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

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th NBA season, ranked by regular season 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 Regular Season in his 7th year?

Playing for the 1966 Philadelphia 76ers, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 24.6 rebounds in 79 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 7th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 7th Season

24.6 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

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Wilt Chamberlain (1966 76ers)	24.6	1,943	79	33.5	5.2	-	-	-
2	Bill Russell (1963 Celtics)	23.6	1,843	78	16.8	4.5	-	-	-
3	Bob Pettit (1961 Hawks)	20.3	1,540	76	27.9	3.4	-	-	-
4	Dennis Rodman (1993 Pistons)	18.3	1,132	62	7.5	1.6	0.8	0.7	0.2
5	Nate Thurmond (1970 Warriors)	17.7	762	43	21.9	3.5	-	-	-
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1976 Lakers)	16.9	1,383	82	27.7	5.0	1.5	4.1	-
7	Andre Drummond (2019 Pistons)	15.6	1,232	79	17.3	1.4	1.7	1.7	0.1
8	Kevin Willis (1992 Hawks)	15.5	1,258	81	18.3	2.1	0.9	0.7	0.1
9	Ben Wallace (2003 Pistons)	15.4	1,126	73	6.9	1.6	1.4	3.2	0.0
10	Moses Malone (1983 76ers)	15.3	1,194	78	24.5	1.3	1.1	2.0	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	DeAndre Jordan (2015 Clippers)	15.0	1,226	82	11.5	0.7	1.0	2.2	0.0
12	Wes Unseld (1975 Bullets)	14.8	1,077	73	9.2	4.1	1.6	0.9	-
13	Clint Capela (2021 Hawks)	14.3	903	63	15.2	0.8	0.7	2.0	0.0
14	Jerry Lucas (1970 more than 1 team)	14.2	951	67	15.1	2.6	-	-	-
15	Bill Bridges (1969 Hawks)	14.2	1,132	80	11.8	3.7	-	-	-
16	Dwight Howard (2011 Magic)	14.1	1,098	78	22.9	1.4	1.4	2.4	0.0
17	Dave Cowens (1977 Celtics)	13.9	697	50	16.4	5.0	0.9	1.0	-
18	Gus Johnson (1970 Bullets)	13.9	1,086	78	17.3	3.4	-	-	-
19	Harry Gallatin (1955 Knicks)	13.8	995	72	14.6	2.4	-	-	-
20	Nikola Jokic (2022 Nuggets)	13.8	1,019	74	27.1	7.9	1.5	0.9	1.3

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Hakeem Olajuwon (1991 Rockets)	13.8	770	56	21.2	2.3	2.2	3.9	0.0
22	Willis Reed (1971 Knicks)	13.7	1,003	73	20.9	2.0	-	-	-
23	Ray Scott (1968 Bullets)	13.7	1,111	81	16.4	2.1	-	-	-
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020 Bucks)	13.6	856	63	29.5	5.6	1.0	1.0	1.4
25	Jayson Williams (1997 Nets)	13.5	553	41	13.4	1.2	0.6	0.9	0.0
26	Rudy Gobert (2020 Jazz)	13.5	916	68	15.1	1.5	0.8	2.0	0.0
27	Darrall Imhoff (1967 Lakers)	13.3	1,080	81	10.7	2.7	-	-	-
28	Elgin Baylor (1965 Lakers)	12.8	950	74	27.1	3.8	-	-	-
29	Paul Silas (1971 Suns)	12.5	1,015	81	11.9	3.0	-	-	-
30	Tim Duncan (2004 Spurs)	12.4	859	69	22.3	3.1	0.9	2.7	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Dolph Schayes (1956 Nationals)	12.4	891	72	20.4	2.8	-	-	-
32	Domantas Sabonis (2023 Kings)	12.3	973	79	19.1	7.3	0.8	0.5	0.4
33	Elvin Hayes (1975 Bullets)	12.2	1,004	82	23.0	2.5	1.9	2.3	-
34	Billy Cunningham (1972 76ers)	12.2	918	75	23.3	5.9	-	-	-
35	David Robinson (1996 Spurs)	12.2	1,000	82	25.0	3.0	1.4	3.3	0.0
36	Kevin Garnett (2002 Timberwolves)	12.1	981	81	21.2	5.2	1.2	1.6	0.5
37	Red Kerr (1961 Nationals)	12.0	951	79	13.4	2.5	-	-	-
38	Anthony Davis (2019 Pelicans)	12.0	672	56	25.9	3.9	1.6	2.4	0.9
	Artis Gilmore (1983 Spurs)	12.0	984	82	18.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	0.0
40	Buck Williams (1988 Nets)	11.9	834	70	18.3	1.6	1.0	0.6	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Olden Polynice (1994 more than 1 team)	11.9	809	68	11.6	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.0
42	James Donaldson (1987 Mavericks)	11.9	973	82	10.8	0.8	0.6	1.7	0.0
43	Shawn Marion (2006 Suns)	11.8	959	81	21.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	1.2
44	Andrew Bynum (2012 Lakers)	11.8	709	60	18.7	1.4	0.5	1.9	0.0
45	Tyson Chandler (2008 Hornets)	11.7	928	79	11.8	1.0	0.6	1.1	0.0
46	Walt Bellamy (1968 Knicks)	11.7	961	82	16.7	2.0	-	-	-
47	Dave DeBusschere (1969 more than 1 team)	11.7	888	76	16.3	2.5	-	-	-
48	Bill Laimbeer (1987 Pistons)	11.6	955	82	15.4	1.8	0.9	0.8	0.1
49	Bob Lanier (1977 Pistons)	11.6	745	64	25.3	3.3	1.1	2.0	-
50	Larry Smith (1987 Warriors)	11.5	917	80	8.8	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.0

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