NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 18th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th 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 18th year?

Playing for the 2015 San Antonio Spurs, Tim Duncan averaged 9.1 rebounds in 77 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 18th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 18th Season

9.1 rpg
Tim Duncan
(2015 San Antonio Spurs)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Tim Duncan (2015 Spurs)	9.1	704	77	13.9	3.0	0.8	2.0	0.0
2	Kevin Garnett (2013 Celtics)	7.8	530	68	14.8	2.3	1.1	0.9	0.0
3	Karl Malone (2003 Jazz)	7.8	628	81	20.6	4.7	1.7	0.4	0.0
4	LeBron James (2021 Lakers)	7.7	346	45	25.0	7.8	1.1	0.6	2.3
5	Robert Parish (1994 Celtics)	7.3	542	74	11.7	1.1	0.6	1.3	0.0
6	Russell Westbrook (2026 Kings)	6.8	177	26	13.8	7.3	1.4	0.2	1.8
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1987 Lakers)	6.7	523	78	17.5	2.6	0.6	1.2	0.0
8	Shaquille O'Neal (2010 Cavaliers)	6.7	355	53	12.0	1.5	0.3	1.2	0.0
9	Dirk Nowitzki (2016 Mavericks)	6.5	489	75	18.3	1.8	0.7	0.7	1.7
10	Al Horford (2025 Celtics)	6.2	369	60	9.0	2.1	0.6	0.9	1.9

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Hakeem Olajuwon (2002 Raptors)	6.0	366	61	7.1	1.1	1.2	1.5	0.0
12	Dwight Howard (2022 Lakers)	5.9	356	60	6.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.1
13	Tyson Chandler (2019 more than 1 team)	5.6	307	55	3.1	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.0
14	Jermaine O'Neal (2014 Warriors)	5.5	242	44	7.9	0.6	0.3	0.9	0.0
15	DeAndre Jordan (2026 Pelicans)	5.0	10	2	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
16	Terry Cummings (2000 Warriors)	4.9	107	22	8.4	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.0
17	Kevin Durant (2026 Rockets)	4.6	97	21	24.8	4.0	1.0	0.8	1.8
18	Pau Gasol (2019 more than 1 team)	4.6	137	30	3.9	1.7	0.2	0.5	0.2
19	Kevin Love (2026 Jazz)	4.5	68	15	6.5	1.7	0.3	0.3	1.3
20	Kobe Bryant (2014 Lakers)	4.3	26	6	13.8	6.3	1.2	0.2	0.5

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Chris Paul (2023 Suns)	4.3	251	59	13.9	8.9	1.5	0.4	1.7
22	Jason Kidd (2012 Mavericks)	4.1	198	48	6.2	5.5	1.7	0.2	1.6
23	Moses Malone (1994 76ers)	4.1	226	55	5.3	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.0
24	Dikembe Mutombo (2009 Rockets)	3.7	33	9	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0
25	Trevor Ariza (2022 Lakers)	3.4	82	24	4.0	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.8
26	Kyle Lowry (2024 more than 1 team)	3.2	194	60	8.1	4.2	1.0	0.4	1.6
27	Andre Iguodala (2022 Warriors)	3.2	100	31	4.0	3.7	0.9	0.7	0.5
28	John Stockton (2002 Jazz)	3.2	263	82	13.4	8.2	1.9	0.3	0.3
29	Kevin Willis (2003 Spurs)	3.2	226	71	4.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
30	Carmelo Anthony (2021 Trail Blazers)	3.1	214	69	13.4	1.5	0.7	0.6	1.9

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Ray Allen (2014 Heat)	2.8	205	73	9.6	2.0	0.7	0.1	1.6
32	Nicolas Batum (2026 Clippers)	2.8	69	25	4.5	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.4
33	Paul Pierce (2016 Clippers)	2.7	186	68	6.1	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.1
34	Mike Conley (2025 Timberwolves)	2.6	182	71	8.2	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.8
35	Charles Oakley (2003 Wizards)	2.5	107	42	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.0
36	Clifford Robinson (2007 Nets)	2.4	122	50	4.1	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.5
37	Vince Carter (2016 Grizzlies)	2.4	146	60	6.6	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.0
38	Reggie Miller (2005 Pacers)	2.4	156	66	14.8	2.2	0.8	0.1	1.5
39	Kurt Thomas (2013 Knicks)	2.3	89	39	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.0
40	Steve Nash (2014 Lakers)	1.9	29	15	6.8	5.7	0.5	0.1	0.5

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Tree Rollins (1995 Magic)	1.9	95	51	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.7	0.0
42	Brook Lopez (2026 Clippers)	1.7	33	19	5.8	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.3
43	Grant Hill (2013 Clippers)	1.7	49	29	3.2	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.1
44	Juwan Howard (2012 Heat)	1.7	47	28	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
45	James Edwards (1995 Trail Blazers)	1.5	43	28	2.7	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0
46	Derek Fisher (2014 Thunder)	1.5	122	81	5.2	1.4	0.9	0.0	1.1
47	Tony Parker (2019 Hornets)	1.5	83	56	9.5	3.7	0.4	0.1	0.2
48	Rick Mahorn (1999 76ers)	1.4	23	16	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0
49	Jason Terry (2017 Bucks)	1.4	106	74	4.1	1.3	0.6	0.3	1.0
50	Jamal Crawford (2018 Timberwolves)	1.2	99	80	10.3	2.3	0.5	0.1	1.3