NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 17th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 17th 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 17th year?

Playing for the 2014 San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan averaged 9.7 rebounds in 74 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 17th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 17th Season

9.7 rpg
Tim Duncan
(2014 San Antonio Spurs)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 17th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Tim Duncan (2014 Spurs)	9.7	721	74	15.1	3.0	0.6	1.9	0.0
2	Robert Parish (1993 Celtics)	9.4	740	79	12.6	0.8	0.7	1.4	0.0
3	Tyson Chandler (2018 Suns)	9.1	418	46	6.5	1.2	0.3	0.6	0.0
4	Karl Malone (2002 Jazz)	8.6	686	80	22.4	4.3	1.9	0.7	0.1
5	Shaquille O'Neal (2009 Suns)	8.4	633	75	17.8	1.7	0.7	1.4	0.0
6	Dwight Howard (2021 76ers)	8.4	580	69	7.0	0.9	0.4	0.9	0.1
7	Kevin Garnett (2012 Celtics)	8.2	494	60	15.8	2.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
8	Pau Gasol (2018 Spurs)	8.0	619	77	10.1	3.1	0.3	1.0	0.6
9	LeBron James (2020 Lakers)	7.8	525	67	25.3	10.2	1.2	0.5	2.2
10	Hakeem Olajuwon (2001 Rockets)	7.4	431	58	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.5	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Zach Randolph (2018 Kings)	6.7	397	59	14.5	2.2	0.7	0.2	0.9
12	Al Horford (2024 Celtics)	6.4	413	65	8.6	2.6	0.6	1.0	1.7
13	Carmelo Anthony (2020 Trail Blazers)	6.3	368	58	15.4	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.5
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1986 Lakers)	6.1	478	79	23.4	3.5	0.8	1.6	0.0
15	Kevin Durant (2025 Suns)	6.0	374	62	26.6	4.2	0.8	1.2	2.6
16	Charles Oakley (2002 Bulls)	6.0	343	57	3.8	2.0	0.9	0.2	0.0
17	Dirk Nowitzki (2015 Mavericks)	5.9	457	77	17.3	1.9	0.5	0.4	1.4
18	Kevin Willis (2002 Rockets)	5.8	299	52	6.1	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.0
19	Kobe Bryant (2013 Lakers)	5.6	433	78	27.3	6.0	1.4	0.3	1.7
20	Jermaine O'Neal (2013 Suns)	5.3	293	55	8.3	0.8	0.3	1.4	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Dikembe Mutombo (2008 Rockets)	5.1	199	39	3.0	0.1	0.3	1.2	0.0
22	Terry Cummings (1999 Warriors)	5.1	255	50	9.1	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.0
23	DeAndre Jordan (2025 Nuggets)	5.1	284	56	3.7	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.0
24	Brook Lopez (2025 Bucks)	5.0	401	80	13.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	1.7
25	Russell Westbrook (2025 Nuggets)	4.9	370	75	13.3	6.1	1.4	0.5	1.3
26	Trevor Ariza (2021 Heat)	4.8	144	30	9.4	1.8	1.0	0.6	1.7
27	Buck Williams (1998 Knicks)	4.5	183	41	4.9	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0
28	Jason Kidd (2011 Mavericks)	4.4	351	80	7.9	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.7
29	Chris Paul (2022 Suns)	4.4	283	65	14.7	10.8	1.9	0.3	1.0
30	Horace Grant (2004 Lakers)	4.2	233	55	4.1	1.3	0.4	0.4	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Moses Malone (1993 Bucks)	4.2	46	11	4.5	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.0
32	Kyle Lowry (2023 Heat)	4.1	225	55	11.2	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9
33	Kevin Love (2025 Heat)	4.1	94	23	5.3	1.0	0.7	0.2	1.0
34	Patrick Ewing (2002 Magic)	4.0	263	65	6.0	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.0
35	Paul Pierce (2015 Wizards)	4.0	294	73	11.9	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.6
36	Udonis Haslem (2020 Heat)	4.0	16	4	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
37	Elton Brand (2016 76ers)	3.7	63	17	4.1	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.0
38	Kurt Thomas (2012 Trail Blazers)	3.5	188	53	3.0	0.9	0.5	0.6	0.0
39	Andre Iguodala (2021 Heat)	3.5	221	63	4.4	2.3	0.9	0.6	1.0
40	Grant Hill (2012 Suns)	3.5	171	49	10.2	2.2	0.8	0.6	0.3

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Clifford Robinson (2006 Nets)	3.3	267	80	6.9	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.8
42	Marcus Camby (2013 Knicks)	3.3	80	24	1.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.0
43	Rick Mahorn (1998 Pistons)	3.3	195	59	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0
44	Danny Schayes (1998 Magic)	3.3	242	74	5.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0
45	Joe Johnson (2018 more than 1 team)	3.1	172	55	6.8	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.7
46	Thaddeus Young (2024 more than 1 team)	3.1	103	33	4.2	1.7	0.7	0.2	0.0
47	Otis Thorpe (2001 Hornets)	3.0	145	49	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.0
48	Scottie Pippen (2004 Bulls)	3.0	68	23	5.9	2.2	0.9	0.4	0.6
49	Nene (2019 Rockets)	2.9	123	42	3.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.0
50	Rudy Gay (2023 Jazz)	2.9	163	56	5.2	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.6