nba players who averaged 17 rebounds per game in a season

Bill Russell averaged 19.6 rebounds per game in his rookie season in 1956-57.

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  • Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1950-51
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.6
1956-57
48
35.3
14.7
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
2Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
17.4
1956-57
72
38.3
15.6
4.6
6.0
17.3
34.7
3.6
5.3
66.5
39.6
2,761
1,124
1,256
331
287
3Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
17.4
1957-58
70
36.1
24.6
2.2
8.3
20.3
41.0
8.0
10.6
74.9
49.2
2,528
1,719
1,216
157
222
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.7
1957-58
69
38.3
16.6
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.3
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
5Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
18.1
1957-58
63
39.0
16.9
6.4
6.6
18.7
35.1
3.8
5.3
71.5
40.2
2,460
1,066
1,142
403
226
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
23.0
1958-59
70
42.6
16.7
3.2
6.5
14.2
45.7
3.7
6.1
59.8
49.3
2,979
1,168
1,612
222
161
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.0
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.0
1959-60
74
42.5
18.2
3.7
7.5
16.1
46.7
3.2
5.3
61.2
49.6
3,146
1,350
1,778
277
210
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
19.8
1960-61
73
42.9
34.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.2
1960-61
79
47.8
38.4
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20.3
1960-61
76
39.8
27.9
3.4
10.1
22.6
44.7
7.7
10.6
72.4
51.1
3,027
2,120
1,540
262
217
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
23.9
1960-61
78
44.3
16.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
3.3
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
18.6
1961-62
48
44.4
38.3
4.6
14.2
33.1
42.8
9.9
13.1
75.4
49.2
2,129
1,836
892
222
155
14Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
19.0
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25.7
1961-62
80
48.5
50.4
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
16Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
18.7
1961-62
78
42.1
31.1
3.7
11.1
24.7
45.0
8.9
11.6
77.1
52.2
3,282
2,429
1,459
289
296
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
23.6
1961-62
76
45.2
18.9
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.3
1962-63
80
47.6
44.8
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
23.6
1962-63
78
44.9
16.8
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
3.7
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
20Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
17.0
1963-64
80
42.4
27.0
1.6
10.1
19.8
51.3
6.7
10.3
65.1
55.5
3,394
2,159
1,361
126
300
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
22.3
1963-64
80
46.1
36.9
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
22Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.4
1963-64
79
41.4
17.7
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.7
1963-64
78
44.6
15.0
4.7
6.0
13.8
43.3
3.0
5.5
55.0
46.1
3,482
1,168
1,930
370
190
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
22.9
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
34.7
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
25Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
20.0
1964-65
66
43.4
21.4
2.4
8.5
17.0
49.8
4.5
5.5
81.4
55.1
2,864
1,414
1,321
157
214

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