NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 10th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 10th NBA season, ranked by regular season rebounds per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most rebounds in the Regular Season in his 10th year?
Playing for the 1966 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 22.8 rebounds in 78 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 10th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 10th Season
22.8 rpg
Bill Russell
(1966 Boston Celtics)
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
Regular Season
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1966 Celtics) |
22.8 | 1,779 | 78 | 12.9 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1969 Lakers) |
21.1 | 1,712 | 81 | 20.5 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1973 Warriors) |
17.1 | 1,349 | 79 | 17.1 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (1964 Hawks) |
15.3 | 1,224 | 80 | 27.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - |
| 5 | (2018 Clippers) |
15.2 | 1,171 | 77 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 6 | (1996 Bulls) |
14.9 | 952 | 64 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 7 | (2001 more than 1 team) |
13.5 | 1,015 | 75 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 8 | (2005 Timberwolves) |
13.5 | 1,108 | 82 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 9 | (1974 Lakers) |
13.5 | 1,040 | 77 | 14.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - |
| 10 | (1972 more than 1 team) |
13.5 | 1,051 | 78 | 12.6 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (1959 Nationals) |
13.4 | 962 | 72 | 21.3 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| 12 | (1978 Bullets) |
13.3 | 1,075 | 81 | 19.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | - |
| 13 | (1971 Hawks) |
12.9 | 1,060 | 82 | 14.7 | 2.8 | - | - | - |
| 14 | (1979 Lakers) |
12.8 | 1,025 | 80 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | - |
| 15 | (2025 Knicks) |
12.8 | 920 | 72 | 24.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 16 | (2025 Nuggets) |
12.7 | 892 | 70 | 29.6 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 17 | (1964 76ers) |
12.7 | 1,017 | 80 | 16.8 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 18 | (2026 Kings) |
12.3 | 135 | 11 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 19 | (1968 Lakers) |
12.2 | 941 | 77 | 26.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 20 | (2014 Rockets) |
12.2 | 866 | 71 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2011 Grizzlies) |
12.2 | 914 | 75 | 20.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 22 | (1994 Rockets) |
11.9 | 955 | 80 | 27.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
(1978 Bullets) |
11.9 | 955 | 80 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | - | |
| 24 | (2006 Nuggets) |
11.9 | 668 | 56 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 25 | (1986 76ers) |
11.8 | 872 | 74 | 23.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 26 | (2023 Bucks) |
11.8 | 742 | 63 | 31.1 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 27 | (2021 more than 1 team) |
11.7 | 817 | 70 | 23.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 28 | (2023 Timberwolves) |
11.6 | 814 | 70 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 29 | (2023 Grizzlies) |
11.5 | 485 | 42 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 30 | (2026 Clippers) |
11.5 | 299 | 26 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2022 Pelicans) |
11.4 | 843 | 74 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 32 | (1972 Knicks) |
11.3 | 901 | 80 | 15.4 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| 33 | (2006 Pistons) |
11.3 | 923 | 82 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | (1994 Suns) |
11.2 | 727 | 65 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 35 | (1974 Celtics) |
11.2 | 915 | 82 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - |
| 36 | (2021 Trail Blazers) |
11.0 | 795 | 72 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 37 | (2024 Suns) |
11.0 | 837 | 76 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 38 | (1995 Knicks) |
11.0 | 867 | 79 | 23.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| 39 | (1995 more than 1 team) |
10.9 | 732 | 67 | 17.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 40 | (2014 Bobcats) |
10.8 | 792 | 73 | 21.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2002 Lakers) |
10.7 | 715 | 67 | 27.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 42 | (2024 Hawks) |
10.6 | 776 | 73 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 43 | (1995 Jazz) |
10.6 | 871 | 82 | 26.7 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 44 | (1994 Rockets) |
10.6 | 870 | 82 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 45 | (2007 Spurs) |
10.6 | 846 | 80 | 20.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| 46 | (2003 Kings) |
10.5 | 704 | 67 | 23.0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 47 | (1959 Warriors) |
10.4 | 751 | 72 | 14.7 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
| 48 | (1958 Pistons) |
10.4 | 749 | 72 | 14.9 | 1.2 | - | - | - |
| 49 | (2005 Knicks) |
10.4 | 831 | 80 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 50 | (2017 Wizards) |
10.4 | 849 | 82 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.