NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Defensive Rebounds

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Defensive Rebounds since 1973-74 (1967-68 for ABA)

Table
Season Lg Player Tot DRB Reg DRB Play DRB Tm
2025-26 NBA Karl-Anthony Towns 786 656 130 NYK
2024-25 NBA Karl-Anthony Towns 879 708 171 NYK
2023-24 NBA Nikola Jokić 871 753 118 DEN
2022-23 NBA Nikola Jokić 850 650 200 DEN
2021-22 NBA Nikola Jokić 862 813 49 DEN
2020-21 NBA Rudy Gobert 812 720 92 UTA
2019-20 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 813 716 97 MIL
2018-19 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 886 739 147 MIL
2017-18 NBA Andre Drummond 848 848 0 DET
2016-17 NBA DeAndre Jordan 892 816 76 LAC
2015-16 NBA DeAndre Jordan 860 792 68 LAC
2014-15 NBA DeAndre Jordan 967 829 138 LAC
2013-14 NBA DeAndre Jordan 903 783 120 LAC
2012-13 NBA Dwight Howard* 727 694 33 LAL
2012-13 NBA Ömer Aşık 727 681 46 HOU
2011-12 NBA Kevin Durant 622 487 135 OKC
2010-11 NBA Dwight Howard* 855 789 66 ORL
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard* 915 798 117 ORL
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard* 1011 757 254 ORL
2007-08 NBA Dwight Howard* 980 882 98 ORL
2006-07 NBA Kevin Garnett* 792 792 0 MIN
2005-06 NBA Shawn Marion 886 710 176 PHO
2004-05 NBA Kevin Garnett* 861 861 0 MIN
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett* 1118 894 224 MIN
2002-03 NBA Tim Duncan* 1057 784 273 SAS
2001-02 NBA Tim Duncan* 876 774 102 SAS
2000-01 NBA Dikembe Mutombo* 911 708 203 TOT
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 978 742 236 LAL
1998-99 NBA Tim Duncan* 552 412 140 SAS
1997-98 NBA Dennis Rodman* 929 780 149 CHI
1996-97 NBA Karl Malone* 784 616 168 UTA
1995-96 NBA Shawn Kemp 770 628 142 SEA
1994-95 NBA Patrick Ewing* 799 710 89 NYK
1993-94 NBA Dennis Rodman* 938 914 24 SAS
1992-93 NBA Charles Barkley* 924 691 233 PHO
1991-92 NBA Dennis Rodman* 1042 1007 35 DET
1990-91 NBA Karl Malone* 828 731 97 UTA
1989-90 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 881 850 31 HOU
1988-89 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 805 767 38 HOU
1987-88 NBA Bill Laimbeer 845 667 178 DET
1986-87 NBA Bill Laimbeer 838 712 126 DET
1985-86 NBA Bill Laimbeer 806 770 36 DET
1984-85 NBA Larry Bird* 807 678 129 BOS
1983-84 NBA Larry Bird* 805 615 190 BOS
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone* 885 749 136 PHI
1981-82 NBA Jack Sikma* 891 815 76 SEA
1980-81 NBA Larry Bird* 893 704 189 BOS
1979-80 NBA Caldwell Jones 866 731 135 PHI
1978-79 NBA Jack Sikma* 941 781 160 SEA
1977-78 NBA Truck Robinson 990 990 0 NOJ
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 968 824 144 LAL
1975-76 NBA Dave Cowens* 1120 911 209 BOS
1975-76 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1003 901 102 KEN
1974-75 NBA Sam Lacey 1000 921 79 KCO
1974-75 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1123 934 189 KEN
1973-74 NBA Elvin Hayes* 1189 1109 80 CAP
1973-74 ABA Artis Gilmore* 1162 1060 102 KEN