most career defensive rebounds per game small forward

Larry Bird has averaged the most career defensive rebounds per game by a small forward with 8.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
most career defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 400 games played small forward
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
8.0
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6.6
981
36.9
27.8
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
3.2
36,203
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
3LeBron James
L. James
6.4
1,299
37.8
27.4
7.6
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.8
50.5
1.7
4.9
34.7
5.6
7.7
73.5
59.0
1.2
3.5
49,098
35,566
9,879
9,824
1,931
983
4,568
2,346
+6077
4Shawn Marion
S. Marion
5.8
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
5Paul George
P. George
5.8
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
6Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
5.6
449
35.4
15.3
8.1
2.0
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.4
4.6
73.2
52.5
2.5
2.1
15,877
6,859
3,622
886
514
461
939
1,043
-445
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
5.2
754
31.8
20.3
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.8
49.8
1.6
4.2
39.1
3.9
4.6
86.4
60.5
1.2
1.7
23,993
15,311
4,799
2,307
1,299
483
1,256
1,258
+4608
8Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
5.1
456
31.0
16.0
6.2
2.8
0.7
0.7
6.0
13.0
45.9
1.8
5.2
33.8
2.3
2.8
82.8
56.2
1.1
1.6
14,144
7,278
2,825
1,256
340
313
721
849
-1409
9Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
5.0
472
31.4
15.7
7.7
1.2
0.7
0.8
6.0
12.2
49.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.6
78.2
55.2
2.6
1.9
14,832
7,396
3,625
583
352
368
915
1,017
10Grant Hill
G. Hill
5.0
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
4.3
1.2
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
2.4
32,767
16,203
5,932
4,114
1,187
551
2,315
2,231
+1865
11Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
4.9
453
37.2
20.4
7.7
1.8
1.0
0.4
8.0
17.3
46.1
0.8
2.3
34.5
3.6
5.0
73.1
52.3
2.8
1.9
16,873
9,222
3,493
799
463
175
868
1,087
-762
12Juwan Howard
J. Howard
4.8
452
36.1
17.1
7.0
3.2
0.9
0.3
7.0
14.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
11.8
3.1
4.2
72.9
51.9
2.2
2.8
16,336
7,722
3,145
1,424
410
141
1,246
1,489
-377
13Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
4.6
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
14Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
4.6
688
36.8
20.7
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
3.1
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
15Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
4.6
519
27.1
12.0
6.8
1.6
0.8
0.9
4.6
10.7
43.4
0.6
2.0
31.5
2.1
2.9
72.4
50.1
2.2
1.6
14,050
6,214
3,510
834
437
488
820
1,211
-992
16Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
4.6
911
35.1
23.2
6.2
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.3
18.4
45.1
1.1
3.3
33.7
5.5
6.8
80.8
54.3
1.7
2.7
31,957
21,177
5,691
2,717
934
447
2,419
2,602
+844
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
4.6
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
2.4
32,545
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
18Calvin Natt
C. Natt
4.5
424
32.1
16.5
6.9
2.0
0.9
0.3
6.5
12.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
22.2
3.5
4.6
75.6
57.8
2.4
2.1
13,601
6,988
2,923
855
378
142
905
1,016
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
4.5
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
20Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
4.5
454
29.7
12.8
6.2
3.3
1.1
0.8
4.9
11.4
43.3
0.1
0.3
30.5
2.9
3.7
77.1
49.2
1.8
2.2
13,472
5,833
2,833
1,498
514
361
982
1,106
-104
21Rodney McCray
R. McCray
4.5
768
32.4
11.7
6.6
3.6
0.8
0.6
4.6
9.1
50.3
0.1
0.3
26.0
2.5
3.3
76.1
55.6
2.1
1.8
24,876
9,014
5,087
2,750
585
493
1,419
1,734
22Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
4.5
431
31.2
21.2
5.5
3.2
1.0
0.4
8.0
16.5
48.3
2.0
5.6
35.4
3.3
4.4
75.0
57.5
1.0
2.4
13,447
9,157
2,367
1,397
441
164
1,036
1,074
+1556
23Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
4.4
526
34.9
19.1
6.2
3.5
1.3
0.6
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.2
80.1
52.4
1.7
2.7
18,370
10,062
3,245
1,821
661
303
630
1,798
24Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
4.4
616
34.2
20.1
7.1
3.6
1.3
0.8
8.3
16.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.7
73.6
55.6
2.7
2.3
21,089
12,367
4,401
2,219
781
475
1,444
1,552
25Luol Deng
L. Deng
4.4
828
34.5
15.0
6.1
2.3
1.0
0.5
5.8
12.7
45.6
0.7
2.1
33.0
2.8
3.6
77.0
52.6
1.6
1.7
28,547
12,450
5,025
1,902
806
415
1,378
1,377
+1331
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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24
8
.750
2
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9
.719
1.0
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.613
4.5
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.588
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18
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.545
6.5
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9:00 PM
Thu
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1/3
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Mon
1/5
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Last Game
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108

Final

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
8
.750
2
23
9
.719
1.0
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.0
5
18
15
.545
6.5
6
18
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.545
6.5
7
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.533
7.0
8
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.529
7.0
9
15
17
.469
9.0
10
15
19
.441
10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
.333
13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
.182
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
14
19
.424
14.0
11
12
19
.387
15.0
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
15
8
26
.235
20.5

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99-116
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96-104

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/30
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
10:30 PM
Tue
12/30
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Wed
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