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Boston Celtics Single Season Defensive Rebounds Per Game Leaders
Rank
Season
Player
Games
Def Reb
Def RPG*
1
1973-74
Dave Cowens
80
993
12.41
2
1975-76
Dave Cowens
78
911
11.68
3
1974-75
Dave Cowens
65
729
11.22
4
1977-78
Dave Cowens
77
830
10.78
5
1980-81
Larry Bird
82
704
8.59
6
1982-83
Larry Bird
79
677
8.57
7
1984-85
Larry Bird
80
678
8.48
8
1989-90
Larry Bird
75
622
8.29
9
1981-82
Larry Bird
77
637
8.27
10
1974-75
Paul Silas
82
677
8.26
11
1988-89
Robert Parish
80
654
8.18
12
1975-76
Paul Silas
81
660
8.15
13
1987-88
Larry Bird
76
595
7.83
14
1983-84
Larry Bird
79
615
7.78
15
1979-80
Larry Bird
82
636
7.76
16
2010-11
Kevin Garnett
71
548
7.72
17
1983-84
Robert Parish
80
614
7.68
18
1986-87
Larry Bird
74
558
7.54
19
2006-07
Al Jefferson
69
519
7.52
20
1985-86
Larry Bird
82
615
7.50
21
1986-87
Robert Parish
80
597
7.46
22
1978-79
Dave Cowens
68
500
7.35
23
2007-08
Kevin Garnett
71
520
7.32
24
1984-85
Robert Parish
79
577
7.30
25
1982-83
Robert Parish
78
567
7.27
26
1981-82
Robert Parish
80
578
7.23
27
1990-91
Robert Parish
81
585
7.22
28
2011-12
Kevin Garnett
60
428
7.13
29
1973-74
Paul Silas
82
581
7.09
30
2000-01
Antoine Walker
81
568
7.01
31
2001-02
Antoine Walker
81
564
6.96
32
1997-98
Antoine Walker
82
566
6.90
33
1989-90
Robert Parish
79
537
6.80
34
1976-77
Sidney Wicks
82
556
6.78
35
1986-87
Kevin McHale
77
516
6.70
36
2012-13
Kevin Garnett
68
455
6.69
37
1980-81
Robert Parish
82
532
6.49
38
1978-79
Cedric Maxwell
80
519
6.49
39
1985-86
Robert Parish
81
524
6.47
40
1994-95
Dino Radja
66
424
6.42
41
1992-93
Robert Parish
79
494
6.25
42
2009-10
Kevin Garnett
69
428
6.20
43
1979-80
Dave Cowens
66
408
6.18
44
1991-92
Robert Parish
79
486
6.15
45
1987-88
Robert Parish
74
455
6.15
46
1984-85
Kevin McHale
79
483
6.11
47
1998-99
Antoine Walker
42
253
6.02
48
2019-20
Jayson Tatum
66
396
6.00
49
2002-03
Paul Pierce
79
472
5.97
50
2002-03
Antoine Walker
78
464
5.95
51
2017-18
Al Horford
72
427
5.93
52
2001-02
Paul Pierce
82
485
5.91
53
2015-16
Jared Sullinger
81
479
5.91
54
1987-88
Kevin McHale
64
377
5.89
55
1989-90
Kevin McHale
82
476
5.80
56
2012-13
Paul Pierce
77
442
5.74
57
2005-06
Paul Pierce
79
453
5.73
58
2003-04
Paul Pierce
80
453
5.66
59
2009-10
Kendrick Perkins
78
440
5.64
60
2004-05
Paul Pierce
82
461
5.62
61
1985-86
Kevin McHale
68
380
5.59
62
1977-78
Sidney Wicks
81
450
5.56
63
1999-00
Antoine Walker
82
453
5.52
64
1996-97
Antoine Walker
82
453
5.52
65
2008-09
Kendrick Perkins
76
415
5.46
66
2016-17
Al Horford
68
369
5.43
67
1993-94
Robert Parish
74
401
5.42
68
1988-89
Kevin McHale
78
414
5.31
69
1979-80
Cedric Maxwell
80
420
5.25
70
2000-01
Paul Pierce
82
428
5.22
71
2018-19
Jayson Tatum
79
407
5.15
72
1985-86
Bill Walton
80
408
5.10
73
2016-17
Jae Crowder
72
367
5.10
74
2018-19
Marcus Morris
75
382
5.09
75
2004-05
Raef LaFrentz
80
399
4.99
76
2018-19
Al Horford
68
338
4.97
77
2008-09
Paul Pierce
81
401
4.95
78
2010-11
Paul Pierce
80
396
4.95
79
1990-91
Kevin McHale
68
335
4.93
80
1983-84
Kevin McHale
82
402
4.90
81
2013-14
Jared Sullinger
74
360
4.86
82
1993-94
Dino Radja
80
386
4.83
83
1976-77
Curtis Rowe
79
375
4.75
84
1994-95
Eric Montross
78
370
4.74
85
2003-04
Mark Blount
82
382
4.66
86
2014-15
Evan Turner
82
377
4.60
87
1973-74
John Havlicek
76
349
4.59
88
2011-12
Paul Pierce
61
280
4.59
89
2011-12
Brandon Bass
59
270
4.58
90
2007-08
Paul Pierce
80
358
4.48
91
1981-82
Kevin McHale
82
365
4.45
92
2017-18
Jayson Tatum
80
352
4.40
93
2019-20
Daniel Theis
65
286
4.40
94
1995-96
Pervis Ellison
69
300
4.35
95
1974-75
Don Nelson
79
342
4.33
96
1999-00
Paul Pierce
73
313
4.29
97
2015-16
Evan Turner
81
347
4.28
98
2002-03
Tony Battie
67
285
4.25
99
2007-08
Kendrick Perkins
78
329
4.22
100
1993-94
Ed Pinckney
76
318
4.18
Updated through games of 9/27/2020
* - To qualify a player must have played in at least 75% of the team's games.