NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 6th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 6th 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 6th year?
Playing for the 1965 Philadelphia 76ers, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 27.2 rebounds in 11 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 6th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 6th Season
27.2 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(1965 Philadelphia 76ers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 6th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1965 76ers) |
27.2 | 299 | 11 | 29.3 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1962 Celtics) |
26.4 | 370 | 14 | 22.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1969 Warriors) |
19.5 | 117 | 6 | 16.7 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (1957 Warriors) |
17.5 | 35 | 2 | 19.0 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 5 | (1982 Rockets) |
17.0 | 51 | 3 | 24.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 6 | (1967 Knicks) |
16.5 | 66 | 4 | 18.3 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
| 7 | (1976 Celtics) |
16.4 | 296 | 18 | 21.0 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | - |
| 8 | (1968 Pistons) |
16.2 | 97 | 6 | 19.3 | 2.2 | - | - | - |
| 9 | (2002 Pistons) |
16.1 | 161 | 10 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 10 | (1974 Bullets) |
15.9 | 111 | 7 | 25.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | - |
(1970 Suns) |
15.9 | 111 | 7 | 16.1 | 4.3 | - | - | - | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 12 | (1960 Hawks) |
15.8 | 221 | 14 | 26.1 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 13 | (1990 76ers) |
15.5 | 155 | 10 | 24.7 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 14 | (1971 76ers) |
15.4 | 108 | 7 | 25.9 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
| 15 | (2003 Spurs) |
15.4 | 369 | 24 | 24.7 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 16 | (1954 Knicks) |
15.3 | 61 | 4 | 13.5 | 1.5 | - | - | - |
| 17 | (1986 Pistons) |
14.0 | 56 | 4 | 22.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 18 | (1970 Knicks) |
13.8 | 248 | 18 | 23.7 | 2.8 | - | - | - |
| 19 | (1968 Hawks) |
13.5 | 81 | 6 | 21.5 | 2.5 | - | - | - |
| 20 | (2018 Pelicans) |
13.4 | 121 | 9 | 30.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1991 Jazz) |
13.3 | 120 | 9 | 29.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 22 | (1954 Lakers) |
13.2 | 171 | 13 | 19.4 | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| 23 | (1967 Royals) |
13.0 | 52 | 4 | 17.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
(1983 Supersonics) |
13.0 | 26 | 2 | 15.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 25 | (1968 Hawks) |
12.8 | 77 | 6 | 15.7 | 2.3 | - | - | - |
| 26 | (1955 Nationals) |
12.8 | 141 | 11 | 19.0 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| 27 | (1972 Warriors) |
12.8 | 64 | 5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 28 | (1956 Pistons) |
12.7 | 127 | 10 | 16.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - |
| 29 | (1976 Pistons) |
12.7 | 114 | 9 | 26.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | - |
| 30 | (2014 Clippers) |
12.5 | 163 | 13 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1964 Royals) |
12.4 | 124 | 10 | 13.4 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
| 32 | (1997 Hawks) |
12.3 | 123 | 10 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 33 | (2008 Jazz) |
12.3 | 147 | 12 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 34 | (2019 Bucks) |
12.2 | 183 | 15 | 25.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| 35 | (1974 Bullets) |
12.1 | 85 | 7 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | - |
| 36 | (1995 Spurs) |
12.1 | 182 | 15 | 25.3 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| 37 | (2001 Timberwolves) |
12.0 | 48 | 4 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
(1995 Supersonics) |
12.0 | 48 | 4 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | |
| 39 | (2005 Suns) |
11.8 | 177 | 15 | 17.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
(2004 Mavericks) |
11.8 | 59 | 5 | 26.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2008 Jazz) |
11.8 | 141 | 12 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 42 | (1986 Mavericks) |
11.7 | 117 | 10 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 43 | (1965 Bullets) |
11.7 | 105 | 9 | 20.8 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
| 44 | (1964 Lakers) |
11.6 | 58 | 5 | 24.2 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
(2021 Nuggets) |
11.6 | 116 | 10 | 29.8 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | |
| 46 | (2009 Celtics) |
11.6 | 162 | 14 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 47 | (1959 Knicks) |
11.5 | 23 | 2 | 13.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - |
(1957 Pistons) |
11.5 | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - | |
(1990 Rockets) |
11.5 | 46 | 4 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 | |
(1977 Warriors) |
11.5 | 115 | 10 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | - | |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.