NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 2nd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 2nd NBA season, ranked by playoff rebounds per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 2nd Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1958 Celtics)	24.6	221	9	15.1	2.7	-	-	-
2	Wes Unseld (1970 Bullets)	23.6	165	7	10.4	3.4	-	-	-
3	Wilt Chamberlain (1961 Warriors)	23.0	69	3	37.0	2.0	-	-	-
4	Jerry Lucas (1965 Royals)	21.0	84	4	23.3	2.3	-	-	-
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971 Bucks)	17.0	238	14	26.6	2.5	-	-	-
6	Ralph Sampson (1985 Rockets)	16.6	83	5	21.2	1.4	0.4	1.6	0.2
7	Charles Barkley (1986 76ers)	15.8	189	12	25.0	5.6	2.3	1.3	0.1
8	Charlie Tyra (1959 Knicks)	15.5	31	2	15.0	0.5	-	-	-
9	Charles Oakley (1987 Bulls)	15.3	46	3	20.0	2.0	1.3	0.3	0.7
10	Larry Foust (1952 Pistons)	15.0	30	2	15.0	2.5	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Walter Dukes (1957 Lakers)	14.8	74	5	13.6	1.0	-	-	-
12	Dolph Schayes (1951 Nationals)	14.6	102	7	20.4	2.9	-	-	-
13	Tom Boerwinkle (1970 Bulls)	14.4	72	5	17.6	3.2	-	-	-
14	Elgin Baylor (1960 Lakers)	14.1	127	9	33.4	3.4	-	-	-
15	Larry Bird (1981 Celtics)	14.0	238	17	21.9	6.1	2.3	1.0	0.2
	Alex Groza (1951 Olympians)	14.0	42	3	32.3	0.7	-	-	-
17	Dave Cowens (1972 Celtics)	13.8	152	11	15.5	3.0	-	-	-
18	Magic Johnson (1981 Lakers)	13.7	41	3	17.0	7.0	2.7	1.0	0.0
	Bob McAdoo (1974 Braves)	13.7	82	6	31.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	-
20	David Robinson (1991 Spurs)	13.5	54	4	25.8	2.0	1.5	3.8	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Shaquille O'Neal (1994 Magic)	13.3	40	3	20.7	2.3	0.7	3.0	0.0
22	Clyde Lee (1968 Warriors)	13.2	132	10	11.4	2.2	-	-	-
23	Joakim Noah (2009 Bulls)	13.1	92	7	10.1	2.3	0.9	2.1	0.0
24	Marvin Webster (1978 Supersonics)	13.1	289	22	16.1	2.6	0.3	2.6	-
25	Roy Tarpley (1988 Mavericks)	12.9	219	17	17.9	1.8	1.2	1.5	0.0
26	Curtis Perry (1972 Bucks)	12.8	141	11	9.5	1.3	-	-	-
27	Jack Coleman (1951 Royals)	12.8	179	14	10.0	4.7	-	-	-
28	Paul Arizin (1952 Warriors)	12.7	38	3	25.7	2.7	-	-	-
29	Joel Embiid (2018 76ers)	12.6	101	8	21.4	3.0	0.9	1.8	1.0
30	Bob Ferry (1961 Pistons)	12.6	63	5	20.2	2.2	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Maurice Lucas (1978 Trail Blazers)	12.5	75	6	17.2	2.5	0.7	0.3	-
32	Ray Scott (1963 Pistons)	12.0	48	4	15.8	2.3	-	-	-
33	Hakeem Olajuwon (1986 Rockets)	11.8	236	20	26.9	2.0	2.0	3.5	0.0
34	Jack Sikma (1979 Supersonics)	11.7	199	17	14.8	2.5	0.9	1.4	-
35	Buck Williams (1983 Nets)	11.5	23	2	19.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
36	Tim Duncan (1999 Spurs)	11.5	195	17	23.2	2.8	0.8	2.6	0.0
37	Derrick Coleman (1992 Nets)	11.3	45	4	22.3	5.3	1.8	1.0	0.3
38	Gus Johnson (1965 Bullets)	11.1	111	10	15.8	3.4	-	-	-
39	Kevin Duckworth (1988 Trail Blazers)	11.0	44	4	21.5	1.8	0.3	0.5	0.0
	Oscar Robertson (1962 Royals)	11.0	44	4	28.8	11.0	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Tom Heinsohn (1958 Celtics)	10.8	119	11	17.5	1.6	-	-	-
42	Caldwell Jones (1978 76ers)	10.6	106	10	6.4	1.4	0.5	3.0	-
43	Bob Boozer (1962 Royals)	10.5	42	4	18.3	0.8	-	-	-
	Tom Gola (1958 Warriors)	10.5	84	8	13.8	4.0	-	-	-
	Bob Pettit (1956 Hawks)	10.5	84	8	19.1	2.3	-	-	-
46	Cliff Hagan (1958 Hawks)	10.5	115	11	27.7	3.4	-	-	-
47	George McGinnis (1977 76ers)	10.4	198	19	14.2	3.6	1.2	0.3	-
48	Chet Walker (1964 76ers)	10.4	52	5	18.8	2.6	-	-	-
49	Dan Issel (1978 Nuggets)	10.3	134	13	20.2	4.1	0.5	0.2	-
50	LeRoy Ellis (1964 Lakers)	10.0	50	5	5.4	0.8	-	-	-
	Udonis Haslem (2005 Heat)	10.0	150	15	9.2	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.0
	Bob Lavoy (1952 Olympians)	10.0	20	2	12.0	2.0	-	-	-
	Evan Mobley (2023 Cavaliers)	10.0	50	5	9.8	2.0	0.6	1.2	0.0
	LaSalle Thompson (1984 Kings)	10.0	30	3	15.0	1.3	1.0	1.3	0.0

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.