NBA 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 NBA history.
Notes: - These stats were updated on June 18, 2024
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements
NBA 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 |
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| 1. | Wilt Chamberlain | 27.20 | 2,149 | 1961 | 79 | - | - | ||||
| 2. | Wilt Chamberlain | 26.96 | 1,941 | 1960 | 72 | - | - | ||||
| 3. | Wilt Chamberlain | 25.65 | 2,052 | 1962 | 80 | - | - | ||||
| 4. | Bill Russell | 24.74 | 1,930 | 1964 | 78 | - | - | ||||
| 5. | Wilt Chamberlain | 24.59 | 1,943 | 1966 | 79 | - | - | ||||
| 6. | Wilt Chamberlain | 24.33 | 1,946 | 1963 | 80 | - | - | ||||
| 7. | Wilt Chamberlain | 24.16 | 1,957 | 1967 | 81 | - | - | ||||
| 8. | Bill Russell | 24.08 | 1,878 | 1965 | 78 | - | - | ||||
| 9. | Bill Russell | 24.03 | 1,778 | 1960 | 74 | - | - | ||||
| 10. | Bill Russell | 23.95 | 1,868 | 1961 | 78 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 11. | Wilt Chamberlain | 23.80 | 1,952 | 1968 | 82 | - | - | ||||
| 12. | Bill Russell | 23.63 | 1,843 | 1963 | 78 | - | - | ||||
| 13. | Bill Russell | 23.55 | 1,790 | 1962 | 76 | - | - | ||||
| 14. | Bill Russell | 23.03 | 1,612 | 1959 | 70 | - | - | ||||
| 15. | Wilt Chamberlain | 22.92 | 1,673 | 1965 | 73 | - | - | ||||
| 16. | Bill Russell | 22.81 | 1,779 | 1966 | 78 | - | - | ||||
| 17. | Bill Russell | 22.67 | 1,564 | 1958 | 69 | - | - | ||||
| 18. | Wilt Chamberlain | 22.34 | 1,787 | 1964 | 80 | - | - | ||||
| 19. | Nate Thurmond | 21.26 | 1,382 | 1967 | 65 | - | - | ||||
| 20. | Wilt Chamberlain | 21.14 | 1,712 | 1969 | 81 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 21. | Jerry Lucas | 21.11 | 1,668 | 1966 | 79 | - | - | ||||
| 22. | Bill Russell | 20.99 | 1,700 | 1967 | 81 | - | - | ||||
| 23. | Bob Pettit | 20.26 | 1,540 | 1961 | 76 | - | - | ||||
| 24. | Jerry Lucas | 20.02 | 1,321 | 1965 | 66 | - | - | ||||
| 25. | Elgin Baylor | 19.82 | 1,447 | 1961 | 73 | - | - | ||||
| 26. | Nate Thurmond | 19.75 | 1,402 | 1969 | 71 | - | - | ||||
| 27. | Bill Russell | 19.65 | 943 | 1957 | 48 | - | - | ||||
| 28. | Bill Russell | 19.27 | 1,484 | 1969 | 77 | - | - | ||||
| 29. | Wilt Chamberlain | 19.17 | 1,572 | 1972 | 82 | - | - | ||||
| 30. | Jerry Lucas | 19.10 | 1,547 | 1967 | 81 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 31. | Jerry Lucas | 19.02 | 1,560 | 1968 | 82 | - | - | ||||
| 32. | Walt Bellamy | 18.99 | 1,500 | 1962 | 79 | - | - | ||||
| 33. | Bob Pettit | 18.71 | 1,459 | 1962 | 78 | - | - | ||||
| 34. | Dennis Rodman | 18.66 | 1,530 | 1992 | 82 | 6.38 | 12.28 | ||||
| 35. | Wilt Chamberlain | 18.61 | 1,526 | 1973 | 82 | - | - | ||||
| 36. | Bill Russell | 18.60 | 1,451 | 1968 | 78 | - | - | ||||
| 37. | Jerry Lucas | 18.38 | 1,360 | 1969 | 74 | - | - | ||||
| 38. | Dennis Rodman | 18.26 | 1,132 | 1993 | 62 | 5.92 | 12.34 | ||||
| 39. | Wilt Chamberlain | 18.21 | 1,493 | 1971 | 82 | - | - | ||||
| 40. | Wes Unseld | 18.18 | 1,491 | 1969 | 82 | - | - |
Player |
Rebounds |
Total Rebounds |
Season | Games | Offensive Rebounds |
Defensive Rebounds |
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| 41. | Maurice Stokes | 18.13 | 1,142 | 1958 | 63 | - | - | ||||
| 42. | Nate Thurmond | 18.12 | 1,395 | 1965 | 77 | - | - | ||||
| 43. | Elvin Hayes | 18.06 | 1,463 | 1974 | 81 | 4.37 | 13.69 | ||||
| 44. | Nate Thurmond | 17.97 | 1,312 | 1966 | 73 | - | - | ||||
| 45. | Moses Malone | 17.61 | 1,444 | 1979 | 82 | 7.16 | 10.45 | ||||
| 46. | Wes Unseld | 17.58 | 1,336 | 1972 | 76 | - | - | ||||
| 47. | Maurice Stokes | 17.44 | 1,256 | 1957 | 72 | - | - | ||||
| 48. | Jerry Lucas | 17.41 | 1,375 | 1964 | 79 | - | - | ||||
| 49. | Bob Pettit | 17.37 | 1,216 | 1958 | 70 | - | - | ||||
| 50. | Dennis Rodman | 17.30 | 1,367 | 1994 | 79 | 5.73 | 11.57 |
= 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