974 | |
| 51. | Dan Issel* | 7.47 | 1971 |
| 52. | Red Robbins | 7.44 | 1971 |
| 53. | Cincy Powell | 7.43 | 1969 |
| 54. | Roger Brown* | 7.33 | 1970 |
| 55. | George McGinnis* | 7.22 | 1973 |
| 56. | Larry Kenon | 7.14 | 1976 |
| 57. | Jim Eakins | 7.00 | 1971 |
| Tom Owens | 7.00 | 1973 | |
| George McGinnis* | 7.00 | 1974 | |
| 60. | Larry Kenon | 6.86 | 1974 |
| 61. | George McGinnis* | 6.85 | 1972 |
| 62. | Maurice Lucas | 6.80 | 1976 |
| 63. | Dan Issel* | 6.75 | 1974 |
| 64. | John Beasley | 6.71 | 1969 |
| 65. | Julius Erving* | 6.57 | 1974 |
| 66. | Willie Wise | 6.17 | 1974 |
| 67. | Jim Eakins | 6.09 | 1972 |
| 68. | Rich Jones | 6.00 | 1976 |
| 69. | Bobby Jones* | 5.85 | 1975 |
| 70. | Willie Wise | 5.60 | 1973 |
| 71. | Bob Netolicky | 5.55 | 1971 |
| 72. | Dan Issel* | 5.53 | 1975 |
| 73. | Darnell Hillman | 5.47 | 1975 |
| 74. | Bobby Jones* | 5.46 | 1976 |
| 75. | George Carter | 5.42 | 1971 |
| 76. | Darnell Hillman | 5.33 | 1973 |
| Billy Knight | 5.33 | 1975 | |
| 78. | Roger Brown* | 5.27 | 1971 |
| 79. | Len Elmore | 5.22 | 1975 |
| 80. | Mike Green | 5.15 | 1975 |
| 81. | Neil Johnson | 5.00 | 1971 |
| 82. | Ray Scott | 4.92 | 1971 |
| 83. | Sam Smith | 4.58 | 1970 |
| 84. | Charlie Scott* | 4.50 | 1971 |
| Darnell Hillman | 4.50 | 1974 | |
| 86. | Don Sidle | 4.25 | 1969 |
| 87. | Tim Bassett | 4.23 | 1976 |
| 88. | George Stone | 4.22 | 1971 |
| 89. | Ted McClain | 4.20 | 1975 |
| 90. | Ray Scott | 4.18 | 1972 |
| 91. | Roger Brown* | 4.00 | 1974 |
| 92. | Wendell Ladner | 3.93 | 1974 |
| 93. | David Thompson* | 3.92 | 1976 |
| 94. | Walt Simon | 3.89 | 1973 |
| 95. | Bob Netolicky | 3.80 | 1972 |
| 96. | Roger Brown* | 3.70 | 1972 |
| 97. | Dave Robisch | 3.69 | 1975 |
| Jim Eakins | 3.69 | 1976 | |
| 99. | Ralph Simpson | 3.62 | 1975 |
| Marvin Webster | 3.62 | 1976 | |
| 101. | Wil Jones | 3.47 | 1975 |
| 102. | Mike Gale | 3.43 | 1974 |
| 103. | Ron Boone | 3.33 | 1971 |
| Ron Boone | 3.33 | 1974 | |
| 105. | Les Hunter | 3.32 | 1971 |
| Walt Simon | 3.32 | 1971 | |
| 107. | Darnell Hillman | 3.25 | 1972 |
| 108. | Roger Brown* | 3.18 | 1973 |
| 109. | Jimmy Jones | 3.17 | 1974 |
| 110. | Merv Jackson | 2.94 | 1971 |
| 111. | Louie Dampier* | 2.84 | 1971 |
| 112. | Ron Thomas | 2.76 | 1973 |
| 113. | Gus Johnson* | 2.71 | 1973 |
| 114. | Glen Combs | 2.50 | 1971 |
| 115. | Darel Carrier | 2.47 | 1971 |
| 116. | Freddie Lewis | 2.45 | 1972 |
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