highest rpg by an nba player in the playoffs

Bill Russell has gotten the most career rebounds per game in the playoffs, with 24.9 per game.

NAME RPG 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 +/-
1 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.9
165
45.4
16.2
4.7
6.1
14.2
43.0
4.0
6.7
60.3
47.4
7,497
2,673
4,104
770
546
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.5
160
47.2
22.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,607
3,913
673
412
3 Eddie Miller
E. Miller
18.0
2
46.5
16.5
2.5
6.5
17.0
38.2
3.5
8.0
43.8
40.2
93
33
36
5
9
4 Charlie Tyra
C. Tyra
15.5
2
27.5
15.0
0.5
6.0
14.0
42.9
3.0
4.5
66.7
46.9
55
30
31
1
5
5 Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
15.0
1
39.0
12.0
2.0
3.0
12.0
25.0
6.0
7.0
85.7
39.8
39
12
15
2
3
6 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
14.9
119
41.1
10.6
3.8
0.8
0.7
4.3
8.7
49.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.0
3.2
60.8
52.1
3.9
9.4
1.8
4,889
1,260
1,777
453
67
55
69
371
7 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
14.8
88
40.3
25.5
2.7
8.7
20.8
41.8
8.0
10.4
77.4
50.1
3,545
2,240
1,304
241
277
8 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
14.8
46
42.2
18.5
3.0
7.0
14.9
47.1
4.4
6.9
64.2
51.5
1,939
850
680
136
160
9 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.4
89
42.3
18.9
3.7
1.2
0.9
8.2
18.3
45.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.4
3.3
74.4
48.0
3.7
10.4
0.9
3,768
1,684
1,285
333
78
56
8
398
10 Alex Groza
A. Groza
14.0
3
32.3
0.7
12.0
24.3
49.3
8.3
11.0
75.8
55.4
97
42
2
14
11 George Mikan
G. Mikan
13.9
48
36.6
20.9
2.0
7.1
17.7
39.8
6.7
8.6
78.0
48.4
1,500
1,001
665
98
214
12 Moses Malone
M. Malone
13.8
94
40.4
22.1
1.4
0.9
1.6
8.0
16.7
47.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
6.1
8.0
76.2
54.7
5.4
8.4
2.6
3,796
2,077
1,295
136
84
151
215
244
13 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
13.6
81
35.5
11.9
2.8
0.4
1.9
4.7
11.3
41.6
2.6
4.1
62.1
45.6
2.3
5.3
2,875
966
1,101
227
11
51
266
14 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
13.0
96
43.3
22.9
1.9
1.1
2.6
9.2
19.8
46.4
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.8
65.2
50.1
4.0
9.0
2.8
4,160
2,194
1,244
185
97
222
124
378
15 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.9
134
41.1
27.0
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
3,623
1,724
541
435
16 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
12.9
123
39.4
23.0
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
8.5
71.7
58.4
4.1
8.7
2.9
4,849
2,833
1,582
482
193
108
353
408
+1
17 Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
12.8
24
33.6
17.0
1.3
1.2
1.8
7.1
14.0
51.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.7
3.8
70.7
54.2
4.8
8.0
2.0
806
407
307
32
29
43
48
99
18 Walter Dukes
W. Dukes
12.3
35
33.2
12.8
1.5
4.3
10.4
41.6
4.1
5.8
71.1
49.4
1,161
447
432
51
168
19 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
12.3
89
38.1
27.4
7.7
1.2
0.9
10.5
19.9
52.7
1.8
4.4
39.5
4.7
5.7
82.4
61.2
3.1
9.2
3.3
3,392
2,440
1,092
683
106
79
293
297
+152
20 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
12.2
86
34.0
19.8
2.7
6.1
15.6
39.1
7.5
9.0
83.7
50.4
2,687
1,699
1,051
229
328
21 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
12.2
84
36.2
27.0
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
283
271
+243
22 Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
12.0
96
38.4
16.0
2.6
0.6
0.3
6.6
15.9
41.6
2.8
4.0
69.8
45.4
2.1
6.2
3,682
1,536
1,155
253
7
4
327
23 Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
11.9
7
36.6
20.9
5.3
1.9
0.4
8.4
18.7
45.0
0.4
1.1
37.5
3.6
5.7
62.5
49.1
3.0
8.9
2.1
256
146
83
37
13
3
15
26
+33
24 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.8
125
31.6
15.3
1.2
0.8
2.0
5.4
9.2
58.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.4
8.0
54.8
59.9
3.5
8.3
2.6
3,945
1,909
1,473
149
94
248
323
467
-77
25 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
11.8
60
37.7
26.1
2.8
1.3
2.2
9.6
17.7
54.2
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.6
84.0
62.2
2.5
9.3
2.3
2,259
1,566
705
170
76
129
140
172
+202
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1951 playoffs.

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Fri
5/16
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Mon
5/19
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

0 - 2

90

Final

91

NYK Knicks

2 - 0

Wed 7 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM