highest dreb per game by a small forward all-time

Larry Bird has averaged the most career defensive rebounds per game by a small forward with 8.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest dreb per game with a minimum of 400 games played by a small forward all-time
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
8.0
792
38.5
24.9
10.1
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
6.6
981
36.9
27.8
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
3.2
36,203
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
3LeBron James
L. James
6.4
1,337
37.7
27.2
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.7
50.5
1.7
4.8
34.6
5.6
7.6
73.6
59.0
1.1
3.5
50,380
36,371
10,120
10,090
1,976
1,005
4,689
2,401
+6163
4Shawn Marion
S. Marion
5.8
871
33.7
14.4
8.1
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
5Paul George
P. George
5.8
692
35.5
22.7
6.6
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.7
17.6
44.0
2.8
7.4
38.5
4.4
5.1
85.8
57.2
0.9
2.9
24,540
15,725
4,599
2,783
1,226
297
2,005
1,886
+2969
6Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
5.6
449
35.4
15.3
8.1
2.0
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.4
4.6
73.2
52.5
2.5
2.1
15,877
6,859
3,622
886
514
461
939
1,043
-445
7Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
5.3
417
27.8
13.0
6.3
3.3
0.8
0.5
4.5
9.7
46.1
1.3
3.8
33.4
2.8
3.7
77.1
57.7
1.0
2.0
11,596
5,434
2,635
1,396
331
195
822
1,044
-633
8Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
5.2
790
31.8
20.7
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.5
15.0
49.9
1.7
4.3
39.1
4.0
4.7
86.4
60.7
1.2
1.7
25,114
16,347
5,019
2,442
1,367
497
1,333
1,296
+4897
9Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
5.1
492
30.9
15.9
6.1
2.8
0.7
0.7
5.9
12.9
46.0
1.8
5.2
33.7
2.3
2.7
82.6
56.3
1.1
1.6
15,209
7,813
3,025
1,357
363
324
775
907
-1142
10Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
5.0
472
31.4
15.7
7.7
1.2
0.7
0.8
6.0
12.2
49.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.6
78.2
55.2
2.6
1.9
14,832
7,396
3,625
583
352
368
915
1,017
11Grant Hill
G. Hill
5.0
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
4.3
1.2
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
2.4
32,767
16,203
5,932
4,114
1,187
551
2,315
2,231
+1865
12Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
4.9
453
37.2
20.4
7.7
1.8
1.0
0.4
8.0
17.3
46.1
0.8
2.3
34.5
3.6
5.0
73.1
52.3
2.8
1.9
16,873
9,222
3,493
799
463
175
868
1,087
-762
13Juwan Howard
J. Howard
4.8
452
36.1
17.1
7.0
3.2
0.9
0.3
7.0
14.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
11.8
3.1
4.2
72.9
51.9
2.2
2.8
16,336
7,722
3,145
1,424
410
141
1,246
1,489
-377
14Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
4.6
467
31.5
21.7
5.7
3.4
1.0
0.4
8.1
16.9
48.0
2.0
5.6
35.1
3.5
4.6
75.9
57.3
1.0
2.5
14,694
10,152
2,643
1,594
473
176
1,162
1,158
+1715
15Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
4.6
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
16Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
4.6
688
36.8
20.7
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
3.1
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
17Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
4.6
519
27.1
12.0
6.8
1.6
0.8
0.9
4.6
10.7
43.4
0.6
2.0
31.5
2.1
2.9
72.4
50.1
2.2
1.6
14,050
6,214
3,510
834
437
488
820
1,211
-992
18Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
4.6
911
35.1
23.2
6.2
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.3
18.4
45.1
1.1
3.3
33.7
5.5
6.8
80.8
54.3
1.7
2.7
31,957
21,177
5,691
2,717
934
447
2,419
2,602
+844
19Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
4.6
980
33.2
18.6
5.3
3.4
1.2
0.5
6.1
13.5
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.8
6.0
80.5
57.6
0.8
2.4
32,545
18,186
5,236
3,316
1,194
501
2,395
2,633
+2898
20Calvin Natt
C. Natt
4.5
424
32.1
16.5
6.9
2.0
0.9
0.3
6.5
12.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
22.2
3.5
4.6
75.6
57.8
2.4
2.1
13,601
6,988
2,923
855
378
142
905
1,016
21Julius Erving
J. Erving
4.5
702
34.6
22.8
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
22Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
4.5
454
29.7
12.8
6.2
3.3
1.1
0.8
4.9
11.4
43.3
0.1
0.3
30.5
2.9
3.7
77.1
49.2
1.8
2.2
13,472
5,833
2,833
1,498
514
361
982
1,106
-104
23Rodney McCray
R. McCray
4.5
768
32.4
11.7
6.6
3.6
0.8
0.6
4.6
9.1
50.3
0.1
0.3
26.0
2.5
3.3
76.1
55.6
2.1
1.8
24,876
9,014
5,087
2,750
585
493
1,419
1,734
24Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
4.4
526
34.9
19.1
6.2
3.5
1.3
0.6
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.2
80.1
52.4
1.7
2.7
18,370
10,062
3,245
1,821
661
303
630
1,798
25Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
4.4
616
34.2
20.1
7.1
3.6
1.3
0.8
8.3
16.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.7
73.6
55.6
2.7
2.3
21,089
12,367
4,401
2,219
781
475
1,444
1,552
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.726
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Schedule
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Mon
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Wed
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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.726
2
48
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.667
4.5
3
48
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.649
5.5
4
45
28
.616
8.0
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.562
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.556
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14.0
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.403
23.5
12
29
43
.403
23.5
13
17
55
.236
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Nets Nets - e
17
56
.233
36.0
15
16
57
.219
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
16
.781
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.0
3
47
26
.644
10.0
4
46
28
.622
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.0
6
43
29
.597
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.0
8
37
36
.507
20.0
9
37
37
.500
20.5
10
35
38
.479
22.0
11
25
49
.338
32.5
12
24
48
.333
32.5
13
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.315
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.288
36.0
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19
55
.257
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2/28
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117-108
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97-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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3/27
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Fri
3/27
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