most defensive rebounds in a season with at least 1 game played

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

Interpreted as:
most defensive rebounds by a player in a season with at least 1 game played
NAME DREB GP SEASON TM MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,111
82
1975-76
LAL LAL
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
2 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,109
81
1973-74
CAP CAP
44.5
21.4
18.1
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
3,602
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
3 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
1,007
82
1991-92
DET DET
40.3
9.8
18.7
2.3
0.8
0.9
4.2
7.7
53.9
0.4
1.2
31.7
1.0
1.7
60.0
57.4
6.4
1.7
3,301
800
1,530
191
68
70
140
248
4 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
993
80
1973-74
BOS BOS
41.9
19.0
15.7
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
3,352
1,518
1,257
354
95
101
294
5 Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
990
82
1977-78
NOJ NOJ
44.4
22.7
15.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
3.7
3,638
1,862
1,288
171
73
79
301
265
6 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
921
81
1974-75
KCO KCO
41.7
11.5
14.2
5.3
1.7
2.1
4.8
11.3
42.7
1.8
2.4
75.4
46.4
2.8
3,378
928
1,149
428
139
168
274
7 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
914
79
1993-94
SAS SAS
37.8
4.7
17.3
2.3
0.7
0.4
2.0
3.7
53.4
0.1
0.3
20.8
0.7
1.3
52.0
54.9
5.7
1.7
2,989
370
1,367
184
52
32
138
229
8 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
911
78
1975-76
BOS BOS
39.8
19.0
16.0
4.2
1.2
0.9
7.8
16.7
46.8
3.3
4.4
75.6
50.8
4.3
3,101
1,479
1,246
325
94
71
314
9 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
894
82
2003-04
MIN MIN
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
2.6
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
891
81
1973-74
MIL MIL
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
11 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
882
82
2007-08
ORL ORL
37.7
20.7
14.2
1.3
0.9
2.1
7.1
11.9
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
10.9
59.0
61.9
3.4
3.2
3,088
1,695
1,161
110
74
176
263
274
+484
12 Swen Nater
S. Nater
864
81
1979-80
SDC SDC
35.3
13.4
15.0
2.9
0.6
0.5
5.5
9.9
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
58.9
4.3
3.2
2,860
1,082
1,216
233
45
37
257
259
13 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
861
82
2004-05
MIN MIN
38.1
22.2
13.5
5.7
1.5
1.4
8.3
16.6
50.2
0.1
0.3
24.0
5.4
6.7
81.1
56.7
3.0
2.7
3,121
1,817
1,108
466
121
112
222
207
+142
14 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
858
82
2002-03
MIN MIN
40.5
23.0
13.4
6.0
1.4
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.2
0.2
0.9
28.2
4.6
6.1
75.1
55.3
3.0
2.8
3,321
1,883
1,102
495
113
129
229
199
+423
15 Moses Malone
M. Malone
857
82
1978-79
HOU HOU
41.3
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
16 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
853
82
1999-00
ATL ATL
36.4
11.5
14.1
1.3
0.3
3.3
3.9
7.0
56.2
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.1
70.8
62.1
3.7
2.1
2,984
942
1,157
105
27
269
174
248
-139
17 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
850
82
1989-90
HOU HOU
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
2.1
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
18 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
848
78
2017-18
DET DET
33.7
15.0
16.0
3.0
1.5
1.6
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
5.1
60.5
55.5
5.1
2.6
2,625
1,171
1,247
237
114
127
200
250
-57
19 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
848
82
1974-75
BUF BUF
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
20 DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
842
77
2017-18
LAC LAC
31.5
12.0
15.2
1.5
0.5
0.9
4.8
7.5
64.5
0.0
0.0
2.4
4.1
58.0
64.8
4.3
1.8
2,424
927
1,171
117
39
70
137
203
-126
21 Kevin Willis
K. Willis
840
81
1991-92
ATL ATL
36.6
18.3
15.5
2.1
0.9
0.7
7.3
15.1
48.3
0.1
0.5
16.2
3.6
4.5
80.4
53.5
5.2
2.4
2,962
1,480
1,258
173
72
54
197
223
22 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
836
74
1973-74
BUF BUF
43.0
30.6
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
23 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
833
73
2002-03
DET DET
39.4
6.9
15.4
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
1.2
2,873
506
1,126
120
104
230
88
179
+222
24 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
830
77
1977-78
BOS BOS
41.8
18.6
14.0
4.6
1.3
0.9
7.8
15.8
49.0
3.1
3.7
84.2
53.3
3.2
2.8
3,215
1,435
1,078
351
102
67
217
297
25 DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
829
82
2014-15
LAC LAC
34.4
11.5
15.0
0.7
1.0
2.2
4.6
6.5
71.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.3
5.7
39.7
63.8
4.8
1.3
2,820
946
1,226
61
81
183
109
245
+621
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds going back to the 1973-74 season.

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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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Clippers Clippers
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49
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64
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61
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