nba forwards most defensive rebounds per game career

Tim Duncan has averaged the most career defensive rebounds per game by a forward with 8.8 per game.

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NBA forwards most defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 400 games played career
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
8.8
666
37.9
22.1
12.0
3.1
0.8
2.5
8.4
16.7
50.5
0.0
0.2
20.4
5.2
7.5
68.5
55.1
3.2
2.9
25,240
14,689
8,020
2,092
529
1,650
1,928
1,833
+4841
2Dennis 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
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
8.1
1,233
36.1
19.0
10.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
7.6
15.3
49.8
0.1
0.5
28.1
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.9
2.4
2.3
44,471
23,445
12,969
4,952
1,636
1,857
2,847
3,034
+4585
4Larry 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
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8.0
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
7.8
676
34.2
23.4
10.5
2.5
1.3
2.3
8.8
16.8
52.5
0.4
1.5
28.9
5.3
6.7
79.2
59.2
2.7
2.0
23,150
15,834
7,081
1,690
873
1,546
1,321
1,582
+695
7Elvin 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
8Karl 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
9Charles 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
10Kevin Love
K. Love
7.7
849
28.8
16.2
9.9
2.4
0.6
0.4
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.9
5.1
36.6
3.7
4.5
82.8
57.1
2.2
1.8
24,419
13,731
8,432
2,052
513
303
1,501
1,570
+861
11Chris Webber
C. Webber
7.3
675
37.7
21.1
10.0
4.4
1.5
1.3
8.8
18.7
47.2
0.3
1.0
30.0
3.2
4.7
66.9
50.8
2.6
2.8
25,474
14,259
6,724
2,963
989
906
1,911
2,167
+1526
12Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
7.1
802
31.2
16.1
9.5
2.2
0.9
0.4
6.8
12.9
52.2
0.0
0.0
7.1
2.6
3.6
72.4
55.5
2.4
2.1
25,019
12,943
7,627
1,783
720
328
1,675
2,426
+28
13Julius Randle
J. Randle
7.1
707
32.8
19.6
9.0
4.1
0.7
0.4
7.0
15.1
46.5
1.3
4.0
33.4
4.2
5.5
76.4
55.9
1.9
2.8
23,158
13,861
6,370
2,898
529
257
1,998
2,101
-631
14Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
6.9
678
34.3
17.7
9.7
2.7
0.8
1.4
6.3
14.1
44.8
0.4
1.5
29.6
4.6
6.0
76.8
52.8
2.8
2.8
23,268
12,002
6,575
1,852
530
956
1,881
1,806
-286
15Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
6.8
772
32.6
15.5
9.4
1.7
0.7
0.7
6.2
12.9
48.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.1
4.6
66.2
52.0
2.6
3.0
25,141
11,988
7,267
1,348
533
510
1,592
2,253
16George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
6.8
528
30.7
17.2
9.8
3.8
1.7
0.4
6.4
14.3
44.8
0.0
0.1
8.0
4.4
6.7
65.1
49.8
3.0
3.5
16,194
9,090
5,177
1,985
923
236
1,291
1,984
17Buck Williams
B. Williams
6.6
1,266
33.0
13.1
10.1
1.3
0.8
0.9
5.0
9.1
55.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.1
4.7
66.3
58.8
3.5
2.2
41,726
16,582
12,834
1,625
1,063
1,085
2,746
4,174
+143
18Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
6.6
451
36.7
19.7
8.6
2.2
0.8
1.0
7.1
14.5
48.5
0.4
1.1
34.4
5.2
6.6
79.4
56.6
2.0
2.1
16,562
8,895
3,899
979
352
435
951
1,068
+1034
19Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
6.5
601
34.5
23.5
7.4
3.9
1.1
0.6
8.2
17.8
45.8
2.7
7.2
36.8
4.5
5.4
83.9
58.2
0.9
2.4
20,707
14,132
4,453
2,328
662
387
1,428
1,258
+3763
20Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
6.5
1,292
33.8
21.0
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.1
1.2
3.3
37.9
4.9
5.6
88.0
57.6
1.0
1.7
43,662
27,174
9,626
3,138
992
1,055
2,163
3,017
+5779
21Lamar Odom
L. Odom
6.5
961
33.4
13.3
8.4
3.7
0.9
0.9
5.0
10.8
46.3
0.7
2.2
31.2
2.6
3.7
69.3
53.4
1.9
2.3
32,131
12,781
8,059
3,554
848
892
2,253
2,916
+1556
22Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
6.5
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
23Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
6.4
746
31.4
15.2
9.7
2.2
0.9
1.5
5.7
11.9
48.5
0.0
0.1
11.5
3.7
5.0
73.8
54.0
3.3
2.6
23,443
11,318
7,243
1,620
664
1,117
1,806
2,561
24Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
6.4
778
29.6
14.9
8.9
2.4
0.8
0.7
5.9
12.4
47.4
0.0
0.1
8.8
3.1
4.1
76.2
52.3
2.5
2.4
23,037
11,554
6,954
1,903
594
514
1,689
2,612
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6.4
1,121
36.8
27.6
7.1
4.5
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.7
50.8
2.1
5.2
39.5
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.8
0.6
3.2
41,308
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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