nba defensive rebounds per game leaders by year

Elvin Hayes has averaged the most defensive rebounds per game in a season with 13.7 per game in 1973-74.

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NBA defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders by year

	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	13.7	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	47.0	4.4		3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240		252
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	13.5	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
3	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	12.4	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	47.6	3.3		3,352	1,518	1,257	354	95	101		294
4	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	12.3	1992-93	DET	62	38.9	7.5	18.3	1.6	0.8	0.7	3.0	6.9	42.7	0.2	1.2	20.5	1.4	2.6	53.4	46.7	5.9	1.7	2,410	468	1,132	102	48	45	103	201
5	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	12.3	1991-92	DET	82	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
6	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	12.1	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
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	11.7	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	50.8	4.3		3,101	1,479	1,246	325	94	71		314
8	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	11.6	1993-94	SAS	79	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
9	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	11.4	2002-03	DET	73	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
10	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	11.4	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	46.4	2.8		3,378	928	1,149	428	139	168		274
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	11.4	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
12	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	11.3	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	59.4	3.8		3,185	2,261	1,117	170	88	246		252
13	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	11.2	1974-75	BOS	65	40.5	20.4	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	8.8	18.4	47.5				2.9	3.8	78.3	50.9	3.5		2,632	1,329	958	296	87	73		243
14	Bill Walton B. Walton	11.2	1977-78	POR	58	33.3	18.9	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	7.9	15.2	52.2				3.1	4.2	72.0	55.4	2.0	3.6	1,929	1,097	766	291	60	146	206	145
15	Bill Walton B. Walton	11.1	1976-77	POR	65	34.8	18.6	14.4	3.8	1.0	3.2	7.6	14.3	52.8				3.5	5.0	69.7	56.3	3.2		2,264	1,210	934	245	66	211		174
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	11.1	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	27.5	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11.0	1974-75	MIL	65	42.3	30.0	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	12.5	24.4	51.3				5.0	6.6	76.3	55.0	3.0		2,747	1,949	912	264	65	212		205
18	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	11.0	2021-22	UTA	66	32.1	15.6	14.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	5.5	7.7	71.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.7	69.0	73.2	3.7	1.8	2,120	1,027	968	72	45	137	119	176	+417
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11.0	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	56.4	3.5		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	11.0	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	27.1	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
21	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	10.9	2017-18	LAC	77	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
22	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	10.9	2003-04	MIN	82	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
23	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	10.9	2017-18	DET	78	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
24	Dwight Howard D. Howard	10.8	2011-12	ORL	54	38.3	20.6	14.5	1.9	1.5	2.1	7.7	13.4	57.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	10.6	49.1	56.9	3.7	3.2	2,070	1,113	785	104	81	116	175	159	+179
25	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	10.8	1977-78	BOS	77	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

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