most rebounds in a season rookie after 1979

Since 1979-80, Shaquille O'Neal has gotten the most boards by a rookie in a season, with 1,122 boards in 1992-93.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a player in a season rookie after 1979

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,122	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	152	60	286	307	321
2	Buck Williams B. Williams	1,005	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	107	84	84	235	285
3	Larry Smith L. Smith	994	1980-81	GSW	82	31.4	9.6	12.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	3.7	7.2	51.2	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.7	58.8	54.0	5.3	6.8	1.8	2,578	785	93	70	63	146	316
4	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	989	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	312	63	45	223	252	-146
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	983	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	164	138	319	257	259
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	977	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	224	55	206	279	254	+429
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	974	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	111	99	220	234	344
8	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	913	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	163	70	197	294	339
9	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	899	1991-92	CHA	82	37.2	19.2	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	7.5	15.3	49.0	0.1	0.3	22.7	4.1	5.0	82.9	54.8	3.9	7.0	2.0	3,047	1,576	292	81	51	160	225
10	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	870	1991-92	DEN	71	38.3	16.6	12.3	2.2	0.6	3.0	6.0	12.2	49.3	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.0	64.2	54.0	4.5	7.8	3.5	2,716	1,177	156	43	210	252	273
11	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	860	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	10.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	1,625	223	141	43	217	298
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	858	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	161	58	138	183	245	-131
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	852	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	370	143	53	263	279
14	Dwight Howard D. Howard	823	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	12.0	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	75	77	136	165	232	-179
15	Elton Brand E. Brand	810	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	155	66	132	228	259	-647
16	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	805	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	76	27	271	236	286
17	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	795	2004-05	CHA	73	35.6	15.1	10.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	6.1	13.7	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.7	60.9	47.9	3.8	7.1	1.7	2,600	1,105	64	62	125	125	214	-344
18	Al Horford A. Horford	785	2007-08	ATL	81	31.4	10.1	9.7	1.5	0.7	0.9	4.1	8.2	49.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	2.6	73.1	53.9	3.1	6.6	1.7	2,540	821	124	60	76	137	267	-111
19	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	781	1992-93	WAS	81	34.5	14.7	9.6	3.8	1.7	0.4	6.0	14.0	42.6	0.5	1.7	28.1	2.2	3.5	64.4	47.2	2.7	6.9	2.8	2,795	1,187	306	134	35	230	195
20	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	773	1979-80	CHI	82	34.0	16.3	9.4	2.2	0.7	1.6	6.1	12.8	47.4	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	5.1	81.0	54.1	2.7	6.7	2.6	2,791	1,334	182	60	129	210	313
21	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	762	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	134	44	58	237	319
22	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	759	1990-91	NJN	74	35.2	18.4	10.3	2.2	1.0	1.3	6.9	14.9	46.7	0.2	0.5	34.2	4.4	6.0	73.1	52.7	3.6	6.6	2.9	2,602	1,364	163	71	99	217	217
23	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	759	1980-81	GSW	82	35.6	18.9	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.4	71.6	53.4	3.3	5.9	3.0	2,919	1,547	117	50	121	243	313
24	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	755	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	274	88	254	260	153	-142
25	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	744	1992-93	DEN	82	33.5	14.7	9.1	1.8	0.9	1.4	5.9	11.7	50.4	0.0	0.2	15.4	2.9	3.9	74.8	54.9	3.3	5.7	1.9	2,749	1,205	151	72	111	153	293

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds going back to the 1950-51 season.

More NBA News

Taj Gibson retires after 17 NBA seasons and joins Chicago Bulls' coaching staff

Sep 14, 2026

Kawhi Leonard's return to Toronto is official as Raptors and Clippers complete long-awaited deal

Sep 14, 2026

Steve Ballmer backs down on NBA punishment, apologizes as Clippers accept $30 million fine

Sep 14, 2026

Suns center Mark Williams has surgery for torn labrum, likely out for several months

Sep 11, 2026

Jonathan Kuminga picked the Timberwolves for the on-court fit and the genuine connection he felt

Sep 10, 2026

Pelicans waive veteran Taj Gibson after acquiring him in a multi-player trade with Memphis

Sep 9, 2026

More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0