Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most defensive boards in a season, with 1,111 boards in 1975-76.

Interpreted as:

most defensive rebounds by a player in a season

NAME	DREB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,111	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1		11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
Elvin Hayes	1,109	1973-74	CAP	81	44.5	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0		8.5	20.1	42.3				4.4	6.1	72.1	3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240		252
Dennis Rodman	1,007	1991-92	DET	82	40.3	9.8	18.7	2.3	0.8	0.9	1.7	4.2	7.7	53.9	0.4	1.2	31.7	1.0	1.7	60.0	3,301	800	1,530	191	68	70	140	248
Dave Cowens	993	1973-74	BOS	80	41.9	19.0	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3		8.1	18.4	43.7				2.9	3.4	83.2	3,352	1,518	1,257	354	95	101		294
Truck Robinson	990	1977-78	NOJ	82	44.4	22.7	15.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	3.7	9.1	20.5	44.4				4.5	7.0	64.0	3,638	1,862	1,288	171	73	79	301	265
Sam Lacey	921	1974-75	KCO	81	41.7	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	2.1		4.8	11.3	42.7				1.8	2.4	75.4	3,378	928	1,149	428	139	168		274
Dennis Rodman	914	1993-94	SAS	79	37.8	4.7	17.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	1.7	2.0	3.7	53.4	0.1	0.3	20.8	0.7	1.3	52.0	2,989	370	1,367	184	52	32	138	229
Dave Cowens	911	1975-76	BOS	78	39.8	19.0	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9		7.8	16.7	46.8				3.3	4.4	75.6	3,101	1,479	1,246	325	94	71		314
Kevin Garnett	894	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	2.6	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	891	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5		11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
Dwight Howard	882	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	3.2	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
Swen Nater	864	1979-80	SDC	81	35.3	13.4	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.5	3.2	5.5	9.9	55.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	2,860	1,082	1,216	233	45	37	257	259
Kevin Garnett	861	2004-05	MIN	82	38.1	22.2	13.5	5.7	1.5	1.4	2.7	8.3	16.6	50.2	0.1	0.3	24.0	5.4	6.7	81.1	3,121	1,817	1,108	466	121	112	222	207	+142
Kevin Garnett	858	2002-03	MIN	82	40.5	23.0	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	2.8	9.1	18.1	50.2	0.2	0.9	28.2	4.6	6.1	75.1	3,321	1,883	1,102	495	113	129	229	199	+423
Moses Malone	857	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	4.0	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
Dikembe Mutombo	853	1999-00	ATL	82	36.4	11.5	14.1	1.3	0.3	3.3	2.1	3.9	7.0	56.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.1	70.8	2,984	942	1,157	105	27	269	174	248	-139
Hakeem Olajuwon	850	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	3.9	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	3,124	1,995	1,149	234	174	376	316	314
Andre Drummond	848	2017-18	DET	78	33.7	15.0	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
Bob McAdoo	848	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1		13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
DeAndre Jordan	842	2017-18	LAC	77	31.5	12.0	15.2	1.5	0.5	0.9	1.8	4.8	7.5	64.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	58.0	2,424	927	1,171	117	39	70	137	203	-126
Kevin Willis	840	1991-92	ATL	81	36.6	18.3	15.5	2.1	0.9	0.7	2.4	7.3	15.1	48.3	0.1	0.5	16.2	3.6	4.5	80.4	2,962	1,480	1,258	173	72	54	197	223
Bob McAdoo	836	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3		12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	3,185	2,261	1,117	170	88	246		252
Ben Wallace	833	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	1.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
Dave Cowens	830	1977-78	BOS	77	41.8	18.6	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	2.8	7.8	15.8	49.0				3.1	3.7	84.2	3,215	1,435	1,078	351	102	67	217	297
DeAndre Jordan	829	2014-15	LAC	82	34.4	11.5	15.0	0.7	1.0	2.2	1.3	4.6	6.5	71.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.3	5.7	39.7	2,820	946	1,226	61	81	183	109	245	+621