most rebounds by a rookie in the finals

Bill Russell has grabbed the most boards by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 160 rebounds.

NAMEREBSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
160
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
41.6
13.3
22.9
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
93
30
2Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
88
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
36.3
24.0
12.6
9.6
23.7
40.4
4.9
6.9
70.8
44.9
254
168
28
3Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
81
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
31.4
16.1
11.6
5.4
12.7
42.7
5.3
7.4
71.2
50.5
220
113
33
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
67
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
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
52
16
2
30
17
5Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
65
1963-64
NBA Finals
5
40.0
11.2
13.0
1.2
3.0
9.2
32.6
5.2
6.6
78.8
46.3
200
56
6
15
6Alvan Adams
A. Adams
61
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
38.7
23.0
10.2
4.7
1.3
0.8
9.8
20.2
48.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
52.3
2.8
7.3
232
138
28
8
5
22
7Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
60
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
31.3
3.5
10.0
1.3
1.7
4.5
37.0
0.2
1.2
14.3
34.9
188
21
8
22
8Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
56
1977-78
NBA Finals
7
32.4
13.7
8.0
1.0
0.6
0.7
5.1
12.9
40.0
3.4
4.3
80.0
46.5
2.6
5.4
1.6
227
96
7
4
5
11
35
9Tom Gola
T. Gola
50
1955-56
NBA Finals
5
13.8
10.0
6.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
3.8
5.0
76.0
45.4
69
30
22
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
42.3
22.8
11.8
8.5
25.5
33.3
5.8
8.8
65.7
38.8
169
91
18
11Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
45
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
23.8
9.6
9.0
1.2
4.2
8.2
51.2
1.2
2.6
46.2
51.4
119
48
6
21
12Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
41
2023-24
NBA Finals
5
22.8
5.6
8.2
0.4
0.8
0.2
2.4
3.4
70.6
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.6
1.4
42.9
69.7
3.2
5.0
1.0
114
28
2
4
1
5
11
-10
13Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
39
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
20.0
7.8
6.5
1.2
1.0
0.5
3.3
6.5
51.3
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.5
46.7
51.5
3.2
3.3
1.8
120
47
7
6
3
11
21
14Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
39
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
26.8
11.5
9.8
1.0
1.8
0.8
4.5
14.0
32.1
2.5
3.0
83.3
37.5
3.3
6.5
107
46
4
7
3
9
15Clyde Lee
C. Lee
36
1966-67
NBA Finals
5
18.2
6.4
7.2
1.4
3.0
8.8
34.1
0.4
1.6
25.0
33.7
91
32
7
13
16Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
35
1965-66
NBA Finals
7
34.3
13.6
5.0
4.1
4.9
10.6
45.9
3.9
5.6
69.2
52.1
240
95
29
26
17Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
30
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
33.6
12.4
6.0
2.0
4.6
13.2
34.8
3.2
4.0
80.0
41.4
168
62
10
23
18Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
27
2002-03
NBA Finals
6
28.7
8.7
4.5
2.0
2.2
0.5
2.7
7.7
34.8
0.5
2.3
21.4
2.8
3.5
81.0
47.1
1.5
3.0
1.7
172
52
12
13
3
10
18
+52
19Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
26
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
26.7
15.8
4.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
7.3
12.8
57.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
58.7
2.5
1.8
1.0
160
95
6
8
6
6
15
20Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
26
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
30.5
14.2
4.3
3.3
1.8
0.2
5.2
12.0
43.1
3.8
4.3
88.5
50.9
1.2
3.2
183
85
20
11
1
19
21Tyler Herro
T. Herro
25
2019-20
NBA Finals
6
34.6
14.7
4.2
3.0
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
88
18
3
0
14
7
-46
22Oliver Miller
O. Miller
25
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
17.8
5.0
4.2
1.3
0.7
2.0
2.0
4.5
44.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
49.1
1.7
2.5
1.2
107
30
8
4
12
7
20
23Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
25
1977-78
NBA Finals
6
10.7
3.7
4.2
1.5
0.7
0.0
1.2
3.0
38.9
1.3
1.3
100.0
51.1
1.2
3.0
0.8
64
22
9
4
0
5
7
24Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
22
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
22.6
10.0
3.1
2.9
1.3
0.3
2.7
6.4
42.2
1.0
2.3
43.8
3.6
3.9
92.6
61.5
0.9
2.3
2.6
158
70
20
9
2
18
22
25Marc Iavaroni
M. Iavaroni
22
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
24.8
5.8
5.5
2.0
0.3
0.8
2.5
4.3
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
2.0
37.5
56.0
1.8
3.8
1.3
99
23
8
1
3
5
15
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25
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.735
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3
21
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.677
7.0
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23
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.676
6.5
5
21
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.656
7.5
6
21
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.618
8.5
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20
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.588
9.5
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18
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12.0
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15
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14.5
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15
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