NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 18th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th NBA season, ranked by playoff 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 Playoffs in his 18th year?
Playing for the 2013 Boston Celtics, Kevin Garnett averaged 13.7 rebounds in 6 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 18th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 18th Season
13.7 rpg
Kevin Garnett
(2013 Boston Celtics)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.
Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Full List
Playoffs
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
1 | (2013 Celtics) |
13.7 | 82 | 6 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
2 | (2015 Spurs) |
11.1 | 78 | 7 | 17.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
3 | (2021 Lakers) |
7.2 | 43 | 6 | 23.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
4 | (1987 Lakers) ![]() |
6.8 | 123 | 18 | 19.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
5 | (2003 Jazz) |
6.8 | 34 | 5 | 19.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
6 | (2025 Celtics) |
6.0 | 66 | 11 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
(2012 Mavericks) |
6.0 | 24 | 4 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | |
8 | (2010 Cavaliers) |
5.5 | 61 | 11 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
9 | (2023 Suns) |
5.0 | 35 | 7 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
10 | (2016 Mavericks) |
4.8 | 24 | 5 | 20.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
11 | (2009 Rockets) |
4.5 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
12 | (2013 Clippers) |
4.0 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(2002 Jazz) |
4.0 | 16 | 4 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
14 | (2002 Raptors) |
3.8 | 19 | 5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
15 | (2016 Grizzlies) |
3.8 | 15 | 4 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
16 | (2024 76ers) |
3.5 | 21 | 6 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
17 | (2014 Warriors) |
3.4 | 24 | 7 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
18 | (2014 Heat) |
3.4 | 67 | 20 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
19 | (2021 Trail Blazers) |
3.2 | 19 | 6 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
20 | (2005 Pacers) |
3.1 | 40 | 13 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
21 | (2025 Timberwolves) |
2.9 | 44 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
22 | (2018 Timberwolves) |
2.6 | 13 | 5 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
23 | (2014 Thunder) |
1.7 | 33 | 19 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
24 | (2003 Spurs) ![]() |
1.7 | 31 | 18 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
25 | (1999 76ers) |
1.6 | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
26 | (2017 Bucks) |
1.3 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
27 | (2016 Clippers) |
1.2 | 6 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
28 | (2022 Warriors) ![]() |
1.0 | 7 | 7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
(2013 Nets) |
1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
30 | (2016 Thunder) |
0.6 | 3 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
31 | (1995 Magic) |
0.4 | 6 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
32 | (1999 Knicks) |
0.4 | 3 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
33 | (2012 Heat) ![]() |
0.1 | 1 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
34 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(2007 Nets) |
0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
(1999 Magic) |
0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |