1981-82 NBA Regular Season: Rebounds Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more rebounds per game in the 1981-1982 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most rebounds in the 1981-82 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Houston Rockets, Moses Malone led the NBA with an average of 14.7 rebounds in 81 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Rebounds Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 800 rebounds.
Rebounds Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1981-82 Regular Season
Rebounds | ||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
1 | (Rockets) |
14.7 | 1,188 | 81 |
2 | (Supersonics) |
12.7 | 1,038 | 82 |
3 | (Nets) |
12.3 | 1,005 | 82 |
4 | (Trail Blazers) |
11.7 | 921 | 79 |
5 | (Knicks) |
11.3 | 903 | 80 |
6 | (Warriors) |
11.0 | 813 | 74 |
7 | (Celtics) |
10.9 | 837 | 77 |
8 | (Celtics) |
10.8 | 866 | 80 |
9 | (Bulls) |
10.2 | 835 | 82 |
10 | (Suns) |
9.7 | 721 | 74 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
11 | (Lakers) |
9.6 | 751 | 78 |
12 | (Bulls) |
9.6 | 786 | 82 |
13 | (Bullets) |
9.3 | 762 | 82 |
14 | (Clippers) |
9.2 | 664 | 72 |
15 | (Rockets) |
9.1 | 747 | 82 |
16 | (Bullets) |
8.8 | 704 | 80 |
17 | (76ers) |
8.7 | 708 | 81 |
18 | (Pistons) |
8.7 | 653 | 75 |
19 | (Lakers) |
8.7 | 659 | 76 |
20 | (Warriors) |
8.3 | 633 | 76 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
21 | (Trail Blazers) |
8.2 | 613 | 75 |
22 | (Bullets) |
8.0 | 633 | 79 |
23 | (Hawks) |
7.7 | 611 | 79 |
24 | (2 teams) |
7.7 | 617 | 80 |
25 | (Spurs) |
7.7 | 629 | 82 |
26 | (Clippers) |
7.6 | 624 | 82 |
27 | (Cavaliers) |
7.5 | 581 | 77 |
28 | (Nuggets) |
7.5 | 608 | 81 |
29 | (Jazz) |
7.5 | 611 | 82 |
30 | (Suns) |
7.4 | 586 | 79 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
31 | (Pacers) |
7.4 | 605 | 82 |
32 | (Mavericks) |
7.2 | 550 | 76 |
33 | (Pacers) |
7.2 | 571 | 79 |
34 | (2 teams) |
7.2 | 531 | 74 |
35 | (2 teams) |
7.0 | 590 | 84 |
36 | (Mavericks) |
7.0 | 565 | 81 |
37 | (Clippers) |
6.9 | 561 | 81 |
38 | (Knicks) |
6.9 | 565 | 82 |
39 | (76ers) |
6.9 | 557 | 81 |
40 | (Nuggets) |
6.8 | 559 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
41 | (Nuggets) |
6.8 | 558 | 82 |
42 | (Celtics) |
6.8 | 556 | 82 |
43 | (Bucks) |
6.7 | 534 | 80 |
44 | (Rockets) |
6.6 | 511 | 77 |
45 | (Kings) |
6.5 | 523 | 80 |
46 | (Bulls) |
6.5 | 507 | 78 |
47 | (Celtics) |
6.4 | 499 | 78 |
48 | (Jazz) |
6.3 | 514 | 81 |
49 | (Supersonics) |
6.3 | 509 | 81 |
50 | (Suns) |
6.1 | 497 | 81 |