NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 12th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 12th NBA season, ranked by playoff 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 Playoffs in his 12th year?

Playing for the 1968 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 22.8 rebounds in 19 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 12th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 12th Season

22.8 rpg
Bill Russell
(1968 Boston Celtics)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 12th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1968 Celtics)	22.8	434	19	14.4	5.2	-	-	-
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1971 Lakers)	20.2	242	12	18.3	4.4	-	-	-
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1981 Lakers)	16.7	50	3	26.7	4.0	1.0	2.7	0.0
4	Anthony Davis (2024 Lakers)	15.6	78	5	27.8	4.0	0.4	1.6	0.0
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2025 Bucks)	15.4	77	5	33.0	6.6	1.0	1.0	0.2
6	Dwight Howard (2016 Rockets)	14.0	70	5	13.2	1.6	0.8	1.4	0.0
	Wes Unseld (1980 Bullets)	14.0	28	2	9.0	3.5	0.0	1.5	0.0
8	Paul Silas (1976 Celtics)	13.7	246	18	10.8	2.3	1.3	0.3	-
9	Charles Barkley (1996 Suns)	13.5	54	4	25.5	3.8	1.0	1.0	0.8
10	Marcus Camby (2008 Nuggets)	13.3	53	4	3.3	3.0	1.0	3.0	0.3

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Shaquille O'Neal (2004 Lakers)	13.2	291	22	21.5	2.5	0.3	2.8	0.0
12	Walt Bellamy (1973 Hawks)	12.2	73	6	13.7	2.2	-	-	-
13	Dennis Rodman (1998 Bulls)	11.8	248	21	4.9	2.0	0.7	0.6	0.0
14	David Robinson (2001 Spurs)	11.8	153	13	16.6	1.7	1.3	2.4	0.0
15	Scottie Pippen (1999 Rockets)	11.8	47	4	18.3	5.5	1.8	0.8	1.5
16	Otis Thorpe (1996 Pistons)	11.7	35	3	11.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
17	Pau Gasol (2013 Lakers)	11.5	46	4	14.0	6.5	0.5	0.8	0.0
18	Karl Malone (1997 Jazz)	11.4	228	20	26.0	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.1
19	Dolph Schayes (1961 Nationals)	11.4	91	8	20.6	2.6	-	-	-
20	LeBron James (2015 Cavaliers)	11.3	226	20	30.1	8.5	1.7	1.1	1.3

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Moses Malone (1988 Bullets)	11.2	56	5	18.6	1.4	0.6	0.8	0.0
22	Elvin Hayes (1980 Bullets)	11.0	22	2	20.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
	Jonas Valanciunas (2024 Pelicans)	11.0	44	4	14.5	1.3	0.5	0.0	0.0
24	Patrick Ewing (1997 Knicks)	10.6	95	9	22.6	1.9	0.3	2.4	0.0
25	Jim Jackson (2004 Rockets)	10.4	52	5	14.8	2.0	1.0	0.2	1.6
26	Zach Randolph (2013 Grizzlies)	10.0	150	15	17.4	1.6	0.7	0.5	0.0
27	Robert Parish (1988 Celtics)	9.9	168	17	14.7	1.2	0.6	1.1	0.0
28	Elgin Baylor (1970 Lakers)	9.6	173	18	18.7	4.6	-	-	-
29	Michael Cage (1996 Cavaliers)	9.3	28	3	6.3	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.0
30	LaMarcus Aldridge (2018 Spurs)	9.2	46	5	23.6	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.6
	Derrick Coleman (2002 76ers)	9.2	46	5	12.8	2.0	0.2	1.4	0.8

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
32	Khris Middleton (2024 Bucks)	9.2	55	6	24.7	4.7	0.5	0.2	1.8
33	Hakeem Olajuwon (1996 Rockets)	9.1	73	8	22.4	3.9	1.9	2.1	0.0
34	Al Horford (2019 Celtics)	9.0	81	9	13.9	4.4	0.4	0.8	2.0
35	Charles Oakley (1997 Knicks)	8.8	88	10	9.8	1.6	2.2	0.3	0.0
36	Rudy Gobert (2025 Timberwolves)	8.6	129	15	7.9	0.7	0.5	1.2	0.0
	Gary Payton (2002 Supersonics)	8.6	43	5	22.2	5.8	0.6	0.4	0.8
38	Samuel Dalembert (2014 Mavericks)	8.4	59	7	4.6	0.0	0.3	1.4	0.0
39	Elton Brand (2011 76ers)	8.4	42	5	15.6	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.0
40	Vlade Divac (2001 Kings)	8.4	67	8	10.8	2.4	1.0	1.5	0.1

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Dave DeBusschere (1974 Knicks)	8.3	99	12	12.0	3.2	0.6	0.3	-
42	Larry Nance (1993 Cavaliers)	8.2	74	9	16.1	2.3	0.9	1.6	0.0
43	Dirk Nowitzki (2010 Mavericks)	8.2	49	6	26.7	3.0	0.8	0.7	0.7
44	Magic Johnson (1991 Lakers)	8.1	154	19	21.8	12.6	1.2	0.0	1.1
45	Dale Davis (2003 Trail Blazers)	8.0	48	6	7.5	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.0
	Tim Duncan (2009 Spurs)	8.0	40	5	19.8	3.2	0.6	1.2	0.0
	Kawhi Leonard (2024 Clippers)	8.0	16	2	12.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	0.0
48	Michael Jordan (1997 Bulls)	7.9	150	19	31.1	4.8	1.6	0.9	0.7
49	Carlos Boozer (2014 Bulls)	7.8	39	5	9.6	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
50	Rasheed Wallace (2007 Pistons)	7.7	123	16	14.3	1.8	1.2	1.8	1.6

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