NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

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/36 MP   Active DRB/36 MP   Career DRB/36 MP   Single Season DRB/36 MP
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 11.08   Elvin Hayes* 11.08   Elvin Hayes* 11.08   Elvin Hayes* 11.08
1974-75Earl Williams 10.38   Happy Hairston 9.86   Happy Hairston 9.86   Elvin Hayes* 11.08
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84   Dave Cowens* 10.43   Dave Cowens* 10.43   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1976-77Bill Walton* 11.50   Dave Cowens* 10.44   Dave Cowens* 10.44   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1977-78Truck Robinson 9.80   Dave Cowens* 10.18   Dave Cowens* 10.18   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1978-79Robert Parish* 9.72   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.89   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.89   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1979-80Swen Nater 10.88   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.61   Happy Hairston 9.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1980-81Swen Nater 9.25   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9.36   Happy Hairston 9.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1981-82Jack Sikma* 9.62   Swen Nater 9.88   Swen Nater 9.88   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1982-83Moses Malone* 9.23   Swen Nater 9.87   Swen Nater 9.87   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1983-84Cliff Robinson 8.95   Swen Nater 9.76   Happy Hairston 9.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1984-85Mark Eaton 9.21   Jack Sikma* 8.78   Happy Hairston 9.86   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 9.59   Bill Walton* 10.41   Bill Walton* 10.41   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1986-87Charles Oakley 9.36   Bill Walton* 10.38   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1987-88Charles Oakley 9.46   Bill Laimbeer 8.45   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.13   Bill Laimbeer 8.48   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.80   Bill Laimbeer 8.46   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.62   Charles Oakley 8.40   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 10.98   Charles Oakley 8.21   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 11.43   Dennis Rodman* 8.60   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 11.01   Dennis Rodman* 8.97   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1994-95Jayson Williams 9.02   Dennis Rodman* 9.24   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 10.28   Dennis Rodman* 9.34   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1996-97Ervin Johnson 9.45   Dennis Rodman* 9.42   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 9.83   Dennis Rodman* 9.46   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1998-99Danny Fortson 9.43   Dennis Rodman* 9.49   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
1999-00Dikembe Mutombo* 10.29   Dennis Rodman* 9.52   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 9.84   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.57   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2001-02Danny Fortson 9.89   Dikembe Mutombo* 8.47   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2002-03Ben Wallace* 10.44   Ben Wallace* 8.95   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 9.96   Ben Wallace* 8.78   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 9.93   Ben Wallace* 8.70   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2005-06Kevin Garnett* 9.16   Ben Wallace* 8.57   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2006-07Marcus Camby 9.91   Ben Wallace* 8.39   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2007-08Marcus Camby 10.53   Tim Duncan* 8.41   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2008-09Troy Murphy 10.37   Dwight Howard* 8.95   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2009-10Dwight Howard* 10.10   Dwight Howard* 9.14   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2010-11Kevin Love 10.78   Dwight Howard* 9.21   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2011-12Dwight Howard* 10.17   Dwight Howard* 9.30   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2012-13Reggie Evans 11.49   Dwight Howard* 9.29   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2013-14Andrew Bogut 9.95   Dwight Howard* 9.31   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 10.58   Dwight Howard* 9.32   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2015-16DeAndre Jordan 10.97   Dwight Howard* 9.32   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2016-17Andre Drummond 11.51   Dwight Howard* 9.40   Bill Walton* 10.38   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84
2017-18DeAndre Jordan 12.50   Andre Drummond 10.26   Bill Walton* 10.38   DeAndre Jordan 12.50
2018-19Hassan Whiteside 12.04   Andre Drummond 10.37   Bill Walton* 10.38   DeAndre Jordan 12.50
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45   Hassan Whiteside 11.30   Hassan Whiteside 11.30   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45
2020-21Rudy Gobert 11.85   Hassan Whiteside 11.25   Hassan Whiteside 11.25   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45
2021-22Rudy Gobert 12.35   Hassan Whiteside 11.15   Hassan Whiteside 11.15   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45
2022-23Andre Drummond 12.98   Andre Drummond 10.70   Hassan Whiteside 11.15   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45
2023-24Andre Drummond 11.80   Andre Drummond 10.76   Hassan Whiteside 11.15   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45
2024-25Domantas Sabonis 10.45   Andre Drummond 10.73   Hassan Whiteside 11.15   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45
2025-26Victor Wembanyama 11.69   Andre Drummond 10.68   Hassan Whiteside 11.15   Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45