NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 13th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th 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 13th year?

Playing for the 1969 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 19.3 rebounds in 77 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 13th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 13th Season

19.3 rpg
Bill Russell
(1969 Boston Celtics)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

ReboundsOther stats
Rk
Player
(Team)
Per Game Total GmsPtsAstStlBlk3pm
1
(1969 Celtics) NBA Champion
19.3 1,484779.94.9---
2
(1972 Lakers) NBA Champion
19.2 1,5728214.84.0---
3
(1997 Rockets)
13.5 7165319.24.71.30.51.1
4
(2017 Hawks)
12.7 9407413.51.40.91.20.0
5
(1989 Celtics)
12.5 9968018.62.21.01.50.0
6
(1989 Hawks)
11.8 9568120.21.41.01.20.0
7
(2025 more than 1 team)
11.6 5905124.73.51.22.20.7
8
(2021 Wizards)
11.5 7506522.211.71.40.41.3
9
(1999 Lakers)
11.2 258232.11.30.40.50.0
10
(2009 Clippers)
11.1 6906210.32.00.82.10.0
ReboundsOther stats
Rk
Player
(Team)
Per Game Total GmsPtsAstStlBlk3pm
11
(1981 Bullets)
10.7 673638.02.70.80.60.0
12
(2024 Bulls)
10.5 8017618.03.30.70.81.2
13
(2026 Timberwolves)
10.5 2842711.62.00.51.50.0
14
(2005 Heat)
10.4 7607322.92.70.52.30.0
15
(1994 Trail Blazers)
10.4 843819.71.00.70.60.0
16
(1998 Jazz)
10.3 8348127.03.91.20.90.0
17
(1998 Knicks)
10.2 2652620.81.10.62.20.0
18
(2026 Bucks)
10.1 1721728.96.10.90.90.6
19
(2010 Spurs)
10.1 7887817.93.20.61.50.0
20
(2014 Grizzlies)
10.1 7957917.42.50.70.30.0
ReboundsOther stats
Rk
Player
(Team)
Per Game Total GmsPtsAstStlBlk3pm
21
(2013 Knicks)
10.0 1015.01.00.00.01.0
22
(2006 76ers)
9.9 7417520.23.41.40.80.3
23
(2009 Pistons)
9.8 607629.61.30.70.80.0
24
(1981 Bullets)
9.7 7898117.81.20.82.10.0
25
(2014 Lakers)
9.7 5806017.43.40.51.50.1
26
(1992 Celtics)
9.6 4344520.26.80.90.71.2
27
(2014 Knicks)
9.6 529558.71.10.71.10.0
28
(1974 Hawks)
9.6 7407713.12.50.70.6-
29
(2016 Mavericks)
9.4 718768.61.70.80.30.0
30
(2008 Celtics) NBA Champion
9.2 6557118.83.41.41.30.0
ReboundsOther stats
Rk
Player
(Team)
Per Game Total GmsPtsAstStlBlk3pm
31
(2019 Spurs)
9.2 7448121.32.40.51.30.1
32
(1997 Rockets)
9.2 7167823.23.01.52.20.1
33
(1998 Knicks)
9.2 724799.02.51.60.30.0
34
(1982 Lakers) NBA Champion
8.7 6597623.93.00.82.70.0
35
(2002 Kings)
8.4 6718011.13.71.01.20.0
36
(1998 Rockets)
8.4 6798116.11.00.70.50.0
37
(2002 Spurs)
8.3 6477812.21.21.11.80.0
38
(2007 Nets)
8.2 6558013.09.21.60.31.6
39
(1998 Mavericks)
8.1 668827.31.51.00.30.0
40
(1997 Pistons)
7.9 6227913.11.70.70.20.0
ReboundsOther stats
Rk
Player
(Team)
Per Game Total GmsPtsAstStlBlk3pm
41
(1962 Nationals)
7.8 4395614.72.1---
42
(2000 Supersonics)
7.8 591768.12.50.70.80.0
43
(2025 76ers)
7.8 310407.30.91.00.50.1
44
(2025 more than 1 team)
7.7 6278110.42.00.50.60.1
45
(2016 Knicks)
7.7 5567221.84.20.90.51.5
46
(2022 more than 1 team)
7.7 5006522.010.31.30.62.3
47
(2021 Nets)
7.5 427577.51.60.31.10.0
48
(1977 Nuggets)
7.5 606817.21.60.70.3-
49
(2021 Cavaliers)
7.4 1862512.22.50.60.12.3
50
(2016 Cavaliers) NBA Champion
7.4 5657625.36.81.40.61.1

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