NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 7th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th NBA season, ranked by playoff rebounds per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most rebounds in the Playoffs in his 7th year?

Playing for the 1966 Philadelphia 76ers, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 30.2 rebounds in 5 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 7th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 7th Season

30.2 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(1966 Philadelphia 76ers)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 7th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Wilt Chamberlain (1966 76ers)	30.2	151	5	28.0	3.0	-	-	-
2	Bill Russell (1963 Celtics)	25.1	326	13	20.3	5.1	-	-	-
3	Kevin Garnett (2002 Timberwolves)	18.7	56	3	24.0	5.0	1.7	1.7	0.3
4	Bob Pettit (1961 Hawks)	17.6	211	12	28.6	3.2	-	-	-
5	Jermaine O'Neal (2003 Pacers)	17.5	105	6	22.8	0.7	0.5	3.0	0.0
6	Bob Lanier (1977 Pistons)	16.7	50	3	28.0	2.0	1.0	2.3	-
7	Ben Wallace (2003 Pistons)	16.3	277	17	8.9	1.6	2.5	3.1	0.0
8	Wes Unseld (1975 Bullets)	16.2	276	17	10.7	3.8	0.9	1.2	-
9	Bill Bridges (1969 Hawks)	16.2	178	11	15.6	3.4	-	-	-
10	Walt Bellamy (1968 Knicks)	16.0	96	6	20.0	3.5	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Moses Malone (1983 76ers)	15.8	206	13	26.0	1.5	1.5	1.9	0.0
12	Clyde Lee (1973 Warriors)	15.7	173	11	10.6	1.5	-	-	-
13	Dwight Howard (2011 Magic)	15.5	93	6	27.0	0.5	0.7	1.8	0.0
14	Dave Cowens (1977 Celtics)	14.9	134	9	16.6	4.0	0.9	1.4	-
15	Dave DeBusschere (1969 Knicks)	14.8	148	10	16.3	3.3	-	-	-
16	Harry Gallatin (1955 Knicks)	14.7	44	3	18.3	2.3	-	-	-
	Hakeem Olajuwon (1991 Rockets)	14.7	44	3	22.0	2.0	1.3	2.7	0.0
18	Dan Roundfield (1983 Hawks)	14.0	42	3	17.7	3.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
19	Dolph Schayes (1956 Nationals)	13.9	111	8	22.1	3.4	-	-	-
20	Walter Dukes (1962 Pistons)	13.8	138	10	12.4	2.4	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020 Bucks)	13.8	124	9	26.7	5.7	0.7	0.9	1.4
22	Jarrett Allen (2024 Cavaliers)	13.8	55	4	17.0	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.0
23	Larry Smith (1987 Warriors)	13.7	137	10	10.3	1.7	1.2	0.6	0.0
24	DeAndre Jordan (2015 Clippers)	13.4	187	14	13.1	1.1	1.1	2.4	0.0
25	Carlos Boozer (2009 Jazz)	13.2	66	5	20.6	2.2	1.6	0.4	0.0
	Nikola Jokic (2022 Nuggets)	13.2	66	5	31.0	5.8	1.6	1.0	1.0
27	Andre Drummond (2019 Pistons)	13.0	52	4	14.3	2.3	1.5	1.3	0.0
	Detlef Schrempf (1992 Pacers)	13.0	39	3	21.0	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.7
29	Zelmo Beaty (1969 Hawks)	12.9	142	11	22.5	2.3	-	-	-
	Artis Gilmore (1983 Spurs)	12.9	142	11	16.7	1.6	0.8	3.1	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Joakim Noah (2014 Bulls)	12.8	64	5	10.4	4.6	1.0	1.4	0.0
32	Dikembe Mutombo (1998 Hawks)	12.8	51	4	8.0	0.3	0.3	2.3	0.0
33	Tom Boerwinkle (1975 Bulls)	12.7	165	13	8.2	4.2	0.3	0.8	-
34	Larry Foust (1957 Pistons)	12.5	25	2	22.5	3.0	-	-	-
	George Johnson (1979 Nets)	12.5	25	2	14.5	1.0	1.0	3.5	-
36	Red Kerr (1961 Nationals)	12.4	99	8	9.5	2.5	-	-	-
37	Darrall Imhoff (1967 Lakers)	12.3	37	3	10.0	1.7	-	-	-
	Arnie Risen (1955 Royals)	12.3	37	3	16.0	1.7	-	-	-
	Rasheed Wallace (2002 Trail Blazers)	12.3	37	3	25.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	2.3
40	Jack Nichols (1956 Celtics)	12.0	36	3	13.7	3.3	-	-	-
	Willis Reed (1971 Knicks)	12.0	144	12	15.7	2.3	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
42	Bob Boozer (1967 Bulls)	11.7	35	3	19.7	0.3	-	-	-
	Brad Daugherty (1993 Cavaliers)	11.7	105	9	18.7	3.4	0.7	0.8	0.0
44	Shawn Marion (2006 Suns)	11.7	233	20	20.4	1.6	1.9	1.2	1.1
45	Shaquille O'Neal (1999 Lakers)	11.6	93	8	26.6	2.3	0.9	2.9	0.0
46	Julius Randle (2021 Knicks)	11.6	58	5	18.0	4.0	0.6	0.0	2.2
47	Steven Adams (2020 Thunder)	11.6	81	7	10.1	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.0
48	Josh Hart (2024 Knicks)	11.5	150	13	14.5	4.5	1.0	0.8	1.7
49	Rudy Gobert (2020 Jazz)	11.4	80	7	16.9	1.1	0.6	1.4	0.0
	Gus Johnson (1970 Bullets)	11.4	80	7	18.4	1.3	-	-	-

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.