NBA Players with the Highest Rebounding Averages in Playoffs in Their 9th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 9th 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 9th year?

Playing for the 1965 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 25.2 rebounds in 12 games — the highest playoff rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 9th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 9th Season

25.2 rpg
Bill Russell
(1965 Boston Celtics)

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

Rebounds Per Game in a Player's 9th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1965 Celtics)	25.2	302	12	16.5	6.3	-	-	-
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1968 76ers)	24.7	321	13	23.7	6.5	-	-	-
3	Bill Bridges (1971 Hawks)	20.8	104	5	9.8	1.0	-	-	-
4	Nate Thurmond (1972 Warriors)	17.8	89	5	25.4	5.2	-	-	-
5	Darrall Imhoff (1969 76ers)	16.4	82	5	18.2	2.4	-	-	-
6	Walt Bellamy (1970 Hawks)	15.6	140	9	16.8	3.9	-	-	-
7	Shaquille O'Neal (2001 Lakers)	15.4	247	16	30.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	0.0
8	Bob Pettit (1963 Hawks)	15.1	166	11	31.8	3.0	-	-	-
9	Paul Silas (1973 Celtics)	15.1	196	13	9.6	3.0	-	-	-
10	Red Kerr (1963 Nationals)	15.0	75	5	13.6	1.8	-	-	-
	Dolph Schayes (1958 Nationals)	15.0	45	3	26.7	2.0	-	-	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
12	Dennis Rodman (1995 Spurs)	14.8	207	14	8.9	1.3	0.9	0.0	0.0
13	Kevin Garnett (2004 Timberwolves)	14.6	263	18	24.3	5.1	1.3	2.3	0.3
14	DeAndre Jordan (2017 Clippers)	14.4	101	7	15.4	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.0
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2022 Bucks)	14.2	170	12	31.7	6.8	0.7	1.3	0.8
16	David Robinson (1998 Spurs)	14.1	127	9	19.4	2.6	1.2	3.3	0.0
17	Hakeem Olajuwon (1993 Rockets)	14.0	168	12	25.7	4.8	1.8	4.9	0.0
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1978 Lakers)	13.7	41	3	27.0	3.7	0.7	4.0	-
19	Charles Barkley (1993 Suns)	13.6	326	24	26.6	4.3	1.6	1.0	0.4
20	Elvin Hayes (1977 Bullets)	13.6	122	9	21.0	1.9	1.1	2.4	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Nikola Jokic (2024 Nuggets)	13.4	161	12	28.7	8.7	1.4	0.7	1.2
22	Kenny Carr (1986 Trail Blazers)	13.3	53	4	14.8	1.8	1.3	0.3	0.0
23	Rudy Gobert (2022 Jazz)	13.2	79	6	12.0	0.5	0.2	1.0	0.0
24	Elgin Baylor (1967 Lakers)	13.0	39	3	23.7	3.0	-	-	-
	Dave DeBusschere (1971 Knicks)	13.0	156	12	16.4	1.8	-	-	-
26	Karl Malone (1994 Jazz)	12.4	198	16	27.1	3.4	1.4	0.8	0.0
27	Olden Polynice (1996 Kings)	12.0	48	4	13.8	0.8	0.3	1.8	0.3
28	Patrick Ewing (1994 Knicks)	11.7	293	25	21.9	2.6	1.3	3.0	0.2
29	Charles Oakley (1994 Knicks)	11.7	292	25	13.2	2.4	1.4	0.2	0.0
30	Wes Unseld (1977 Bullets)	11.7	105	9	7.4	4.9	0.9	0.7	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Russell Westbrook (2017 Thunder)	11.6	58	5	37.4	10.8	2.4	0.4	2.6
32	Kurt Thomas (2004 Knicks)	11.5	46	4	12.8	1.5	1.8	0.8	0.0
33	Dale Davis (2000 Pacers)	11.4	263	23	8.3	0.7	0.5	1.3	0.0
34	Dirk Nowitzki (2007 Mavericks)	11.3	68	6	19.7	2.3	1.8	1.3	0.7
	Bobby Portis (2024 Bucks)	11.3	68	6	16.5	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.5
36	Ben Wallace (2005 Pistons)	11.3	282	25	10.0	1.0	1.7	2.4	0.0
37	LaMarcus Aldridge (2015 Trail Blazers)	11.2	56	5	21.8	1.8	0.4	2.4	0.6
	Marcus Camby (2005 Nuggets)	11.2	56	5	10.2	1.8	0.6	3.2	0.0
39	Pau Gasol (2010 Lakers)	11.1	255	23	19.6	3.5	0.4	2.1	0.0
40	Andre Drummond (2021 Lakers)	11.0	55	5	9.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.0
	Maurice Lucas (1985 Suns)	11.0	33	3	19.7	3.3	0.7	0.7	0.0
	Truck Robinson (1983 Knicks)	11.0	66	6	15.7	2.2	1.7	0.3	0.0
	Nikola Vucevic (2020 Magic)	11.0	55	5	28.0	4.0	0.8	0.6	3.6

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
44	Vlade Divac (1998 Hornets)	10.9	98	9	11.6	3.4	0.8	1.6	0.0
45	Kevin Willis (1994 Hawks)	10.8	119	11	12.2	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.0
46	Jerry Lucas (1972 Knicks)	10.8	173	16	18.6	5.3	-	-	-
	Chris Webber (2002 Kings)	10.8	173	16	23.7	4.7	0.9	1.6	0.0
48	Dwight Howard (2013 Lakers)	10.8	43	4	17.0	1.0	0.5	2.0	0.0
49	Moses Malone (1985 76ers)	10.6	138	13	20.2	1.8	1.3	1.7	0.0
50	Kevin Love (2017 Cavaliers)	10.6	191	18	16.8	1.7	1.2	0.9	2.8

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