NBA Players with the Most Rebounds Grabbed in Playoffs in Their 4th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 4th 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 4th year?
Playing for the 1967 San Francisco Warriors, Nate Thurmond recorded a total of 346 rebounds in 15 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 4th season.
Total Rebounds, 4th Season
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Nate Thurmond
(1967 San Francisco Warriors)
Note: = NBA champion in this season.
Total Rebounds in a Player's 4th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
1 | (1967 Warriors) |
346 | 23.1 | 15 | 238 | 47 | - | - | - |
2 | (1960 Celtics) ![]() |
336 | 25.8 | 13 | 241 | 38 | - | - | - |
3 | (1974 Celtics) ![]() |
240 | 13.3 | 18 | 369 | 66 | 21 | 17 | - |
4 | (1962 Lakers) |
230 | 17.7 | 13 | 502 | 47 | - | - | - |
5 | (2016 Warriors) |
228 | 9.9 | 23 | 355 | 138 | 37 | 41 | 38 |
6 | (2015 Cavaliers) |
216 | 10.8 | 20 | 192 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
7 | (1952 Lakers) ![]() |
207 | 15.9 | 13 | 307 | 36 | - | - | - |
8 | (2018 Rockets) |
197 | 11.6 | 17 | 216 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 0 |
9 | (1993 Supersonics) |
190 | 10.0 | 19 | 313 | 49 | 29 | 40 | 0 |
10 | (2001 Spurs) |
188 | 14.5 | 13 | 317 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 1 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
11 | (1980 76ers) |
185 | 10.3 | 18 | 158 | 34 | 13 | 37 | 0 |
12 | (2019 Nuggets) |
182 | 13.0 | 14 | 352 | 118 | 16 | 13 | 22 |
13 | (1958 Hawks) ![]() |
181 | 16.5 | 11 | 266 | 20 | - | - | - |
14 | (1975 Warriors) ![]() |
166 | 9.8 | 17 | 104 | 38 | 14 | 21 | - |
15 | (2011 Bulls) |
163 | 10.2 | 16 | 139 | 40 | 16 | 33 | 0 |
(1974 Bucks) |
163 | 10.2 | 16 | 107 | 20 | 7 | 14 | - | |
17 | (2023 Nuggets) ![]() |
162 | 8.1 | 20 | 267 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 46 |
18 | (2007 Cavaliers) |
161 | 8.1 | 20 | 501 | 159 | 34 | 10 | 21 |
(1990 Pistons) ![]() |
161 | 8.5 | 19 | 126 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 0 | |
20 | (2008 Magic) |
158 | 15.8 | 10 | 189 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 0 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
21 | (2021 Hawks) |
157 | 8.7 | 18 | 250 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
22 | (1966 Celtics) ![]() |
154 | 9.1 | 17 | 401 | 70 | - | - | - |
23 | (1965 Bullets) |
151 | 15.1 | 10 | 209 | 34 | - | - | - |
(1991 Bulls) ![]() |
151 | 8.9 | 17 | 368 | 99 | 42 | 19 | 4 | |
25 | (1966 Hawks) |
149 | 14.9 | 10 | 203 | 28 | - | - | - |
26 | (2022 Mavericks) |
147 | 9.8 | 15 | 475 | 96 | 27 | 9 | 51 |
27 | (2014 Pacers) |
145 | 7.6 | 19 | 429 | 73 | 41 | 7 | 52 |
28 | (1984 Celtics) ![]() |
143 | 6.2 | 23 | 340 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
29 | (1981 Rockets) |
142 | 6.8 | 21 | 339 | 98 | 50 | 24 | 0 |
30 | (2014 Spurs) ![]() |
140 | 6.1 | 23 | 173 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
31 | (2011 Thunder) |
139 | 8.2 | 17 | 487 | 48 | 16 | 19 | 37 |
32 | (1986 Bucks) |
138 | 9.9 | 14 | 303 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 0 |
(1991 Bulls) ![]() |
138 | 8.1 | 17 | 226 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 0 | |
(1960 Hawks) |
138 | 9.9 | 14 | 339 | 54 | - | - | - | |
35 | (1989 Lakers) |
137 | 9.1 | 15 | 152 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
(2002 Celtics) |
137 | 8.6 | 16 | 394 | 66 | 27 | 20 | 30 | |
37 | (1995 Pacers) |
136 | 8.0 | 17 | 135 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
(1980 76ers) |
136 | 7.6 | 18 | 440 | 79 | 36 | 37 | 2 | |
39 | (1994 Jazz) |
135 | 8.4 | 16 | 127 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
40 | (1952 Knicks) |
134 | 9.6 | 14 | 151 | 19 | - | - | - |
(2010 Celtics) |
134 | 5.6 | 24 | 379 | 223 | 46 | 3 | 9 |
Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
42 | (1968 Lakers) |
133 | 8.9 | 15 | 129 | 24 | - | - | - |
(1966 Lakers) |
133 | 9.5 | 14 | 137 | 8 | - | - | - | |
44 | (1966 Hawks) |
131 | 13.1 | 10 | 190 | 22 | - | - | - |
(2014 Pacers) |
131 | 6.9 | 19 | 259 | 80 | 16 | 4 | 24 | |
46 | (1997 Heat) |
129 | 8.6 | 15 | 122 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
(1985 Lakers) ![]() |
129 | 6.8 | 19 | 115 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 0 | |
(2016 Raptors) |
129 | 10.8 | 12 | 165 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 0 | |
49 | (1983 Lakers) |
128 | 8.5 | 15 | 268 | 192 | 34 | 12 | 0 |
(1976 Braves) |
128 | 14.2 | 9 | 252 | 29 | 7 | 18 | - |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.