NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 11th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 11th NBA season, ranked by regular season rebounds per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most rebounds in the Regular Season in his 11th year?

Playing for the 1967 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 21.0 rebounds in 81 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 11th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 11th Season

21.0 rpg
Bill Russell
(1967 Boston Celtics)

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

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1967 Celtics)	21.0	1,700	81	13.3	5.8	-	-	-
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1970 Lakers)	18.4	221	12	27.3	4.1	-	-	-
3	Dennis Rodman (1997 Bulls)	16.1	883	55	5.7	3.1	0.6	0.3	0.1
4	Nate Thurmond (1974 Warriors)	14.2	878	62	13.0	2.7	0.7	2.9	-
5	DeAndre Jordan (2019 more than 1 team)	13.1	902	69	11.0	2.3	0.6	1.1	0.0
6	Rudy Gobert (2024 Timberwolves)	12.9	982	76	14.0	1.3	0.7	2.1	0.0
7	Walt Bellamy (1972 Hawks)	12.8	1,049	82	18.6	3.2	-	-	-
8	Dolph Schayes (1960 Nationals)	12.8	959	75	22.5	3.4	-	-	-
9	Happy Hairston (1975 Lakers)	12.8	946	74	10.3	2.3	0.7	0.1	-
10	Kevin Garnett (2006 Timberwolves)	12.7	966	76	21.8	4.1	1.4	1.4	0.1

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Anthony Davis (2023 Lakers)	12.5	702	56	25.9	2.6	1.1	2.0	0.3
12	Paul Silas (1975 Celtics)	12.5	1,025	82	10.6	2.7	0.7	0.3	-
13	Bob Pettit (1965 Hawks)	12.4	621	50	22.5	2.6	-	-	-
14	Elvin Hayes (1979 Bullets)	12.1	994	82	21.8	1.7	0.9	2.3	-
15	Marcus Camby (2007 Nuggets)	11.7	816	70	11.2	3.2	1.2	3.3	0.0
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2024 Bucks)	11.5	841	73	30.4	6.5	1.2	1.1	0.5
17	Tim Duncan (2008 Spurs)	11.3	881	78	19.3	2.8	0.7	1.9	0.0
18	Moses Malone (1987 Bullets)	11.3	824	73	24.1	1.6	0.8	1.3	0.0
19	Charles Barkley (1995 Suns)	11.1	756	68	23.0	4.1	1.6	0.7	1.1
20	Reggie Evans (2013 Nets)	11.1	888	80	4.5	0.5	0.9	0.2	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Shaquille O'Neal (2003 Lakers)	11.1	742	67	27.5	3.1	0.6	2.4	0.0
22	Russell Westbrook (2019 Thunder)	11.1	807	73	22.9	10.7	1.9	0.5	1.6
23	Bill Bridges (1973 more than 1 team)	11.0	904	82	10.3	2.7	-	-	-
24	Nikola Vucevic (2022 Bulls)	11.0	804	73	17.6	3.2	1.0	1.0	1.4
25	Kevin Love (2019 Cavaliers)	10.9	239	22	17.0	2.2	0.3	0.2	2.4
26	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1980 Lakers)	10.8	886	82	24.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	0.0
27	Dikembe Mutombo (2002 76ers)	10.8	863	80	11.5	1.0	0.4	2.4	0.0
28	Johnny Green (1970 Royals)	10.8	841	78	15.6	1.4	-	-	-
29	Wes Unseld (1979 Bullets)	10.8	830	77	10.9	4.1	0.9	0.5	-
30	Hakeem Olajuwon (1995 Rockets)	10.8	775	72	27.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Ben Wallace (2007 Bulls)	10.7	821	77	6.4	2.4	1.4	2.0	0.0
32	Robert Parish (1987 Celtics)	10.6	851	80	17.5	2.2	0.8	1.8	0.0
33	Patrick Ewing (1996 Knicks)	10.6	806	76	22.5	2.1	0.9	2.4	0.1
34	Elgin Baylor (1969 Lakers)	10.6	805	76	24.8	5.4	-	-	-
35	Dwight Howard (2015 Rockets)	10.5	431	41	15.8	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.0
36	Pau Gasol (2012 Lakers)	10.4	678	65	17.4	3.6	0.6	1.4	0.1
37	Dave DeBusschere (1973 Knicks)	10.2	787	77	16.3	3.4	-	-	-
38	Jonas Valanciunas (2023 Pelicans)	10.2	804	79	14.1	1.8	0.3	0.7	0.5
39	Tyson Chandler (2012 Knicks)	9.9	612	62	11.3	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.0
40	LeRoy Ellis (1973 more than 1 team)	9.8	777	79	12.3	1.8	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Karl Malone (1996 Jazz)	9.8	804	82	25.7	4.2	1.7	0.7	0.2
42	Lamar Odom (2010 Lakers)	9.8	802	82	10.8	3.3	0.9	0.7	0.7
43	Carlos Boozer (2013 Bulls)	9.8	771	79	16.2	2.3	0.8	0.4	0.0
44	Anthony Mason (2001 Heat)	9.6	770	80	16.1	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.0
	David Robinson (2000 Spurs)	9.6	770	80	17.8	1.8	1.2	2.3	0.0
46	Jermaine O'Neal (2007 Pacers)	9.6	661	69	19.4	2.4	0.7	2.6	0.0
47	Larry Bird (1990 Celtics)	9.5	712	75	24.3	7.5	1.4	0.8	0.9
48	Tyrone Hill (2001 76ers)	9.0	687	76	9.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0
49	Bill Laimbeer (1991 Pistons)	9.0	737	82	11.0	1.9	0.5	0.7	0.5
50	Antawn Jamison (2009 Wizards)	8.9	721	81	22.2	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.4

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