NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 15th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 15th 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 15th year?

Playing for the 1999 Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley averaged 12.3 rebounds in 42 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 15th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 15th Season

12.3 rpg
Charles Barkley
(1999 Houston Rockets)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 15th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Charles Barkley (1999 Rockets)	12.3	516	42	16.1	4.6	1.0	0.3	0.1
2	Pau Gasol (2016 Bulls)	11.0	793	72	16.5	4.1	0.6	2.0	0.3
3	Robert Parish (1991 Celtics)	10.6	856	81	14.9	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.0
4	Marcus Camby (2011 Trail Blazers)	10.3	606	59	4.7	2.1	0.7	1.6	0.0
5	Patrick Ewing (2000 Knicks)	9.7	604	62	15.0	0.9	0.6	1.4	0.0
6	Hakeem Olajuwon (1999 Rockets)	9.6	478	50	18.9	1.8	1.6	2.5	0.1
7	Karl Malone (2000 Jazz)	9.5	779	82	25.5	3.7	1.0	0.9	0.0
8	Dwight Howard (2019 Wizards)	9.2	83	9	12.8	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.0
9	Nikola Vucevic (2026 Bulls)	9.1	228	25	15.8	3.4	0.8	0.4	1.8
10	Tim Duncan (2012 Spurs)	9.0	520	58	15.4	2.3	0.7	1.5	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Tyson Chandler (2016 Suns)	8.7	576	66	7.2	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.0
12	LeBron James (2018 Cavaliers)	8.6	709	82	27.5	9.1	1.4	0.9	1.8
13	Moses Malone (1991 Hawks)	8.1	667	82	10.6	0.8	0.4	0.9	0.0
14	Zach Randolph (2016 Grizzlies)	7.8	529	68	15.3	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.1
15	Al Horford (2022 Celtics)	7.7	530	69	10.2	3.4	0.7	1.3	1.3
16	Elvin Hayes (1983 Rockets)	7.6	616	81	12.9	2.0	0.6	1.0	0.0
17	Shaquille O'Neal (2007 Heat)	7.4	297	40	17.3	2.0	0.2	1.4	0.0
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1984 Lakers)	7.3	587	80	21.5	2.6	0.7	1.8	0.0
19	Kevin Garnett (2010 Celtics)	7.3	506	69	14.3	2.7	1.0	0.8	0.0
20	Paul Silas (1979 Supersonics)	7.0	575	82	5.6	1.4	0.4	0.2	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Dirk Nowitzki (2013 Mavericks)	6.8	363	53	17.3	2.5	0.7	0.7	1.2
22	Otis Thorpe (1999 Wizards)	6.8	334	49	11.3	2.1	0.9	0.4	0.0
23	Charles Oakley (2000 Raptors)	6.8	540	80	6.9	3.2	1.3	0.6	0.2
24	Brook Lopez (2023 Bucks)	6.7	520	78	15.9	1.3	0.5	2.5	1.7
25	Kevin Durant (2023 more than 1 team)	6.7	313	47	29.1	5.0	0.7	1.4	2.0
26	Shawn Marion (2014 Mavericks)	6.5	497	76	10.4	1.6	1.2	0.5	0.8
27	Ben Wallace (2011 Pistons)	6.5	350	54	2.9	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.0
28	Kevin Love (2023 more than 1 team)	6.4	399	62	8.2	1.9	0.3	0.2	1.6
29	Horace Grant (2002 Magic)	6.3	481	76	8.0	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.0
30	Paul Pierce (2013 Celtics)	6.3	487	77	18.6	4.8	1.1	0.4	1.9

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Jason Kidd (2009 Mavericks)	6.2	500	81	9.0	8.7	2.0	0.5	1.6
32	Kevin Willis (2000 Raptors)	6.1	482	79	7.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.0
33	Michael Jordan (2003 Wizards)	6.1	497	82	20.0	3.8	1.5	0.5	0.2
34	A.C. Green (2000 Lakers)	5.9	486	82	5.0	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.0
35	Jimmy Butler (2026 Warriors)	5.9	135	23	19.1	5.0	1.6	0.2	0.9
36	Carmelo Anthony (2018 Thunder)	5.8	453	78	16.2	1.3	0.6	0.6	2.2
37	Russell Westbrook (2023 more than 1 team)	5.8	423	73	15.9	7.5	1.0	0.5	1.2
38	Buck Williams (1996 Trail Blazers)	5.8	404	70	7.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.0
39	Vlade Divac (2004 Kings)	5.7	463	81	9.9	5.3	0.7	1.0	0.0
40	Grant Hill (2010 Suns)	5.5	445	81	11.3	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Antonio McDyess (2011 Spurs)	5.4	395	73	5.3	1.2	0.5	0.5	0.0
42	Jrue Holiday (2024 Celtics)	5.4	373	69	12.5	4.8	0.9	0.8	2.0
43	Trevor Ariza (2019 more than 1 team)	5.4	371	69	12.5	3.7	1.3	0.3	2.1
44	Kyle Lowry (2021 Raptors)	5.4	247	46	17.2	7.3	1.0	0.3	2.8
45	Paul George (2025 76ers)	5.3	219	41	16.2	4.3	1.8	0.5	2.3
46	DeAndre Jordan (2023 Nuggets)	5.2	202	39	5.1	0.9	0.3	0.6	0.0
47	Scottie Pippen (2002 Trail Blazers)	5.2	321	62	10.6	5.9	1.6	0.6	0.9
48	James Harden (2024 Clippers)	5.1	369	72	16.6	8.5	1.1	0.8	2.6
49	Kobe Bryant (2011 Lakers)	5.1	419	82	25.3	4.7	1.2	0.1	1.4
50	Tobias Harris (2026 Pistons)	5.1	81	16	14.3	2.4	0.6	0.3	1.6

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