NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Offensive Rebounds Per Game

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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Table
  Year-by-Year ORB/G   Active ORB/G   Career ORB/G   Single Season ORB/G
1973-74Elvin Hayes* 4.37               Elvin Hayes* 4.37
1974-75John Drew 4.58               John Drew 4.58
1975-76Paul Silas 4.51               John Drew 4.58
1976-77Moses Malone* 5.33               Moses Malone* 5.33
1977-78Moses Malone* 6.44   Paul Silas 3.85   Paul Silas 3.85   Moses Malone* 6.44
1978-79Moses Malone* 7.16   Paul Silas 3.74   Paul Silas 3.74   Moses Malone* 7.16
1979-80Moses Malone* 6.99   Paul Silas 3.56   Paul Silas 3.56   Moses Malone* 7.16
1980-81Moses Malone* 5.92   Wes Unseld* 3.53   Paul Silas 3.56   Moses Malone* 7.16
1981-82Moses Malone* 6.89   Moses Malone* 6.46   Moses Malone* 6.46   Moses Malone* 7.16
1982-83Moses Malone* 5.71   Moses Malone* 6.35   Moses Malone* 6.35   Moses Malone* 7.16
1983-84Moses Malone* 4.96   Moses Malone* 6.19   Moses Malone* 6.19   Moses Malone* 7.16
1984-85Hakeem Olajuwon* 5.37   Moses Malone* 6.04   Moses Malone* 6.04   Moses Malone* 7.16
1985-86Larry Smith 4.99   Moses Malone* 5.90   Moses Malone* 5.90   Moses Malone* 7.16
1986-87Charles Barkley* 5.74   Moses Malone* 5.79   Moses Malone* 5.79   Moses Malone* 7.16
1987-88Michael Cage 5.15   Moses Malone* 5.70   Moses Malone* 5.70   Moses Malone* 7.16
1988-89Charles Barkley* 5.10   Moses Malone* 5.62   Moses Malone* 5.62   Moses Malone* 7.16
1989-90Charles Barkley* 4.57   Moses Malone* 5.54   Moses Malone* 5.54   Moses Malone* 7.16
1990-91Jerome Lane 4.52   Moses Malone* 5.38   Moses Malone* 5.38   Moses Malone* 7.16
1991-92Dennis Rodman* 6.38   Moses Malone* 5.28   Moses Malone* 5.28   Moses Malone* 7.16
1992-93Dennis Rodman* 5.92   Moses Malone* 5.25   Moses Malone* 5.25   Moses Malone* 7.16
1993-94Dennis Rodman* 5.73   Moses Malone* 5.12   Moses Malone* 5.12   Moses Malone* 7.16
1994-95Dennis Rodman* 5.59   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
1995-96Dennis Rodman* 5.56   Dennis Rodman* 4.69   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
1996-97Jayson Williams 5.90   Dennis Rodman* 4.77   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
1997-98Jayson Williams 6.82   Dennis Rodman* 4.82   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
1998-99Jayson Williams 4.90   Dennis Rodman* 4.76   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
1999-00Elton Brand 4.30   Dennis Rodman* 4.75   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2000-01Dikembe Mutombo* 4.09   Shaquille O'Neal* 4.03   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2001-02Elton Brand 4.95   Shaquille O'Neal* 3.98   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2002-03Elton Brand 4.56   Shaquille O'Neal* 3.97   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2003-04Erick Dampier 4.65   Shaquille O'Neal* 3.95   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2004-05Ben Wallace* 3.95   Elton Brand 4.20   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2005-06Ben Wallace* 3.67   Elton Brand 4.02   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2006-07Tyson Chandler 4.38   Elton Brand 3.93   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2007-08Tyson Chandler 4.08   Elton Brand 3.91   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2008-09Dwight Howard* 4.25   Elton Brand 3.86   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2009-10Zach Randolph 4.07   Elton Brand 3.70   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2010-11Kevin Love 4.52   Dwight Howard* 3.64   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2011-12DeMarcus Cousins 4.14   Dwight Howard* 3.65   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2012-13Zach Randolph 4.08   Dwight Howard* 3.61   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2013-14Andre Drummond 5.43   Dwight Howard* 3.58   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2014-15Andre Drummond 5.33   Dwight Howard* 3.53   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2015-16Andre Drummond 4.88   Dwight Howard* 3.52   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2016-17Andre Drummond 4.26   Dwight Howard* 3.56   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2017-18Andre Drummond 5.12   Andre Drummond 4.72   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2018-19Andre Drummond 5.35   Andre Drummond 4.81   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2019-20Andre Drummond 4.39   Andre Drummond 4.77   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2020-21Clint Capela 4.71   Andre Drummond 4.69   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2021-22Steven Adams 4.59   Andre Drummond 4.53   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2022-23Mitchell Robinson 4.53   Andre Drummond 4.32   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2023-24Clint Capela 4.59   Andre Drummond 4.23   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2024-25Walker Kessler 4.59   Andre Drummond 4.16   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16
2025-26Donovan Clingan 4.51   Andre Drummond 4.10   Moses Malone* 5.06   Moses Malone* 7.16