nba rookie leaders in rebounds since 1976

Since 1975-76, Shaquille O'Neal has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a rookie, with 13.9 per game in 1992-93.

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NBA rookie leaders in rebounds with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games since 1976

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.9	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	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	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
2	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.3	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	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	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
3	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12.3	1991-92	DEN	71	38.3	16.6	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	870	156	43	210	252	273
4	Larry Smith L. Smith	12.1	1980-81	GSW	82	31.4	9.6	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	994	93	70	63	146	316
5	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	12.1	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	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	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	12.0	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	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	983	164	138	319	257	259
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	11.9	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	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	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.9	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	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	974	111	99	220	234	344
9	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	11.1	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	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	913	163	70	197	294	339
10	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	11.0	1991-92	CHA	82	37.2	19.2	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	899	292	81	51	160	225
11	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	10.9	2004-05	CHA	73	35.6	15.1	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	795	64	62	125	125	214	-344
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	10.6	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	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	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
13	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	10.6	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	23.7	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
14	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	10.6	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	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	860	223	141	43	217	298
15	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	10.6	1977-78	MIL	80	34.6	19.5	2.4	1.2	1.3	7.9	15.1	52.2				3.8	5.1	73.6	56.3	3.7	6.9	2.2	2,765	1,557	847	190	92	103	175	221
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	10.5	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	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	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.4	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	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	852	370	143	53	263	279
18	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	10.3	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	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	805	76	27	271	236	286
19	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	10.3	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	1,159	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
20	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	10.3	1990-91	NJN	74	35.2	18.4	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	759	163	71	99	217	217
21	Dwight Howard D. Howard	10.0	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	12.0	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	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
22	Elton Brand E. Brand	10.0	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	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	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
23	Al Horford A. Horford	9.7	2007-08	ATL	81	31.4	10.1	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	785	124	60	76	137	267	-111
24	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	9.6	1992-93	WAS	81	34.5	14.7	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	781	306	134	35	230	195
25	Bernard King B. King	9.5	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	24.2	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302

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PPG

26.3

Banchero

RPG

9.0

Banchero

APG

6.3

Banchero

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ORTG

114.9

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DRTG

114.3

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NETRTG

0.6

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3P%

34.3

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	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

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Final

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Pistons

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

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1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

113.7

113.6

112.1

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

107.7

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

4.4

3.0

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599.6

Cunningham

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Harden

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Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

537

Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.2

Cunningham

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Richardson

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Wembanyama

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Wembanyama

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55-38

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	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