highest offensive rebounds average in a playoff run

Moses Malone has the most offensive rebounds per game in a single NBA playoff run with 12.5 per game in 1978-79.

Interpreted as:
highest offensive rebounds by a player average in a playoff run
NAMEOREBSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%DREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
12.5
1978-79
2
39.0
24.5
20.5
1.0
0.5
4.0
9.0
20.5
43.9
6.5
9.0
72.2
50.1
8.0
4.0
78
49
41
2
1
8
8
5
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
9.3
1981-82
3
45.3
24.0
17.0
3.3
0.7
0.7
9.7
22.3
43.3
0.0
0.0
4.7
5.0
93.3
48.9
7.7
2.0
136
72
51
10
2
2
6
8
3Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
8.0
1993-94
3
38.0
8.3
16.0
0.7
2.0
1.3
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
1.7
0.0
0.3
2.0
16.7
46.9
8.0
2.0
114
25
48
2
6
4
6
14
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
7.3
1988-89
3
45.3
30.7
16.3
1.3
1.0
0.3
11.0
22.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
8.7
10.7
81.3
57.4
9.0
4.3
136
92
49
4
3
1
13
16
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
7.0
1976-77
12
43.2
18.8
16.9
0.6
1.1
1.8
6.8
13.5
50.0
5.3
7.6
69.2
55.7
9.9
518
225
203
7
13
21
42
6Jayson Williams
J. Williams
6.7
1997-98
3
38.7
7.0
14.0
1.7
0.7
1.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
44.4
7.3
0.7
116
21
42
5
2
3
2
8
-12
7Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
6.6
1989-90
10
41.9
24.7
15.5
4.3
0.8
0.7
8.8
16.2
54.3
0.6
1.8
33.3
6.5
10.8
60.2
58.9
8.9
3.0
419
247
155
43
8
7
30
36
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
6.6
1984-85
5
37.4
21.2
13.0
1.4
1.4
2.6
8.4
17.6
47.7
0.0
0.0
4.4
9.2
47.8
49.0
6.4
2.2
187
106
65
7
7
13
11
22
9Lonnie Shelton
L. Shelton
6.5
1982-83
2
26.5
5.0
10.5
2.5
0.5
0.0
2.0
11.5
17.4
0.0
1.5
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
19.8
4.0
1.0
53
10
21
5
1
0
2
7
10Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
6.3
1996-97
3
39.3
12.7
11.7
1.3
0.7
1.0
5.0
9.7
51.7
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.3
80.0
56.9
5.3
0.3
118
38
35
4
2
3
1
11
-19
11Larry Smith
L. Smith
6.1
1986-87
10
32.9
10.3
13.7
1.7
1.2
0.6
4.3
8.1
53.1
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.4
70.8
56.2
7.6
1.4
329
103
137
17
12
6
14
39
12Dwight Howard
D. Howard
6.0
2007-08
10
42.1
18.9
15.8
0.9
0.8
3.4
7.2
12.4
58.1
0.0
0.0
4.5
8.3
54.2
58.9
9.8
3.2
421
189
158
9
8
34
32
38
+32
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
6.0
1979-80
7
39.3
25.9
13.9
1.0
0.6
2.3
10.6
19.7
53.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.1
76.7
57.7
7.9
3.1
275
181
97
7
4
16
22
18
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
6.0
1980-81
21
45.5
26.8
14.5
1.7
0.6
1.6
9.9
20.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
9.9
71.2
53.7
8.6
2.8
955
562
305
35
13
34
59
54
15Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
5.9
1980-81
7
38.0
24.7
9.4
4.9
1.4
1.0
10.7
19.3
55.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
4.6
71.9
58.0
3.6
1.9
266
173
66
34
10
7
13
14
16Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
5.8
2020-21
5
26.4
10.4
9.8
1.0
0.8
1.2
4.0
6.8
58.8
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
70.6
62.7
4.0
1.0
132
52
49
5
4
6
5
12
-87
17Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5.7
2000-01
16
42.3
30.4
15.4
3.2
0.4
2.4
11.9
21.5
55.5
0.0
0.0
6.6
12.5
52.5
56.4
9.8
3.6
676
487
247
51
7
38
57
55
+186
18Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5.7
1993-94
3
42.0
20.7
13.3
2.3
0.7
3.0
7.7
15.0
51.1
0.0
0.0
5.3
11.3
47.1
51.7
7.7
3.3
126
62
40
7
2
9
10
13
19Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
5.7
1986-87
3
43.0
20.0
15.3
2.0
1.3
0.3
6.3
16.7
38.0
0.7
1.3
50.0
6.7
8.0
83.3
49.5
9.7
2.7
129
60
46
6
4
1
8
13
20Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
5.5
2021-22
6
29.2
14.5
14.3
3.0
0.7
0.2
5.5
11.3
48.5
0.2
1.0
16.7
3.3
4.3
76.9
54.8
8.8
2.0
175
87
86
18
4
1
12
17
-15
21Thaddeus Young
T. Young
5.5
2016-17
4
35.0
12.0
9.0
2.5
2.0
0.3
5.3
9.8
53.8
0.3
1.0
25.0
1.3
2.5
50.0
55.3
3.5
1.5
140
48
36
10
8
1
6
11
-13
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5.5
1998-99
8
39.4
26.6
11.6
2.3
0.9
2.9
9.9
19.4
51.0
0.0
0.0
6.9
14.8
46.6
51.5
6.1
2.3
315
213
93
18
7
23
18
29
+2
23Buck Williams
B. Williams
5.5
1981-82
2
39.5
17.5
10.5
1.5
0.5
1.0
7.0
13.0
53.8
0.0
0.0
3.5
7.5
46.7
53.7
5.0
2.0
79
35
21
3
1
2
4
7
24Jan van Breda Kolff
J. van Breda Kolff
5.5
1978-79
2
40.5
10.5
10.0
3.5
0.0
1.5
4.0
10.0
40.0
2.5
3.0
83.3
46.4
4.5
2.5
81
21
20
7
0
3
5
9
25Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
5.4
1995-96
18
34.4
7.5
13.7
2.1
0.8
0.4
2.8
5.7
48.5
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.3
59.3
52.3
8.3
2.3
620
135
247
37
14
8
41
76
StatMuse has season-level data for offensive rebounds per game going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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.732
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56
26
.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
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52
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.634
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6
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46
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7
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45
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.549
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45
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32
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31
51
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20
62
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40.0
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.232
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17
65
.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
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27.0
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