NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 16th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 16th 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 16th year?

Playing for the 2011 Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett averaged 10.9 rebounds in 9 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 16th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 16th Season

10.9 rpg
Kevin Garnett
(2011 Boston Celtics)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 16th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Kevin Garnett (2011 Celtics)	10.9	98	9	14.9	2.6	1.9	1.0	0.0
2	Tim Duncan (2013 Spurs)	10.2	214	21	18.1	1.9	0.9	1.6	0.0
3	Robert Parish (1992 Celtics)	9.7	97	10	12.0	1.4	0.7	1.5	0.0
4	Shaquille O'Neal (2008 Suns)	9.2	46	5	15.2	1.0	1.0	2.6	0.0
5	Karl Malone (2001 Jazz)	8.8	44	5	27.6	3.4	1.0	0.8	0.2
6	Zach Randolph (2017 Grizzlies)	8.2	49	6	13.2	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.2
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985 Lakers)	8.1	154	19	21.9	4.0	1.2	1.9	0.0
8	Dirk Nowitzki (2014 Mavericks)	8.0	56	7	19.1	1.6	0.9	0.9	0.1
9	Al Horford (2023 Celtics)	7.2	143	20	6.7	3.0	1.1	1.7	1.4
10	Pau Gasol (2017 Spurs)	7.1	114	16	7.7	1.9	0.4	0.9	0.4

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Jason Kidd (2010 Mavericks)	6.8	41	6	8.0	7.0	2.3	0.2	1.5
12	Kevin Durant (2024 Suns)	6.5	26	4	26.8	3.3	0.5	1.5	1.3
13	Charles Oakley (2001 Raptors)	6.3	76	12	9.3	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.3
14	Nicolas Batum (2024 76ers)	5.8	35	6	6.3	1.3	0.2	0.8	1.5
15	James Harden (2025 Clippers)	5.4	38	7	18.7	9.1	1.3	1.0	2.3
16	Stephen Curry (2025 Warriors)	5.3	42	8	22.6	5.1	1.0	0.8	4.0
17	Paul Silas (1980 Supersonics)	5.0	75	15	2.5	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.0
18	Kobe Bryant (2012 Lakers)	4.8	58	12	30.0	4.3	1.3	0.2	1.4
19	Dwight Howard (2020 Lakers)	4.6	83	18	5.8	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1
20	Zaza Pachulia (2019 Pistons)	4.5	9	2	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Paul Pierce (2014 Nets)	4.5	54	12	13.7	2.0	1.2	0.3	1.6

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
22	Terry Cummings (1998 Knicks)	4.4	35	8	4.0	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0
23	Brook Lopez (2024 Bucks)	4.3	26	6	17.7	1.8	0.0	1.3	1.7
24	Russell Westbrook (2024 Clippers)	4.2	25	6	6.3	1.7	1.2	0.5	0.7
25	Jrue Holiday (2025 Celtics)	4.1	33	8	9.5	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.1
26	Ray Allen (2012 Celtics)	4.1	74	18	10.7	1.0	0.9	0.1	1.6
27	Buck Williams (1997 Knicks)	4.0	40	10	4.3	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.0
28	Joe Johnson (2017 Jazz)	3.9	43	11	12.9	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.4
29	Kyle Lowry (2022 Heat)	3.6	36	10	7.8	4.7	1.2	0.7	1.3
30	Vince Carter (2014 Mavericks)	3.6	25	7	12.6	2.4	0.4	0.3	2.1

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Erick Dampier (2012 Hawks)	3.5	14	4	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
	Chris Paul (2021 Suns)	3.5	70	20	19.2	8.6	1.2	0.2	1.5
33	Sam Perkins (2000 Pacers)	3.2	73	23	4.8	0.4	0.2	0.3	1.0
34	Manu Ginobili (2018 Spurs)	3.0	15	5	9.0	3.2	1.4	0.2	1.2
	John Stockton (2000 Jazz)	3.0	30	10	11.2	10.3	1.3	0.2	0.7
36	Otis Thorpe (2000 Heat)	2.9	29	10	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0
37	Kevin Love (2024 Heat)	2.8	14	5	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.2
38	Scottie Pippen (2003 Trail Blazers)	2.8	11	4	5.8	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.8
39	Kurt Thomas (2011 Bulls)	2.7	19	7	2.9	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.0
40	Juwan Howard (2010 Trail Blazers)	2.7	16	6	3.3	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Mike Conley (2023 Timberwolves)	2.6	13	5	12.0	6.4	0.6	0.0	2.0
42	Andre Iguodala (2020 Heat)	2.6	54	21	3.8	1.5	0.8	0.6	0.7
43	Nene (2018 Rockets)	2.5	28	11	2.8	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.0
44	Tony Parker (2017 Spurs)	2.5	20	8	15.9	3.1	0.5	0.0	1.4
	Clifford Robinson (2005 Nets)	2.5	10	4	7.0	1.3	0.8	0.3	1.0
46	Danny Schayes (1997 Magic)	2.4	12	5	4.4	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.0
47	Reggie Miller (2003 Pacers)	2.3	14	6	9.2	2.3	0.2	0.2	0.7
48	Al Harrington (2014 Wizards)	2.3	16	7	2.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0
49	Jason Terry (2015 Rockets)	2.2	38	17	9.2	2.8	0.9	0.1	1.7
50	Jamal Crawford (2016 Clippers)	2.2	13	6	17.3	2.2	1.7	0.0	0.7