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

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

Playing for the 1965 Boston Celtics, Bill Russell averaged 24.1 rebounds in 78 games — the highest rebounds per game average by any NBA player in his 9th season.

Rebounds Per Game, 9th Season

24.1 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

Regular Season

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bill Russell (1965 Celtics)	24.1	1,878	78	14.1	5.3	-	-	-
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1968 76ers)	23.8	1,952	82	24.3	8.6	-	-	-
3	Dennis Rodman (1995 Spurs)	16.8	823	49	7.1	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.0
4	Nate Thurmond (1972 Warriors)	16.1	1,252	78	21.4	2.9	-	-	-
5	Bob Pettit (1963 Hawks)	15.1	1,191	79	28.4	3.1	-	-	-
6	Bill Bridges (1971 Hawks)	15.0	1,233	82	11.9	2.9	-	-	-
7	Rudy Gobert (2022 Jazz)	14.7	968	66	15.6	1.1	0.7	2.1	0.0
8	Anderson Varejao (2013 Cavaliers)	14.4	361	25	14.1	3.4	1.5	0.6	0.0
9	Dolph Schayes (1958 Nationals)	14.2	1,022	72	24.9	3.1	-	-	-
10	Dikembe Mutombo (2000 Hawks)	14.1	1,157	82	11.5	1.3	0.3	3.3	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Kevin Garnett (2004 Timberwolves)	13.9	1,139	82	24.2	5.0	1.5	2.2	0.1
12	Domantas Sabonis (2025 Kings)	13.9	972	70	19.1	6.0	0.7	0.4	0.9
13	DeAndre Jordan (2017 Clippers)	13.8	1,114	81	12.7	1.2	0.6	1.7	0.0
14	Happy Hairston (1973 Lakers)	13.2	370	28	16.3	2.4	-	-	-
15	Jerry Lucas (1972 Knicks)	13.1	1,011	77	16.7	4.1	-	-	-
16	Moses Malone (1985 76ers)	13.1	1,031	79	24.6	1.6	0.8	1.6	0.0
17	Hakeem Olajuwon (1993 Rockets)	13.0	1,068	82	26.1	3.5	1.8	4.2	0.0
18	Red Kerr (1963 Nationals)	13.0	1,039	80	15.7	2.7	-	-	-
	Paul Silas (1973 Celtics)	13.0	1,039	80	13.3	3.1	-	-	-
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1978 Lakers)	12.9	801	62	25.8	4.3	1.7	3.0	-

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Elgin Baylor (1967 Lakers)	12.8	898	70	26.6	3.1	-	-	-
22	Shaquille O'Neal (2001 Lakers)	12.7	940	74	28.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	0.0
23	Ivica Zubac (2025 Clippers)	12.6	1,010	80	16.8	2.7	0.7	1.1	0.0
24	Elvin Hayes (1977 Bullets)	12.5	1,029	82	23.7	1.9	1.1	2.7	-
25	Jonas Valanciunas (2021 Grizzlies)	12.5	776	62	17.1	1.8	0.6	0.9	0.3
26	Dwight Howard (2013 Lakers)	12.4	945	76	17.1	1.4	1.1	2.4	0.0
27	Nikola Jokic (2024 Nuggets)	12.4	976	79	26.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	1.1
28	LeRoy Ellis (1971 Trail Blazers)	12.3	907	74	15.9	3.2	-	-	-
29	Charles Barkley (1993 Suns)	12.2	928	76	25.6	5.1	1.6	1.0	0.9
30	Ben Wallace (2005 Pistons)	12.2	902	74	9.7	1.7	1.4	2.4	0.0

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Kevin Willis (1994 Hawks)	12.0	963	80	19.1	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.1
32	Jayson Williams (1999 Nets)	12.0	360	30	8.1	1.1	0.8	2.0	0.0
33	Andre Drummond (2021 more than 1 team)	12.0	551	46	14.9	2.0	1.4	1.1	0.0
34	Charles Oakley (1994 Knicks)	11.8	965	82	11.8	2.7	1.3	0.2	0.0
35	Zach Randolph (2010 Grizzlies)	11.7	950	81	20.8	1.8	1.0	0.4	0.2
36	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2022 Bucks)	11.6	778	67	29.9	5.8	1.1	1.4	1.1
37	Reggie Evans (2011 Raptors)	11.5	345	30	4.4	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.0
38	Karl Malone (1994 Jazz)	11.5	940	82	25.2	4.0	1.5	1.5	0.1
39	Pau Gasol (2010 Lakers)	11.3	734	65	18.3	3.4	0.6	1.7	0.0
40	Patrick Ewing (1994 Knicks)	11.2	885	79	24.5	2.3	1.1	2.7	0.1

		Rebounds			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Pts	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Vern Mikkelsen (1958 Lakers)	11.2	805	72	17.3	2.3	-	-	-
42	Dave DeBusschere (1971 Knicks)	11.1	901	81	15.6	2.7	-	-	-
43	Kevin Love (2017 Cavaliers)	11.1	666	60	19.0	1.9	0.9	0.4	2.4
44	Clint Capela (2023 Hawks)	11.0	717	65	12.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.0
45	Tim Duncan (2006 Spurs)	11.0	881	80	18.6	3.2	0.9	2.0	0.0
46	Nikola Vucevic (2020 Magic)	10.9	673	62	19.6	3.6	0.9	0.8	1.6
47	James Donaldson (1989 Mavericks)	10.8	570	53	9.1	0.7	0.5	1.5	0.0
48	Wes Unseld (1977 Bullets)	10.7	877	82	7.8	4.4	1.1	0.5	-
49	Russell Westbrook (2017 Thunder)	10.7	864	81	31.6	10.4	1.6	0.4	2.5
50	Lamar Odom (2008 Lakers)	10.6	819	77	14.2	3.5	1.0	0.9	0.4

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