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 March 20, 2023
- 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 an official minimum of 400 games or 4,000 rebounds.
* Players in bold played in the 2023 Regular Season
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. | Walt Bellamy | 13.65 | 14,241 | 14 | 1,043 | ||||||
| 8. | Dave Cowens | 13.63 | 10,444 | 11 | 766 | ||||||
| 9. | Elgin Baylor | 13.55 | 11,463 | 14 | 846 | ||||||
| 10. | George Mikan | 13.40 | 4,167 | 5 | 311 |
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. | Andre Drummond | 12.77 | 9,894 | 11 | 775 | ||||||
| 14. | Gus Johnson | 12.68 | 7,379 | 10 | 582 | ||||||
| 15. | Elvin Hayes | 12.49 | 16,279 | 16 | 1,303 | ||||||
| 16. | Moses Malone | 12.20 | 16,212 | 19 | 1,329 | ||||||
| 17. | Dolph Schayes | 12.08 | 11,256 | 14 | 932 | ||||||
| 18. | Bill Bridges | 11.94 | 11,054 | 13 | 926 | ||||||
| 19. | Harry Gallatin | 11.89 | 6,684 | 8 | 562 | ||||||
| 20. | Dwight Howard | 11.78 | 14,627 | 18 | 1,242 |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 21. | Charles Barkley | 11.69 | 12,546 | 16 | 1,073 | ||||||
| 22. | Rudy Gobert | 11.64 | 7,811 | 10 | 671 | ||||||
| 23. | Neil Johnston | 11.35 | 5,856 | 8 | 516 | ||||||
| 24. | Walter Dukes | 11.25 | 6,223 | 8 | 553 | ||||||
| 25. | Karl-Anthony Towns | 11.21 | 5,637 | 8 | 503 | ||||||
| 26. | Joel Embiid | 11.20 | 4,311 | 7 | 385 | ||||||
| 27. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 11.18 | 17,440 | 20 | 1,560 | ||||||
| 28. | Red Kerr | 11.15 | 10,092 | 12 | 905 | ||||||
| 29. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 11.11 | 13,748 | 18 | 1,238 | ||||||
| 30. | Dave DeBusschere | 10.99 | 9,618 | 12 | 875 |
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. | Hassan Whiteside | 10.81 | 5,523 | 10 | 511 | ||||||
| 35. | Clint Capela | 10.70 | 5,630 | 9 | 526 | ||||||
| 36. | David Robinson | 10.64 | 10,497 | 14 | 987 | ||||||
| 37. | Elmore Smith | 10.61 | 5,962 | 8 | 562 | ||||||
| 38. | Nikola Jokic | 10.52 | 6,218 | 8 | 591 | ||||||
| 39. | Bill Walton | 10.52 | 4,923 | 10 | 468 | ||||||
| 40. | Nikola Vucevic | 10.51 | 8,524 | 12 | 811 |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 41. | Ray Scott | 10.46 | 7,154 | 9 | 684 | ||||||
| 42. | Zelmo Beaty | 10.44 | 5,949 | 8 | 570 | ||||||
| 43. | Kevin Love | 10.43 | 9,029 | 15 | 866 | ||||||
| 44. | Anthony Davis | 10.37 | 6,738 | 11 | 650 | ||||||
| 45. | Happy Hairston | 10.33 | 8,019 | 11 | 776 | ||||||
| 46. | Dikembe Mutombo | 10.33 | 12,359 | 18 | 1,196 | ||||||
| 47. | Clyde Lee | 10.28 | 7,626 | 10 | 742 | ||||||
| 48. | DeMarcus Cousins | 10.19 | 6,664 | 11 | 654 | ||||||
| 49. | DeAndre Jordan | 10.16 | 10,310 | 15 | 1,015 | ||||||
| 50. | Billy Cunningham | 10.15 | 6,638 | 9 | 654 |