NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 10th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 10th NBA season, ranked by playoff rebounds per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 10th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1966 Celtics)	25.2	428	17	19.1	5.0	-	-	-
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1969 Lakers)	24.7	444	18	13.9	2.6	-	-	-
3	Elgin Baylor (1968 Lakers)	14.5	218	15	28.5	4.0	-	-	-
4	Bob Pettit (1964 Hawks)	14.5	174	12	21.0	2.8	-	-	-
5	Walt Bellamy (1971 Hawks)	14.4	72	5	20.8	2.0	-	-	-
6	Jonas Valanciunas (2022 Pelicans)	14.3	86	6	14.5	3.0	0.7	0.2	0.2
7	Red Kerr (1964 76ers)	13.8	69	5	19.0	3.2	-	-	-
8	Dikembe Mutombo (2001 76ers)	13.7	316	23	13.9	0.7	0.7	3.1	0.0
9	Dennis Rodman (1996 Bulls)	13.7	247	18	7.5	2.1	0.8	0.4	0.0
10	Dwight Howard (2014 Rockets)	13.7	82	6	26.0	1.8	0.7	2.8	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Elvin Hayes (1978 Bullets)	13.3	279	21	21.8	2.0	1.5	2.5	-
12	Karl Malone (1995 Jazz)	13.2	66	5	30.2	3.8	1.4	0.4	0.2
13	Nate Thurmond (1973 Warriors)	13.2	145	11	14.5	3.6	-	-	-
14	Charles Barkley (1994 Suns)	13.0	130	10	27.6	4.8	2.5	0.9	1.4
	Dolph Schayes (1959 Nationals)	13.0	117	9	28.2	4.6	-	-	-
16	Nikola Jokic (2025 Nuggets)	12.7	178	14	26.2	8.0	2.0	0.9	1.9
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1979 Lakers)	12.6	101	8	28.5	4.8	1.0	4.1	-
18	Shaquille O'Neal (2002 Lakers)	12.6	239	19	28.5	2.8	0.5	2.5	0.0
19	Derrick Coleman (2000 Hornets)	12.5	50	4	20.3	3.5	0.8	3.0	1.3
20	Rudy Gobert (2023 Timberwolves)	12.2	61	5	15.0	2.0	0.4	1.0	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Dave DeBusschere (1972 Knicks)	12.1	193	16	16.6	2.3	-	-	-
22	A.C. Green (1995 Suns)	12.0	120	10	12.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.1
	Antawn Jamison (2008 Wizards)	12.0	72	6	16.8	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.2
	Dirk Nowitzki (2008 Mavericks)	12.0	60	5	26.8	4.0	0.2	1.4	1.2
	Wes Unseld (1978 Bullets)	12.0	216	18	9.4	4.4	0.9	0.4	-
	Russell Westbrook (2018 Thunder)	12.0	72	6	29.3	7.5	1.5	0.0	2.5
27	Karl-Anthony Towns (2025 Knicks)	11.6	209	18	21.4	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.4
28	Tim Duncan (2007 Spurs)	11.5	229	20	22.2	3.3	0.7	3.1	0.0
29	Terry Cummings (1992 Spurs)	11.3	34	3	26.0	2.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
30	Hakeem Olajuwon (1994 Rockets)	11.0	254	23	28.9	4.3	1.7	4.0	0.1

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2023 Bucks)	11.0	33	3	23.3	5.3	0.3	0.7	0.0
	Marcus Camby (2006 Nuggets)	11.0	55	5	11.4	2.2	0.8	2.8	0.0
	Marcin Gortat (2017 Wizards)	11.0	143	13	8.1	1.8	0.4	1.5	0.0
34	Zach Randolph (2011 Grizzlies)	10.8	141	13	22.2	2.4	1.1	0.8	0.2
35	Jack Sikma (1987 Bucks)	10.8	130	12	16.2	1.9	1.3	0.8	0.0
36	Paul Silas (1974 Celtics)	10.6	191	18	8.0	2.6	0.7	0.5	-
37	Bill Laimbeer (1990 Pistons)	10.6	211	20	11.1	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.8
38	Ben Wallace (2006 Pistons)	10.5	189	18	4.7	1.7	1.3	1.2	0.0
39	Happy Hairston (1974 Lakers)	10.4	52	5	9.2	3.8	1.0	0.2	-
40	Kevin Love (2018 Cavaliers)	10.2	215	21	14.9	1.6	0.7	0.4	1.7

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Vlade Divac (1999 Kings)	10.0	50	5	16.2	4.6	1.6	0.8	0.2
	Harry Gallatin (1958 Pistons)	10.0	70	7	12.9	1.6	-	-	-
43	Otis Thorpe (1994 Rockets)	9.9	228	23	11.3	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.0
44	David Robinson (1999 Spurs)	9.9	168	17	15.6	2.5	1.6	2.4	0.0
45	Carlos Boozer (2012 Bulls)	9.8	59	6	13.5	3.0	0.8	0.3	0.0
46	Tristan Thompson (2021 Celtics)	9.8	49	5	10.4	1.0	0.8	1.2	0.0
47	Anthony Mason (2000 Hornets)	9.8	39	4	12.5	5.5	1.0	0.0	0.0
48	Tyrone Hill (2000 76ers)	9.7	97	10	12.3	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.0
49	Patrick Ewing (1995 Knicks)	9.6	106	11	19.0	2.5	0.5	2.3	0.1
50	Paul Millsap (2016 Hawks)	9.4	94	10	16.7	2.7	1.3	2.3	0.8

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.