1988-89 NBA Regular Season: Rebounds Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more rebounds per game in the 1988-1989 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most rebounds in the 1988-89 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Houston Rockets, Hakeem Olajuwon led the NBA with an average of 13.5 rebounds in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Rebounds Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 800 rebounds.
Rebounds Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1988-89 Regular Season
| Rebounds | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Rockets) |
13.5 | 1,105 | 82 |
| 2 | (76ers) |
12.5 | 986 | 79 |
| 3 | (Celtics) |
12.5 | 996 | 80 |
| 4 | (Hawks) |
11.8 | 956 | 81 |
| 5 | (Jazz) |
10.7 | 853 | 80 |
| 6 | (Knicks) |
10.5 | 861 | 82 |
| 7 | (Jazz) |
10.3 | 843 | 82 |
| 8 | (Rockets) |
9.6 | 787 | 82 |
| 9 | (Pistons) |
9.6 | 776 | 81 |
| 10 | (Supersonics) |
9.6 | 765 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (2 teams) |
9.4 | 718 | 76 |
| 12 | (Pistons) |
9.4 | 772 | 82 |
| 13 | (Nets) |
9.4 | 696 | 74 |
| 14 | (76ers) |
9.4 | 769 | 82 |
| 15 | (Hornets) |
9.4 | 703 | 75 |
| 16 | (Nuggets) |
9.3 | 662 | 71 |
| 17 | (Knicks) |
9.3 | 740 | 80 |
| 18 | (Cavaliers) |
9.2 | 718 | 78 |
| 19 | (Lakers) |
9.0 | 739 | 82 |
| 20 | (Mavericks) |
8.8 | 688 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Clippers) |
8.8 | 696 | 79 |
| 22 | (Bulls) |
8.6 | 681 | 79 |
| 23 | (Suns) |
8.4 | 684 | 81 |
| 24 | (Clippers) |
8.3 | 667 | 80 |
| 25 | (Trail Blazers) |
8.3 | 629 | 76 |
| 26 | (Spurs) |
8.2 | 676 | 82 |
| 27 | (Celtics) |
8.2 | 637 | 78 |
| 28 | (Warriors) |
8.2 | 652 | 80 |
| 29 | (Bucks) |
8.1 | 650 | 80 |
| 30 | (Bulls) |
8.0 | 652 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Trail Blazers) |
8.0 | 635 | 79 |
| 32 | (Cavaliers) |
8.0 | 581 | 73 |
| 33 | (Trail Blazers) |
7.9 | 615 | 78 |
| 34 | (Lakers) |
7.9 | 607 | 77 |
| 35 | (Nuggets) |
7.8 | 619 | 79 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
7.8 | 593 | 76 |
| 37 | (Bucks) |
7.8 | 623 | 80 |
| 38 | (2 teams) |
7.7 | 609 | 79 |
| 39 | (Bucks) |
7.6 | 610 | 80 |
| 40 | (Suns) |
7.3 | 541 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bullets) |
7.2 | 572 | 79 |
(Heat) |
7.2 | 572 | 79 | |
| 43 | (Heat) |
7.0 | 549 | 78 |
| 44 | (Bullets) |
7.0 | 573 | 82 |
| 45 | (Hawks) |
6.9 | 553 | 80 |
| 46 | (Pistons) |
6.9 | 496 | 72 |
| 47 | (Suns) |
6.7 | 551 | 82 |
| 48 | (Bulls) |
6.7 | 521 | 78 |
| 49 | (Heat) |
6.7 | 546 | 82 |
| 50 | (Supersonics) |
6.6 | 545 | 82 |