most career drpg

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

Interpreted as:
most career drpg with a minimum of 400 games played by a player
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
8.6
485
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
3.4
15,437
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
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
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.3
788
31.9
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.1
4.9
82.4
64.1
2.7
3.0
25,111
17,448
8,679
5,831
1,009
568
2,335
2,113
+4456
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
8.3
700
33.8
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
2.7
23,694
15,978
7,779
2,194
573
804
1,886
2,390
+1605
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
8.3
886
30.7
12.5
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.4
67.3
3.4
1.6
27,222
11,086
10,351
1,219
618
1,813
1,416
2,361
+3713
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
11Larry 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
12Anthony Davis
A. Davis
8.0
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8.0
889
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
3.0
29,109
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
14Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
7.9
665
30.8
16.1
10.7
4.9
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.3
55.9
0.5
1.4
34.2
3.0
4.1
72.9
61.5
2.7
2.6
20,460
10,702
7,096
3,239
513
301
1,713
2,084
+546
15Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
7.9
1,027
31.3
17.1
10.4
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.8
1.0
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.2
55.0
2.5
1.7
32,151
17,598
10,655
3,003
858
880
1,747
2,467
-1559
16Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
7.9
948
26.5
12.2
12.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.1
9.5
54.0
0.0
0.2
19.5
1.9
4.0
48.8
54.4
4.1
1.8
25,087
11,592
11,363
1,147
1,158
1,186
1,665
2,686
-912
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
23Hassan 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
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
7.6
496
35.0
29.0
8.5
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
35.1
6.4
8.5
75.4
59.0
0.9
4.0
17,351
14,383
4,238
4,097
622
225
1,965
1,141
+1260
25DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
7.6
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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112.9

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36.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
Celtics Celtics
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
Schedule
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2/27
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7:30 PM
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3/1
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8:00 PM
Mon
3/2
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7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
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7:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
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38 - 20

84

Final

103

DEN Nuggets

37 - 22

Wed 25 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
27
.534
12.5
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
36
.400
20.5
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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1/25
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116-132
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1/25
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94-102
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1/25
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129-118
Sun
1/25
@
99-108
Sun
1/25
@
83-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
2/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
8:30 PM
Fri
2/27
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9:30 PM