best rpg in a finals series

Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds per game in an NBA Finals, with 29.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
best rpg by a player in a finals series
NAMERPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.5
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
46.5
9.3
3.0
9.5
31.6
3.3
7.3
44.8
36.4
186
37
118
9
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
28.8
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
46.6
17.6
4.4
6.6
15.4
42.9
4.4
9.4
46.8
45.0
233
88
144
22
13
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28.5
1966-67
NBA Finals
6
47.8
17.7
6.8
7.0
12.5
56.0
3.7
12.0
30.6
49.7
287
106
171
41
16
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.6
1963-64
NBA Finals
5
46.0
29.2
2.4
12.4
24.0
51.7
4.4
10.6
41.5
50.9
230
146
138
12
12
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
27.0
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
48.3
22.9
5.7
8.1
15.0
54.3
6.6
8.9
74.2
60.5
338
160
189
40
21
6Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
26.7
1966-67
NBA Finals
6
47.3
14.2
3.3
5.7
16.5
34.3
2.8
5.2
54.8
37.7
284
85
160
20
20
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
26.0
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
47.8
20.0
5.3
7.0
15.0
46.7
6.0
8.7
69.2
53.2
287
120
156
32
16
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.2
1963-64
NBA Finals
5
42.8
11.2
5.0
4.4
11.4
38.6
2.4
5.0
48.0
41.2
214
56
126
25
20
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25.0
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
47.3
11.7
3.0
4.1
8.3
50.0
3.4
9.1
37.5
47.6
331
82
175
21
21
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.0
1964-65
NBA Finals
5
44.2
17.8
5.8
6.6
9.4
70.2
4.6
8.0
57.5
68.9
221
89
125
29
14
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.9
1959-60
NBA Finals
7
45.0
16.7
3.0
5.7
12.1
47.1
5.3
7.7
68.5
53.8
315
117
174
21
12
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.3
1965-66
NBA Finals
7
47.9
23.6
3.7
9.1
17.0
53.8
5.3
7.1
74.0
58.5
335
165
170
26
27
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.1
1969-70
NBA Finals
7
47.6
23.3
4.0
10.0
16.0
62.5
3.3
9.6
34.3
57.6
333
163
169
28
18
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23.2
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
47.2
19.4
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
18
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.9
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
41.6
13.3
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
93
160
30
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
21.8
1967-68
NBA Finals
6
48.7
17.3
5.7
5.7
13.2
43.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
49.3
292
104
131
34
22
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
21.1
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
48.0
9.1
5.1
3.6
9.0
39.7
2.0
3.4
58.3
43.5
336
64
148
36
29
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.3
1957-58
NBA Finals
4
34.3
14.5
4.3
12.3
34.7
6.0
9.5
63.2
44.1
137
58
77
12
19Bill Walton
B. Walton
19.0
1976-77
NBA Finals
6
37.7
18.5
5.2
1.0
3.7
8.0
14.7
54.5
2.5
3.2
78.9
57.6
3.8
15.2
226
111
114
31
6
22
23
20Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
19.0
1970-71
NBA Finals
4
42.8
15.0
5.8
6.3
15.8
39.7
2.5
4.5
55.6
42.3
171
60
76
23
12
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.6
1972-73
NBA Finals
5
48.0
11.6
3.8
4.4
8.4
52.4
2.8
7.6
36.8
49.4
240
58
93
19
16
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
18.5
1970-71
NBA Finals
4
42.0
27.0
2.8
11.5
19.0
60.5
4.0
5.3
76.2
63.4
168
108
74
11
12
23Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
18.3
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
44.7
30.1
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
128
23
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
18.0
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
39.3
25.8
2.0
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
7.8
11.8
66.0
56.2
6.8
11.3
2.8
157
103
72
8
6
6
11
15
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
17.9
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
45.9
40.6
3.7
14.4
33.6
43.0
11.7
14.1
82.8
51.0
321
284
125
26
22
StatMuse has game-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1956 Finals.

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.710
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.655
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