LeBron James career defensive rebounds per game
6.3Career Regular Season
LeBron James averaged 6.3 defensive rebounds per game over 23 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 7.5 in 2017-18.
- Most recent: 5.4 in 2025-26.
Average of 23 regular seasons, 2003-04 through 2025-26. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | DR: Rebounds grabbed at the defensive end, which end the opponent's possession. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 |  CLE | 79 | 39.5 | 20.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 41.7 | 29.0 | 75.4 | 48.8 | 4.2 |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 80 | 42.4 | 27.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 47.2 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 55.4 | 6 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 79 | 42.5 | 31.4 | 7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 48.0 | 33.5 | 73.8 | 56.8 | 6.1 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 78 | 40.9 | 27.3 | 6.7 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 47.6 | 31.9 | 69.8 | 55.2 | 5.7 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 75 | 40.4 | 30 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 48.4 | 31.5 | 71.2 | 56.8 | 6.1 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 37.7 | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 78.0 | 59.1 | 6.3 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 39 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 60.4 | 6.4 |
| 2010-11 |  MIA | 79 | 38.8 | 26.7 | 7.5 | 7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 51.0 | 33.0 | 75.9 | 59.4 | 6.5 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 62 | 37.5 | 27.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 53.1 | 36.2 | 77.1 | 60.5 | 6.4 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 76 | 37.9 | 26.8 | 8 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 56.5 | 40.6 | 75.3 | 64.0 | 6.8 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 77 | 37.7 | 27.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 56.7 | 37.9 | 75.0 | 64.9 | 5.9 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 69 | 36.1 | 25.3 | 6 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 48.8 | 35.4 | 71.0 | 57.7 | 5.3 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 76 | 35.6 | 25.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 52.0 | 30.9 | 73.1 | 58.8 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 74 | 37.8 | 26.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 36.3 | 67.4 | 61.9 | 7.3 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 82 | 36.9 | 27.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 73.1 | 62.1 | 7.5 |
| 2018-19 |  LAL | 55 | 35.2 | 27.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 51.0 | 33.9 | 66.5 | 58.8 | 7.4 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 67 | 34.6 | 25.3 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 49.3 | 34.8 | 69.3 | 57.7 | 6.9 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 45 | 33.4 | 25 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 69.8 | 60.2 | 7 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 56 | 37.2 | 30.3 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 52.4 | 35.9 | 75.6 | 61.9 | 7.1 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 55 | 35.5 | 28.9 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 32.1 | 76.8 | 58.3 | 7.1 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 71 | 35.3 | 25.7 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 54.0 | 41.0 | 75.0 | 63.0 | 6.4 |
| 2024-25 | LAL | 70 | 34.9 | 24.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 51.3 | 37.6 | 78.2 | 60.4 | 6.8 |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 60 | 33.2 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 51.5 | 31.7 | 73.7 | 59.4 | 5.4 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS% · DR
