most rebounds in 70s decade

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Elvin Hayes grabbed the most rebounds in a decade, with 11,565 rebounds in the 1970s.

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most rebounds by a player in 70s decade
NAMEREBDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11,565
1970s
815
41.5
23.2
14.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
9.3
20.7
45.1
4.6
6.7
67.7
49.1
3.5
9.7
2.8
33,863
18,922
1,685
606
1,198
464
2,676
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11,460
1970s
773
41.1
28.6
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
3Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
10,511
1970s
757
36.8
10.8
13.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
4.5
8.7
51.2
1.9
2.9
63.5
53.9
3.5
8.4
2.1
27,857
8,192
3,073
511
270
329
2,066
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
9,636
1970s
660
40.0
18.6
14.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.8
3.6
78.2
49.7
3.3
10.8
2.7
26,392
12,252
2,622
500
412
391
2,567
5Paul Silas
P. Silas
8,737
1970s
809
31.5
10.7
10.8
2.5
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.9
43.5
2.9
4.2
69.4
49.7
3.7
6.1
1.5
25,490
8,619
2,060
333
133
250
2,135
6Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
8,120
1970s
723
35.0
11.9
11.2
3.7
1.5
1.8
4.9
11.2
44.1
2.0
2.8
73.4
48.0
2.6
8.4
2.7
25,331
8,579
2,700
742
868
431
2,516
7Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
7,690
1970s
644
36.1
22.8
11.9
3.3
1.2
2.0
9.3
18.3
50.6
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.1
3.2
8.5
3.4
23,248
14,686
2,134
466
799
400
2,100
8Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
7,062
1970s
551
35.7
13.9
12.8
2.9
0.5
2.1
5.3
12.3
42.8
3.3
4.8
70.1
48.1
2.8
6.8
19,660
7,659
1,587
125
553
1,494
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
6,421
1970s
525
39.7
27.4
12.2
2.8
1.2
2.0
10.8
21.2
50.9
5.9
7.8
75.6
55.7
3.1
9.7
4.1
20,825
14,405
1,474
529
872
563
1,832
10Clifford Ray
C. Ray
6,270
1970s
637
27.3
8.1
9.8
2.3
0.9
1.2
3.2
6.1
52.8
1.6
2.8
59.5
55.2
3.0
6.5
1.9
17,419
5,174
1,493
426
593
303
2,158
11Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
6,087
1970s
570
37.2
22.0
10.7
2.0
0.7
1.2
8.7
18.8
46.5
4.5
5.6
80.0
51.7
2.9
6.8
2.5
21,195
12,534
1,164
263
477
340
1,627
12Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
5,988
1970s
640
35.2
18.7
9.4
3.3
1.0
0.7
7.4
16.0
46.1
4.0
5.7
69.9
50.6
2.8
6.0
2.5
22,533
11,974
2,113
476
340
406
2,115
13Elmore Smith
E. Smith
5,962
1970s
562
31.8
13.4
10.6
1.4
0.8
2.9
5.6
11.7
48.2
2.1
3.7
57.9
50.3
2.3
7.1
1.7
17,879
7,541
808
325
1,183
183
1,941
14Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
5,632
1970s
654
34.6
18.2
8.6
2.1
0.8
0.4
7.6
15.1
50.5
2.9
3.7
78.2
54.2
2.3
5.8
1.8
22,616
11,900
1,383
323
159
176
1,655
15Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
5,369
1970s
760
36.0
19.0
7.1
3.4
1.4
0.6
7.9
16.2
48.7
3.3
4.2
78.0
52.8
1.8
4.6
3.0
27,326
14,465
2,595
611
256
463
2,749
16Gar Heard
G. Heard
5,148
1970s
627
26.4
9.6
8.2
1.6
1.4
1.6
4.0
9.7
41.6
1.6
2.5
64.1
44.8
2.6
6.7
1.3
16,537
6,045
1,001
596
659
180
1,761
17Otto Moore
O. Moore
5,051
1970s
608
25.1
8.3
8.3
1.6
0.7
1.2
3.4
7.6
45.5
1.4
2.3
61.9
48.4
1.8
5.5
15,288
5,046
992
186
342
1,593
18Clyde Lee
C. Lee
5,037
1970s
521
26.3
6.8
9.7
0.9
0.4
0.3
2.7
6.0
44.7
1.4
2.4
59.1
48.0
3.0
5.5
13,702
3,547
494
80
64
1,479
19Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
5,002
1970s
421
33.9
11.0
11.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.2
46.2
2.6
3.7
69.4
51.1
2.6
3.9
14,259
4,652
1,181
69
36
1,458
20Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
4,973
1970s
409
34.1
15.0
12.2
2.3
0.8
0.2
5.5
11.3
48.4
4.1
5.2
78.3
55.3
4.2
8.9
13,952
6,152
931
116
28
1,296
21Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
4,856
1970s
555
21.7
6.9
8.7
3.3
0.4
0.5
2.8
5.9
47.1
1.3
1.9
68.0
50.9
1.8
4.0
1.2
12,022
3,815
1,829
110
138
26
1,494
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4,812
1970s
258
43.2
16.7
18.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
1,095
592
23John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
4,603
1970s
719
39.8
21.9
6.4
5.8
1.2
0.3
8.7
19.1
45.4
4.5
5.4
83.9
50.9
1.5
3.5
2.5
28,643
15,747
4,185
476
117
204
1,813
24Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
4,525
1970s
395
33.9
14.8
11.5
2.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
11.0
51.2
3.6
6.1
58.2
54.1
3.4
6.2
13,379
5,855
1,003
52
48
1,264
25Jim Fox
J. Fox
4,477
1970s
612
23.4
9.7
7.3
1.6
0.5
0.3
3.6
7.5
48.3
2.4
3.0
78.6
54.5
1.9
4.1
14,316
5,920
1,006
151
79
1,672
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