NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Their 8th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 8th 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 8th year?

Playing for the 1964 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 24.7 rebounds in 78 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 8th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 8th Season

24.7 rpg
Bill Russell
(1964 Boston Celtics)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 8th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1964 Celtics)	24.7	1,930	78	15.0	4.7	-	-	-
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1967 76ers)	24.2	1,957	81	24.1	7.8	-	-	-
3	Bob Pettit (1962 Hawks)	18.7	1,459	78	31.1	3.7	-	-	-
4	Dennis Rodman (1994 Spurs)	17.3	1,367	79	4.7	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.1
5	Gus Johnson (1971 Bullets)	17.1	1,128	66	18.2	2.9	-	-	-
6	Jerry Lucas (1971 Warriors)	15.8	1,265	80	19.2	3.7	-	-	-
7	Andre Drummond (2020 more than 1 team)	15.2	864	57	17.7	2.7	1.9	1.6	0.1
8	Red Kerr (1962 Nationals)	14.7	1,176	80	16.3	3.0	-	-	-
9	Dwight Howard (2012 Magic)	14.5	785	54	20.6	1.9	1.5	2.1	0.0
10	Bill Bridges (1970 Hawks)	14.4	1,181	82	14.8	4.2	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Dave Cowens (1978 Celtics)	14.0	1,078	77	18.6	4.6	1.3	0.9	-
	Dolph Schayes (1957 Nationals)	14.0	1,008	72	22.5	3.2	-	-	-
13	Nate Thurmond (1971 Warriors)	13.8	1,128	82	20.0	3.1	-	-	-
14	DeAndre Jordan (2016 Clippers)	13.8	1,059	77	12.7	1.2	0.7	2.3	0.0
15	Domantas Sabonis (2024 Kings)	13.7	1,120	82	19.4	8.2	0.9	0.6	0.4
16	Shaquille O'Neal (2000 Lakers)	13.6	1,078	79	29.7	3.8	0.5	3.0	0.0
17	Jayson Williams (1998 Nets)	13.6	883	65	12.9	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.0
18	Rudy Gobert (2021 Jazz)	13.5	960	71	14.3	1.3	0.6	2.7	0.0
19	Hassan Whiteside (2020 Trail Blazers)	13.5	905	67	15.5	1.2	0.4	2.9	0.1
20	Kevin Garnett (2003 Timberwolves)	13.4	1,102	82	23.0	6.0	1.4	1.6	0.2

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Moses Malone (1984 76ers)	13.4	950	71	22.7	1.4	1.0	1.5	0.0
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1977 Lakers)	13.3	1,090	82	26.2	3.9	1.2	3.2	-
23	Wes Unseld (1976 Bullets)	13.3	1,036	78	9.6	5.2	1.1	0.8	-
24	Happy Hairston (1972 Lakers)	13.1	1,045	80	13.1	2.4	-	-	-
25	DeMarcus Cousins (2018 Pelicans)	12.9	617	48	25.2	5.4	1.6	1.6	2.2
26	Kevin Willis (1993 Hawks)	12.9	1,028	80	17.9	2.1	0.9	0.5	0.1
27	Walt Bellamy (1969 more than 1 team)	12.5	1,101	88	17.4	2.0	-	-	-
28	Ben Wallace (2004 Pistons)	12.4	1,006	81	9.5	1.7	1.8	3.0	0.0
29	Dikembe Mutombo (1999 Hawks)	12.2	610	50	10.8	1.1	0.3	2.9	0.0
30	Larry Foust (1958 Lakers)	12.2	876	72	16.8	1.5	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Patrick Ewing (1993 Knicks)	12.1	980	81	24.2	1.9	0.9	2.0	0.0
32	Hakeem Olajuwon (1992 Rockets)	12.1	845	70	21.6	2.2	1.8	4.3	0.0
33	Nikola Vucevic (2019 Magic)	12.0	960	80	20.8	3.8	1.0	1.1	1.1
34	Erick Dampier (2004 Warriors)	12.0	887	74	12.3	0.8	0.4	1.9	0.0
35	Paul Silas (1972 Suns)	11.9	955	80	17.5	4.3	-	-	-
36	Clint Capela (2022 Hawks)	11.9	877	74	11.1	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.0
37	Nikola Jokic (2023 Nuggets)	11.8	817	69	24.5	9.8	1.3	0.7	0.8
38	Troy Murphy (2009 Pacers)	11.8	861	73	14.3	2.4	0.8	0.5	2.2
39	Anderson Varejao (2012 Cavaliers)	11.5	287	25	10.8	1.7	1.4	0.7	0.0
40	Anthony Mason (1997 Hornets)	11.4	829	73	16.2	5.7	1.0	0.5	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Bob Lanier (1978 Pistons)	11.3	715	63	24.5	3.4	1.3	1.5	-
42	Jonas Valanciunas (2020 Grizzlies)	11.3	788	70	14.9	1.9	0.4	1.1	0.5
43	David Lee (2013 Warriors)	11.2	886	79	18.5	3.5	0.8	0.3	0.0
44	Karl Malone (1993 Jazz)	11.2	919	82	27.0	3.8	1.5	1.0	0.0
45	Carlos Boozer (2010 Jazz)	11.2	874	78	19.5	3.2	1.1	0.5	0.0
46	Chris Webber (2001 Kings)	11.1	777	70	27.1	4.2	1.3	1.7	0.0
47	Tim Duncan (2005 Spurs)	11.1	732	66	20.3	2.7	0.7	2.6	0.0
48	LaMarcus Aldridge (2014 Trail Blazers)	11.1	765	69	23.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.0
49	Clyde Lee (1974 Warriors)	11.1	598	54	5.9	1.3	0.5	0.3	-
50	Charles Barkley (1992 76ers)	11.1	830	75	23.1	4.1	1.8	0.6	0.4

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