Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Dolph Schayes got the most rebounds, with 8,413 rebounds.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds by a player throughout the 50s

	NAME	REB	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	AST	PF
1	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	8,413	632	36.7	19.3	13.3	3.0	6.0	15.9	38.0	7.3	8.6	84.5	49.2	20,784	12,226	1,918	2,228
2	Larry Foust L. Foust	6,703	620	31.8	14.9	10.8	1.8	5.0	12.5	40.2	4.9	6.6	73.2	48.3	17,565	9,216	1,117	2,297
3	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	6,684	562	31.9	13.5	11.9	1.9	4.3	10.5	40.4	5.0	6.5	77.8	50.6	15,813	7,606	1,089	1,744
4	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	5,940	631	32.5	14.7	9.4	2.2	5.2	12.8	40.3	4.4	5.7	76.8	47.9	18,443	9,272	1,392	2,590
5	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	5,856	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5	6.4	14.4	44.4	6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4	18,298	10,023	1,269	1,681
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	5,593	357	37.4	24.9	15.7	2.6	8.6	20.5	42.1	7.7	10.2	75.4	49.9	13,345	8,894	929	1,063
7	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	5,225	564	35.3	13.7	9.3	2.2	5.0	14.3	35.3	3.6	5.1	70.9	41.5	19,917	7,729	1,234	2,053
8	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	5,186	565	33.1	10.9	9.2	2.8	4.5	10.8	42.0	1.8	2.6	69.1	45.5	16,479	6,131	1,596	1,704
9	Arnie Risen A. Risen	5,011	515	28.3	11.7	9.7	1.7	4.0	10.6	37.9	3.7	5.2	71.0	45.5	12,690	6,013	866	2,005
10	Chuck Share C. Share	4,765	555	22.3	8.6	8.6	1.3	2.7	6.8	40.0	3.2	4.5	69.4	48.9	12,372	4,757	747	1,964
11	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	4,612	423	30.3	17.8	10.9	1.6	7.1	16.3	43.6	3.6	4.9	72.8	48.2	12,814	7,527	679	1,420
12	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	4,469	544	30.0	10.0	8.2	2.5	3.8	10.6	36.1	2.4	3.7	63.3	40.9	14,369	5,444	1,367	1,840
13	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	4,325	574	35.7	17.7	7.5	3.3	5.9	13.4	44.0	5.9	7.7	76.6	52.6	18,071	10,153	1,879	1,446
14	Ray Felix R. Felix	4,302	432	26.2	13.2	10.0	0.8	4.4	10.6	41.7	4.3	6.4	67.8	49.1	11,317	5,687	333	1,674
15	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	4,300	484	39.5	23.0	8.9	2.3	7.8	18.5	42.2	7.4	9.1	80.8	51.1	16,559	11,122	1,111	1,859
16	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	4,186	437	37.9	11.1	9.6	3.0	4.4	11.4	38.9	2.3	3.4	67.3	43.2	16,574	4,851	1,298	1,246
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	4,167	311	34.4	21.2	13.4	2.7	7.4	18.6	40.0	6.3	8.1	78.5	47.9	8,350	6,593	830	1,305
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	4,119	187	39.1	16.1	22.0	2.7	6.4	14.3	44.4	3.4	6.3	54.1	47.2	7,314	3,016	512	485
19	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	3,859	360	30.2	13.8	10.7	1.3	5.3	12.9	41.4	3.2	4.6	69.8	46.5	10,889	4,985	484	903
20	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3,644	615	38.4	19.4	5.9	7.4	6.9	18.6	37.0	5.7	6.9	81.6	44.9	20,986	11,944	4,544	1,579
21	George Yardley G. Yardley	3,641	399	33.5	19.0	9.1	1.7	6.6	16.0	41.6	5.8	7.4	77.4	49.5	13,365	7,590	693	1,199
22	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	3,492	202	37.3	16.4	17.3	5.3	6.2	17.7	35.1	4.0	5.8	69.8	40.6	7,544	3,315	1,062	789
23	Earl Lloyd E. Lloyd	3,287	492	26.5	8.3	6.7	1.5	3.1	8.7	35.6	2.1	2.8	74.4	41.7	12,867	4,080	721	1,872
24	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	3,149	275	27.9	10.6	11.5	0.8	3.5	9.8	36.1	3.5	5.2	67.8	43.9	7,678	2,921	209	1,127
25	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	2,793	404	26.9	9.9	6.9	1.9	3.9	10.5	36.7	2.2	2.9	75.5	41.9	10,703	3,992	767	1,221