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

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

Playing for the 2017 Phoenix Suns, Tyson Chandler averaged 11.5 rebounds in 47 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 16th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 16th Season

11.5 rpg
Tyson Chandler
(2017 Phoenix Suns)

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

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Tyson Chandler (2017 Suns)	11.5	539	47	8.4	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.0
2	Charles Barkley (2000 Rockets)	10.5	209	20	14.5	3.2	0.7	0.2	0.3
3	Tim Duncan (2013 Spurs)	9.9	686	69	17.8	2.7	0.7	2.7	0.0
4	Charles Oakley (2001 Raptors)	9.5	741	78	9.6	3.4	1.0	0.6	0.1
5	Shaquille O'Neal (2008 more than 1 team)	9.1	554	61	13.6	1.5	0.5	1.4	0.0
6	Moses Malone (1992 Bucks)	9.1	744	82	15.6	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.0
7	Marcus Camby (2012 more than 1 team)	9.0	530	59	4.9	1.8	0.8	1.4	0.0
8	Robert Parish (1992 Celtics)	8.9	705	79	14.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.0
9	Kevin Garnett (2011 Celtics)	8.9	631	71	14.9	2.4	1.3	0.8	0.0
10	LeBron James (2019 Lakers)	8.5	465	55	27.4	8.3	1.3	0.6	2.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Karl Malone (2001 Jazz)	8.3	669	81	23.2	4.5	1.1	0.8	0.0
12	Zach Randolph (2017 Grizzlies)	8.2	598	73	14.1	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.3
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985 Lakers)	7.9	622	79	22.0	3.2	0.8	2.1	0.0
14	Pau Gasol (2017 Spurs)	7.8	501	64	12.4	2.3	0.4	1.1	0.9
15	Patrick Ewing (2001 Supersonics)	7.4	585	79	9.6	1.2	0.7	1.2	0.0
16	Dwight Howard (2020 Lakers)	7.3	507	69	7.5	0.7	0.4	1.1	0.0
17	Kevin Willis (2001 more than 1 team)	6.8	532	78	9.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
18	Kevin Durant (2024 Suns)	6.6	495	75	27.1	5.0	0.9	1.2	2.2
19	Dikembe Mutombo (2007 Rockets)	6.5	488	75	3.1	0.2	0.3	1.0	0.0
20	Hakeem Olajuwon (2000 Rockets)	6.2	274	44	10.3	1.4	0.9	1.6	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Dirk Nowitzki (2014 Mavericks)	6.2	498	80	21.7	2.7	0.9	0.6	1.6
22	Al Horford (2023 Celtics)	6.2	390	63	9.8	3.0	0.5	1.0	2.3
23	Kevin Love (2024 Heat)	6.1	338	55	8.8	2.1	0.3	0.2	1.5
24	Kurt Thomas (2011 Bulls)	5.8	301	52	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.8	0.0
25	James Harden (2025 Clippers)	5.8	456	79	22.8	8.7	1.5	0.7	3.0
26	Jason Kidd (2010 Mavericks)	5.6	445	80	10.3	9.1	1.8	0.4	2.2
27	LaMarcus Aldridge (2022 Nets)	5.5	258	47	12.9	0.9	0.3	1.0	0.3
28	Carmelo Anthony (2019 Rockets)	5.4	54	10	13.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	2.1
	Jermaine O'Neal (2012 Celtics)	5.4	135	25	5.0	0.4	0.3	1.7	0.0
30	Kobe Bryant (2012 Lakers)	5.4	313	58	27.9	4.6	1.2	0.3	1.5

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Buck Williams (1997 Knicks)	5.4	397	74	6.3	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0
32	Paul Silas (1980 Supersonics)	5.3	436	82	3.8	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.0
33	Brook Lopez (2024 Bucks)	5.2	409	79	12.5	1.6	0.5	2.4	1.9
34	Russell Westbrook (2024 Clippers)	5.0	343	68	11.1	4.5	1.1	0.3	0.6
35	Trevor Ariza (2020 more than 1 team)	4.6	246	53	8.0	1.7	1.3	0.3	1.5
36	Paul Pierce (2014 Nets)	4.6	348	75	13.5	2.4	1.1	0.4	1.5
37	Juwan Howard (2010 Trail Blazers)	4.6	335	73	6.0	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0
38	Kyle Lowry (2022 Heat)	4.5	282	63	13.4	7.5	1.1	0.3	2.3
39	Chris Paul (2021 Suns)	4.5	312	70	16.4	8.9	1.4	0.3	1.5
40	Stephen Curry (2025 Warriors)	4.4	310	70	24.5	6.0	1.1	0.4	4.4

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Rudy Gay (2022 Jazz)	4.4	242	55	8.1	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.3
42	DeAndre Jordan (2024 Nuggets)	4.4	157	36	3.9	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.0
43	Scottie Pippen (2003 Trail Blazers)	4.3	278	64	10.8	4.5	1.6	0.4	0.6
44	Ben Wallace (2012 Pistons)	4.3	269	62	1.4	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.0
45	Jrue Holiday (2025 Celtics)	4.3	265	62	11.1	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.7
46	Grant Hill (2011 Suns)	4.2	338	80	13.2	2.5	0.8	0.4	0.6
47	Nicolas Batum (2024 more than 1 team)	4.1	248	60	5.3	2.1	0.8	0.6	1.2
48	John Havlicek (1978 Celtics)	4.0	332	82	16.1	4.0	1.1	0.3	-
49	Dwyane Wade (2019 Heat)	4.0	285	72	15.0	4.2	0.8	0.5	1.2
50	Rasheed Wallace (2013 Knicks)	4.0	83	21	7.0	0.3	0.6	0.7	1.0