Traditional totals
Defensive rebounds
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | DReb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  | Clint Capela   HOU | 550 |
| 29 |  | James Harden HOU | 452 |
| 55 |  | P.J. Tucker HOU | 358 |
| 133 |  | Chris Paul HOU | 229 |
| 234 |  | Iman Shumpert  SAC/HOU | 156 |
| 241 |  | Kenneth Faried  BKN/HOU | 153 |
| 242 |  | Gerald Green HOU | 152 |
| 261 |  | Austin Rivers  WAS/HOU | 137 |
| 268 |  | Eric Gordon HOU | 131 |
| 277 |  | James Ennis III HOU/ PHI | 122 |
| 289 |  | Danuel House Jr. HOU | 115 |
| 305 |  | Marquese Chriss HOU/ CLE | 102 |
| 322 |  | Gary Clark HOU | 92 |
| 327 |  | Nene HOU | 89 |
| 379 |  | Michael Carter-Williams HOU/ ORL | 51 |
| 383 |  | Brandon Knight HOU/CLE | 49 |
| 393 |  | Carmelo Anthony HOU | 45 |
| 429 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein HOU | 26 |
| 481 |  | James Nunnally  MIN/HOU | 5 |
| 489 |  | Terrence Jones HOU | 4 |
| 500 |  | Chris Chiozza HOU | 3 |
| 519 |  | Vincent Edwards HOU | 1 |
| 524 |  | Zhou Qi HOU | 0 |
Top defensive rebounds leaders
The current 2018-19 Season NBA leaders in defensive rebounds are Andre Drummond (809, DET), Giannis Antetokounmpo (739, MIL), Nikola Vučević (736, ORL), Rudy Gobert (732, UTA), and Joel Embiid (711, PHI).