NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 14th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 14th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 14th year?
Playing for the 1973 Los Angeles Lakers, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 18.6 rebounds in 82 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 14th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 14th Season
18.6 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(1973 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list /
= NBA champion in this season.
Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 14th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1973 Lakers) |
18.6 | 1,526 | 82 | 13.2 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (2000 Mavericks) |
14.3 | 171 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 3 | (2018 Hornets) |
12.5 | 1,012 | 81 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| 4 | (2015 Bulls) |
11.8 | 919 | 78 | 18.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| 5 | (2010 more than 1 team) |
11.8 | 871 | 74 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | (1998 Rockets) |
11.7 | 794 | 68 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 7 | (2015 Mavericks) |
11.5 | 864 | 75 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 8 | (2026 Mavericks) |
10.5 | 116 | 11 | 20.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 9 | (2015 Grizzlies) |
10.5 | 747 | 71 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 10 | (1990 Celtics) |
10.1 | 796 | 79 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2025 Bulls) |
10.1 | 735 | 73 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 12 | (1990 Hawks) |
10.0 | 812 | 81 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | (1999 Knicks) |
9.9 | 377 | 38 | 17.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 14 | (1998 Rockets) |
9.8 | 460 | 47 | 16.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | (1999 Jazz) |
9.4 | 463 | 49 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 16 | (2026 76ers) |
9.4 | 225 | 24 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 17 | (2006 Heat) ![]() |
9.2 | 541 | 59 | 20.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| 18 | (1982 Rockets) |
9.1 | 747 | 82 | 16.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | (2011 Spurs) |
8.9 | 678 | 76 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| 20 | (2010 Pistons) |
8.7 | 597 | 69 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2017 Cavaliers) |
8.6 | 639 | 74 | 26.4 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 22 | (2009 Celtics) |
8.5 | 485 | 57 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 23 | (1999 Raptors) |
8.3 | 350 | 42 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 24 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
8.2 | 669 | 82 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 25 | (1978 Supersonics) |
8.1 | 666 | 82 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - |
| 26 | (2003 Spurs) ![]() |
7.9 | 508 | 64 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| 27 | (2013 Mavericks) |
7.8 | 525 | 67 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 28 | (1977 Cavaliers) |
7.6 | 374 | 49 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | - |
| 29 | (2008 more than 1 team) |
7.5 | 600 | 80 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 30 | (1983 Lakers) |
7.5 | 592 | 79 | 21.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1999 Raptors) |
7.5 | 374 | 50 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 32 | (2022 Lakers) |
7.4 | 580 | 78 | 18.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 33 | (2009 Pistons) |
7.4 | 490 | 66 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 34 | (2022 Nets) |
7.4 | 407 | 55 | 29.9 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
(1999 Supersonics) |
7.4 | 370 | 50 | 15.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| 36 | (2020 Spurs) |
7.4 | 392 | 53 | 18.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 37 | (2010 Mavericks) |
7.3 | 400 | 55 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 38 | (1998 more than 1 team) |
7.3 | 537 | 74 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 39 | (2022 Cavaliers) |
7.2 | 536 | 74 | 13.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 40 | (2003 Kings) |
7.2 | 574 | 80 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2007 more than 1 team) |
7.2 | 437 | 61 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 42 | (2001 Lakers) ![]() |
7.1 | 545 | 77 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 43 | (2010 Heat) |
6.9 | 486 | 70 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 44 | (2012 Mavericks) |
6.7 | 418 | 62 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 45 | (2021 Thunder) |
6.7 | 188 | 28 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 46 | (2022 Suns) |
6.7 | 496 | 74 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 47 | (1997 Spurs) |
6.4 | 402 | 63 | 18.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 48 | (1972 Lakers) |
6.3 | 57 | 9 | 11.8 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| 49 | (1984 Bucks) |
6.3 | 455 | 72 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 50 | (2012 Cavaliers) |
6.3 | 408 | 65 | 17.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.