which nba player has most season defensive rebounds per game

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

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player has most season defensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games?
NAMEDREBSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
13.7
1973-74
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
13.5
1975-76
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
3Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
12.4
1973-74
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
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
12.3
1992-93
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
5Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
12.3
1991-92
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
6Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
12.1
1977-78
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
7Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
11.7
1975-76
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
8Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
11.6
1993-94
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
9Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
11.4
2002-03
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
10Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.4
1974-75
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
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11.4
2019-20
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
12Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
11.3
1973-74
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
13Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
11.2
1974-75
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
14Bill Walton
B. Walton
11.2
1977-78
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
15Bill Walton
B. Walton
11.1
1976-77
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
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
11.1
2018-19
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
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11.0
1974-75
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
18Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.0
2021-22
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
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11.0
1973-74
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
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11.0
2021-22
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
21DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
10.9
2017-18
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
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
10.9
2003-04
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
23Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
10.9
2017-18
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
24Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10.8
2011-12
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
25Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
10.8
1977-78
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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