NBA Progressive Playoff 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   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.83   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.83   Gar Heard 9.90
1974-75Earl Williams 10.38   Tom Boerwinkle 10.31   Tom Boerwinkle 10.31   Sam Lacey 10.77
1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.84   Wali Jones 18.00   Wali Jones 18.00   Sam Lacey 10.77
1976-77Bill Walton* 11.50   Tom Boerwinkle 10.59   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1977-78Truck Robinson 9.80   Tom Boerwinkle 10.59   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1978-79Robert Parish* 9.72   Darryl Dawkins 9.45   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1979-80Swen Nater 10.88   Dave Cowens* 8.89   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1980-81Swen Nater 9.25   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 8.82   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1981-82Jack Sikma* 9.62   Larry Bird* 8.60   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1982-83Moses Malone* 9.23   Dave Cowens* 8.89   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1983-84Cliff Robinson 8.95   Larry Bird* 8.06   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1984-85Mark Eaton 9.21   Artis Gilmore* 7.96   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1985-86Bill Laimbeer 9.59   Bill Walton* 10.75   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1986-87Charles Oakley 9.36   Bill Walton* 10.50   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1987-88Charles Oakley 9.46   Charles Barkley* 8.30   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1988-89Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.13   Charles Barkley* 8.18   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1989-90Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.80   Bill Laimbeer 8.38   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1990-91Hakeem Olajuwon* 9.62   Bill Laimbeer 8.14   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 10.98   Bill Laimbeer 8.10   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 11.43   Bill Laimbeer 8.10   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 11.01   David Robinson* 8.16   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1994-95Jayson Williams 9.02   Dennis Rodman* 8.05   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 10.28   Dennis Rodman* 8.15   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1996-97Ervin Johnson 9.45   Dennis Rodman* 7.98   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1997-98Dennis Rodman* 9.83   Charles Barkley* 7.90   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1998-99Danny Fortson 9.43   Arvydas Sabonis* 8.40   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
1999-00Dikembe Mutombo* 10.29   Charles Barkley* 7.96   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 9.84   David Robinson* 8.10   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
2001-02Danny Fortson 9.89   David Robinson* 8.09   Wali Jones 18.00   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.10
2002-03Ben Wallace* 10.44   Ben Wallace* 9.68   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 11.28
2003-04Kevin Garnett* 9.96   Ben Wallace* 9.41   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 11.28
2004-05Kevin Garnett* 9.93   Kevin Garnett* 8.84   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 11.28
2005-06Kevin Garnett* 9.16   Kevin Garnett* 8.84   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 11.28
2006-07Marcus Camby 9.91   Kevin Garnett* 8.84   Wali Jones 18.00   Marcus Camby 12.13
2007-08Marcus Camby 10.53   Marcus Camby 8.50   Wali Jones 18.00   Marcus Camby 12.13
2008-09Troy Murphy 10.37   Dwight Howard* 9.54   Wali Jones 18.00   Marcus Camby 12.13
2009-10Dwight Howard* 10.10   Dwight Howard* 9.27   Wali Jones 18.00   Marcus Camby 12.13
2010-11Kevin Love 10.78   Dwight Howard* 9.26   Wali Jones 18.00   Marcus Camby 12.13
2011-12Dwight Howard* 10.17   Dwight Howard* 9.26   Wali Jones 18.00   Marcus Camby 12.13
2012-13Reggie Evans 11.49   Reggie Evans 9.87   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2013-14Andrew Bogut 9.95   Reggie Evans 9.87   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2014-15DeAndre Jordan 10.58   Reggie Evans 9.87   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2015-16DeAndre Jordan 10.97   Dwight Howard* 9.50   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2016-17Andre Drummond 11.51   Dwight Howard* 9.55   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2017-18DeAndre Jordan 12.50   Jonas Valančiūnas 9.55   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2018-19Hassan Whiteside 12.04   Ed Davis 9.69   Wali Jones 18.00   Kevin Garnett* 12.40
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 13.45   Ed Davis 9.69   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61
2020-21Rudy Gobert 11.85   Joel Embiid 10.02   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61
2021-22Rudy Gobert 12.35   Hassan Whiteside 10.29   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61
2022-23Andre Drummond 12.98   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.57   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61
2023-24Andre Drummond 11.80   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.57   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61
2024-25Domantas Sabonis 10.45   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.67   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61
2025-26Victor Wembanyama 11.69   Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.67   Wali Jones 18.00   Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.61