highest rebound averages since 1969

Since 1968-69, Bill Russell has gotten the most rebounds per game, with 19.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest rebound with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player averages since 1969
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.3
77
42.7
9.9
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19.2
339
43.7
17.7
4.3
7.0
11.5
60.5
3.7
7.9
47.5
59.0
14,815
5,985
6,524
1,461
734
3Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
14.0
984
36.4
10.8
3.9
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.9
3.0
63.3
53.7
3.5
8.4
1.9
35,832
10,624
13,769
3,822
628
367
579
2,762
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
13.6
766
38.6
17.6
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.5
16.3
46.0
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.4
78.3
49.6
3.0
9.8
2.2
29,565
13,516
10,444
2,910
599
488
543
2,920
5Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
13.6
622
36.8
14.8
3.0
0.5
2.1
5.6
13.2
42.5
3.6
5.2
68.4
47.7
2.8
6.8
22,868
9,183
8,464
1,840
125
553
1,665
6Dennis 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
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
12.5
1,303
38.4
21.0
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
8Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.4
253
32.5
15.2
2.5
6.3
14.2
44.5
2.5
3.5
72.3
48.1
8,213
3,845
3,144
635
818
9Willis Reed
W. Reed
12.4
335
35.2
18.3
2.0
0.6
1.1
7.5
15.2
49.1
3.4
4.5
75.9
53.3
2.5
4.9
11,791
6,132
4,147
677
12
21
1,113
10Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
12.4
442
34.6
14.4
3.7
0.4
0.3
6.0
11.6
51.2
2.4
3.2
77.5
55.1
0.8
4.3
15,300
6,344
5,471
1,637
28
24
1,078
11Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
12.2
501
34.3
11.2
3.0
0.7
0.4
4.3
9.3
46.0
2.6
3.8
69.1
51.0
2.6
3.9
17,189
5,593
6,134
1,479
69
36
1,748
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
12.2
1,329
33.9
20.6
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.1
490
34.4
15.5
2.1
0.8
0.2
5.7
11.8
48.1
4.2
5.5
77.2
54.9
4.2
8.9
16,841
7,616
5,932
1,040
116
28
1,551
14Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
11.9
967
26.3
12.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.1
0.2
21.7
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
25,450
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,171
1,197
1,683
2,724
-903
15Dwight 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
16Charles 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
17Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.7
905
30.7
12.5
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.3
67.2
3.4
8.3
1.6
27,810
11,287
10,572
1,251
634
1,842
1,444
2,408
+3694
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.7
419
38.3
22.9
4.8
1.2
0.5
8.6
19.3
44.8
5.6
7.7
73.7
50.6
1.6
7.1
16,028
9,588
4,888
2,026
115
45
1,610
19Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
11.6
483
34.2
15.3
2.4
0.7
0.6
5.8
11.3
51.2
3.7
6.3
59.6
54.4
3.4
6.2
16,538
7,382
5,626
1,179
52
48
1,584
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11.2
1,560
36.8
24.6
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
11.1
720
33.7
22.8
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,293
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
22Hakeem 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
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11.1
810
32.0
22.2
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
24Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
11.0
181
30.4
23.4
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
25Shaquille 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
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
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45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
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
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0