NBA Players with the Most Rebounds Grabbed in Playoffs in Their 18th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th NBA season, ranked by playoff total rebounds. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total rebounds in the Playoffs in his 18th year?
Playing for the 1987 Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recorded a total of 123 rebounds in 18 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 18th season.
Total Rebounds, 18th Season
123 reb
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1987 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: 
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Rebounds in a Player's 18th Season - Full List
Playoffs
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1987 Lakers) |
123 | 6.8 | 18 | 345 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| 2 | (2013 Celtics) |
82 | 13.7 | 6 | 76 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | (2015 Spurs) |
78 | 11.1 | 7 | 125 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | (2014 Heat) |
67 | 3.4 | 20 | 185 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | (2025 Celtics) |
66 | 6.0 | 11 | 88 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | (2010 Cavaliers) |
61 | 5.5 | 11 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | (2025 Timberwolves) |
44 | 2.9 | 15 | 90 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | (2021 Lakers) |
43 | 7.2 | 6 | 140 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | (2005 Pacers) |
40 | 3.1 | 13 | 193 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | (2023 Suns) |
35 | 5.0 | 7 | 87 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2003 Jazz) |
34 | 6.8 | 5 | 98 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | (2014 Thunder) |
33 | 1.7 | 19 | 73 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | (2003 Spurs) |
31 | 1.7 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | (2012 Mavericks) |
24 | 6.0 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
(2016 Mavericks) |
24 | 4.8 | 5 | 102 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
(2014 Warriors) |
24 | 3.4 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 17 | (2024 76ers) |
21 | 3.5 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | (2021 Trail Blazers) |
19 | 3.2 | 6 | 74 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
(2002 Raptors) |
19 | 3.8 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | (2002 Jazz) |
16 | 4.0 | 4 | 50 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2016 Grizzlies) |
15 | 3.8 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 | (2018 Timberwolves) |
13 | 2.6 | 5 | 59 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | (2009 Rockets) |
9 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | (1999 76ers) |
8 | 1.6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(2017 Bucks) |
8 | 1.3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 | (2022 Warriors) |
7 | 1.0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | (2016 Clippers) |
6 | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
(1995 Magic) |
6 | 0.4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 29 | (2013 Clippers) |
4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2013 Nets) |
4 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2016 Thunder) |
3 | 0.6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
(1999 Knicks) |
3 | 0.4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | (2012 Heat) |
1 | 0.1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2007 Nets) |
0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
(1999 Magic) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |