most defensive rebound average all-time

Dave Cowens has averaged the most career defensive rebounds per game with 9.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most defensive rebound with a minimum of 400 games played by a player average all-time
NAMEDREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dave 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
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
8.6
483
31.8
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.3
10.0
83.0
61.3
2.2
3.4
15,380
13,348
5,219
1,779
431
772
1,639
1,436
+2618
3Dwight 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
4Wes 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
5Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
8.4
911
31.7
7.3
13.1
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
8.3
696
33.9
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.3
16.0
52.0
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.2
2.8
2.7
23,568
15,890
7,743
2,185
567
802
1,874
2,377
+1578
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
8.3
784
31.9
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.1
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.1
4.9
82.5
64.2
2.7
3.0
24,977
17,329
8,621
5,800
1,002
566
2,321
2,101
+4415
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
8.3
883
30.7
12.5
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.4
67.3
3.4
1.6
27,119
11,051
10,302
1,213
616
1,805
1,409
2,352
+3704
9Bill 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
10Tim 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
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
8.0
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
12Anthony Davis
A. Davis
8.0
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
8.0
889
32.7
24.0
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
3.0
29,109
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
14Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
7.9
665
30.8
16.1
10.7
4.9
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.3
55.9
0.5
1.4
34.2
3.0
4.1
72.9
61.5
2.7
2.6
20,460
10,702
7,096
3,239
513
301
1,713
2,084
+546
15Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
7.9
1,023
31.3
17.2
10.4
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.8
1.0
2.7
35.1
1.6
2.1
77.3
55.1
2.5
1.7
32,060
17,570
10,630
3,000
856
878
1,746
2,462
-1575
16Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
7.9
944
26.5
12.3
12.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.1
9.5
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.4
1.9
4.0
48.8
54.4
4.1
1.8
25,009
11,569
11,325
1,141
1,155
1,183
1,662
2,677
-886
17Hakeem 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
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
7.8
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
19Elvin 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
20Karl 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
21Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
7.7
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
22Swen 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
23Hassan 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
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
7.6
492
35.0
29.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.4
59.0
0.9
4.0
17,203
14,257
4,210
4,060
617
222
1,956
1,130
+1265
25DeMarcus 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
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rebounds per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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113.5

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36.3

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
Celtics Celtics
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
6:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Fri
2/27
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
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24 - 31

105

Final

124

BOS Celtics

35 - 19

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
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106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM