Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most career rebounds per game in the NBA Finals, with 24.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg by a player in finals history

	NAME	RPG	SERIES	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.6	NBA Finals	35	47.3	18.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	652	862	134				101
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.5	NBA Finals	70	45.5	16.4				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				3,185	1,151	1,718					225
3	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	20.5	NBA Finals	11	44.0	12.8	2.4			4.5	13.2	33.8				3.9	5.8	67.2	40.7				484	141	225	26				35
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.6	NBA Finals	25	41.5	28.4				9.6	23.0	41.8				9.1	12.0	75.4	50.0				1,037	709	416					77
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	16.6	NBA Finals	10	42.6	23.7	1.6	1.1	1.9	8.4	19.0	44.2	0.0	0.0		6.9	10.2	67.6	50.5	7.3	9.3	2.3	426	237	166	16	11	19	23	26
6	George Yardley G. Yardley	15.2	NBA Finals	5		24.8	2.2			8.2	20.0	41.0				8.4	10.0	84.0	50.8					124	76	11				13
7	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	14.1	NBA Finals	20	41.3	11.4	4.1	0.9	0.5	4.7	10.0	47.2				2.0	3.3	59.1	49.8	3.7	9.2	1.3	825	227	282	82	14	8	15	68
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14.0	NBA Finals	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
9	Marvin Webster M. Webster	13.9	NBA Finals	7	42.9	14.9	2.1	0.3	2.6	5.7	12.7	44.9				3.4	4.9	70.6	50.0	4.7	9.1	3.6	300	104	97	15	2	18	25	27
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	13.5	NBA Finals	44	42.0	26.4				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	1,161	593					140
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	13.3	NBA Finals	34	39.6	20.8	2.8	0.8	2.4	7.9	16.2	48.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	7.1	71.6	53.8	3.7	9.6	2.8	1,346	708	452	94	27	81	96	85	+157
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	13.2	NBA Finals	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.1	NBA Finals	30	42.3	28.8	3.4	0.5	2.1	11.3	18.8	60.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.7	48.4	59.0	4.0	9.1	3.4	1,268	865	393	103	16	62	101	109	+34
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	13.0	NBA Finals	6	46.2	27.3	5.5	1.2	0.5	10.0	21.0	47.6	0.3	1.3	25.0	7.0	9.3	75.0	54.4	3.7	9.3	1.7	277	164	78	33	7	3	10	20
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	12.8	NBA Finals	13	43.0	21.7	4.0	1.2	0.3	9.2	19.5	47.0				3.4	4.6	73.3	50.5	3.5	9.3		559	282	167	52	15	4		62
16	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	12.5	NBA Finals	6	36.2	9.2	1.8			3.5	9.5	36.8				2.2	3.5	61.9	41.5				217	55	75	11				25
17	Gene Wiley G. Wiley	12.5	NBA Finals	12	30.8	4.9	1.5			2.2	4.9	44.1				0.6	1.5	38.9	44.1				369	59	150	18				39
18	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	12.4	NBA Finals	7	44.0	18.9	1.7	1.3	4.3	8.3	22.9	36.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.1	3.0	71.4	39.0	4.6	7.9	3.1	308	132	87	12	9	30	22	29
19	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	12.4	NBA Finals	17	35.9	15.5	2.3			6.9	15.9	43.2				1.7	2.5	69.0	45.4				610	263	210	39				60
20	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	12.3	NBA Finals	4	31.5	21.0				7.8	18.0	43.1				5.5	7.8	71.0	49.0				126	84	49					12
21	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	12.0	NBA Finals	6	37.5	14.7	1.8	1.5	1.5	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	3.7	90.9	59.7	2.2	9.8	1.3	225	88	72	11	9	9	8	23	+9
22	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	11.9	NBA Finals	7	40.7	11.0	2.4	1.1	0.1	4.4	9.1	48.4	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.6	83.3	53.5	4.1	7.7	2.1	285	77	83	17	8	1	15	27
23	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	11.7	NBA Finals	12	40.3	10.8	1.2	1.8	2.2	4.6	8.7	52.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	4.6	34.5	50.3	3.8	7.8	1.1	483	129	140	14	21	26	13	34	+67
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	11.6	NBA Finals	31	42.8	23.1	6.0	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	0.6	1.5	42.2	5.7	6.5	87.2	54.5	2.5	9.1	2.9	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11.6	NBA Finals	16	40.5	20.5	1.4	1.2	2.2	8.1	18.4	43.7				4.4	6.7	65.4	47.9	4.2	7.4	2.5	648	328	185	23	19	35	30	71