NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 6th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 6th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 6th year?
Playing for the 1962 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 23.6 rebounds in 76 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 6th season.
Rebounds Per Game, 6th Season
23.6 rpg
Bill Russell
(1962 Boston Celtics)
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
Regular Season
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1962 Celtics) |
23.6 | 1,790 | 76 | 18.9 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 2 | (1965 more than 1 team) |
22.9 | 1,673 | 73 | 34.7 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (1969 Warriors) |
19.7 | 1,402 | 71 | 21.5 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (1992 Pistons) |
18.7 | 1,530 | 82 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 5 | (1969 Royals) |
18.4 | 1,360 | 74 | 18.3 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 6 | (1974 Bullets) |
18.1 | 1,463 | 81 | 21.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | - |
| 7 | (1960 Hawks) |
17.0 | 1,221 | 72 | 26.1 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| 8 | (2018 Pistons) |
16.0 | 1,247 | 78 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| 9 | (1976 Celtics) |
16.0 | 1,246 | 78 | 19.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | - |
| 10 | (1954 Knicks) |
15.3 | 1,098 | 72 | 13.2 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (1982 Rockets) |
14.7 | 1,188 | 81 | 31.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 12 | (1972 Warriors) |
14.5 | 1,132 | 78 | 8.1 | 1.1 | - | - | - |
| 13 | (1954 Lakers) |
14.3 | 1,028 | 72 | 18.1 | 2.4 | - | - | - |
| 14 | (1961 Pistons) |
14.1 | 1,028 | 73 | 11.7 | 1.9 | - | - | - |
| 15 | (1975 Bucks) |
14.0 | 912 | 65 | 30.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | - |
| 16 | (1990 Rockets) |
14.0 | 1,149 | 82 | 24.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 17 | (1970 Knicks) |
13.9 | 1,126 | 81 | 21.7 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| 18 | (2020 Rockets) |
13.8 | 537 | 39 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| 19 | (2014 Clippers) |
13.6 | 1,114 | 82 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 20 | (1968 Pistons) |
13.5 | 1,081 | 80 | 17.9 | 2.3 | - | - | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1967 Knicks) |
13.5 | 1,064 | 79 | 19.0 | 2.6 | - | - | - |
| 22 | (1968 Hawks) |
13.4 | 1,102 | 82 | 15.6 | 3.1 | - | - | - |
| 23 | (2010 Magic) |
13.2 | 1,082 | 82 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| 24 | (1986 Pistons) |
13.1 | 1,075 | 82 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 25 | (2002 Pistons) |
13.0 | 1,039 | 80 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 26 | (1999 Kings) |
13.0 | 545 | 42 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| 27 | (2003 Spurs) |
12.9 | 1,043 | 81 | 23.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 28 | (2019 Jazz) |
12.9 | 1,041 | 81 | 15.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| 29 | (1978 Knicks) |
12.8 | 1,010 | 79 | 26.5 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | - |
| 30 | (1976 Kings) |
12.6 | 1,024 | 81 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | - |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2014 Timberwolves) |
12.5 | 963 | 77 | 26.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 32 | (1987 Nets) |
12.5 | 1,023 | 82 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| 33 | (2019 Bucks) |
12.5 | 898 | 72 | 27.7 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| 34 | (1957 Warriors) |
12.4 | 855 | 69 | 22.8 | 2.9 | - | - | - |
| 35 | (2007 Hornets) |
12.4 | 904 | 73 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| 36 | (1955 Nationals) |
12.3 | 887 | 72 | 18.5 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
| 37 | (1960 Nationals) |
12.2 | 913 | 75 | 14.7 | 2.2 | - | - | - |
| 38 | (2022 more than 1 team) |
12.1 | 752 | 62 | 18.9 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 39 | (1991 Knicks) |
12.1 | 920 | 76 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 40 | (2001 Nuggets) |
12.1 | 845 | 70 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Pts | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1964 Lakers) |
12.0 | 936 | 78 | 25.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 42 | (1982 Hawks) |
11.8 | 721 | 61 | 18.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 43 | (1991 Jazz) |
11.8 | 967 | 82 | 29.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | (1970 Suns) |
11.7 | 916 | 78 | 12.8 | 2.7 | - | - | - |
| 45 | (2022 76ers) |
11.7 | 796 | 68 | 30.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 46 | (1968 Hawks) |
11.7 | 959 | 82 | 21.1 | 2.1 | - | - | - |
| 47 | (1974 Rockets) |
11.7 | 923 | 79 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | - |
| 48 | (1971 76ers) |
11.7 | 946 | 81 | 23.0 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 49 | (1976 Pistons) |
11.7 | 746 | 64 | 21.3 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | - |
| 50 | (1997 Hawks) |
11.6 | 929 | 80 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.