nba players to average at least 15 rpg in a finals series

George Yardley averaged 15.2 boards per game in the 1956 NBA Finals.

NAME RPG SEASON SERIES TM GP MPG PPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 George Yardley
G. Yardley
15.2
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
5
24.8
2.2
8.2
20.0
41.0
8.4
10.0
84.0
50.8
124
76
11
13
2 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
18.3
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
7
44.7
30.1
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
128
23
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.9
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
41.6
13.3
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
93
160
30
4 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
17.0
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
6
39.7
29.3
9.7
22.8
42.3
10.0
13.2
75.9
51.2
238
176
102
18
5 Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.3
1957-58
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
4
34.3
14.5
4.3
12.3
34.7
6.0
9.5
63.2
44.1
137
58
77
12
6 Larry Foust
L. Foust
15.0
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
4
29.8
12.5
5.3
13.0
40.4
2.0
2.3
88.9
44.7
119
50
60
10
7 Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.5
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
4
46.5
9.3
3.0
9.5
31.6
3.3
7.3
44.8
36.4
186
37
118
9
8 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.9
1959-60
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
45.0
16.7
3.0
5.7
12.1
47.1
5.3
7.7
68.5
53.8
315
117
174
21
12
9 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.4
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
5
41.6
28.4
3.0
9.4
23.8
39.5
9.6
12.0
80.0
48.8
208
142
82
15
18
10 Bill Russell
B. Russell
28.8
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
46.6
17.6
4.4
6.6
15.4
42.9
4.4
9.4
46.8
45.0
233
88
144
22
13
11 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
17.9
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
45.9
40.6
3.7
14.4
33.6
43.0
11.7
14.1
82.8
51.0
321
284
125
26
22
12 Bill Russell
B. Russell
27.0
1961-62
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
48.3
22.9
5.7
8.1
15.0
54.3
6.6
8.9
74.2
60.5
338
160
189
40
21
13 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
45.7
33.8
4.3
12.7
27.2
46.6
8.5
10.2
83.6
53.5
274
203
90
26
21
14 Bill Russell
B. Russell
26.0
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
47.8
20.0
5.3
7.0
15.0
46.7
6.0
8.7
69.2
53.2
287
120
156
32
16
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.6
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
5
46.0
29.2
2.4
12.4
24.0
51.7
4.4
10.6
41.5
50.9
230
146
138
12
12
16 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.2
1963-64
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
42.8
11.2
5.0
4.4
11.4
38.6
2.4
5.0
48.0
41.2
214
56
126
25
20
17 Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.0
1964-65
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
44.2
17.8
5.8
6.6
9.4
70.2
4.6
8.0
57.5
68.9
221
89
125
29
14
18 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
17.8
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
35.4
7.6
2.0
3.2
6.2
51.6
1.2
2.2
54.5
53.0
177
38
89
10
16
19 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
42.9
25.0
2.3
9.3
23.4
39.6
6.4
8.3
77.6
46.2
300
175
105
16
17
20 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.3
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
47.9
23.6
3.7
9.1
17.0
53.8
5.3
7.1
74.0
58.5
335
165
170
26
27
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28.5
1966-67
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
47.8
17.7
6.8
7.0
12.5
56.0
3.7
12.0
30.6
49.7
287
106
171
41
16
22 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
26.7
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
6
47.3
14.2
3.3
5.7
16.5
34.3
2.8
5.2
54.8
37.7
284
85
160
20
20
23 Bill Russell
B. Russell
21.8
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
48.7
17.3
5.7
5.7
13.2
43.0
6.0
10.0
60.0
49.3
292
104
131
34
22
24 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25.0
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
47.3
11.7
3.0
4.1
8.3
50.0
3.4
9.1
37.5
47.6
331
82
175
21
21
25 Bill Russell
B. Russell
21.1
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
48.0
9.1
5.1
3.6
9.0
39.7
2.0
3.4
58.3
43.5
336
64
148
36
29
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