which big men most drpg in nba history

Dave Cowens has averaged the most career defensive rebounds per game by a big man with 9.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which big men most drpg with a minimum of 400 games played in NBA history?
NAME DREB 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 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
9.8
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
2 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
9.7
583
33.2
6.2
14.8
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
1.7
19,360
3,607
8,649
1,234
364
295
1,018
1,721
+827
3 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9.6
541
33.5
29.2
11.7
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
3.4
18,127
15,801
6,337
3,152
603
654
1,849
1,600
+3304
4 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
8.8
452
31.9
27.7
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
3.4
14,408
12,523
4,987
1,658
411
738
1,547
1,369
+2490
5 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
8.4
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
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
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
6 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
8.4
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
7 Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
8.3
829
30.7
12.6
11.7
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
1.6
25,430
10,458
9,700
1,123
576
1,718
1,338
2,209
+3461
8 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
8.3
645
34.1
23.1
11.1
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.5
16.2
52.4
1.7
4.3
40.0
4.4
5.3
83.7
62.4
2.8
2.7
21,971
14,880
7,136
2,037
523
771
1,745
2,197
+1278
9 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.3
745
31.7
21.8
10.9
7.2
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.0
36.0
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
2.9
23,639
16,210
8,141
5,383
949
536
2,177
1,996
+4071
10 Bill Walton
B. Walton
8.2
468
28.3
13.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
2.7
13,250
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
11 Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
8.1
1,224
34.3
18.1
10.3
3.8
1.3
1.3
7.3
14.6
49.9
0.1
0.4
26.3
3.4
4.3
79.3
54.9
2.1
2.2
41,955
22,213
12,562
4,642
1,572
1,617
2,665
2,989
+4439
12 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
8.1
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
13 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
8.0
787
34.4
24.1
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.6
7.0
79.4
59.2
2.7
2.0
27,082
18,978
8,416
2,009
1,033
1,815
1,573
1,840
+929
14 Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
8.0
904
26.8
12.5
12.1
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
1.8
24,219
11,293
10,981
1,107
1,133
1,148
1,622
2,599
-817
15 Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
8.0
972
31.4
17.2
10.5
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.7
0.9
2.7
34.8
1.6
2.1
77.0
54.9
2.5
1.7
30,502
16,719
10,170
2,812
821
844
1,669
2,357
-1468
16 Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
7.9
646
30.8
16.1
10.7
4.9
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.2
56.0
0.5
1.4
34.7
3.0
4.1
72.9
61.6
2.7
2.6
19,896
10,401
6,880
3,161
495
297
1,662
2,018
+723
17 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
7.8
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
18 Elvin 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
19 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
7.8
994
36.5
21.9
11.7
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
3.2
36,245
21,768
11,637
3,908
1,500
838
3,133
3,037
+532
20 Karl 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
21 Swen Nater
S. Nater
7.7
489
28.4
12.2
10.8
2.0
0.5
0.5
5.0
9.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
2.9
76.0
57.7
3.1
2.4
13,868
5,943
5,297
954
258
226
982
1,501
22 Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
7.7
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
23 Kevin Love
K. Love
7.6
952
28.9
16.2
10.0
2.3
0.6
0.4
5.3
12.2
43.8
1.8
4.8
36.9
3.8
4.6
82.8
57.1
2.3
1.8
27,505
15,421
9,497
2,172
577
368
1,679
1,841
+751
24 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
7.6
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
7.6
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
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61
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Thunder Thunder
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