most defensive rebounds in regular season and playoffs single season

Elvin Hayes has the most defensive rebounds in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 1,189 boards in 1973-74.

Interpreted as:

most defensive rebounds by a player in regular season and playoffs single season

	NAME	DREB	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,189	1973-74	CAP	88	44.6	21.8	17.9	2.1	1.0	2.9	8.7	20.1	43.2				4.4	6.1	72.0	47.8	4.4		3,925	1,916	1,574	184	91	255		275
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,173	1973-74	BOS	98	42.1	19.3	15.3	4.3	1.2	1.2	8.2	18.8	43.7				2.8	3.4	82.6	47.4	3.3		4,124	1,887	1,497	420	116	118		379
3	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,120	1975-76	BOS	96	40.6	19.3	16.1	4.3	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.6				3.4	4.4	75.6	50.6	4.4		3,899	1,857	1,542	408	116	84		399
4	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1,118	2003-04	MIN	100	40.1	24.3	14.0	5.0	1.4	2.2	9.7	19.8	49.0	0.2	0.6	27.1	4.7	5.9	78.8	54.1	2.8	2.9	4,014	2,425	1,402	501	144	219	287	259	+654
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. 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	56.7	3.3		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,077	1973-74	MIL	97	44.4	27.9	14.8	4.8	1.4	3.3	12.1	22.3	54.2				3.7	5.3	70.8	56.7	3.6		4,306	2,706	1,431	464	132	322		279
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1,057	2002-03	SAS	105	40.0	23.6	13.4	4.2	0.7	3.0	8.9	17.2	51.7	0.1	0.3	20.7	5.8	8.2	70.1	56.7	3.4	3.1	4,202	2,477	1,412	443	70	316	324	309	+738
8	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	1,042	1991-92	DET	87	39.7	9.6	18.2	2.3	0.8	0.8	4.1	7.6	54.1	0.4	1.2	31.1	1.0	1.7	59.5	57.5	6.2	1.7	3,457	836	1,581	200	72	72	147	265
9	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	1,024	2002-03	DET	90	39.9	7.3	15.6	1.6	1.6	3.1	2.9	6.1	48.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	1.4	3.2	44.8	48.8	4.2	1.1	3,595	657	1,403	148	146	282	103	229	+250
10	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,011	2008-09	ORL	102	36.5	20.5	14.2	1.5	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.2	57.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.6	60.3	60.8	4.3	3.0	3,724	2,091	1,446	155	97	291	307	372	+554
11	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	1,000	1974-75	KCO	87	41.9	11.3	14.3	5.3	1.7	2.0	4.8	11.2	42.4				1.8	2.4	74.2	46.0	2.8		3,642	985	1,243	458	151	177		293
12	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	990	1977-78	NOJ	82	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
13	Dwight Howard D. Howard	980	2007-08	ORL	92	38.1	20.5	14.3	1.3	0.9	2.3	7.1	11.9	59.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.2	10.7	58.6	61.6	3.7	3.2	3,509	1,884	1,319	119	82	210	295	312	+516
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	978	1999-00	LAL	102	40.8	29.9	14.0	3.6	0.5	2.9	12.2	21.3	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	11.0	50.6	57.3	4.5	2.7	4,163	3,051	1,433	370	49	294	279	322	+821
15	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	970	1974-75	WAS	90	40.4	9.5	15.0	4.0	1.4	1.0	3.8	7.5	51.0				1.8	2.7	67.8	54.6	4.3		3,638	854	1,353	361	130	88		219
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	968	1976-77	LAL	93	37.5	27.2	13.8	3.9	1.3	3.2	11.1	19.1	58.3				5.0	7.1	70.6	61.4	3.4		3,483	2,533	1,285	364	120	299		304
17	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	967	2014-15	LAC	96	34.4	11.8	14.7	0.8	1.0	2.3	4.6	6.4	71.1	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.6	6.5	40.4	63.3	4.6	1.3	3,302	1,129	1,413	77	97	216	126	287	+653
18	Bill Walton B. Walton	955	1976-77	POR	84	35.9	18.5	14.5	4.2	1.0	3.3	7.7	14.7	52.3				3.2	4.6	69.5	55.5	3.2		3,019	1,555	1,222	349	86	275		254
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	941	2002-03	MIN	88	40.8	23.2	13.6	6.0	1.4	1.6	9.3	18.4	50.3	0.3	0.9	28.7	4.5	6.0	74.3	55.2	2.9	2.8	3,586	2,045	1,196	526	123	139	247	222	+392
20	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	941	1978-79	SEA	99	36.5	15.5	12.2	3.1	1.0	0.9	5.8	12.7	45.9				3.8	4.7	81.1	52.4	2.7	3.0	3,613	1,533	1,212	304	98	91	293	365
21	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	938	1993-94	SAS	82	37.8	4.8	17.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	2.0	3.9	53.2	0.1	0.4	17.2	0.7	1.3	50.0	54.3	5.8	1.8	3,103	395	1,415	186	58	36	144	243
22	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	929	1997-98	CHI	101	35.4	4.7	14.3	2.7	0.6	0.3	1.9	4.6	41.7	0.0	0.3	18.5	0.8	1.5	56.4	45.0	5.1	1.8	3,578	477	1,449	271	61	31	182	326	+449
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	925	1993-94	HOU	103	41.4	27.7	11.7	3.7	1.6	3.8	11.3	21.4	52.6	0.1	0.2	43.5	5.0	6.8	73.4	56.6	2.8	3.4	4,266	2,848	1,209	385	168	389	354	371
24	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	924	1992-93	PHX	100	38.9	25.8	12.5	4.9	1.6	1.0	9.5	18.6	50.9	0.8	2.7	29.1	6.1	8.0	76.6	58.4	3.3	2.8	3,885	2,582	1,254	487	158	99	283	269
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	923	1974-75	WAS	99	42.6	23.4	12.0	2.5	1.9	2.3	9.2	20.6	44.8				5.0	6.7	74.9	49.8	2.7		4,216	2,321	1,190	243	184	226		308

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
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