NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders: Career Per Game Average in the Regular Season
List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best career rebounds per game average in the Regular Season in NBA history.
Notes:
- These stats were updated on October 26, 2021
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74.
- In this case, 'Seasons' and 'Games' only include seasons since 1950-51.
- This list includes players with a minimum of 400 games.
NBA All-Time Rebounds Leaders:
Career Per Game Average in the Regular Season - Top 50
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 1. | Wilt Chamberlain | 22.89 | 23,924 | 14 | 1,045 | ||||||
| 2. | Bill Russell | 22.45 | 21,620 | 13 | 963 | ||||||
| 3. | Bob Pettit | 16.22 | 12,849 | 11 | 792 | ||||||
| 4. | Jerry Lucas | 15.61 | 12,942 | 11 | 829 | ||||||
| 5. | Nate Thurmond | 15.00 | 14,464 | 14 | 964 | ||||||
| 6. | Wes Unseld | 13.99 | 13,769 | 13 | 984 | ||||||
| 7. | Andre Drummond | 13.70 | 8,866 | 10 | 647 | ||||||
| 8. | Walt Bellamy | 13.65 | 14,241 | 14 | 1,043 | ||||||
| 9. | Dave Cowens | 13.63 | 10,444 | 11 | 766 | ||||||
| 10. | Elgin Baylor | 13.55 | 11,463 | 14 | 846 |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 11. | Dennis Rodman | 13.12 | 11,954 | 14 | 911 | ||||||
| 12. | Willis Reed | 12.94 | 8,414 | 10 | 650 | ||||||
| 13. | Gus Johnson | 12.68 | 7,379 | 10 | 582 | ||||||
| 14. | Elvin Hayes | 12.49 | 16,279 | 16 | 1,303 | ||||||
| 15. | Moses Malone | 12.20 | 16,212 | 19 | 1,329 | ||||||
| 16. | Dolph Schayes | 12.08 | 11,256 | 14 | 932 | ||||||
| 17. | Dwight Howard | 12.05 | 14,281 | 18 | 1,185 | ||||||
| 18. | Bill Bridges | 11.94 | 11,054 | 13 | 926 | ||||||
| 19. | Harry Gallatin | 11.89 | 6,684 | 8 | 562 | ||||||
| 20. | Charles Barkley | 11.69 | 12,546 | 16 | 1,073 | ||||||
| 21. | Karl-Anthony Towns | 11.60 | 4,766 | 7 | 411 | ||||||
| 22. | Neil Johnston | 11.35 | 5,856 | 8 | 516 | ||||||
| 23. | Rudy Gobert | 11.32 | 6,192 | 9 | 547 | ||||||
| 24. | Hassan Whiteside | 11.27 | 5,048 | 10 | 448 | ||||||
| 25. | Walter Dukes | 11.25 | 6,223 | 8 | 553 | ||||||
| 26. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 11.18 | 17,440 | 20 | 1,560 | ||||||
| 27. | Red Kerr | 11.15 | 10,092 | 12 | 905 | ||||||
| 28. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 11.11 | 13,748 | 18 | 1,238 | ||||||
| 29. | Dave DeBusschere | 10.99 | 9,618 | 12 | 875 | ||||||
| 30. | Kevin Love | 10.99 | 8,156 | 14 | 742 | ||||||
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 31. | Shaquille O'Neal | 10.85 | 13,099 | 19 | 1,207 | ||||||
| 32. | Tim Duncan | 10.84 | 15,091 | 19 | 1,392 | ||||||
| 33. | Swen Nater | 10.83 | 5,297 | 8 | 489 | ||||||
| 34. | David Robinson | 10.64 | 10,497 | 14 | 987 | ||||||
| 35. | Elmore Smith | 10.61 | 5,962 | 8 | 562 | ||||||
| 36. | DeAndre Jordan | 10.58 | 9,892 | 14 | 935 | ||||||
| 37. | DeMarcus Cousins | 10.55 | 6,394 | 10 | 606 | ||||||
| 38. | Bill Walton | 10.52 | 4,923 | 10 | 468 | ||||||
| 39. | Ray Scott | 10.46 | 7,154 | 9 | 684 | ||||||
| 40. | Clint Capela | 10.45 | 4,181 | 8 | 400 | ||||||
| 41. | Zelmo Beaty | 10.44 | 5,949 | 8 | 570 | ||||||
| 42. | Nikola Vucevic | 10.38 | 6,973 | 11 | 672 | ||||||
| 43. | Happy Hairston | 10.33 | 8,019 | 11 | 776 | ||||||
| 44. | Dikembe Mutombo | 10.33 | 12,359 | 18 | 1,196 | ||||||
| 45. | Clyde Lee | 10.28 | 7,626 | 10 | 742 | ||||||
| 46. | Anthony Davis | 10.23 | 5,802 | 10 | 567 | ||||||
| 47. | Billy Cunningham | 10.15 | 6,638 | 9 | 654 | ||||||
| 48. | Karl Malone | 10.14 | 14,968 | 19 | 1,476 | ||||||
| 49. | Bob Lanier | 10.11 | 9,698 | 14 | 959 | ||||||
| 50. | Artis Gilmore | 10.08 | 9,161 | 12 | 909 |
* Players in bold played in the 2022 Regular Season