most rebounds in a single game in nba since 1968

Since 1967-68, Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most rebounds in a game, with 42 boards versus the Celtics on March 7, 1969.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in a single regular-season game in NBA since 1968
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
3/7/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
53
12
6
3
8
37.5
6
12
50.0
45.2
2
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
3/9/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BAL BAL
25
7
12
16
75.0
1
8
12.5
64.0
4
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
12/20/1967
PHI PHI
@
SEA SEA
45
53
6
20
23
87.0
13
26
50.0
76.9
2
4Moses Malone
M. Malone
37
2/9/1979
HOU HOU
@
NOJ NOJ
44
33
2
1
2
12
24
50.0
9
13
69.2
55.5
19
18
3
5Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
37
1/8/1970
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
35
22
1
10
14
71.4
2
3
66.7
71.8
5
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
12/1/1967
PHI PHI
SEA SEA
48
52
2
22
29
75.9
8
30
26.7
61.6
3
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
36
10/18/1968
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
47
9
4
1
5
20.0
8Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
35
4/22/1988
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
41
26
3
1
0
10
16
62.5
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
69.7
16
19
6
2
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
35
1/19/1971
SDR SDR
@
NYK NYK
50
29
1
13
40
32.5
3
5
60.0
34.4
2
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
2/2/1969
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
63
23
3
7
10
70.0
9
17
52.9
65.8
5
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
1/12/1968
PHI PHI
vs
BAL BAL
46
36
6
16
25
64.0
4
13
30.8
58.6
2
12Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
34
3/3/1993
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
40
12
4
0
1
6
12
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
8
26
5
2
13Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
34
3/4/1992
DET DET
vs
IND IND
45
10
3
2
0
4
15
26.7
0
1
0.0
2
4
50.0
29.8
18
16
2
5
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34
12/14/1975
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
42
27
6
2
8
11
17
64.7
5
7
71.4
67.2
5
29
3
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34
12/19/1971
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
43
32
4
12
15
80.0
8
13
61.5
77.2
3
16Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
34
2/2/1969
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
63
24
2
10
30
33.3
4
10
40.0
34.9
5
17Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
34
1/19/1969
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
35
3
13
22
59.1
9
17
52.9
59.4
2
18Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
34
2/12/1968
CIN CIN
CHI CHI
53
21
0
7
15
46.7
7
8
87.5
56.7
3
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34
12/16/1967
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
48
68
2
30
40
75.0
8
22
36.4
68.4
1
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
33
11/2/1996
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
45
20
2
0
2
5
8
62.5
0
1
0.0
10
14
71.4
70.6
8
25
3
4
+21
21Kevin Willis
K. Willis
33
2/19/1992
ATL ATL
vs
WAS WAS
45
20
1
2
4
10
27
37.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
35.9
16
17
3
3
22Swen Nater
S. Nater
33
12/19/1976
MIL MIL
vs
ATL ATL
41
30
2
1
1
10
20
50.0
10
15
66.7
56.4
15
18
3
23Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
33
12/22/1972
DET DET
vs
SEA SEA
45
23
2
10
24
41.7
3
3
100.0
45.4
0
24Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
33
3/9/1971
CHI CHI
vs
MIL MIL
42
21
4
6
14
42.9
9
12
75.0
54.5
2
25Willis Reed
W. Reed
33
2/2/1971
NYK NYK
vs
CIN CIN
48
27
1
11
28
39.3
5
8
62.5
42.8
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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