Ben Wallace has averaged the most rebounds per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season, with 15.4 per game in 2002-03.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg season won dpoy by a player

	NAME	RPG	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	15.4	1	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
2	Dwight Howard D. Howard	14.1	1	2010-11	ORL	78	37.6	22.9	1.4	1.4	2.4	7.9	13.4	59.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.0	11.7	59.6	61.6	4.0	10.1	3.6	2,935	1,784	1,098	107	107	186	279	258	+498
3	Dwight Howard D. Howard	13.8	1	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	13.6	1	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
5	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	13.5	1	2000-01	TOT	75	34.5	10.0	1.0	0.4	2.7	3.6	7.4	48.4	0.0	0.0		2.8	3.9	72.5	54.7	4.1	9.4	1.9	2,591	749	1,015	76	29	203	144	204	+51
6	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	13.5	1	2020-21	UTA	71	30.8	14.3	1.3	0.6	2.7	5.5	8.2	67.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	5.3	62.3	68.3	3.4	10.1	1.7	2,187	1,015	960	89	40	190	118	163	+728
7	Dwight Howard D. Howard	13.2	1	2009-10	ORL	82	34.7	18.3	1.8	0.9	2.8	6.2	10.2	61.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.9	10.0	59.2	63.0	3.5	9.7	3.3	2,843	1,503	1,082	144	75	228	274	287	+619
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13.0	1	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	26.1	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	150	342	262	305
9	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	13.0	1	2001-02	DET	80	36.5	7.6	1.4	1.7	3.5	3.2	6.0	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.9	42.3	52.2	4.0	9.0	0.9	2,921	609	1,039	115	138	278	70	178	+150
10	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	12.9	1	2023-24	MIN	76	34.1	14.0	1.3	0.7	2.1	5.3	8.1	66.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.8	67.6	3.8	9.2	1.6	2,593	1,061	982	102	52	162	119	238	+411
11	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	12.9	1	2018-19	UTA	81	31.8	15.9	2.0	0.8	2.3	5.9	8.8	66.9	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.4	63.6	68.2	3.8	9.0	1.6	2,577	1,284	1,041	161	66	187	130	231	+384
12	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12.5	1	1994-95	DEN	82	37.8	11.5	1.4	0.5	3.9	4.3	7.7	55.6	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.6	65.4	59.5	3.9	8.7	2.3	3,100	946	1,029	113	40	321	192	284
13	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	12.5	1	1990-91	DET	82	33.5	8.2	1.0	0.8	0.7	3.4	6.8	49.3	0.1	0.4	20.0	1.4	2.1	63.1	52.5	4.4	8.1	1.1	2,747	669	1,026	85	65	55	94	281
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	12.2	1	1991-92	SAS	68	37.7	23.2	2.7	2.3	4.5	8.7	15.8	55.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	5.8	8.3	70.1	59.7	3.8	8.4	2.7	2,564	1,578	829	181	158	305	182	219
15	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	12.2	1	2004-05	DET	74	36.1	9.7	1.7	1.4	2.4	4.0	8.8	45.3	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.8	4.1	42.8	45.9	3.9	8.2	1.1	2,671	721	902	123	106	176	82	159	+343
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.9	1	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
17	Marcus Camby M. Camby	11.7	1	2006-07	DEN	70	33.8	11.2	3.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	9.4	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	72.9	51.9	2.3	9.3	1.7	2,369	785	816	223	87	231	122	183	+115
18	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	11.6	1	1996-97	ATL	80	37.2	13.3	1.4	0.6	3.3	4.8	9.0	52.7	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.4	70.5	58.4	3.4	8.3	2.3	2,973	1,066	929	110	49	264	186	249	+432
19	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	11.4	1	1997-98	ATL	82	35.6	13.4	1.0	0.4	3.4	4.9	9.1	53.7	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.5	67.0	58.4	3.4	8.0	2.0	2,917	1,101	932	82	34	277	168	254	+421
20	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	11.3	1	1984-85	UTA	82	34.3	9.7	1.5	0.4	5.6	3.7	8.2	44.9	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.3	71.2	50.2	2.5	8.8	2.5	2,813	794	927	124	36	456	206	312
21	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	11.3	1	2005-06	DET	82	35.2	7.3	1.9	1.8	2.2	2.9	5.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	3.6	41.6	50.1	3.7	7.6	1.1	2,890	597	923	158	146	181	88	164	+598
22	Joakim Noah J. Noah	11.3	1	2013-14	CHI	80	35.3	12.6	5.4	1.2	1.5	4.8	10.0	47.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.2	73.7	53.1	3.5	7.7	2.4	2,820	1,007	900	431	99	121	194	245	+232
23	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	11.0	1	1998-99	MIA	46	38.1	20.1	1.6	0.7	3.9	7.0	13.8	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	9.2	65.2	56.3	3.6	7.4	3.0	1,753	924	507	74	34	180	139	161	+340
24	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	10.7	1	2017-18	UTA	56	32.4	13.5	1.4	0.8	2.3	4.9	7.9	62.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.3	68.2	65.7	2.9	7.8	1.9	1,816	756	601	80	44	129	107	153	+341
25	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	10.3	1	1988-89	UTA	82	35.5	6.2	1.0	0.5	3.8	2.3	5.0	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.4	66.0	51.3	2.8	7.5	1.7	2,914	508	843	83	40	315	142	290

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.1

Cunningham

RPG

8.5

Duren

APG

7.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.3

8.8

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

970.8

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

694.6

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

958

Wembanyama

729.3

Castle

719.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.54

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

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Best Record ATS

50-34

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51-38

59-43

47-36

56-42

Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0