NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 11th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 11th NBA season, ranked by playoff 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 Playoffs in his 11th year?
Playing for the 1970 Los Angeles Lakers, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 22.2 rebounds in 18 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 11th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 11th Season
22.2 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(1970 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.
Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 11th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
1 | (1970 Lakers) |
22.2 | 399 | 18 | 22.1 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
2 | (1967 Celtics) |
22.0 | 198 | 9 | 10.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
3 | (1960 Nationals) |
16.0 | 48 | 3 | 29.3 | 2.7 | - | - | - |
4 | (2003 Lakers) |
14.8 | 178 | 12 | 27.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
5 | (2007 Nuggets) |
14.8 | 74 | 5 | 7.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
6 | (2008 Spurs) |
14.5 | 247 | 17 | 20.2 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
7 | (2023 Lakers) |
14.1 | 225 | 16 | 22.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
8 | (1979 Bullets) |
14.0 | 266 | 19 | 22.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | - |
(2015 Rockets) |
14.0 | 238 | 17 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | |
10 | (2000 Spurs) |
13.8 | 55 | 4 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
11 | (1972 Hawks) |
13.7 | 82 | 6 | 18.5 | 1.8 | - | - | - |
12 | (1995 Suns) |
13.4 | 134 | 10 | 25.7 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
13 | (1979 Bullets) |
13.3 | 253 | 19 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | - |
14 | (1987 Bullets) |
12.7 | 38 | 3 | 20.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
15 | (1988 Bucks) |
12.4 | 62 | 5 | 19.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
(2022 Bulls) |
12.4 | 62 | 5 | 19.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | |
17 | (2013 Nets) |
12.3 | 86 | 7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
18 | (1980 Lakers) ![]() |
12.1 | 181 | 15 | 31.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
19 | (1975 Celtics) |
11.8 | 130 | 11 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | - |
20 | (1996 Knicks) |
10.6 | 85 | 8 | 21.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
21 | (2002 76ers) |
10.6 | 53 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
22 | (1973 Knicks) ![]() |
10.5 | 179 | 17 | 15.6 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
23 | (1996 Jazz) |
10.3 | 186 | 18 | 26.5 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
24 | (1995 Rockets) ![]() |
10.3 | 227 | 22 | 33.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
25 | (1994 Trail Blazers) |
10.3 | 41 | 4 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
26 | (2009 Mavericks) |
10.1 | 101 | 10 | 26.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
27 | (2012 Grizzlies) |
9.9 | 69 | 7 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
28 | (2024 Timberwolves) |
9.8 | 147 | 15 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
29 | (2004 Hornets) |
9.7 | 68 | 7 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
30 | (2021 Clippers) |
9.6 | 183 | 19 | 26.9 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
31 | (2013 Bulls) |
9.6 | 115 | 12 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
32 | (2012 Lakers) |
9.5 | 114 | 12 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
(2007 Bulls) |
9.5 | 95 | 10 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |
34 | (1987 Celtics) |
9.4 | 198 | 21 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
35 | (2017 Hawks) |
9.3 | 56 | 6 | 24.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
36 | (1973 Lakers) |
9.3 | 158 | 17 | 8.9 | 1.7 | - | - | - |
37 | (1992 Cavaliers) |
9.2 | 157 | 17 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
38 | (1969 Lakers) |
9.2 | 166 | 18 | 15.4 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
39 | (1990 Celtics) |
9.2 | 46 | 5 | 24.4 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
40 | (2012 Knicks) |
9.0 | 45 | 5 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
(2005 Nets) |
9.0 | 36 | 4 | 17.3 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | |
(2019 Thunder) |
9.0 | 45 | 5 | 22.8 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
43 | (1973 Bulls) |
8.9 | 62 | 7 | 16.7 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
44 | (1996 Knicks) |
8.6 | 69 | 8 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
45 | (2010 Lakers) ![]() |
8.6 | 198 | 23 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
46 | (1992 Trail Blazers) |
8.5 | 179 | 21 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
47 | (2017 Bulls) |
8.5 | 17 | 2 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
48 | (1997 Bulls) ![]() |
8.4 | 160 | 19 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
49 | (2018 Celtics) |
8.3 | 157 | 19 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
50 | (2004 Kings) |
8.3 | 99 | 12 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.