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

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Ira Harge 11.28
2.Tom Boerwinkle 10.59
3.Bill Walton* 10.50
4.Mel Daniels* 10.35
5.Hassan Whiteside 10.29
6.Reggie Evans 9.87
7.Ed Davis 9.69
8.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.67
9.Dwight Howard* 9.42
10.Boban Marjanović 9.40
11.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.39
12.Swen Nater 9.38
13.DeAndre Jordan 9.32
14.Gerald Govan 9.12
15.Kevin Love 9.10
16.Karl-Anthony Towns 9.10
17.Gus Johnson* 9.00
18.Bobby Portis 8.99
19.Dave Cowens* 8.89
20.Anthony Davis 8.88
21.Nikola Jokić 8.85
22.Clint Capela 8.74
23.Artis Gilmore* 8.70
24.Andre Drummond 8.67
25.Joel Embiid 8.66
26.Andrew Bogut 8.62
27.Samuel Dalembert 8.59
28.Marcus Camby 8.55
29.Carlos Boozer 8.39
30.Wes Unseld* 8.32
31.Kevin Garnett* 8.27
32.Red Robbins 8.24
33.Bismack Biyombo 8.24
34.Gene Moore 8.21
35.Nate Thurmond* 8.17
36.Clyde Lee 8.15
37.Zelmo Beaty* 8.14
38.Bill Laimbeer 8.10
39.Deandre Ayton 8.05
40.Billy Cunningham* 8.04
41.Tim Duncan* 8.00
42.David Robinson* 7.97
43.Charles Barkley* 7.96
44.Ray Scott 7.94
45.D.J. Mbenga 7.93
46.Dennis Rodman* 7.89
47.Clifford Ray 7.89
48.Ben Wallace* 7.89
49.Rudy Gobert 7.88
50.Jaylin Williams 7.87
51.Goose Ligon 7.86
52.Trooper Washington 7.85
53.Luka Dončić 7.81
54.DeJuan Blair 7.80
55.Maurice Lucas 7.77
56.Dewayne Dedmon 7.76
57.Happy Hairston 7.74
58.Caldwell Jones 7.74
59.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.69
60.Gar Heard 7.69
61.George McGinnis* 7.62
62.George Johnson 7.61
63.Cincy Powell 7.60
64.Ralph Sampson* 7.60
65.Patrick Ewing* 7.59
66.Neil Johnson 7.59
67.Elvin Hayes* 7.57
68.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.54
69.Moses Malone* 7.53
70.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.51
71.Meyers Leonard 7.50
72.Marvin Webster 7.50
73.Chet Holmgren 7.44
74.Drew Gooden 7.43
75.Brad Daugherty 7.42
76.Ron Thomas 7.42
77.Kurt Rambis 7.41
78.Enes Freedom 7.37
79.James Donaldson 7.36
80.Mason Plumlee 7.35
81.Truck Robinson 7.34
82.Sam Lacey 7.34
83.Josh Hart 7.31
84.Draymond Green 7.30
85.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.30
86.Jack Sikma* 7.27
87.Ervin Johnson 7.24
88.Earl Cureton 7.22
89.Joakim Noah 7.22
90.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.20
91.Paul Silas 7.20
92.Kenrich Williams 7.17
93.Mark Landsberger 7.15
94.Kevon Looney 7.15
95.Art Williams 7.12
96.Bob Lanier* 7.11
97.Karl Malone* 7.10
98.Chris Andersen 7.08
99.Marcin Gortat 7.08
100.JaVale McGee 7.07
101.Ivica Zubac 7.07
102.Bob McAdoo* 7.04
103.Samaki Walker 7.03
104.Billy Paultz 7.01
105.Lamar Odom 7.00
106.Dan Roundfield 6.99
107.Paul Reed 6.98
108.Robert Parish* 6.96
109.Kurt Thomas 6.96
110.Jim Brewer 6.94
111.Greg Monroe 6.93
112.Antonio McDyess 6.92
113.Larry Bird* 6.92
114.Spencer Hawes 6.92
115.Dale Davis 6.90
116.Bam Adebayo 6.88
117.Derrick Coleman 6.87
118.David Lee 6.85
119.Jeff Foster 6.85
120.Jim Eakins 6.84
121.Spencer Haywood* 6.84
122.Darnell Hillman 6.83
123.Cody Zeller 6.82
124.Jayson Tatum 6.77
125.Michael Porter Jr. 6.76
126.Dan Issel* 6.74
127.Yao Ming* 6.74
128.Alonzo Mourning* 6.74
129.John Collins 6.72
130.Scott Williams 6.70
131.Jamaal Magloire 6.69
132.Udonis Haslem 6.68
133.Daniel Theis 6.68
134.Michael Beasley 6.67
135.Jarrett Allen 6.67
136.Bud Olsen 6.65
137.Darryl Dawkins 6.65
138.Robert Williams 6.64
139.Jermaine O'Neal 6.64
140.Jarred Vanderbilt 6.63
141.Tyler Zeller 6.62
142.Sidney Green 6.62
143.Tobias Harris 6.61
144.Shawn Kemp 6.61
145.Ersan İlyasova 6.60
146.Dave DeBusschere* 6.59
147.Alvan Adams 6.59
148.Dave Robisch 6.58
149.James Michael McAdoo 6.58
150.Larry Smith 6.58
151.Larry Kenon 6.56
152.Alton Lister 6.55
153.Ömer Aşık 6.55
 Michael Doleac 6.55
 Jeff Ayres 6.55
156.Paul Mokeski 6.54
157.Oliver Miller 6.54
158.Charles Oakley 6.53
159.LaSalle Thompson 6.52
160.Pau Gasol* 6.51
161.Al Horford 6.51
162.Evan Turner 6.51
163.LeBron James 6.51
164.Chris Dudley 6.50
165.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.50
166.Jakob Poeltl 6.49
167.Kenny Carr 6.49
168.Al-Farouq Aminu 6.49
169.Isaiah Hartenstein 6.49
170.Mehmet Okur 6.49
171.Andray Blatche 6.45
 George Stone 6.45
173.Derrek Dickey 6.45
174.Nikola Mirotić 6.44
175.Les Hunter 6.44
176.Festus Ezeli 6.44
177.Will Perdue 6.42
178.Bill Bridges 6.41
179.Evan Mobley 6.40
180.John Beasley 6.40
181.Marc Gasol 6.39
182.Blair Rasmussen 6.38
183.Derrick Favors 6.38
184.Blake Griffin 6.38
185.Aron Baynes 6.37
186.Shawn Marion 6.37
187.Rick Mahorn 6.36
188.Andrew Bynum 6.34
189.Josh Smith 6.34
190.Willie Wise 6.33
191.Rich Kelley 6.32
192.Zaza Pachulia 6.30
193.Wayne Cooper 6.29
194.Steven Adams 6.28
195.Jim Chones 6.28
196.Byron Beck 6.27
197.Olden Polynice 6.26
198.Obi Toppin 6.26
199.Zach Randolph 6.26
200.Jonas Jerebko 6.26
201.Kevin Durant 6.24
202.Tom Owens 6.23
203.Antonio Davis 6.23
204.Bob Netolicky 6.22
205.Ben Simmons 6.21
206.Lavoy Allen 6.21
 Wayne Hightower 6.21
208.Sam Bowie 6.20
209.DeSagana Diop 6.19
210.Naz Reid 6.18
211.Mitchell Robinson 6.16
212.Dwight Jones 6.16
213.Tom Thacker 6.16
214.Greg Ostertag 6.15
215.Shawn Bradley 6.14
216.Kendrick Perkins 6.13
217.Jim Petersen 6.12
218.Greg Kite 6.11
219.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.10
220.Kevin Willis 6.10
221.Marreese Speights 6.10
222.Pat Connaughton 6.10
223.Kawhi Leonard 6.10
224.Larry Nance Jr. 6.09
225.Armen Gilliam 6.09
226.Harvey Catchings 6.09
227.Mark Eaton 6.09
228.Daniel Gafford 6.09
229.Brian Grant 6.08
230.A.C. Green 6.07
231.Timofey Mozgov 6.03
232.Ed Nealy 6.03
233.Tony Battie 6.02
234.Paul Millsap 6.01
235.Serge Ibaka 6.01
236.Luke Kornet 6.01
237.Corie Blount 5.99
238.Wendell Ladner 5.97
239.Len Elmore 5.96
240.Terry Cummings 5.96
241.Brad Miller 5.94
242.Kent Bazemore 5.94
243.Jim Davis 5.93
244.Tyson Chandler 5.93
245.Mitch Kupchak 5.93
246.Steve Hawes 5.92
247.George Trapp 5.92
248.Dennis Awtrey 5.91
249.Chris Webber* 5.91
250.Tristan Thompson 5.91

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Wali Jones 18.00
2.Tom Boerwinkle 10.59
3.Bill Walton* 10.50
4.Hassan Whiteside 10.29
5.Reggie Evans 9.87
6.Ed Davis 9.69
7.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.67
8.Dwight Howard* 9.42
9.Boban Marjanović 9.40
10.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.39
11.DeAndre Jordan 9.32
12.Kevin Love 9.10
13.Karl-Anthony Towns 9.10
14.Bobby Portis 8.99
15.Dave Cowens* 8.89
16.Anthony Davis 8.88
17.Nikola Jokić 8.85
18.Clint Capela 8.74
19.Andre Drummond 8.67
20.Joel Embiid 8.66
21.Andrew Bogut 8.62
22.Samuel Dalembert 8.59
23.Marcus Camby 8.55
24.Carlos Boozer 8.39
25.Wes Unseld* 8.32
26.Kevin Garnett* 8.27
27.Bismack Biyombo 8.24
28.Nate Thurmond* 8.17
29.Clyde Lee 8.15
30.Bill Laimbeer 8.10
31.Deandre Ayton 8.05
32.George McGinnis* 8.00
33.Tim Duncan* 8.00
34.David Robinson* 7.97
35.Charles Barkley* 7.96
36.D.J. Mbenga 7.93
37.Dennis Rodman* 7.89
38.Clifford Ray 7.89
39.Ben Wallace* 7.89
40.Rudy Gobert 7.88
41.Jaylin Williams 7.87
42.Luka Dončić 7.81
43.DeJuan Blair 7.80
44.Dewayne Dedmon 7.76
45.Happy Hairston 7.74
46.Dikembe Mutombo* 7.69
47.Gar Heard 7.69
48.George Johnson 7.61
49.Caldwell Jones 7.60
50.Ralph Sampson* 7.60
51.Patrick Ewing* 7.59
52.Maurice Lucas 7.57
53.Elvin Hayes* 7.57
54.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.54
55.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.51
56.Meyers Leonard 7.50
57.Artis Gilmore* 7.47
58.Moses Malone* 7.44
59.Chet Holmgren 7.44
60.Drew Gooden 7.43
61.Brad Daugherty 7.42
62.Kurt Rambis 7.41
63.Enes Freedom 7.37
64.James Donaldson 7.36
65.Mason Plumlee 7.35
66.Truck Robinson 7.34
67.Sam Lacey 7.34
68.Josh Hart 7.31
69.Draymond Green 7.30
70.Shaquille O'Neal* 7.30
71.Jack Sikma* 7.27
72.Ervin Johnson 7.24
73.Earl Cureton 7.22
74.Joakim Noah 7.22
75.Hakeem Olajuwon* 7.20
76.Paul Silas 7.20
77.Kenrich Williams 7.17
78.Mark Landsberger 7.15
79.Kevon Looney 7.15
80.Art Williams 7.12
81.Marvin Webster 7.11
82.Bob Lanier* 7.11
83.Karl Malone* 7.10
84.Chris Andersen 7.08
85.Marcin Gortat 7.08
86.JaVale McGee 7.07
87.Ivica Zubac 7.07
88.Bob McAdoo* 7.04
89.Samaki Walker 7.03
90.Lamar Odom 7.00
91.Paul Reed 6.98
92.Robert Parish* 6.96
93.Dan Roundfield 6.96
94.Kurt Thomas 6.96
95.Jim Brewer 6.94
96.Greg Monroe 6.93
97.Antonio McDyess 6.92
98.Larry Bird* 6.92
99.Spencer Hawes 6.92
100.Dale Davis 6.90
101.Bam Adebayo 6.88
102.Derrick Coleman 6.87
103.David Lee 6.85
104.Jeff Foster 6.85
105.Cody Zeller 6.82
106.Jayson Tatum 6.77
107.Michael Porter Jr. 6.76
108.Yao Ming* 6.74
109.Alonzo Mourning* 6.74
110.John Collins 6.72
111.Scott Williams 6.70
112.Jamaal Magloire 6.69
113.Udonis Haslem 6.68
114.Daniel Theis 6.68
115.Michael Beasley 6.67
116.Jarrett Allen 6.67
117.Darryl Dawkins 6.65
118.Robert Williams 6.64
119.Jermaine O'Neal 6.64
120.Jarred Vanderbilt 6.63
121.Tyler Zeller 6.62
122.Sidney Green 6.62
123.Tobias Harris 6.61
124.Shawn Kemp 6.61
125.Ersan İlyasova 6.60
126.Dave DeBusschere* 6.59
127.Alvan Adams 6.59
128.James Michael McAdoo 6.58
129.Larry Smith 6.58
130.Alton Lister 6.55
131.Ömer Aşık 6.55
 Michael Doleac 6.55
 Jeff Ayres 6.55
134.Paul Mokeski 6.54
135.Oliver Miller 6.54
136.Charles Oakley 6.53
137.LaSalle Thompson 6.52
138.Pau Gasol* 6.51
139.Al Horford 6.51
140.Evan Turner 6.51
141.LeBron James 6.51
142.Chris Dudley 6.50
143.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 6.50
144.Jakob Poeltl 6.49
145.Kenny Carr 6.49
146.Al-Farouq Aminu 6.49
147.Isaiah Hartenstein 6.49
148.Mehmet Okur 6.49
149.Andray Blatche 6.45
150.Derrek Dickey 6.45
151.Nikola Mirotić 6.44
152.Festus Ezeli 6.44
153.Will Perdue 6.42
154.Bill Bridges 6.41
155.Evan Mobley 6.40
156.Marc Gasol 6.39
157.Blair Rasmussen 6.38
158.Derrick Favors 6.38
159.Blake Griffin 6.38
160.Aron Baynes 6.37
161.Shawn Marion 6.37
162.Rick Mahorn 6.36
163.Dan Issel* 6.35
164.Andrew Bynum 6.34
165.Josh Smith 6.34
166.Rich Kelley 6.32
167.Zaza Pachulia 6.30
168.Wayne Cooper 6.29
169.Steven Adams 6.28
170.Olden Polynice 6.26
171.Obi Toppin 6.26
172.Zach Randolph 6.26
173.Jonas Jerebko 6.26
174.Kevin Durant 6.24
175.Antonio Davis 6.23
176.Ben Simmons 6.21
177.Lavoy Allen 6.21
178.Sam Bowie 6.20
179.DeSagana Diop 6.19
180.Naz Reid 6.18
181.Mitchell Robinson 6.16
182.Dwight Jones 6.16
183.Greg Ostertag 6.15
184.Shawn Bradley 6.14
185.Kendrick Perkins 6.13
186.Jim Petersen 6.12
187.Greg Kite 6.11
188.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.10
189.Kevin Willis 6.10
190.Marreese Speights 6.10
191.Pat Connaughton 6.10
192.Kawhi Leonard 6.10
193.Larry Nance Jr. 6.09
194.Armen Gilliam 6.09
195.Harvey Catchings 6.09
196.Mark Eaton 6.09
197.Daniel Gafford 6.09
198.Brian Grant 6.08
199.A.C. Green 6.07
200.Timofey Mozgov 6.03
201.Ed Nealy 6.03
202.Tony Battie 6.02
203.Paul Millsap 6.01
204.Serge Ibaka 6.01
205.Luke Kornet 6.01
206.Corie Blount 5.99
207.Larry Kenon 5.97
208.Terry Cummings 5.96
209.Billy Paultz 5.95
210.Brad Miller 5.94
211.Kent Bazemore 5.94
212.Jim Davis 5.93
213.Tyson Chandler 5.93
214.Mitch Kupchak 5.93
215.Steve Hawes 5.92
216.George Trapp 5.92
217.Dennis Awtrey 5.91
218.Chris Webber* 5.91
219.Tristan Thompson 5.91
220.Jerry Sloan* 5.88
221.James Posey 5.88
222.Bison Dele 5.87
223.Pat Cummings 5.87
224.Jim Chones 5.86
225.Vlade Divac* 5.85
226.Tree Rollins 5.85
227.Channing Frye 5.85
228.Jeff Cook 5.85
229.JaMychal Green 5.84
230.Julius Randle 5.84
231.Greg Ballard 5.83
232.Otis Thorpe 5.83
233.Paul George 5.83
234.LaMarcus Aldridge 5.82
235.Dave Corzine 5.81
236.Gerald Wallace 5.80
237.Otto Porter Jr. 5.79
238.Keon Clark 5.79
239.David West 5.78
240.Linas Kleiza 5.77
241.Lance Stephenson 5.75
242.Brian Cook 5.74
243.Buck Williams 5.73
244.Chuck Hayes 5.72
245.Lonnie Shelton 5.72
246.Michael Cage 5.70
247.Grant Hill* 5.70
248.Larry Spriggs 5.70
249.Anderson Varejão 5.68
250.Jordan Bell 5.68

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player DRB/36 MP
1.Ira Harge 11.28
2.Mel Daniels* 10.35
3.Artis Gilmore* 9.34
4.Gerald Govan 9.12
5.Billy Paultz 8.27
6.Red Robbins 8.24
7.Gene Moore 8.21
8.Zelmo Beaty* 8.14
9.Goose Ligon 7.86
10.Trooper Washington 7.85
11.Cincy Powell 7.60
12.George McGinnis* 7.47
13.Ron Thomas 7.42
14.Julius Erving* 7.29
15.Larry Kenon 7.19
16.Tom Owens 7.09
17.Dan Issel* 6.96
18.Jim Eakins 6.92
19.Darnell Hillman 6.86
20.Rick Barry* 6.65
21.Dave Robisch 6.53
22.George Stone 6.45
23.Les Hunter 6.44
24.John Beasley 6.40
25.Byron Beck 6.30
26.Willie Wise 6.26
27.Bob Netolicky 6.22
28.Bobby Jones* 6.16
29.Tom Thacker 6.16
30.Wendell Ladner 5.97
31.Art Becker 5.72
32.Sam Smith 5.54
33.Rich Jones 5.40
34.George Gervin* 5.24
35.Willie Sojourner 4.97
36.Wil Jones 4.65
37.George Carter 4.65
38.Walt Simon 4.62
39.Roger Brown* 4.08
40.Ted McClain 3.79
41.Mike Gale 3.72
42.Bob Warren 3.71
43.Fatty Taylor 3.37
44.Mike Pratt 3.28
45.Larry Jones 3.28
46.Merv Jackson 3.19
47.Warren Jabali 3.16
48.Jimmy Jones 3.06
49.Ron Boone 3.06
50.Gene Littles 3.01
51.Steve Jones 2.98
52.Ralph Simpson 2.97
53.Doug Moe 2.97
54.Claude Terry 2.95
55.Lonnie Wright 2.88
56.Ollie Taylor 2.84
57.Johnny Baum 2.78
58.Glen Combs 2.58
59.Don Buse 2.56
60.George Irvine 2.52
61.Jeff Congdon 2.45
62.Chuck Williams 2.45
63.Darel Carrier 2.35
64.Mack Calvin 2.35
65.Charlie Williams 2.30
66.Bill Melchionni 2.22
67.Bird Averitt 2.13
68.Freddie Lewis 2.12
69.Bill Keller 2.03
70.Jimmy O'Brien 2.02
71.John Williamson 1.95
72.Louie Dampier* 1.89
73.Brian Taylor 1.86
74.Donnie Freeman 1.79
75.Kevin Joyce 1.53
76.Rick Mount 1.47
77.Larry Brown* 1.19
78.John Roche 1.06