Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most rebounds per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 23.2 per game.
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highest rpg average for finals mvp in a season by a player| NAME | RPG | FMVP | SEASON | SERIES | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | W. Chamberlain | 23.2 | 1 | 1971-72 | NBA Finals |  LAL | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | B. Walton | 19.0 | 1 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals |  POR | 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 | ||||||
| 3 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 18.5 | 1 | 1970-71 | NBA Finals |  MIL | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  | M. Malone | 18.0 | 1 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals |  PHI | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | T. Duncan | 17.0 | 1 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals |  SAS | 6 | 43.8 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 18.2 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 68.5 | 54.6 | 3.8 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 263 | 145 | 102 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 16 | +42 |
| 6 |  | S. O'Neal | 16.7 | 1 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 45.5 | 38.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 16.0 | 26.2 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 38.7 | 57.6 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 273 | 228 | 100 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 20 | +8 | |
| 7 | | S. O'Neal | 15.8 | 1 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | LAL | 5 | 45.0 | 33.0 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 15.2 | 51.3 | 57.5 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 225 | 165 | 79 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 20 | +40 | |
| 8 | | T. Duncan | 14.1 | 1 | 2004-05 | NBA Finals | SAS | 7 | 40.7 | 20.6 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 18.4 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 66.7 | 47.1 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 285 | 144 | 99 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 16 | -8 | |
| 9 |  | N. Jokić | 14.0 | 1 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals |  DEN | 5 | 41.1 | 30.2 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 19.2 | 58.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 42.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 83.8 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 205 | 151 | 70 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | +39 |
| 10 | | T. Duncan | 14.0 | 1 | 1998-99 | NBA Finals | SAS | 5 | 45.8 | 27.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 79.5 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 229 | 137 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | +24 |
| 11 |  | L. Bird | 14.0 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals |  BOS | 7 | 43.6 | 27.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 18.3 | 48.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 84.2 | 59.5 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 305 | 192 | 98 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 24 | |
| 12 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 13.2 | 1 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals |  MIL | 6 | 39.8 | 35.2 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 12.7 | 20.5 | 61.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 239 | 211 | 79 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | +30 |
| 13 | | S. O'Neal | 12.3 | 1 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | LAL | 4 | 41.5 | 36.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 66.2 | 63.6 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 166 | 145 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | +45 | |
| 14 |  | L. James | 11.8 | 1 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 39.4 | 29.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 19.2 | 59.1 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 41.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 236 | 179 | 71 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +36 |
| 15 |  | W. Unseld | 11.7 | 1 | 1977-78 | NBA Finals |  WAS | 7 | 38.6 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 52.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 55.0 | 53.6 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 270 | 63 | 82 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | ||||
| 16 |  | H. Olajuwon | 11.5 | 1 | 1994-95 | NBA Finals |  HOU | 4 | 44.8 | 32.8 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 29.0 | 48.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 69.2 | 51.4 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 179 | 131 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 17 |  | L. James | 11.3 | 1 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals |  CLE | 7 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 72.1 | 56.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 292 | 208 | 79 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 16 | +26 |
| 18 |  | M. Johnson | 11.2 | 1 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 42.7 | 21.5 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 87.5 | 64.8 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 256 | 129 | 67 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 17 | |
| 19 |  | L. James | 10.9 | 1 | 2012-13 | NBA Finals |  MIA | 7 | 43.0 | 25.3 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 21.4 | 44.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 35.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 79.5 | 52.9 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 301 | 177 | 76 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | | M. Johnson | 10.8 | 1 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 41.7 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 84.6 | 62.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 250 | 97 | 65 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 23 | |
| 21 |  | K. Durant | 10.8 | 1 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals |  GSW | 4 | 41.3 | 28.8 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 40.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 96.3 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 165 | 115 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | +86 |
| 22 |  | W. Reed | 10.5 | 1 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals |  NYK | 6 | 37.7 | 23.0 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 20.3 | 48.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 58.8 | 50.4 | 226 | 138 | 63 | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | L. James | 10.2 | 1 | 2011-12 | NBA Finals | MIA | 5 | 44.1 | 28.6 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 21.6 | 47.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 82.6 | 55.8 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 220 | 143 | 51 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +31 |
| 24 |  | K. Leonard | 9.8 | 1 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals |  TOR | 6 | 40.5 | 28.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 43.4 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 35.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 90.6 | 60.6 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 243 | 171 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 15 | +15 |
| 25 |  | D. Nowitzki | 9.7 | 1 | 2010-11 | NBA Finals |  DAL | 6 | 40.4 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 20.8 | 41.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 97.8 | 53.7 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 242 | 156 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +40 |
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