highest defensive rebounds per game average nba career

Dave Cowens has the most career defensive rebounds per game with 9.8 per game.

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highest defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 400 games played by a player average NBA career
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
9.8
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
8.7
458
31.8
27.6
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
3.4
14,548
12,641
5,020
1,678
416
747
1,563
1,382
+2499
3Dwight Howard
D. Howard
8.4
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
4Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
8.4
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
5Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
8.4
911
31.7
7.3
13.1
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
8.3
661
34.0
23.1
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.2
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
2.7
22,506
15,242
7,335
2,091
538
785
1,787
2,257
+1385
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.3
762
31.8
21.9
11.0
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.2
4.0
4.8
82.5
64.0
2.7
2.9
24,231
16,713
8,359
5,571
976
549
2,236
2,047
+4268
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
8.3
846
30.7
12.6
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.2
65.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.0
63.9
67.4
3.4
1.6
25,980
10,640
9,874
1,152
584
1,747
1,370
2,261
+3581
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
8.2
468
28.3
13.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
2.7
13,250
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
8.1
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8.1
872
32.9
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
16.0
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.2
1.9
3.0
28,647
20,943
8,671
4,377
973
1,079
2,632
2,565
+3088
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
8.0
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
13Anthony Davis
A. Davis
8.0
792
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.6
7.0
79.4
59.2
2.7
2.0
27,231
19,082
8,467
2,020
1,041
1,821
1,584
1,853
+902
14Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
8.0
919
26.8
12.4
12.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.6
54.2
0.0
0.2
16.3
2.0
4.1
48.7
54.5
4.2
1.8
24,584
11,422
11,140
1,118
1,145
1,162
1,635
2,633
-781
15Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
8.0
657
30.8
16.1
10.7
4.9
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.3
55.9
0.5
1.4
34.4
3.0
4.2
72.9
61.5
2.7
2.6
20,261
10,590
7,015
3,202
508
299
1,690
2,062
+564
16Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
7.9
988
31.4
17.2
10.4
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.7
0.9
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.1
55.0
2.5
1.7
30,992
16,986
10,324
2,867
831
851
1,696
2,397
-1528
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7.8
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
7.8
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
19Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
7.8
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
2.4
32,199
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,771
1,358
2,967
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
7.7
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
21Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
7.7
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
22Swen Nater
S. Nater
7.7
489
28.4
12.2
10.8
2.0
0.5
0.5
5.0
9.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
2.9
76.0
57.7
3.1
2.4
13,868
5,943
5,297
954
258
226
982
1,501
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
7.7
462
35.0
28.8
8.6
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.8
34.9
6.3
8.3
75.3
58.9
0.9
4.0
16,156
13,292
3,986
3,807
580
209
1,828
1,059
+1296
24Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
7.7
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
25Kevin Love
K. Love
7.6
962
28.7
16.1
9.9
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.3
12.1
43.8
1.8
4.8
36.8
3.8
4.5
82.8
57.1
2.3
1.8
27,644
15,471
9,541
2,192
578
372
1,689
1,858
+706
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

119.5

5th

DRTG

114.7

16th

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4.8

10th

3P%

35.1

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Magic Magic
10
8
.556
5.5
9
Bulls Bulls
9
8
.529
6.0
10
Celtics Celtics
9
8
.529
6.0
11
Bucks Bucks
8
10
.444
7.5
12
Hornets Hornets
4
13
.235
11.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
5:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
5:00 PM
Sun
11/30
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Tue
12/2
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Thu
12/4
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Last Game
ORL Magic

10 - 8

129

Final

138

BOS Celtics

9 - 8

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Lakers Lakers
12
4
.750
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
4.5
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
5.0
6
Suns Suns
11
7
.611
6.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
15
2
.882
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
.667
3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
7
.611
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/28
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
139-121
Tue
10/28
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
117-112
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
CHI CHI
113-126
Tue
10/28
IND IND
@
DAL DAL
105-107
Tue
10/28
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
136-134

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/25
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Tue
11/25
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/25
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
11:00 PM
Wed
11/26
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
5:00 PM
Wed
11/26
NYK NYK
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM