highest average rebounds per game in nba history since 1980

Since 1979-80, Dennis Rodman has averaged the most rebounds per game, with 13.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest average rebounds per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in NBA history since 1980
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
13.1
911
31.7
7.3
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
2Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
12.2
145
34.5
9.0
3.7
0.8
0.7
3.8
7.4
51.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.3
2.0
65.8
54.4
3.7
8.5
1.7
5,005
1,301
1,767
536
117
97
250
420
3Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
12.1
928
26.7
12.4
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.6
54.1
0.0
0.2
17.1
2.0
4.0
48.7
54.5
4.1
7.9
1.8
24,733
11,467
11,206
1,128
1,149
1,173
1,642
2,650
-799
4Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.8
1,242
31.8
15.7
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.7
1,073
36.7
22.1
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.7
855
30.7
12.6
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.2
65.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.0
63.8
67.4
3.4
8.3
1.6
26,238
10,756
9,968
1,172
588
1,755
1,375
2,286
+3605
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
11.6
1,106
33.5
20.9
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.2
14.7
48.7
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.8
56.8
4.8
6.8
2.9
37,068
23,151
12,810
1,529
895
1,357
3,258
2,399
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.1
1,238
35.7
21.8
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
11.1
669
34.0
23.0
3.2
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.2
1.7
4.4
39.9
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
22,768
15,417
7,421
2,114
543
790
1,803
2,278
+1479
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11.0
770
31.8
22.0
7.3
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.3
4.0
4.8
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,513
16,956
8,450
5,654
984
556
2,262
2,069
+4321
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
11.0
130
31.3
22.9
3.8
1.2
3.7
8.3
17.5
47.3
2.2
6.6
34.0
4.1
5.0
81.4
58.0
2.1
8.9
3.5
4,070
2,974
1,425
492
154
475
457
304
+66
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
10.9
463
31.7
27.5
3.6
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.6
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,696
12,748
5,060
1,689
420
752
1,574
1,391
+2509
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10.9
1,207
34.7
23.7
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
10.8
1,392
34.0
19.0
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
15Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
10.8
511
24.7
12.6
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
16Anthony Davis
A. Davis
10.7
798
34.3
24.1
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.2
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.6
7.0
79.3
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,407
19,198
8,532
2,044
1,048
1,833
1,593
1,864
+907
17Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
10.7
657
30.8
16.1
4.9
0.8
0.5
6.3
11.3
55.9
0.5
1.4
34.4
3.0
4.2
72.9
61.5
2.7
8.0
2.6
20,261
10,590
7,015
3,202
508
299
1,690
2,062
+564
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
10.6
987
34.7
21.1
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
19Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
10.4
996
31.3
17.2
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.7
49.7
0.9
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.1
77.0
54.9
2.5
7.9
1.7
31,224
17,093
10,389
2,894
838
852
1,709
2,413
-1580
20Swen Nater
S. Nater
10.4
260
27.4
11.3
1.9
0.5
0.4
4.6
8.4
54.6
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
2.9
75.1
58.7
3.0
7.4
2.3
7,124
2,949
2,702
490
126
99
587
769
21Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
10.4
421
30.8
16.4
1.6
0.7
1.0
7.3
12.2
59.5
0.1
0.3
23.0
1.7
2.3
75.1
61.7
3.1
7.3
1.7
12,947
6,894
4,373
669
310
404
733
1,113
-148
22Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
10.3
1,196
30.8
9.8
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
7.1
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
23Clint Capela
C. Capela
10.3
686
25.7
11.7
1.0
0.7
1.4
5.1
8.3
61.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
54.5
61.6
3.6
6.7
1.0
17,653
8,035
7,087
685
459
967
714
1,579
+1241
24Jalen Duren
J. Duren
10.3
229
26.8
12.2
2.1
0.7
1.0
5.0
7.6
65.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.2
70.2
67.5
3.4
6.9
1.8
6,147
2,786
2,363
471
150
218
413
701
-352
25DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
10.2
654
29.8
19.6
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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27.1

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RPG

11.0

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APG

9.2

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

9th

DRTG

111.8

2nd

NETRTG

6.3

5th

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Sat
12/20
CHA CHA
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
DET DET
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
DET DET
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
12/26
DET DET
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

21 - 5

112

Final

105

BOS Celtics

15 - 11

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Rockets Rockets
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
11
.560
6.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
TOR TOR
@
IND IND
129-111
Fri
11/14
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
109-96
Fri
11/14
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
123-112
Fri
11/14
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
119-95
Sat
11/15
LAC LAC
@
BOS BOS
118-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
7:00 PM