which big men has most denfensive rebound per game in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most career rebounds per game by a big man, with 22.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which big men has most denfensive rebound per game with a minimum of 400 games played in NBA history?
NAME RPG GP MPG PPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
22.9
1,045
45.8
30.1
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.5
963
42.3
15.1
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
3 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.2
792
38.8
26.4
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
4 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
15.6
829
38.8
17.0
3.3
0.4
0.3
6.9
13.8
49.9
3.2
4.1
78.3
54.4
0.8
4.3
32,131
14,053
12,942
2,730
28
24
2,389
5 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
15.0
964
37.2
15.0
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.7
13.6
42.1
3.5
5.3
66.7
47.0
2.8
6.8
35,881
14,437
14,464
2,575
125
553
2,624
6 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
14.8
583
33.2
6.2
2.1
0.6
0.5
2.6
5.2
49.4
0.1
0.5
23.4
1.0
1.7
56.7
52.2
5.1
9.7
1.7
19,360
3,607
8,649
1,234
364
295
1,018
1,721
+827
7 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
14.0
984
36.4
10.8
3.9
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.9
3.0
63.3
53.7
3.5
8.4
1.9
35,832
10,624
13,769
3,822
628
367
579
2,762
8 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
13.7
1,043
37.3
20.1
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
9 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
13.6
766
38.6
17.6
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.5
16.3
46.0
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.4
78.3
49.6
3.0
9.8
2.2
29,565
13,516
10,444
2,910
599
488
543
2,920
10 Willis Reed
W. Reed
12.9
650
35.5
18.7
1.8
0.6
1.1
7.5
15.7
47.6
3.8
5.1
74.7
52.3
2.5
4.9
23,073
12,183
8,414
1,186
12
21
2,411
11 Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.8
448
34.0
16.3
2.7
6.8
15.6
43.4
2.8
3.9
70.2
47.0
15,243
7,289
5,742
1,188
1,533
12 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
12.5
1,303
38.4
21.0
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
13 Moses Malone
M. Malone
12.2
1,329
33.9
20.6
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
14 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
12.1
904
26.8
12.5
1.2
1.3
1.3
5.2
9.7
54.2
0.0
0.2
12.9
2.0
4.1
48.6
54.4
4.2
8.0
1.8
24,219
11,293
10,981
1,107
1,133
1,148
1,622
2,599
-817
15 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
12.1
932
34.4
18.6
3.0
5.9
15.6
38.0
6.8
8.0
85.4
48.8
29,800
17,366
11,256
2,813
3,207
16 Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
926
33.3
11.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.5
10.2
44.2
2.9
4.1
69.3
49.4
2.6
3.9
30,878
11,012
11,054
2,553
69
36
3,375
17 Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
11.9
562
31.9
13.5
1.9
4.3
10.5
40.4
5.0
6.5
77.8
50.6
15,813
7,606
6,684
1,089
1,744
18 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.8
1,242
31.8
15.7
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
19 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11.7
541
33.5
29.2
5.8
1.1
1.2
10.7
18.9
56.9
0.8
2.7
28.6
7.0
10.3
68.0
62.5
2.2
9.6
3.4
18,127
15,801
6,337
3,152
603
654
1,849
1,600
+3304
20 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.7
994
36.5
21.9
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.8
14.5
53.6
0.5
1.9
26.9
5.8
7.9
73.3
60.8
3.9
7.8
3.2
36,245
21,768
11,637
3,908
1,500
838
3,133
3,037
+532
21 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.7
829
30.7
12.6
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.2
65.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.0
64.1
67.3
3.4
8.3
1.6
25,430
10,458
9,700
1,123
576
1,718
1,338
2,209
+3461
22 Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
11.3
516
35.5
19.4
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
23 Walter Dukes
W. Dukes
11.3
553
26.5
10.4
1.1
3.5
9.4
36.9
3.5
5.0
70.0
45.1
14,671
5,765
6,223
608
2,260
24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11.2
1,560
36.8
24.6
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
25 Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
11.2
905
30.7
13.8
2.2
5.4
13.0
41.8
2.9
4.1
72.3
46.7
27,784
12,480
10,092
2,004
2,287
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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

3 - 3

107

Final

115

HOU Rockets

3 - 3

Fri 2 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

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
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
ATL ATL
@
HOU HOU
114-121
Mon
3/24
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
140-103
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM