nba all-time career defensive rebounds leaders

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

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Assumption:400+ GP
Data note: Defensive Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	DREB	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	Dave 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
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	8.6	493	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.8	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.2	2.2	3.4	15,711	13,609	5,309	1,825	435	787	1,665	1,462	+2695
3	Dwight 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
4	Wes 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
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.4	813	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.0	1.1	3.2	36.1	4.1	5.0	82.4	64.0	2.7	3.0	26,018	18,076	9,006	6,106	1,045	596	2,428	2,177	+4601
6	Dennis 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
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	8.3	724	33.7	22.8	11.2	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	2.7	24,420	16,474	8,081	2,274	590	814	1,951	2,468	+1654
8	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	8.3	909	30.7	12.5	11.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.7	7.1	65.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	63.3	67.2	3.4	1.6	27,940	11,319	10,629	1,255	635	1,844	1,452	2,418	+3755
9	Bill 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
10	Tim 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
11	Larry 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
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	8.0	812	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.6	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.1	2.7	2.0	27,874	19,494	8,679	2,076	1,061	1,853	1,624	1,893	+864
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	8.0	900	32.7	24.1	9.9	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	16.0	55.4	0.6	2.2	28.5	5.8	8.4	69.1	61.3	1.9	3.0	29,430	21,669	8,938	4,507	1,000	1,091	2,717	2,633	+3049
14	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	8.0	669	30.8	16.1	10.7	4.9	0.8	0.4	6.3	11.3	56.0	0.5	1.4	34.3	3.0	4.1	73.0	61.6	2.7	2.6	20,604	10,778	7,162	3,268	516	301	1,726	2,098	+508
15	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	7.8	1,039	31.1	17.0	10.3	2.9	0.8	0.9	7.2	14.6	49.7	1.0	2.7	35.0	1.6	2.0	77.3	55.0	2.5	1.7	32,344	17,689	10,713	3,029	860	887	1,755	2,487	-1526
16	Hakeem 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
17	Kevin 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
18	Elvin 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
19	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	7.8	971	26.3	12.1	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.4	53.9	0.1	0.2	21.6	1.9	3.9	48.9	54.4	4.1	1.7	25,503	11,724	11,540	1,194	1,172	1,199	1,684	2,731	-903
20	Karl 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
21	Charles 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
22	Swen 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
23	Hassan 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
24	DeMarcus 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	-554
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7.6	518	35.0	29.3	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	9.8	21.0	46.9	3.2	9.0	35.3	6.4	8.5	75.6	59.2	0.9	4.0	18,142	15,165	4,403	4,263	666	239	2,055	1,191	+1474

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM

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36.0

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33.3

Edwards

29.8

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RPG Leaders

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Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

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APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.8

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.7

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3.4

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3.3

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BPG Leaders

4.3

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3.0

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2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

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4.5

Edwards

4.3

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TS% Leaders

91.1

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86.7

Carter

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126.7

121.1

119.4

118.0

117.8

DRtg Rankings

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101.4

101.7

102.5

106.3

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NetRtg Rankings

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16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

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247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

224.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

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USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.5
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9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
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12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.5
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.5
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
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1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0