most all-time defensive rebounds in rookie season as a player in celtics

Larry Bird has grabbed the most defensive rebounds by a Celtics rookie, with 636 boards in 1979-80.

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 Larry Bird
L. Bird
636
1979-80
BOS BOS
82
36.0
21.3
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
2 Antoine Walker
A. Walker
453
1996-97
BOS BOS
82
36.2
17.5
9.0
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
3.5
2.8
2,970
1,435
741
262
105
53
230
271
-559
3 Dino Radja
D. Radja
386
1993-94
BOS BOS
80
28.8
15.1
7.2
1.4
0.9
0.8
6.1
11.8
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.8
75.1
56.2
2.4
1.9
2,303
1,208
577
114
70
67
149
276
4 Eric Montross
E. Montross
370
1994-95
BOS BOS
78
29.7
10.0
7.3
0.5
0.4
0.8
3.9
7.4
53.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.4
63.5
56.5
2.5
1.4
2,315
781
566
36
29
61
112
299
5 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
352
2017-18
BOS BOS
80
30.5
13.9
5.0
1.6
1.0
0.7
5.0
10.4
47.5
1.3
3.0
43.4
2.7
3.2
82.6
58.6
0.6
1.4
2,443
1,112
402
128
83
58
114
170
+344
6 Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
257
1988-89
BOS BOS
82
28.1
8.6
4.6
5.8
1.0
0.3
3.6
8.4
43.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.3
1.6
82.6
47.2
1.5
2.3
2,301
703
376
472
78
27
188
211
7 Adrian Griffin
A. Griffin
244
1999-00
BOS BOS
72
26.8
6.7
5.2
2.5
1.6
0.2
2.4
5.7
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.1
1.7
2.2
75.3
50.3
1.8
1.3
1,927
485
372
177
116
15
93
222
-30
8 Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
241
1977-78
BOS BOS
72
16.8
7.3
5.3
0.9
0.7
0.7
2.4
4.4
53.8
2.6
3.5
75.2
62.0
1.9
1.7
1,213
528
379
68
53
48
122
151
9 Kelly Olynyk
K. Olynyk
225
2013-14
BOS BOS
70
20.0
8.7
5.2
1.6
0.5
0.4
3.3
7.2
46.6
0.6
1.6
35.1
1.4
1.7
81.1
54.6
2.0
1.5
1,400
607
365
109
35
27
106
227
-6
10 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
218
2006-07
BOS BOS
78
23.5
6.4
3.7
3.8
1.6
0.1
2.4
5.8
41.8
0.1
0.4
20.7
1.5
2.4
64.7
47.2
0.9
1.8
1,831
501
292
297
128
8
137
181
+38
11 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
204
1980-81
BOS BOS
82
20.1
10.0
4.4
0.7
0.3
1.8
4.3
8.1
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
67.9
55.6
1.9
1.3
1,645
818
359
55
27
151
110
260
12 Ryan Gomes
R. Gomes
196
2005-06
BOS BOS
61
22.6
7.6
4.9
1.0
0.6
0.1
2.8
5.8
48.7
0.0
0.1
33.3
1.8
2.4
75.2
54.8
1.7
0.9
1,376
461
298
58
35
5
55
83
+3
13 Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
193
2004-05
BOS BOS
71
14.8
6.7
4.4
0.3
0.3
0.8
2.7
5.2
52.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
63.0
55.4
1.7
0.9
1,051
475
312
24
22
55
66
195
-44
14 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
192
1998-99
BOS BOS
48
34.0
16.5
6.4
2.4
1.7
1.0
5.9
13.5
43.9
1.8
4.3
41.2
2.9
4.1
71.3
54.0
2.4
2.4
1,632
791
309
115
82
50
113
139
-64
15 Daniel Theis
D. Theis
184
2017-18
BOS BOS
63
14.9
5.3
4.3
0.9
0.5
0.8
2.0
3.7
54.1
0.3
0.9
31.0
1.0
1.3
75.3
61.6
1.4
0.9
936
331
274
56
30
48
56
157
-5
16 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
175
2016-17
BOS BOS
78
17.2
6.6
2.8
0.8
0.4
0.2
2.5
5.4
45.4
0.6
1.7
34.1
1.1
1.6
68.5
53.9
0.6
0.9
1,341
515
220
64
35
18
68
142
-122
17 Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
172
2012-13
BOS BOS
45
19.8
6.0
5.9
0.8
0.5
0.5
2.5
5.0
49.3
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.0
1.4
74.6
53.4
2.0
0.6
892
270
264
35
22
22
29
154
+42
18 Ron Mercer
R. Mercer
171
1997-98
BOS BOS
80
33.3
15.3
3.5
2.2
1.6
0.2
6.4
14.3
45.0
0.0
0.4
10.7
2.4
2.8
83.9
49.1
1.4
1.7
2,662
1,221
280
176
125
17
132
213
-101
19 Rick Robey
R. Robey
171
1978-79
BOS BOS
36
25.4
12.4
7.2
2.2
0.6
0.1
5.1
10.5
48.1
2.3
2.9
81.6
52.9
2.4
2.1
914
448
259
79
23
3
75
121
20 Mark Acres
M. Acres
165
1987-88
BOS BOS
79
14.6
3.6
3.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
1.4
2.6
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
64.0
57.0
1.3
0.7
1,151
287
270
42
29
27
54
198
21 Acie Earl
A. Earl
162
1993-94
BOS BOS
74
15.5
5.5
3.3
0.2
0.3
0.7
2.0
5.0
40.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.2
67.5
46.3
1.1
1.0
1,149
410
247
12
24
53
72
178
22 Marcus Smart
M. Smart
161
2014-15
BOS BOS
67
27.0
7.8
3.3
3.1
1.5
0.3
2.6
7.1
36.7
1.4
4.1
33.5
1.2
1.9
64.6
49.1
0.9
1.3
1,808
523
222
208
99
18
90
176
+59
23 Rick Fox
R. Fox
147
1991-92
BOS BOS
81
19.0
8.0
2.7
1.6
1.0
0.4
3.0
6.5
45.9
0.3
0.9
32.9
1.7
2.3
75.5
53.1
0.9
1.5
1,535
644
220
126
78
30
123
230
24 Dee Brown
D. Brown
141
1990-91
BOS BOS
82
23.7
8.7
2.2
4.2
1.0
0.2
3.5
7.5
46.4
0.1
0.4
20.6
1.7
1.9
87.3
52.3
0.5
1.7
1,945
712
182
344
83
14
137
161
25 Tony Allen
T. Allen
136
2004-05
BOS BOS
77
16.4
6.4
2.9
0.8
1.0
0.3
2.4
5.0
47.5
0.2
0.4
38.7
1.5
2.0
73.7
54.2
1.1
1.0
1,262
492
221
64
76
24
77
156
+136
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