List of career achievements by Dennis Rodman

This page details the career achievements of American basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Awards

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011

5-time NBA Champion: 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998

2-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1990, 1991

IBM Award: 1992

8-time NBA All-Defensive Selection

2-time All-NBA Third Team: 1992, 1995

2-time NBA All-Star: 1990, 1992

Ranked #48 on the 2009 revision of SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time

Top career rebounding averages since 1973

^ Active NBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player Height Minutes
per game
Offensive
rebounds
Defensive
rebounds
Total
rebounds
Games
played
Rebounds
per game
Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman* 6'7" 31.7 4,329 7,625 11,954 911 13.1
Howard, DwightDwight Howard^ 6'11" 35.3 3,096 8,053 11,149 880 12.7
Malone, MosesMoses Malone* 6'10" 33.9 6,731 9,481 16,212 1,329 12.2
Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley* 6'6" 36.7 4,260 8,286 12,546 1,073 11.7

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Denotes seasons in which Rodman won an NBA championship
Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Detroit 77 1 15.0 .545 .000 .587 4.3 .7 .5 .6 6.5
1987–88 Detroit 82 32 26.2 .561 .294 .535 8.7 1.3 .9 .5 11.6
1988–89 Detroit 82 8 26.9 .595 .231 .626 9.4 1.2 .7 .9 9.0
1989–90 Detroit 82 43 29.0 .581 .111 .654 9.7 .9 .6 .7 8.8
1990–91 Detroit 82 77 33.5 .493 .200 .631 12.5 1.0 .8 .7 8.2
1991–92 Detroit 82 80 40.3 .539 .317 .600 18.7 2.3 .8 .9 9.8
1992–93 Detroit 62 55 38.9 .427 .205 .534 18.3 1.6 .8 .7 7.5
1993–94 San Antonio 79 51 37.8 .534 .208 .520 17.3 2.3 .7 .4 4.7
1994–95 San Antonio 49 26 32.0 .571 .000 .676 16.8 2.0 .6 .5 7.1
1995–96 Chicago 64 57 32.6 .480 .111 .528 14.9 2.5 .6 .4 5.5
1996–97 Chicago 55 54 35.4 .448 .263 .568 16.1 3.1 .6 .3 5.7
1997–98 Chicago 80 66 35.7 .431 .174 .550 15.0 2.9 .6 .2 4.7
1998–99 L.A. Lakers 23 11 28.6 .348 .000 .436 11.2 1.3 .4 .5 2.1
1999–00 Dallas 12 12 32.4 .387 .000 .714 14.3 1.2 .2 .1 2.8
Career 911 573 31.7 .521 .231 .584 13.1 1.8 .7 .6 7.3
All-Star 2 0 18.0 .364 - - 8.5 .5 .5 .5 4.0

NBA regular season leader

Rebounding: 1992 (18.7), 1993 (18.3), 1994 (17.3), 1995 (16.8), 1996 (14.9), 1997 (16.1), 1998 (15.0)

Offensive rebounds: 1991 (361), 1992 (523), 1993 (367), 1994 (453), 1996 (356), 1997 (320)

Defensive rebounds: 1992 (1007), 1994 (914), 1998 (780)

Field goal percentage: 1989 (.595, 316-531)

Career performances

Led the league
Season Games
started
20 rebounds 10 rebounds 10 offensive
rebounds
Double
double
Rebounding
high
1986–87 1 0 7 0 7 16
1987–88 32 0 33 1 29 19
1988–89 8 2 38 1 20 22
1989–90 43 1 35 2 22 20
1990–91 77 3 65 2 25 24
1991–92 80 39 77 6 42 34
1992–93 55 29 58 7 22 27
1993–94 51 27 74 7 7 32
1994–95 26 20 42 4 15 30
1995–96 57 11 57 3 5 24
1996–97 54 9 54 4 11 26
1997–98 66 16 66 8 5 29
1998–99 11 1 14 0 0 20
1999–2000 12 1 10 0 0 21
Regular season 573 159 630 45 210 34
Playoffs 89 8 83 7 28 22
Grand total 662 167 713 52 238 34

Top rebounding performances

Team Opponent Location Date Box Score Minutes
played
Points Offensive
rebounds
Defensive
rebounds
Total
rebounds
Opposing team
total
Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Palace of Auburn Hills March 4, 1992 W 110-107 45 10 18 16 34 38 (9 offensive)
Detroit Pistons Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Coliseum January 28, 1992 W 100-95 50 16 12 20 32 44 (10 offensive)
San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Alamodome January 22, 1994 W 103-83 43 8 9 23 32 37 (19 offensive)
Detroit Pistons Sacramento Kings ARCO Arena (II) March 14, 1992 W 89-83 48 7 9 22 31 37 (12 offensive)
San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets The Summit February 21, 1995 W 98-97 40 6 11 19 30 37 (14 offensive)
San Antonio Spurs Minnesota Timberwolves Alamodome November 9, 1993 W 110-95 47 13 11 18 29 42 (17 offensive)
Chicago Bulls Atlanta Hawks United Center December 27, 1997 W 97-90 40 6 9 20 29 37 (11 offensive)
San Antonio Spurs Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Coliseum December 1, 1993 W 92-88 45 0 10 18 28 41 (15 offensive)
Detroit Pistons Minnesota Timberwolves Target Center January 23, 1992 W 111-100 46 3 9 18 27 29 (12 offensive)
Detroit Pistons Orlando Magic Palace of Auburn Hills February 18, 1992 W 117-95 29 18 9 18 27 50 (14 offensive)
Detroit Pistons Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Coliseum December 23, 1992 L 95-107 45 12 9 18 27 45 (10 offensive)
San Antonio Spurs Seattle SuperSonics Tacoma Dome February 7, 1995 W 106-103 39 13 11 16 27 37 (5 offensive)
San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets Alamodome March 5, 1995 W 124-103 38 5 8 19 27 32 (11 offensive)
Chicago Bulls Dallas Mavericks United Center December 29, 1997 W 111-105 41 11 11 16 27 37 (11 offensive)

NAIA (college) records

Most rebounds in an NAIA tournament game: 32, Southeastern Oklahoma vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), 1986[1]

  • tied with Ken Remley, West Virginia Wesleyan vs. Whittier (Calif.), 1959

NBA records

Regular season

Consecutive seasons leading the league in rebounding: 7 (1991–92-1997–98)

Oldest player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounding: 36 years, 341 days on April 19, 1998

Seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds: 3 (1991–92, 1993–94, 1997–98)

Rebound percentage, career: 23.4%

  • Rodman also holds all conceivable records for both offensive and defensive rebound percentage.

Rebound percentage, season: 29.7% (1994–95)

  • Rodman holds seven of the top ten rebound percentage seasons in NBA history.

Seasons leading the league in rebound percentage: 8 (1990–91-1997–98)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in rebound percentage: 8 (1990–91-1997–98)

Highest career rebounds per game average since 1973: 13.1 (11,954/911)

Highest average, rebounds per game, in a season since 1972: 18.66 (1991–92)

  • Rodman holds the top five rebounding seasons since 1979

Rebounds as a bench player, game: 25, San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, January 22, 1995

  • Tied by John Henson, Milwaukee Bucks at Orlando Magic, April 10, 2013, and by JJ Hickson, Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers, February 25, 2014

Offensive rebounds as a bench player, game: 14, San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, January 22, 1995

  • Rodman played 35 minutes. These two records pertain to games played since the 1980–81 season, but most likely hold true for all of NBA history.
  • Broken by JJ Hickson, Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers, February 25, 2014

Only player since 1973 to record 1,500 rebounds in a season: 1,530 (1991–92)

One of five players in NBA history to record 1,530 rebounds in a season

One of six players in NBA history with multiple seasons averaging 18 rebounds per game

  • Joining Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Jerry Lucas, Nate Thurmond and Bob Pettit

One of two players in NBA history to record 500 offensive rebounds in a season: 523 (1991–92)

  • Moses Malone achieved this in three seasons.

One of three players in NBA history with multiple seasons of 400 offensive rebounds: Three seasons (1991–92, 1993–94, 1997–98)

  • Moses Malone had six seasons and Larry Smith had two seasons.

One of three players in NBA history to record 1,000 defensive rebounds in a season: 1,007 (1991–92)

Playoffs

Offensive rebounds, career: 626

NBA Finals

Offensive rebounds, game: 11, twice

Offensive rebounds, half: 7, second half, Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonics, June 7, 1996

Offensive rebounds, quarter: 7, third quarter, Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonics, June 7, 1996

NBA records since 1973-74

30-rebound games, career: 5

30-rebound games, season: 3 (1991–92)

  • The only other player to record multiple performances in a season is Kevin Willis, with two, which, coincidentally, occurred during the same season.

25-rebound games, career: 33

25-rebound games, season: 12 (1991–92)

NBA records since 1983-84

20-rebound games, career: 167 (159 regular season, 8 playoffs)

  • Second place is held by Dwight Howard, with 79 (69 regular season, 10 playoffs).

20-rebound games, season: 39 (1991–92)

  • Rodman also holds second, third and fourth place in this era.

15-rebound games, career: 410 (377 regular season, 33 playoffs)

  • Second place is held by Dwight Howard, with 331 (291 regular season, 40 playoffs).

15-rebound games, season: 66 (1991–92)

  • Rodman also holds second place, with 54 in 1993–94.

10-rebound games, season: 77 (1991–92)

Games with 10 or more offensive rebounds, career: 52 (45 regular season, 7 playoffs)

Offensive rebounds, game: 18, Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, March 4, 1992 (OT)

  • Tied with Charles Oakley (Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks, March 15, 1986 (OT)) and Zaza Pachulia (Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets, March 20, 2015 (3 OT))

Consecutive games with 20 or more rebounds: 7 (twice)

  • Detroit Pistons, November 25, 1992 to December 11, 1992
  • San Antonio Spurs, February 21, 1995 to March 5, 1995

Consecutive games with 15 or more rebounds: 24, November 25, 1992 to January 13, 1993

Playoff games with 10 or more offensive rebounds, career: 7

Ranks 2nd in NBA history

Regular season

Seasons leading the league in rebounding: 7 (1991–92-1997–98)

Seasons leading the league in offensive rebounds: 6 (1990–91-1993–94, 1995–96-1996–97)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in offensive rebounds: 4 (1990–91-1993–94)

  • Trailing Moses Malone

Highest average, offensive rebounds per game, career: 4.8 (4,329/911)

  • Trailing Moses Malone

Playoffs

Highest average, offensive rebounds per game, any playoff series: 7.7 (23/3), Chicago Bulls vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round

Offensive rebounds, 3-game series: 23, Chicago Bulls vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round

  • New Jersey Nets recorded 37 offensive rebounds as a team in the series.

Offensive rebounds, 4-game series: 26, Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic, 1996 Conference Finals

  • Orlando Magic recorded 39 offensive rebounds as a team in the series.

Offensive rebounds, quarter: 7, third quarter, Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonics, June 7, 1996

Finals

Highest average, offensive rebounds per game, any championship series: 6.8 (41/6), Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1996 NBA Finals

  • Trailing Moses Malone

Offensive rebounds, 6-game series: 41, Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1996 NBA Finals

Ranks 3rd in NBA history

Regular season

Rebounds, quarter: 15, third quarter, San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors, February 26, 1995

Offensive rebounds, game: 18, Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, March 4, 1992 (OT)

  • Tied with Charles Oakley (Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks, March 15, 1986 (OT)) and Zaza Pachulia (Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets, March 20, 2015 (3 OT))

Offensive rebounds, half: 11, second half, Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, March 4, 1992

Offensive rebounds, quarter: 8, fourth quarter, San Antonio Spurs at Indiana Pacers, January 22, 1995

Defensive rebounds, season: 1,007 (1991–92)

Playoffs

Offensive rebounds, 6-game series: 41, Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1996 NBA Finals

Offensive rebounds, game (regulation): 12, San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets, May 28, 1995

Offensive rebounds, quarter: 6, first quarter, Detroit Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 28, 1991

Ranks 4th in NBA history

Regular season

Offensive rebounds, career: 4,329

Offensive rebounds, season: 523 (1991–92)

Highest average, defensive rebounds per game, season: 12.3 twice (1,007/82 in 1991–92; 765/62 in 1992–93)

Playoffs

Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 32, Detroit Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks, 1991 First Round

Detroit Pistons franchise records

Regular season

  • Broken by Ben Wallace (7, first quarter, at Phoenix Suns, March 3, 2005)

Playoffs (incomplete)

  • Broken by Ben Wallace (11, at Orlando Magic, April 27, 2003)
  • Broken by Ben Wallace on May 9, 2004

San Antonio Spurs franchise records

Regular season

  • Tied by Will Perdue (first half, at Sacramento Kings, April 14, 1997)
  • Tied by Tim Duncan (at Miami Heat, February 1, 2003)
  • Broken by Tim Duncan (14, first half, at Miami Heat, February 1, 2003)

Playoffs

  • Broken by Tim Duncan on May 14, 2002

Chicago Bulls franchise records

Regular season

  • Tied with Clifford Ray (fourth quarter, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, March 14, 1972)
  • Tied with Chet Walker (vs. Los Angeles Lakers, December 12, 1972) and Carlos Boozer (vs. Memphis Grizzlies, January 19, 2013)
10, second half, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, December 23, 1997
10, first half, vs. Denver Nuggets, March 3, 1998
  • Tied by Elton Brand (fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, January 17, 2001)
  • Broken by Joakim Noah (4, at Detroit Pistons, April 15, 2012)

Playoffs

11, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, June 7, 1996
11, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, June 16, 1996
11, at New Jersey Nets, April 29, 1998

Franchise records set as an opponent

Note: Different franchises track different records. For instance, some track records for halves and quarters of games, and some do not. Some track single-season and individual playoff series records, and some do not. Therefore, there is no consistency among franchises.

Atlanta Hawks

Offensive rebounds, quarter: 6, Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks, December 30, 1995

Brooklyn Nets

Offensive rebounds, game: 13, Chicago Bulls at New Jersey Nets, March 14, 1997
Offensive rebounds, game, playoffs: 11, Chicago Bulls at New Jersey Nets, April 29, 1998

Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats

Rebounding, season: 21.0 (105/5), Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets (1991–92)
Rebounds, game: 32, Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets, January 28, 1992
Offensive rebounding, season: 7.4 (37/5), Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets (1991–92)
Defensive rebounding, season: 13.6 (68/5), Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets (1991–92)
  • Rodman originally held the single-game records for both offensive and defensive rebounds as well.
Rebounds, game, playoffs: 21, Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets, May 13, 1998
Offensive rebounds, game, playoffs: 9, Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets, May 13, 1998
Defensive rebounds, game, playoffs: 14, Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets, May 10, 1998

Dallas Mavericks

Rebounding, season: 21.8 (109/5), San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks (1993–94)
Rebounds, game: 32, San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks, January 22, 1994
Defensive rebounding, season: 15.6 (78/5), San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks (1993–94)
Defensive rebounds, game: 23, San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks, January 22, 1994

Denver Nuggets

Offensive rebounding, any playoff series: 5.3 (16/3), San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets (1995)
Offensive rebounds, 3-game playoff series: 16, San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets (1995)

Houston Rockets

Offensive rebounds, game, playoffs: 12, San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets, May 28, 1995

Indiana Pacers

Rebounds, game: 34, Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, March 4, 1992 (OT)
  • Andre Drummond pulled down 29 rebounds in a regulation game (Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, November 3, 2015)
Offensive rebounds, game: 18, Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers, March 4, 1992 (OT)

Miami Heat

Rebounds, game: 26, San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat, February 19, 1994
  • Andrew Bogut recorded 27 rebounds (24 in regulation, 3 in overtime), Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat, January 7, 2011 (OT)
Rebounds, half: 16, first half, San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat, February 19, 1994
Rebounds, quarter: 12, fourth quarter, San Antonio Spurs vs. Miami Heat, January 12, 1995
Offensive rebounds, half: 8, second half, Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat, February 17, 1993
Rebounds, game, playoffs: 19, Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat, May 20, 1997
Rebounds, quarter, playoffs: 8, third quarter, Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat, May 28, 1997
Offensive rebounding, any playoff series: 4.8 (24/5), Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat (1997)
Offensive rebounds, 5-game playoff series: 24, Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat (1997)
Offensive rebounds, second half, playoffs: 5, Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat, May 20, 1997

Minnesota Timberwolves

Rebounding, career: 16.6 (331/20)
Rebounding, season: 18.8 (94/5), San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (1993–94)
Rebounds, game: 29, San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, November 9, 1993
Offensive rebounding, season: 6.6 (33/5), San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (1993–94)
Defensive rebounding, season: 12.2 (61/5), San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, (1993–94)
Defensive rebounds, game: 20, Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves, November 28, 1992

Orlando Magic

Rebounding, season: 21.5 (86/4), Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic (1991–92)
Rebounds, game: 27, Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic, February 18, 1992
Rebounds, quarter: 14, first quarter, Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic, January 3, 1997
Offensive rebounding, season: 6.3 (25/4), Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic (1991–92)
Defensive rebounding, season: 15.3 (61/4), Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic (1991–92)
Defensive rebounds, quarter: 9, first quarter, Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic, January 3, 1997
  • Rodman originally held the single-game record for defensive rebounds as well.
Defensive rebounds, half, playoffs: 9, first half, Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic, May 19, 1996
Defensive rebounds, quarter, playoffs: 6, first quarter, Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic, May 19, 1996
  • Rodman originally held the playoff game records for both total and defensive rebounds as well.

Sacramento Kings

Defensive rebounds, game (regulation): 22, Detroit Pistons at Sacramento Kings, March 14, 1992

Utah Jazz

Offensive rebounds, game, playoffs: 11, San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz, May 5, 1994

Washington Wizards

Field goals made, none missed, game, playoffs: 5-5, Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Bullets, May 8, 1988

See also

References

  1. NAIA. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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