1987 NBA Defensive Rebounds Leaders
Rebounds on the defensive glass
Charles Oakley led the NBA in defensive rebounds in 1987 with 740, 31 ahead of Karl Malone (709). It stands 75th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 2 times Charles Oakley led in defensive rebounds.
Led the NBA in 1987
Charles Oakley
CHI
740
Defensive Rebounds
31 clear of Karl Malone
Showing Defensive Rebounds and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | DREB | GP | MPG | REB | RPG |
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| 1 | Charles Oakley | CHI | 740 | 82 | 34.3 | 1,066 | 13.0 |
| 2 |
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UTH | 709 | 82 | 39.0 | 986 | 12.0 |
| 3 |
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DET | 667 | 82 | 35.3 | 832 | 10.2 |
| 4 |
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HOU | 657 | 79 | 35.8 | 959 | 12.1 |
| 5 |
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DAL | 599 | 81 | 28.5 | 959 | 11.8 |
| 6 |
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BOS | 595 | 76 | 39.0 | 703 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Mike Gminski | PHL | 569 | 81 | 36.6 | 814 | 10.1 |
| 8 |
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LAC | 567 | 72 | 36.9 | 938 | 13.0 |
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PHL | 566 | 80 | 39.6 | 951 | 11.9 |
| 10 |
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SAC | 558 | 82 | 37.5 | 837 | 10.2 |
| 11 |
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NJN | 536 | 70 | 37.7 | 834 | 11.9 |
| 12 |
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MIL | 514 | 82 | 35.7 | 709 | 8.7 |
| 13 | Brad Daugherty | CLE | 514 | 79 | 37.4 | 665 | 8.4 |
| 14 | Moses Malone | WAS | 512 | 79 | 34.1 | 884 | 11.2 |
| 15 | James Donaldson | DAL | 508 | 81 | 31.2 | 755 | 9.3 |
| 16 | Steve Stipanovich | IND | 505 | 80 | 33.7 | 662 | 8.3 |
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UTH | 487 | 82 | 33.3 | 717 | 8.7 |
| 18 | A.C. Green | LAL | 465 | 82 | 32.2 | 710 | 8.7 |
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DEN | 462 | 82 | 37.3 | 665 | 8.1 |
| 20 | Dan Schayes | DEN | 462 | 81 | 26.7 | 662 | 8.2 |
| 21 | Robert Parish | BOS | 455 | 74 | 31.2 | 628 | 8.5 |
| 22 |
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POR | 446 | 79 | 36.6 | 657 | 8.3 |
| 23 |
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NYK | 431 | 82 | 31.1 | 676 | 8.2 |
| 24 | Alton Lister | SEA | 427 | 82 | 22.1 | 627 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Sidney Green | NYK | 421 | 82 | 25.0 | 642 | 7.8 |
| 26 | Benoit Benjamin | LAC | 418 | 66 | 32.9 | 530 | 8.0 |
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CLE | 414 | 67 | 35.6 | 607 | 9.1 |
| 28 |
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DET | 406 | 67 | 29.3 | 565 | 8.4 |
| 29 |
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SAC | 400 | 82 | 24.4 | 579 | 7.1 |
| 30 | Sam Perkins | DAL | 400 | 75 | 33.3 | 601 | 8.0 |
| 31 |
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HOU | 399 | 81 | 33.2 | 631 | 7.8 |
| 32 |
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UTH | 397 | 82 | 34.2 | 531 | 6.5 |
| 33 |
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DET | 397 | 82 | 26.2 | 715 | 8.7 |
| 34 |
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BOS | 377 | 64 | 37.3 | 536 | 8.4 |
| 35 | Terry Cummings | MIL | 369 | 76 | 34.6 | 553 | 7.3 |
| 36 | Chuck Person | IND | 365 | 79 | 35.5 | 536 | 6.8 |
| 37 |
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LAL | 361 | 72 | 36.6 | 449 | 6.2 |
| 38 | Randy Breuer | MIL | 360 | 81 | 27.9 | 551 | 6.8 |
| 39 |
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LAL | 360 | 80 | 28.9 | 478 | 6.0 |
| 40 | Mark West | PHX | 358 | 83 | 25.3 | 523 | 6.3 |
| 41 | Joe Barry Carroll | HOU | 358 | 77 | 26.0 | 489 | 6.4 |
| 42 | Roy Hinson | NJN | 358 | 77 | 33.7 | 517 | 6.7 |
| 43 | Dave Corzine | CHI | 357 | 80 | 29.1 | 527 | 6.6 |
| 44 | Tom Chambers | SEA | 355 | 82 | 32.7 | 490 | 6.0 |
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IND | 353 | 75 | 26.2 | 469 | 6.3 |
| 46 | Greg Anderson | SAN | 352 | 82 | 24.2 | 513 | 6.3 |
| 47 | Kevin Duckworth | POR | 352 | 78 | 28.5 | 576 | 7.4 |
| 48 | Hot Rod Williams | CLE | 347 | 77 | 27.4 | 506 | 6.6 |
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SAN | 333 | 82 | 36.3 | 498 | 6.1 |
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IND | 323 | 79 | 30.1 | 491 | 6.2 |
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