NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 5th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 5th 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 5th year?
Playing for the 1961 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 29.9 rebounds in 10 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 5th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 5th Season
29.9 rpg
Bill Russell
(1961 Boston Celtics)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 5th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1961 Celtics) |
29.9 | 299 | 10 | 19.1 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1964 Warriors) |
25.2 | 302 | 12 | 34.7 | 3.3 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1967 Hawks) |
18.8 | 169 | 9 | 15.7 | 2.4 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (1960 Pistons) |
16.5 | 33 | 2 | 24.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | (1975 Celtics) |
16.5 | 181 | 11 | 20.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | - |
| 6 | (1974 Bucks) |
15.8 | 253 | 16 | 32.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | - |
| 7 | (1975 Kings) |
15.7 | 94 | 6 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | - |
| 8 | (1953 Lakers) |
15.4 | 185 | 12 | 19.8 | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| 9 | (2009 Magic) |
15.3 | 353 | 23 | 20.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 10 | (1973 Bullets) |
15.2 | 76 | 5 | 9.8 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (1981 Rockets) |
14.5 | 305 | 21 | 26.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| 12 | (2002 Spurs) |
14.4 | 130 | 9 | 27.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| 13 | (1956 Warriors) |
14.3 | 143 | 10 | 20.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 14 | (1969 Knicks) |
14.1 | 141 | 10 | 25.7 | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| 15 | (1963 Lakers) |
13.6 | 177 | 13 | 32.6 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 16 | (1963 Royals) |
13.5 | 162 | 12 | 16.8 | 1.3 | - | - | - |
| 17 | (1989 Rockets) |
13.0 | 52 | 4 | 25.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 18 | (2015 Clippers) |
12.7 | 178 | 14 | 25.5 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 19 | (2001 Pacers) |
12.5 | 50 | 4 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
(1959 Hawks) |
12.5 | 75 | 6 | 27.8 | 2.3 | - | - | - | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1954 Royals) |
12.3 | 74 | 6 | 11.7 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
(1961 Warriors) |
12.3 | 37 | 3 | 9.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - | |
| 23 | (2007 Jazz) |
12.2 | 207 | 17 | 23.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 24 | (1982 Supersonics) |
12.1 | 97 | 8 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | (2007 Suns) |
12.1 | 121 | 10 | 25.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 26 | (1959 Nationals) |
12.0 | 108 | 9 | 14.4 | 2.7 | - | - | - |
| 27 | (1991 Pistons) |
11.8 | 177 | 15 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 28 | (1989 76ers) |
11.7 | 35 | 3 | 27.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
(1953 Royals) |
11.7 | 35 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.7 | - | - | - | |
| 30 | (2003 Mavericks) |
11.5 | 196 | 17 | 25.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1973 Bullets) |
11.4 | 57 | 5 | 25.8 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
| 32 | (1955 Celtics) |
11.3 | 79 | 7 | 9.0 | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| 33 | (1996 Pacers) |
11.2 | 56 | 5 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | (1981 Bulls) |
11.2 | 67 | 6 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 35 | (1987 Jazz) |
11.0 | 55 | 5 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
(1990 Knicks) |
11.0 | 110 | 10 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 37 | (1984 Celtics) |
11.0 | 252 | 23 | 27.5 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 38 | (1953 Knicks) |
10.9 | 120 | 11 | 10.5 | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 39 | (1975 Braves) |
10.9 | 76 | 7 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | - |
| 40 | (2000 Timberwolves) |
10.8 | 43 | 4 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
(2020 Pacers) |
10.8 | 43 | 4 | 15.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 42 | (2018 Jazz) |
10.7 | 118 | 11 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| 43 | (1985 Pistons) |
10.7 | 96 | 9 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
(1975 Pistons) |
10.7 | 32 | 3 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | - | |
| 45 | (1997 Lakers) |
10.6 | 95 | 9 | 26.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| 46 | (2021 76ers) |
10.5 | 116 | 11 | 28.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 47 | (1990 Knicks) |
10.5 | 105 | 10 | 29.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
(1958 Royals) |
10.5 | 21 | 2 | 16.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | |
| 49 | (1954 Nationals) |
10.5 | 136 | 13 | 16.0 | 1.8 | - | - | - |
| 50 | (1970 76ers) |
10.4 | 52 | 5 | 29.2 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.