Nikola Jokic career defensive rebounds per game
8.4Career Regular Season
Nikola Jokic averaged 8.4 defensive rebounds per game over 11 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 11.0 in 2021-22.
- Most recent: 9.9 in 2025-26.
Average of 11 regular seasons, 2015-16 through 2025-26. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 |  DEN | 80 | 21.7 | 10 | 7 | 2.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 33.3 | 81.1 | 58.2 | 4.7 |
| 2016-17 | DEN | 73 | 27.9 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 57.8 | 32.4 | 82.5 | 64.0 | 6.9 |
| 2017-18 | DEN | 75 | 32.5 | 18.5 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 49.9 | 39.6 | 85.0 | 60.3 | 8.1 |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 80 | 31.3 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 51.1 | 30.7 | 82.1 | 58.9 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | DEN | 73 | 32 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 52.8 | 31.4 | 81.7 | 60.5 | 7.5 |
| 2020-21 | DEN | 72 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 86.8 | 64.7 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 74 | 33.5 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 58.3 | 33.7 | 81.0 | 66.1 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 69 | 33.7 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 63.2 | 38.3 | 82.2 | 70.1 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 79 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 58.3 | 35.9 | 81.7 | 65.0 | 9.5 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 70 | 36.7 | 29.6 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 57.6 | 41.7 | 80.0 | 66.3 | 9.9 |
| 2025-26 | DEN | 65 | 34.8 | 27.7 | 12.9, led the NBA | 10.7, led the NBA | 1.4 | 0.8 | 56.9 | 38.0 | 83.1 | 67.0 | 9.9, led the NBA |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS% · DR
Bold marks the best figure in the NBA that season, among players with at least 20 games.
