NBA Players with the Most Rebounds Grabbed in Playoffs in Their 3rd Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 3rd 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 3rd year?
Playing for the 1971 Baltimore Bullets, Wes Unseld recorded a total of 339 rebounds in 18 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 3rd season.
Total Rebounds, 3rd Season
339 reb
Wes Unseld
(1971 Baltimore Bullets)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Rebounds in a Player's 3rd Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1971 Bullets) |
339 | 18.8 | 18 | 238 | 69 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1962 Warriors) |
319 | 26.6 | 12 | 420 | 37 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1959 Celtics) ![]() |
305 | 27.7 | 11 | 171 | 40 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (1977 Trail Blazers) ![]() |
288 | 15.2 | 19 | 345 | 104 | 20 | 64 | - |
| 5 | (2021 Suns) |
260 | 11.8 | 22 | 347 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | (1995 Magic) |
250 | 11.9 | 21 | 539 | 70 | 18 | 40 | 0 |
| 7 | (1973 Celtics) |
216 | 16.6 | 13 | 285 | 48 | - | - | - |
| 8 | (1986 Rockets) |
215 | 10.8 | 20 | 399 | 80 | 30 | 35 | 1 |
| 9 | (2015 Warriors) ![]() |
212 | 10.1 | 21 | 288 | 109 | 38 | 25 | 24 |
| 10 | (1972 Bucks) |
200 | 18.2 | 11 | 316 | 56 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2020 Heat) |
196 | 10.3 | 19 | 338 | 84 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
(1951 Royals) ![]() |
196 | 14.0 | 14 | 273 | 33 | - | - | - | |
| 13 | (2003 Nets) |
187 | 9.4 | 20 | 378 | 57 | 29 | 31 | 1 |
| 14 | (1961 Lakers) |
183 | 15.3 | 12 | 457 | 55 | - | - | - |
| 15 | (1967 76ers) ![]() |
176 | 11.7 | 15 | 165 | 30 | - | - | - |
| 16 | (1988 Lakers) ![]() |
175 | 7.3 | 24 | 239 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | (2016 Thunder) |
171 | 9.5 | 18 | 182 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
(2006 Mavericks) |
171 | 7.4 | 23 | 384 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 24 | |
(2019 Raptors) ![]() |
171 | 7.1 | 24 | 455 | 66 | 24 | 17 | 29 | |
| 20 | (1989 Pistons) ![]() |
170 | 10.0 | 17 | 98 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
(2020 Celtics) |
170 | 10.0 | 17 | 437 | 85 | 17 | 20 | 47 | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 22 | (1957 Hawks) |
168 | 16.8 | 10 | 298 | 25 | - | - | - |
| 23 | (1951 Knicks) |
163 | 11.6 | 14 | 165 | 26 | - | - | - |
| 24 | (2006 Heat) ![]() |
162 | 7.4 | 22 | 189 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | (1979 Spurs) |
160 | 11.4 | 14 | 295 | 42 | 20 | 1 | - |
(2005 Suns) |
160 | 10.7 | 15 | 449 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 0 | |
| 27 | (1994 Pacers) |
159 | 9.9 | 16 | 123 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 0 |
(1990 Bulls) |
159 | 9.9 | 16 | 195 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
| 29 | (1982 Lakers) ![]() |
158 | 11.3 | 14 | 243 | 130 | 40 | 3 | 0 |
(2005 Pistons) |
158 | 6.3 | 25 | 336 | 83 | 26 | 9 | 22 | |
(1965 Lakers) |
158 | 14.4 | 11 | 77 | 23 | - | - | - | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 32 | (1963 Royals) |
156 | 13.0 | 12 | 381 | 108 | - | - | - |
| 33 | (1995 Rockets) ![]() |
155 | 7.0 | 22 | 288 | 76 | 32 | 26 | 44 |
(2014 Spurs) ![]() |
155 | 6.7 | 23 | 328 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 31 | |
(1984 Nets) |
155 | 14.1 | 11 | 171 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 0 | |
| 36 | (1999 Knicks) |
153 | 7.7 | 20 | 207 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 0 |
| 37 | (1982 Celtics) |
150 | 12.5 | 12 | 214 | 67 | 23 | 17 | 1 |
| 38 | (1970 Knicks) ![]() |
149 | 7.8 | 19 | 304 | 156 | - | - | - |
| 39 | (1984 Suns) |
148 | 8.7 | 17 | 287 | 40 | 16 | 34 | 0 |
| 40 | (2011 Grizzlies) |
146 | 11.2 | 13 | 195 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1994 Nuggets) |
144 | 12.0 | 12 | 159 | 21 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
(2013 Pacers) |
144 | 7.6 | 19 | 179 | 63 | 23 | 2 | 18 | |
| 43 | (1979 Supersonics) ![]() |
142 | 8.4 | 17 | 220 | 34 | 19 | 18 | - |
| 44 | (2013 Pacers) |
141 | 7.4 | 19 | 365 | 96 | 25 | 9 | 34 |
| 45 | (1976 Cavaliers) |
140 | 10.8 | 13 | 114 | 37 | 13 | 12 | - |
(1953 Knicks) |
140 | 12.7 | 11 | 132 | 39 | - | - | - | |
| 47 | (1956 Pistons) |
139 | 13.9 | 10 | 230 | 26 | - | - | - |
| 48 | (2009 Celtics) |
136 | 9.7 | 14 | 236 | 137 | 35 | 3 | 6 |
| 49 | (2006 Heat) ![]() |
135 | 5.9 | 23 | 654 | 132 | 51 | 26 | 14 |
| 50 | (2006 Suns) |
133 | 6.7 | 20 | 374 | 104 | 18 | 22 | 3 |
(1965 Lakers) |
133 | 12.1 | 11 | 158 | 7 | - | - | - | |
(2005 Spurs) ![]() |
133 | 5.8 | 23 | 479 | 97 | 28 | 6 | 42 | |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.