NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 4th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 4th 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 4th year?
Playing for the 1960 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 25.8 rebounds in 13 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 4th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 4th Season
25.8 rpg
Bill Russell
(1960 Boston Celtics)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 4th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1960 Celtics) |
25.8 | 336 | 13 | 18.5 | 2.9 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1967 Warriors) |
23.1 | 346 | 15 | 15.9 | 3.1 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1958 Nationals) |
20.3 | 61 | 3 | 16.7 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (1967 Royals) |
19.3 | 77 | 4 | 12.5 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | (1962 Lakers) |
17.7 | 230 | 13 | 38.6 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| 6 | (1988 Rockets) |
16.8 | 67 | 4 | 37.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 7 | (1958 Hawks) |
16.5 | 181 | 11 | 24.2 | 1.8 | - | - | - |
| 8 | (1989 Jazz) |
16.3 | 49 | 3 | 30.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 9 | (1973 Bucks) |
16.2 | 97 | 6 | 22.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - |
| 10 | (1952 Lakers) |
15.9 | 207 | 13 | 23.6 | 2.8 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2008 Magic) |
15.8 | 158 | 10 | 18.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 12 | (1990 Mavericks) |
15.3 | 46 | 3 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 13 | (1974 Pistons) |
15.3 | 107 | 7 | 26.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | - |
| 14 | (1965 Bullets) |
15.1 | 151 | 10 | 20.9 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 15 | (1966 Hawks) |
14.9 | 149 | 10 | 20.3 | 2.8 | - | - | - |
| 16 | (1974 Braves) |
14.7 | 88 | 6 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | - |
| 17 | (2001 Spurs) |
14.5 | 188 | 13 | 24.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 18 | (1994 Nets) |
14.3 | 57 | 4 | 24.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 19 | (1976 Braves) |
14.2 | 128 | 9 | 28.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | - |
| 20 | (1980 Rockets) |
13.9 | 97 | 7 | 25.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1953 Royals) |
13.3 | 40 | 3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | - | - | - |
(1974 Celtics) |
13.3 | 240 | 18 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - | |
(1959 Pistons) |
13.3 | 40 | 3 | 14.3 | 1.0 | - | - | - | |
| 24 | (2002 Mavericks) |
13.1 | 105 | 8 | 28.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 25 | (1966 Hawks) |
13.1 | 131 | 10 | 19.0 | 2.2 | - | - | - |
| 26 | (2019 Nuggets) |
13.0 | 182 | 14 | 25.1 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 27 | (1969 76ers) |
12.6 | 63 | 5 | 24.4 | 2.4 | - | - | - |
(1993 Spurs) |
12.6 | 126 | 10 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | |
| 29 | (1983 Celtics) |
12.5 | 75 | 6 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
(1952 Royals) |
12.5 | 75 | 6 | 15.7 | 1.5 | - | - | - | |
(1972 Bullets) |
12.5 | 75 | 6 | 12.3 | 4.2 | - | - | - | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 32 | (1984 Pistons) |
12.4 | 62 | 5 | 15.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 33 | (2020 76ers) |
12.3 | 49 | 4 | 30.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 34 | (1977 Cavaliers) |
12.0 | 36 | 3 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | - |
(1999 Timberwolves) |
12.0 | 48 | 4 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 36 | (2025 Rockets) |
11.9 | 83 | 7 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 37 | (2003 Suns) |
11.7 | 70 | 6 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
(1986 Kings) |
11.7 | 35 | 3 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 39 | (1980 Hawks) |
11.6 | 58 | 5 | 17.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| 40 | (2018 Rockets) |
11.6 | 197 | 17 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1962 Royals) |
11.3 | 45 | 4 | 14.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
(2000 Spurs) |
11.3 | 45 | 4 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 43 | (1989 Knicks) |
11.2 | 101 | 9 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 44 | (2012 Pacers) |
11.2 | 123 | 11 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 45 | (1953 Olympians) |
11.0 | 22 | 2 | 15.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
(2004 Nets) |
11.0 | 121 | 11 | 19.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
(1978 Trail Blazers) |
11.0 | 22 | 2 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | |
| 48 | (2016 Heat) |
10.9 | 109 | 10 | 12.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 49 | (2015 Cavaliers) |
10.8 | 216 | 20 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 50 | (1998 Trail Blazers) |
10.8 | 43 | 4 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
(1984 Bullets) |
10.8 | 43 | 4 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
(2016 Raptors) |
10.8 | 129 | 12 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.