NBA Players with the Most Rebounds Grabbed in Their 13th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th NBA season, ranked by regular season total rebounds. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total rebounds in the Regular Season in his 13th year?
Playing for the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers, Wilt Chamberlain recorded a total of 1,572 rebounds in 82 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 13th season.
Total Rebounds, 13th Season
1,572 reb
Wilt Chamberlain
(1972 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Rebounds in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1972 Lakers) ![]() |
1,572 | 19.2 | 82 | 1,213 | 329 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1969 Celtics) ![]() |
1,484 | 19.3 | 77 | 762 | 374 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1989 Celtics) |
996 | 12.5 | 80 | 1,486 | 175 | 79 | 116 | 0 |
| 4 | (1989 Hawks) |
956 | 11.8 | 81 | 1,637 | 112 | 79 | 100 | 0 |
| 5 | (2017 Hawks) |
940 | 12.7 | 74 | 1,002 | 104 | 64 | 92 | 0 |
| 6 | (1994 Trail Blazers) |
843 | 10.4 | 81 | 783 | 80 | 58 | 47 | 0 |
| 7 | (1998 Jazz) |
834 | 10.3 | 81 | 2,190 | 316 | 96 | 70 | 2 |
| 8 | (2024 Bulls) |
801 | 10.5 | 76 | 1,370 | 254 | 50 | 60 | 92 |
| 9 | (2014 Grizzlies) |
795 | 10.1 | 79 | 1,372 | 200 | 54 | 23 | 2 |
| 10 | (1981 Bullets) |
789 | 9.7 | 81 | 1,439 | 98 | 68 | 171 | 0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2010 Spurs) |
788 | 10.1 | 78 | 1,395 | 246 | 45 | 117 | 2 |
| 12 | (2005 Heat) |
760 | 10.4 | 73 | 1,669 | 200 | 36 | 171 | 0 |
| 13 | (2021 Wizards) |
750 | 11.5 | 65 | 1,445 | 763 | 89 | 23 | 86 |
| 14 | (2019 Spurs) |
744 | 9.2 | 81 | 1,727 | 194 | 43 | 107 | 10 |
| 15 | (2006 76ers) |
741 | 9.9 | 75 | 1,518 | 256 | 103 | 62 | 21 |
| 16 | (1974 Hawks) |
740 | 9.6 | 77 | 1,011 | 189 | 52 | 48 | - |
| 17 | (1998 Knicks) |
724 | 9.2 | 79 | 711 | 201 | 123 | 22 | 0 |
| 18 | (2016 Mavericks) |
718 | 9.4 | 76 | 650 | 128 | 64 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | (1997 Rockets) |
716 | 13.5 | 53 | 1,016 | 248 | 69 | 25 | 58 |
(1997 Rockets) |
716 | 9.2 | 78 | 1,810 | 236 | 117 | 173 | 5 | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2009 Clippers) |
690 | 11.1 | 62 | 641 | 127 | 51 | 132 | 1 |
| 22 | (1998 Rockets) |
679 | 8.4 | 81 | 1,305 | 78 | 55 | 38 | 1 |
| 23 | (1981 Bullets) |
673 | 10.7 | 63 | 507 | 170 | 52 | 36 | 2 |
| 24 | (2002 Kings) |
671 | 8.4 | 80 | 888 | 297 | 79 | 94 | 3 |
| 25 | (1998 Mavericks) |
668 | 8.1 | 82 | 600 | 123 | 78 | 27 | 0 |
| 26 | (1982 Lakers) ![]() |
659 | 8.7 | 76 | 1,818 | 225 | 63 | 207 | 0 |
| 27 | (2008 Celtics) ![]() |
655 | 9.2 | 71 | 1,337 | 244 | 100 | 89 | 0 |
(2007 Nets) |
655 | 8.2 | 80 | 1,041 | 736 | 127 | 23 | 124 | |
| 29 | (2002 Spurs) |
647 | 8.3 | 78 | 951 | 94 | 86 | 140 | 0 |
| 30 | (2025 more than 1 team) |
627 | 7.7 | 81 | 843 | 164 | 37 | 46 | 8 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1997 Pistons) |
622 | 7.9 | 79 | 1,036 | 133 | 59 | 17 | 0 |
| 32 | (2009 Pistons) |
607 | 9.8 | 62 | 596 | 83 | 41 | 50 | 0 |
| 33 | (1977 Nuggets) |
606 | 7.5 | 81 | 582 | 132 | 58 | 23 | - |
| 34 | (2000 Supersonics) |
591 | 7.8 | 76 | 612 | 188 | 55 | 60 | 0 |
| 35 | (2025 more than 1 team) |
590 | 11.6 | 51 | 1,261 | 181 | 59 | 110 | 35 |
| 36 | (1975 76ers) |
582 | 7.1 | 82 | 646 | 117 | 44 | 55 | - |
| 37 | (2014 Lakers) |
580 | 9.7 | 60 | 1,041 | 201 | 27 | 92 | 4 |
| 38 | (2009 Mavericks) |
565 | 7.1 | 80 | 454 | 77 | 24 | 95 | 0 |
(2016 Cavaliers) ![]() |
565 | 7.4 | 76 | 1,920 | 514 | 104 | 49 | 87 | |
| 40 | (1972 Royals) |
560 | 6.8 | 82 | 803 | 120 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2016 Knicks) |
556 | 7.7 | 72 | 1,573 | 299 | 62 | 38 | 105 |
| 42 | (1998 Supersonics) |
554 | 7.1 | 78 | 1,232 | 341 | 60 | 19 | 61 |
| 43 | (2006 Hornets) |
547 | 7.3 | 75 | 677 | 90 | 46 | 50 | 0 |
| 44 | (2014 Knicks) |
529 | 9.6 | 55 | 480 | 59 | 36 | 63 | 0 |
| 45 | (2011 Mavericks) ![]() |
513 | 7.0 | 73 | 1,681 | 190 | 38 | 47 | 66 |
(2000 Trail Blazers) |
513 | 6.3 | 82 | 1,022 | 406 | 117 | 41 | 86 | |
| 47 | (2008 Pistons) |
511 | 6.6 | 77 | 979 | 137 | 91 | 129 | 112 |
| 48 | (2008 more than 1 team) |
507 | 7.2 | 70 | 443 | 67 | 56 | 57 | 0 |
| 49 | (2019 Nuggets) |
505 | 7.2 | 70 | 883 | 141 | 83 | 54 | 58 |
| 50 | (2022 more than 1 team) |
500 | 7.7 | 65 | 1,432 | 667 | 82 | 36 | 148 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.