who averaged the most defensive rebounds per game in their first season

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

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Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
Data note: Defensive Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74

	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	10.1	1973-74	GSW	62	39.7	13.0	14.2	2.7	0.7	2.9	5.0	11.2	44.4				3.1	4.6	66.6	49.2	4.0		2,463	807	878	165	41	179		179
6	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	9.9	1973-74	DET	81	37.6	22.5	13.3	4.2	1.4	3.0	9.2	18.3	50.4				4.0	5.0	79.7	54.8	3.3		3,047	1,822	1,074	343	110	247		273
7	Cameron Boozer C. Boozer	9.8	2026-27	MEM	5	32.2	15.4	10.8	6.2	0.4	0.6	4.6	14.2	32.4	2.2	6.4	34.4	4.0	4.2	95.2	48.0	1.0	2.2	161	77	54	31	2	3	11	9	+56
8	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	9.6	1973-74	KCO	79	39.3	14.2	13.4	3.8	1.6	2.3	5.9	12.4	47.6				2.3	3.1	74.9	51.3	3.7		3,107	1,119	1,055	299	126	184		254
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9.6	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
10	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	9.2	1976-77	CHI	82	35.1	18.6	13.0	2.4	0.5	2.5	7.0	13.3	52.2				4.7	7.1	66.0	56.6	3.8		2,877	1,527	1,070	199	44	203		266
11	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	9.2	1973-74	SEA	75	40.5	23.5	13.4	3.2	0.9	1.4	9.3	20.3	45.7				5.0	6.1	81.4	51.1	4.2		3,039	1,761	1,007	240	65	106		198
12	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	9.2	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	2.6	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4		2,946	1,769	967	359	198	41		334
13	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	9.2	1973-74	LAL	77	34.2	14.5	13.5	2.7	0.8	0.2	5.0	9.9	50.7				4.5	5.8	77.1	58.3	4.4		2,634	1,113	1,040	208	64	17		264
14	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	8.8	1973-74	NYK	71	38.0	18.1	10.7	3.6	0.9	0.5	7.9	17.1	46.1				2.3	3.1	75.6	49.0	1.9		2,699	1,282	757	253	67	39		222
15	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	8.8	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
16	Elmore Smith E. Smith	8.7	1973-74	LAL	81	36.1	12.5	11.2	1.9	0.9	4.9	5.4	11.7	45.7				1.8	3.1	59.0	47.9	2.5		2,922	1,015	906	150	71	393		309
17	Clifford Ray C. Ray	8.7	1973-74	CHI	80	32.9	9.3	12.2	3.1	0.7	2.2	3.9	7.7	51.1				1.5	2.5	60.8	53.4	3.6		2,632	747	977	246	58	173		281
18	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8.6	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
19	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	8.4	1973-74	HOU	79	31.1	10.9	11.7	2.1	1.0	1.3	4.3	9.3	45.9				2.4	3.0	80.4	51.6	3.3		2,459	865	923	166	80	104		227
20	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	8.4	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
21	Gar Heard G. Heard	8.4	1973-74	BUF	81	35.7	15.3	11.7	2.2	1.7	2.8	6.5	14.9	43.5				2.4	3.6	65.0	46.4	3.3		2,889	1,239	947	180	136	230		300
22	Swen Nater S. Nater	8.3	1976-77	MIL	72	27.2	13.0	12.0	1.5	0.8	0.7	5.3	10.1	52.8				2.4	3.2	75.4	56.8	3.7		1,960	938	865	108	54	51		214
23	David Robinson D. Robinson	8.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
24	Buck Williams B. Williams	8.0	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
25	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	7.9	1976-77	POR	79	36.2	20.2	11.4	2.9	1.1	0.7	8.0	17.2	46.6				4.2	5.5	76.5	51.6	3.4		2,863	1,599	899	229	83	56		294

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