highest average rebounds per game in nba history including playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has the most career rebounds per game in the regular-season and playoffs, with 23.1 per game.

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highest average rebounds per game by a player in NBA history including playoffs
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23.1
1,205
46.0
29.1
4.4
11.7
21.8
53.8
5.7
11.2
50.5
54.5
55,418
35,026
27,837
5,316
2,487
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.8
1,128
42.8
15.2
4.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
3.4
6.0
56.8
47.2
48,223
17,195
25,724
4,870
3,138
3Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
17.3
203
37.4
16.4
5.2
6.2
17.6
35.0
4.0
5.8
69.9
40.6
7,583
3,327
3,507
1,064
792
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.1
880
38.9
26.3
3.0
9.2
21.3
43.4
7.8
10.3
76.3
51.0
34,235
23,120
14,153
2,610
2,806
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
15.2
901
38.3
16.6
3.3
0.4
0.3
6.7
13.6
49.7
3.1
4.0
78.3
54.2
0.8
3.9
34,501
14,949
13,659
2,944
32
24
2,586
6Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
14.9
1,045
37.1
14.7
2.7
0.5
2.0
5.6
13.4
42.1
3.4
5.2
66.4
47.0
2.7
6.7
38,756
15,403
15,565
2,802
136
604
2,890
7Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
14.1
1,103
36.9
10.8
3.9
1.0
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.7
0.0
0.0
42.9
1.9
3.0
63.0
53.5
3.6
8.5
1.9
40,721
11,884
15,546
4,275
695
422
648
3,133
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
13.7
855
39.0
17.8
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.6
16.5
45.9
0.0
0.1
6.3
2.6
3.4
77.9
49.4
3.1
9.8
2.1
33,333
15,200
11,729
3,243
677
544
551
3,318
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
13.7
1,089
37.5
20.0
2.5
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.4
4.9
7.7
63.3
55.2
3.4
6.2
40,879
21,791
14,921
2,680
52
48
3,696
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
13.5
359
34.7
21.2
2.6
7.4
18.5
39.9
6.4
8.1
78.5
47.9
9,850
7,594
4,832
928
1,519
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
13.5
980
40.2
27.3
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.2
6.7
8.7
77.9
49.5
39,373
26,772
13,187
4,191
3,031
12Willis Reed
W. Reed
12.7
728
35.3
18.6
1.8
0.5
0.7
7.5
15.7
47.6
3.7
4.9
74.9
52.2
1.7
3.7
25,714
13,541
9,215
1,335
14
21
2,686
13Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
12.6
1,080
31.1
7.2
1.7
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
51.6
0.1
0.4
22.1
1.2
2.0
57.6
54.1
4.6
8.0
1.6
33,628
7,764
13,630
1,805
717
628
1,742
3,473
+954
14Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.5
615
34.6
16.9
2.6
7.0
16.0
43.8
2.9
4.1
70.2
47.5
21,265
10,396
7,709
1,617
2,147
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
12.5
1,399
38.7
21.1
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.5
18.7
45.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.2
66.8
49.2
3.2
7.9
2.4
54,160
29,507
17,523
2,583
961
1,993
1,482
4,571
16Moses Malone
M. Malone
12.3
1,423
34.3
20.7
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.2
14.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
10.3
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.7
5.1
7.2
3.0
48,867
29,486
17,507
1,932
1,173
1,884
4,019
3,320
17Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
12.1
1,018
34.4
18.7
3.0
5.9
15.6
38.1
6.9
8.0
85.3
49.0
32,487
19,065
12,307
3,042
3,535
18Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
1,039
33.1
11.7
2.7
0.7
0.3
4.5
10.2
43.9
2.8
4.0
69.1
49.0
2.4
3.7
34,399
12,197
12,359
2,772
85
40
3,783
19Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
11.8
615
31.8
13.4
1.9
4.2
10.4
40.3
5.0
6.4
77.6
50.5
17,028
8,237
7,276
1,173
1,925
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.8
1,196
36.9
22.2
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.7
53.8
0.5
1.9
26.5
5.9
8.1
73.3
60.9
4.0
7.8
3.1
44,179
26,590
14,128
4,697
1,841
996
3,729
3,695
+533
21Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.8
1,367
31.7
15.7
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.6
58.7
0.0
0.1
20.9
4.3
7.6
56.5
60.2
3.4
8.4
2.7
43,380
21,394
16,100
1,825
1,175
2,476
3,625
4,379
+2801
22Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
11.8
995
26.2
12.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.0
9.3
53.9
0.1
0.2
22.5
1.9
3.9
48.8
54.4
4.1
7.7
1.7
26,027
11,923
11,715
1,206
1,191
1,216
1,724
2,800
-1075
23Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.6
1,000
30.9
12.4
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.0
66.9
3.4
8.1
1.6
30,884
12,404
11,570
1,373
705
1,982
1,576
2,726
+3681
24Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
11.3
539
35.3
19.2
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.2
6.5
8.5
76.7
53.1
19,000
10,367
6,113
1,344
1,757
25Walter Dukes
W. Dukes
11.3
588
26.9
10.6
1.1
3.5
9.4
37.3
3.5
5.1
70.1
45.4
15,832
6,212
6,655
659
2,428
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.646
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