NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Hassan Whiteside 11.15
2.Andre Drummond 10.68
3.Mel Daniels* 10.65
4.Bill Walton* 10.38
5.Swen Nater 10.27
6.Happy Hairston 9.86
7.DeAndre Jordan 9.80
8.Joel Embiid 9.68
9.Rudy Gobert 9.67
10.Dwight Howard* 9.56
11.Kevin Love 9.53
12.Dennis Rodman* 9.52
13.Jusuf Nurkić 9.48
14.Nikola Jokić 9.45
15.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.42
16.Ira Harge 9.41
17.Clint Capela 9.31
18.Domantas Sabonis 9.29
19.Dave Cowens* 9.28
20.DeMarcus Cousins 9.18
21.Ömer Aşık 9.09
22.Nikola Vučević 9.08
23.Mike Lewis 9.04
24.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 9.02
25.Ray Scott 8.98
26.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.88
27.Dewayne Dedmon 8.85
28.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.84
29.Artis Gilmore* 8.79
30.Wes Unseld* 8.75
31.Reggie Evans 8.74
32.Elmore Smith 8.74
33.Marcus Camby 8.66
34.Nate Thurmond* 8.64
35.Ivica Zubac 8.60
36.Tom Boerwinkle 8.58
37.Arvydas Sabonis* 8.55
38.Gene Moore 8.55
39.Tim Duncan* 8.54
40.Otto Moore 8.52
41.Julius Keye 8.46
42.Deandre Ayton 8.44
43.Anthony Davis 8.42
44.Gerald Govan 8.41
45.Dikembe Mutombo* 8.37
46.Dave DeBusschere* 8.31
47.Randy Denton 8.30
48.Lamar Green 8.28
49.Bobby Portis 8.25
50.Kyle O'Quinn 8.25
51.Toby Kimball 8.24
52.Carlos Boozer 8.24
53.Kevin Garnett* 8.18
54.Clifford Ray 8.14
55.Neal Walk 8.13
56.Jarrett Allen 8.11
57.Danny Fortson 8.11
58.Marcin Gortat 8.09
59.Mark Landsberger 8.08
60.Mel Counts 8.07
61.Jack Sikma* 8.06
62.Enes Freedom 8.05
63.Bill Laimbeer 8.04
64.Sam Lacey 8.02
65.Rick Roberson 7.97
66.Robert Parish* 7.97
67.Caldwell Jones 7.97
68.Bam Adebayo 7.93
69.Ed Davis 7.92
70.Zelmo Beaty* 7.91
71.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.91
72.Isaiah Hartenstein 7.91
73.Maurice Lucas 7.90
74.Tyson Chandler 7.90
75.Andrew Bogut 7.90
76.Ben Wallace* 7.90
77.Andris Biedriņš 7.88
78.Alton Lister 7.88
79.Jim Ard 7.86
80.Patrick Ewing* 7.85
81.Billy Cunningham* 7.85
82.Kevin Kunnert 7.85
83.Troy Murphy 7.83
84.Joel Przybilla 7.83
85.Luka Dončić 7.82
86.Elvin Hayes* 7.80
87.Billy Paultz 7.79
88.David Robinson* 7.79
89.Julius Randle 7.79
90.George McGinnis* 7.78
91.LaSalle Thompson 7.74
92.Samuel Dalembert 7.74
93.Rich Kelley 7.74
94.Gar Heard 7.74
95.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.72
96.Red Robbins 7.72
97.Al Jefferson 7.71
98.Cornell Warner 7.69
99.Bob McAdoo* 7.69
100.Sidney Green 7.69
101.George Johnson 7.68
102.Mason Plumlee 7.66
103.David Lee 7.66
104.Wendell Carter Jr. 7.66
105.Wendell Ladner 7.65
106.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.63
107.Clyde Lee 7.62
108.Kermit Washington 7.61
109.Moses Malone* 7.61
110.Charles Barkley* 7.58
111.Emeka Okafor 7.58
112.Benoit Benjamin 7.56
113.Truck Robinson 7.56
114.Joakim Noah 7.56
115.Larry Bird* 7.54
116.Ralph Sampson* 7.51
117.Chris Kaman 7.51
118.Karl Malone* 7.49
119.John Beasley 7.48
120.Warren Davis 7.47
121.Alex Len 7.47
122.James Donaldson 7.46
123.Andrew Bynum 7.46
124.Lloyd Neal 7.45
125.J.J. Hickson 7.44
126.Larry Smith 7.43
127.Kenneth Faried 7.43
128.Yao Ming* 7.42
129.Goose Ligon 7.42
130.Paul Silas 7.41
131.Kris Humphries 7.40
132.Charles Oakley 7.40
133.Kevon Looney 7.40
134.Marvin Webster 7.37
135.Jamaal Magloire 7.36
136.Ervin Johnson 7.36
137.Marvin Barnes 7.35
138.Bismack Biyombo 7.35
139.Kurt Rambis 7.34
140.Jayson Williams 7.33
141.Bob Lanier* 7.33
142.Kenny Carr 7.32
143.Dan Roundfield 7.32
144.Kevin Willis 7.29
145.Curtis Perry 7.29
146.Will Perdue 7.28
147.Mark Eaton 7.27
148.Jim Fox 7.26
149.JaVale McGee 7.24
150.Cliff Robinson 7.23
151.Brad Daugherty 7.23
152.Pau Gasol* 7.22
153.Draymond Green 7.22
154.Greg Anderson 7.22
155.Anderson Varejão 7.21
156.Zach Randolph 7.21
157.Rony Seikaly 7.21
158.Manny Leaks 7.20
159.Loy Vaught 7.20
160.Kosta Koufos 7.20
161.Buck Williams 7.20
162.Jeff Foster 7.19
163.Rick Mahorn 7.18
164.Trooper Washington 7.18
165.Tyrone Hill 7.17
166.Tom Burleson 7.17
167.Kurt Thomas 7.17
168.Derrick Coleman 7.16
169.Spencer Haywood* 7.15
170.Shawn Kemp 7.14
171.Jim Chones 7.14
172.Meyers Leonard 7.12
173.Greg Monroe 7.12
174.Jeff Wilkins 7.11
175.Dave Greenwood 7.11
176.Chris Dudley 7.11
177.Gorgui Dieng 7.09
178.Jim Washington 7.09
179.Jordan Hill 7.07
180.Michael Smith 7.07
181.Drew Eubanks 7.06
182.Walt Bellamy* 7.06
183.Darnell Hillman 7.06
184.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.02
185.Wayne Cooper 7.01
186.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.00
187.Lamar Odom 6.99
188.Eric Leckner 6.98
189.John Collins 6.96
190.Leroy Ellis 6.93
191.Jim Eakins 6.93
192.Jermaine O'Neal 6.93
193.Udonis Haslem 6.92
194.Samaki Walker 6.91
195.Steve Hawes 6.91
196.Darryl Dawkins 6.91
197.Tristan Thompson 6.91
198.Jerry Lucas* 6.90
199.JaMychal Green 6.90
200.Tree Rollins 6.89
201.Willie Cauley-Stein 6.89
202.Deni Avdija 6.89
203.Derrick Favors 6.89
204.Alonzo Mourning* 6.86
205.Jakob Poeltl 6.86
206.Vlade Divac* 6.86
207.Chris Boucher 6.86
208.DeJuan Blair 6.85
209.Dale Schlueter 6.85
210.Aron Baynes 6.84
211.Jayson Tatum 6.84
212.Luis Scola 6.83
213.Chris Webber* 6.83
214.Blake Griffin 6.82
215.Leon Douglas 6.80
216.Chris Andersen 6.80
217.Josh Hart 6.78
218.Nerlens Noel 6.78
219.Al Horford 6.78
220.Sam Bowie 6.77
221.Kendrick Perkins 6.77
222.Willis Reed* 6.77
223.Wayne Hightower 6.76
224.Jim Davis 6.76
225.Michael Olowokandi 6.75
226.Popeye Jones 6.75
227.Steve Stipanovich 6.75
228.Kelvin Cato 6.75
229.Trey Lyles 6.74
230.Richaun Holmes 6.74
231.Spencer Hawes 6.72
232.Al-Farouq Aminu 6.71
233.Drew Gooden 6.69
234.Dwight Jones 6.69
235.Bill Robinzine 6.67
236.Joe Kleine 6.66
237.Kim Hughes 6.66
238.Larry Nance Jr. 6.63
239.Antonio McDyess 6.62
240.Myles Turner 6.62
241.Serge Ibaka 6.62
242.Shawn Marion 6.62
243.Dave Robisch 6.61
244.Blair Rasmussen 6.60
245.Pat Cummings 6.59
246.Hank Finkel 6.59
247.Tom Owens 6.59
248.Brad Miller 6.59
249.Mike Gminski 6.58
250.Naz Reid 6.58

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Hassan Whiteside 11.15
2.Andre Drummond 10.68
3.Bill Walton* 10.38
4.Happy Hairston 9.86
5.DeAndre Jordan 9.80
6.Swen Nater 9.76
7.Joel Embiid 9.68
8.Rudy Gobert 9.67
9.Dwight Howard* 9.56
10.Kevin Love 9.53
11.Dennis Rodman* 9.52
12.Jusuf Nurkić 9.48
13.Nikola Jokić 9.45
14.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.42
15.Clint Capela 9.31
16.Domantas Sabonis 9.29
17.Dave Cowens* 9.28
18.DeMarcus Cousins 9.18
19.Ömer Aşık 9.09
20.Nikola Vučević 9.08
21.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 9.02
22.Karl-Anthony Towns 8.88
23.Dewayne Dedmon 8.85
24.Giannis Antetokounmpo 8.84
25.Wes Unseld* 8.75
26.Reggie Evans 8.74
27.Elmore Smith 8.74
28.Marcus Camby 8.66
29.Nate Thurmond* 8.64
30.Ivica Zubac 8.60
31.Tom Boerwinkle 8.58
32.Arvydas Sabonis* 8.55
33.Tim Duncan* 8.54
34.Otto Moore 8.52
35.Deandre Ayton 8.44
36.Anthony Davis 8.42
37.Dikembe Mutombo* 8.37
38.Dave DeBusschere* 8.31
39.Bobby Portis 8.25
40.Kyle O'Quinn 8.25
41.Toby Kimball 8.24
42.Carlos Boozer 8.24
43.Kevin Garnett* 8.18
44.Clifford Ray 8.14
45.Neal Walk 8.13
46.Jarrett Allen 8.11
47.Danny Fortson 8.11
48.Marcin Gortat 8.09
49.Mark Landsberger 8.08
50.Mel Counts 8.07
51.Jack Sikma* 8.06
52.Enes Freedom 8.05
53.Bill Laimbeer 8.04
54.Sam Lacey 8.02
55.Rick Roberson 7.97
56.Robert Parish* 7.97
57.George McGinnis* 7.95
58.Bam Adebayo 7.93
59.Ed Davis 7.92
60.Artis Gilmore* 7.91
61.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.91
62.Isaiah Hartenstein 7.91
63.Tyson Chandler 7.90
64.Andrew Bogut 7.90
65.Ben Wallace* 7.90
66.Andris Biedriņš 7.88
67.Alton Lister 7.88
68.Patrick Ewing* 7.85
69.Kevin Kunnert 7.85
70.Maurice Lucas 7.84
71.Troy Murphy 7.83
72.Joel Przybilla 7.83
73.Luka Dončić 7.82
74.Elvin Hayes* 7.80
75.David Robinson* 7.79
76.Julius Randle 7.79
77.LaSalle Thompson 7.74
78.Samuel Dalembert 7.74
79.Rich Kelley 7.74
80.Gar Heard 7.74
81.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7.72
82.Al Jefferson 7.71
83.Cornell Warner 7.69
84.Bob McAdoo* 7.69
85.Sidney Green 7.69
86.George Johnson 7.68
87.Mason Plumlee 7.66
88.David Lee 7.66
89.Wendell Carter Jr. 7.66
90.Caldwell Jones 7.64
91.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.63
92.Clyde Lee 7.62
93.Kermit Washington 7.61
94.Charles Barkley* 7.58
95.Emeka Okafor 7.58
96.Moses Malone* 7.57
97.Benoit Benjamin 7.56
98.Truck Robinson 7.56
99.Joakim Noah 7.56
100.Larry Bird* 7.54
101.Ralph Sampson* 7.51
102.Chris Kaman 7.51
103.Karl Malone* 7.49
104.Alex Len 7.47
105.James Donaldson 7.46
106.Andrew Bynum 7.46
107.Lloyd Neal 7.45
108.J.J. Hickson 7.44
109.Larry Smith 7.43
110.Kenneth Faried 7.43
111.Yao Ming* 7.42
112.Paul Silas 7.41
113.Kris Humphries 7.40
114.Charles Oakley 7.40
115.Kevon Looney 7.40
116.Dan Roundfield 7.37
117.Jamaal Magloire 7.36
118.Ervin Johnson 7.36
119.Bismack Biyombo 7.35
120.Billy Cunningham* 7.35
121.Kurt Rambis 7.34
122.Jayson Williams 7.33
123.Bob Lanier* 7.33
124.Kenny Carr 7.32
125.Kevin Willis 7.29
126.Marvin Webster 7.29
127.Curtis Perry 7.29
128.Will Perdue 7.28
129.Mark Eaton 7.27
130.Jim Fox 7.26
131.JaVale McGee 7.24
132.Cliff Robinson 7.23
133.Brad Daugherty 7.23
134.Pau Gasol* 7.22
135.Draymond Green 7.22
136.Greg Anderson 7.22
137.Anderson Varejão 7.21
138.Zach Randolph 7.21
139.Rony Seikaly 7.21
140.Loy Vaught 7.20
141.Kosta Koufos 7.20
142.Buck Williams 7.20
143.Jeff Foster 7.19
144.Rick Mahorn 7.18
145.Tyrone Hill 7.17
146.Tom Burleson 7.17
147.Kurt Thomas 7.17
148.Derrick Coleman 7.16
149.Jim Chones 7.14
150.Shawn Kemp 7.14
151.Meyers Leonard 7.12
152.Greg Monroe 7.12
153.Jeff Wilkins 7.11
154.Dave Greenwood 7.11
155.Chris Dudley 7.11
156.Gorgui Dieng 7.09
157.Jim Washington 7.09
158.Jordan Hill 7.07
159.Michael Smith 7.07
160.Drew Eubanks 7.06
161.Walt Bellamy* 7.06
162.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.02
163.Wayne Cooper 7.01
164.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.00
165.Lamar Odom 6.99
166.Eric Leckner 6.98
167.John Collins 6.96
168.Zelmo Beaty* 6.94
169.Leroy Ellis 6.93
170.Jermaine O'Neal 6.93
171.Udonis Haslem 6.92
172.Samaki Walker 6.91
173.Steve Hawes 6.91
174.Darryl Dawkins 6.91
175.Tristan Thompson 6.91
176.Jerry Lucas* 6.90
177.JaMychal Green 6.90
178.Tree Rollins 6.89
179.Willie Cauley-Stein 6.89
180.Deni Avdija 6.89
181.Derrick Favors 6.89
182.Alonzo Mourning* 6.86
183.Jakob Poeltl 6.86
184.Vlade Divac* 6.86
185.Chris Boucher 6.86
186.DeJuan Blair 6.85
187.Dale Schlueter 6.85
188.Aron Baynes 6.84
189.Jayson Tatum 6.84
190.Luis Scola 6.83
191.Chris Webber* 6.83
192.Blake Griffin 6.82
193.Leon Douglas 6.80
194.Chris Andersen 6.80
195.Josh Hart 6.78
196.Nerlens Noel 6.78
197.Al Horford 6.78
198.Sam Bowie 6.77
199.Kendrick Perkins 6.77
200.Willis Reed* 6.77
201.Jim Davis 6.76
202.Michael Olowokandi 6.75
203.Popeye Jones 6.75
204.Steve Stipanovich 6.75
205.Kelvin Cato 6.75
206.Trey Lyles 6.74
207.Richaun Holmes 6.74
208.Spencer Hawes 6.72
209.Billy Paultz 6.72
210.Al-Farouq Aminu 6.71
211.Drew Gooden 6.69
212.Dwight Jones 6.69
213.Bill Robinzine 6.67
214.Joe Kleine 6.66
215.Larry Nance Jr. 6.63
216.Antonio McDyess 6.62
217.Myles Turner 6.62
218.Serge Ibaka 6.62
219.Shawn Marion 6.62
220.Blair Rasmussen 6.60
221.Pat Cummings 6.59
222.Hank Finkel 6.59
223.Brad Miller 6.59
224.Mike Gminski 6.58
225.Naz Reid 6.58
226.Nazr Mohammed 6.57
227.Michael Cage 6.56
228.Scott Williams 6.55
229.Walt Wesley 6.55
230.Dan Gadzuric 6.54
231.Marreese Speights 6.52
232.Chris Gatling 6.52
233.Greg Ostertag 6.52
234.Alvan Adams 6.51
235.Marc Gasol 6.51
236.Shawn Bradley 6.50
237.Lauri Markkanen 6.49
238.George Johnson 6.48
239.Dan Issel* 6.48
240.Harvey Catchings 6.48
241.Jerome Williams 6.48
242.Jerome Whitehead 6.47
243.Chuck Hayes 6.47
244.Pervis Ellison 6.47
245.Spencer Haywood* 6.45
246.Dale Davis 6.45
247.Johan Petro 6.44
248.John Henson 6.44
249.Donyell Marshall 6.44
250.Daniel Gafford 6.44

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Mel Daniels* 10.67
2.Artis Gilmore* 10.30
3.Ira Harge 9.41
4.Mike Lewis 9.04
5.Caldwell Jones 8.96
6.Billy Paultz 8.66
7.Gene Moore 8.55
8.Julius Keye 8.46
9.Gerald Govan 8.41
10.Randy Denton 8.39
11.Zelmo Beaty* 8.02
12.Red Robbins 7.72
13.Wendell Ladner 7.65
14.George McGinnis* 7.55
15.John Beasley 7.48
16.Warren Davis 7.47
17.Goose Ligon 7.42
18.Larry Kenon 7.28
19.Manny Leaks 7.28
20.Tom Owens 7.19
21.Julius Erving* 7.18
22.Trooper Washington 7.18
23.Darnell Hillman 7.17
24.Jim Eakins 7.02
25.Dave Robisch 6.95
26.Wayne Hightower 6.76
27.Byron Beck 6.59
28.Lee Davis 6.37
29.Dan Issel* 6.33
30.Randy Mahaffey 6.28
31.Willie Wise 6.22
32.Les Hunter 6.19
33.Don Sidle 6.06
34.Bob Netolicky 5.97
35.Art Becker 5.95
36.Cincy Powell 5.91
37.Wil Jones 5.81
38.Rich Jones 5.57
39.George Gervin* 5.42
40.Stew Johnson 5.36
41.Julian Hammond 5.14
42.Ron Franz 5.01
43.Doug Moe 4.96
44.Warren Jabali 4.96
45.Rick Barry* 4.72
46.Walt Simon 4.65
47.George Carter 4.57
48.Marv Roberts 4.24
49.Roger Brown* 4.16
50.Larry Miller 3.61
51.Ron Boone 3.42
52.Mike Gale 3.40
53.Jimmy Jones 3.27
54.Ted McClain 3.24
55.Ralph Simpson 3.21
56.Bob Warren 3.12
57.Larry Jones 3.11
58.Fatty Taylor 3.11
59.Joe Caldwell 3.06
60.Levern Tart 2.94
61.James Silas 2.91
62.Gene Littles 2.86
63.Lonnie Wright 2.85
64.Steve Jones 2.78
65.Don Buse 2.78
66.Joe Hamilton 2.59
67.Darel Carrier 2.57
68.Al Smith 2.42
69.Freddie Lewis 2.41
70.Bob Verga 2.39
71.Larry Brown* 2.39
72.George Thompson 2.26
73.Johnny Neumann 2.22
74.Bill Keller 2.21
75.Louie Dampier* 2.17
76.Glen Combs 2.13
77.Mack Calvin 2.13
78.Charlie Williams 2.07
79.Donnie Freeman 2.07
80.Chuck Williams 2.03
81.Bill Melchionni 2.02
82.Brian Taylor 1.97
83.George Lehmann 1.65
84.John Roche 1.63