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Bulls All-Time Rebounds Leaders: Single Regular Season Per Game Average

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best single season rebounds per game average in Bulls history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on November 21, 2025
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

Bulls All-Time Rebounds Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50

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Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
1. Dennis Rodman 16.05 883 1997 55 5.82 10.24
2. Dennis Rodman 15.01 1,201 1998 80 5.26 9.75
3. Dennis Rodman 14.88 952 1996 64 5.56 9.31
4. Tom Boerwinkle 13.82 1,133 1971 82 - -
5. Charles Oakley 13.10 1,074 1987 82 3.65 9.45
6. Artis Gilmore 13.06 1,071 1978 82 3.88 9.18
7. Artis Gilmore 13.05 1,070 1977 82 3.82 9.23
8. Charles Oakley 13.00 1,066 1988 82 3.98 9.02
9. Artis Gilmore 12.72 1,043 1979 82 3.57 9.15
10. Tom Boerwinkle 12.54 1,016 1970 81 - -
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
11. Clifford Ray 12.21 977 1974 80 3.56 8.65
12. Pau Gasol 11.78 919 2015 78 2.82 8.96
13. Nate Thurmond 11.30 904 1975 80 3.24 8.06
14. Joakim Noah 11.25 900 2014 80 3.53 7.73
15. Tom Boerwinkle 11.21 897 1972 80 - -
16. Tom Boerwinkle 11.11 889 1969 80 - -
17. Pau Gasol 11.01 793 2016 72 2.15 8.86
18. Nikola Vucevic 11.01 804 2022 73 1.95 9.07
19. Nikola Vucevic 11.01 903 2023 82 1.94 9.07
20. Horace Grant 10.99 769 1994 70 4.37 6.61
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
21. Clifford Ray 10.92 797 1973 73 - -
22. Tom Boerwinkle 10.70 792 1976 74 3.55 7.15
23. Ben Wallace 10.66 821 2007 77 3.94 6.73
24. Clifford Ray 10.60 869 1972 82 - -
25. Jim Washington 10.59 847 1969 80 - -
26. Nikola Vucevic 10.54 801 2024 76 2.76 7.78
27. Mickey Johnson 10.22 828 1977 81 3.67 6.56
28. Artis Gilmore 10.18 835 1982 82 2.73 7.45
29. Artis Gilmore 10.10 828 1981 82 2.68 7.41
30. Elton Brand 10.08 746 2001 74 3.85 6.23
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
31. Dave Greenwood 10.08 786 1984 78 2.74 7.33
32. Nikola Vucevic 10.07 735 2025 73 2.44 7.63
33. Jim Washington 10.06 825 1968 82 - -
34. Elton Brand 10.00 810 2000 81 4.30 5.70
35. Horace Grant 9.96 807 1992 81 4.25 5.72
36. Nikola Vucevic 9.86 138 2026 14 1.93 7.93
37. Josh Giddey 9.83 118 2026 12 1.50 8.33
38. Joakim Noah 9.83 629 2012 64 3.78 6.05
39. Bob Boozer 9.82 756 1968 77 - -
40. Carlos Boozer 9.76 771 2013 79 2.22 7.54
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
41. Tyson Chandler 9.69 775 2005 80 3.26 6.43
42. Dave Greenwood 9.68 765 1983 79 2.75 6.94
43. Joakim Noah 9.64 646 2015 67 3.27 6.37
44. Dave Greenwood 9.59 786 1982 82 2.34 7.24
45. Horace Grant 9.47 729 1993 77 4.43 5.04
46. Dave Greenwood 9.43 773 1980 82 2.72 6.71
47. Mickey Johnson 9.36 758 1976 81 3.44 5.91
48. Mark Landsberger 9.28 742 1979 80 3.65 5.63
49. Mickey Johnson 9.11 738 1978 81 2.69 6.42
50. Jerry Sloan 9.08 726 1967 80 - -
= Season in progress

Minimum requirements:
1946-47: 40 games
1947-48: 32 games
1948-49: 40 games
1949-50 to 1950-51: 46 games
1951-52: 44 games
1952-53 to 1956-57: 48 games
1957-58 to 1958-59: 55 games
1959-60: 60 games
1960-61: 55 games
1961-62 to 1968-69: 65 games
1969-70 to 1973-74: 70 games
1974-75 to 2012-13: 70 games or 800 rebounds
    with the exceptions of
    1998-99: 43 games or 488 rebounds
    and 2011-12: 56 games or 644 rebounds
2013-14 to present: 58 games
    with the exceptions of
    2019-20: 70% of games played
    and season in progress: 70% of games played (10 games)
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