Single Season Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders Rank Player Season Games Def Reb DefRPG 1 Dave Cowens 1973-74 80 993 12.41 2 Dave Cowens 1975-76 78 911 11.68 3 Dave Cowens 1974-75 65 729 11.22 4 Dave Cowens 1976-77 50 550 11.00 5 Dave Cowens 1977-78 77 830 10.78 6 Larry Bird 1980-81 82 704 8.59 7 Larry Bird 1982-83 79 677 8.57 8 Larry Bird 1984-85 80 678 8.48 9 Larry Bird 1989-90 75 622 8.29 10 Larry Bird 1981-82 77 637 8.27 11 Paul Silas 1974-75 82 677 8.26 12 Robert Parish 1988-89 80 654 8.18 13 Paul Silas 1975-76 81 660 8.15 14 Larry Bird 1987-88 76 595 7.83 15 Larry Bird 1983-84 79 615 7.78 16 Larry Bird 1979-80 82 636 7.76 17 Robert Parish 1983-84 80 614 7.68 18 Larry Bird 1986-87 74 558 7.54 19 Larry Bird 1985-86 82 615 7.50 20 Robert Parish 1986-87 80 597 7.46 21 Dave Cowens 1978-79 68 500 7.35 22 Robert Parish 1984-85 79 577 7.30 23 Robert Parish 1982-83 78 567 7.27 24 Robert Parish 1981-82 80 578 7.23 25 Robert Parish 1990-91 81 585 7.22 26 Paul Silas 1973-74 82 581 7.09 27 Antoine Walker 2000-01 81 568 7.01 28 Antoine Walker 2001-02 81 564 6.96 29 Antoine Walker 1997-98 82 566 6.90 30 Robert Parish 1989-90 79 537 6.80 Record Index