Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most defensive boards in a season, with 1,111 boards in 1975-76.

Interpreted as:

most defensive rebounds by a player in a season

	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,111	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,109	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
3	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	1,007	1991-92	DET	82	40.3	9.8	18.7	2.3	0.8	0.9	4.2	7.7	53.9	0.4	1.2	31.7	1.0	1.7	60.0	57.4	6.4	1.7	3,301	800	1,530	191	68	70	140	248
4	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	993	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
5	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	990	1977-78	NOJ	82	44.4	22.7	15.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	9.1	20.5	44.4				4.5	7.0	64.0	48.1	3.6	3.7	3,638	1,862	1,288	171	73	79	301	265
6	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	921	1974-75	KCO	81	41.7	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	2.1	4.8	11.3	42.7				1.8	2.4	75.4	46.4	2.8		3,378	928	1,149	428	139	168		274
7	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	914	1993-94	SAS	79	37.8	4.7	17.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	2.0	3.7	53.4	0.1	0.3	20.8	0.7	1.3	52.0	54.9	5.7	1.7	2,989	370	1,367	184	52	32	138	229
8	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	911	1975-76	BOS	78	39.8	19.0	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	7.8	16.7	46.8				3.3	4.4	75.6	50.8	4.3		3,101	1,479	1,246	325	94	71		314
9	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	894	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	891	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
11	Dwight Howard D. Howard	882	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	3.2	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
12	Swen Nater S. Nater	864	1979-80	SDC	81	35.3	13.4	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.5	5.5	9.9	55.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	58.9	4.3	3.2	2,860	1,082	1,216	233	45	37	257	259
13	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	861	2004-05	MIN	82	38.1	22.2	13.5	5.7	1.5	1.4	8.3	16.6	50.2	0.1	0.3	24.0	5.4	6.7	81.1	56.7	3.0	2.7	3,121	1,817	1,108	466	121	112	222	207	+142
14	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	858	2002-03	MIN	82	40.5	23.0	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	9.1	18.1	50.2	0.2	0.9	28.2	4.6	6.1	75.1	55.3	3.0	2.8	3,321	1,883	1,102	495	113	129	229	199	+423
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	857	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
16	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	853	1999-00	ATL	82	36.4	11.5	14.1	1.3	0.3	3.3	3.9	7.0	56.2	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.1	70.8	62.1	3.7	2.1	2,984	942	1,157	105	27	269	174	248	-139
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	850	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	24.3	14.0	2.9	2.1	4.6	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	54.1	3.6	3.9	3,124	1,995	1,149	234	174	376	316	314
18	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	848	2017-18	DET	78	33.7	15.0	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	55.5	5.1	2.6	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	848	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
20	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	842	2017-18	LAC	77	31.5	12.0	15.2	1.5	0.5	0.9	4.8	7.5	64.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	58.0	64.8	4.3	1.8	2,424	927	1,171	117	39	70	137	203	-126
21	Kevin Willis K. Willis	840	1991-92	ATL	81	36.6	18.3	15.5	2.1	0.9	0.7	7.3	15.1	48.3	0.1	0.5	16.2	3.6	4.5	80.4	53.5	5.2	2.4	2,962	1,480	1,258	173	72	54	197	223
22	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	836	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
23	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	833	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	15.4	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
24	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	830	1977-78	BOS	77	41.8	18.6	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	7.8	15.8	49.0				3.1	3.7	84.2	53.3	3.2	2.8	3,215	1,435	1,078	351	102	67	217	297
25	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	829	2014-15	LAC	82	34.4	11.5	15.0	0.7	1.0	2.2	4.6	6.5	71.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.3	5.7	39.7	63.8	4.8	1.3	2,820	946	1,226	61	81	183	109	245	+621