NBA Single-Season Defensive Rebounds Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NBA single-season defensive rebounds record is 1,111, set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975. It has stood for 50 years. The mark has been raised 1 times since 1973.
Record Holders
2 marks since 1973| Year | Player | DREB | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
|
1,111 | still standing |
| 1973 |
 Elvin Hayes
|
1,109 | 2 years |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.