nba total rebound leader 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most rebounds per game, with 18.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA total rebound with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leader 1970s
NAMERPGGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.7
258
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
1,719
2,803
61.3
883
1,805
48.9
60.1
592
43.2
16.7
4.2
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
15.3
223
8,003
4,258
3,402
267
194
376
1,518
2,963
51.2
1,222
1,694
72.1
57.4
1,404
1,998
546
677
35.9
19.1
1.2
0.9
1.7
3.9
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.8
773
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
9,144
16,600
55.1
3,853
5,458
70.6
58.3
1,412
4,977
490
2,399
41.1
28.6
4.5
1.3
3.5
3.5
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.6
660
26,392
12,252
9,636
2,622
500
412
5,186
11,261
46.1
1,880
2,405
78.2
49.7
1,375
4,513
391
2,567
40.0
18.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
2.7
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14.2
815
33,863
18,922
11,565
1,685
606
1,198
7,600
16,838
45.1
3,722
5,495
67.7
49.1
1,721
4,722
464
2,676
41.5
23.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
2.8
6Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.9
757
27,857
8,192
10,511
3,073
511
270
3,390
6,623
51.2
1,412
2,223
63.5
53.9
1,544
3,748
329
2,066
36.8
10.8
4.1
1.1
0.6
2.1
7Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.5
209
7,033
3,578
2,822
923
204
533
1,473
2,889
51.0
632
938
67.4
54.2
553
2,269
206
578
33.7
17.1
4.4
1.0
2.6
3.6
8Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
12.9
246
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
2,027
3,661
55.4
1,292
1,842
70.1
59.8
924
2,260
676
807
37.4
21.7
3.0
0.6
2.2
4.1
9Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.8
551
19,660
7,659
7,062
1,587
125
553
2,909
6,801
42.8
1,841
2,627
70.1
48.1
744
1,827
1,494
35.7
13.9
2.9
0.5
2.1
10Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.6
204
6,542
2,967
2,576
538
1,244
2,822
44.1
479
661
72.5
47.7
642
32.1
14.5
2.6
11Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
12.2
525
20,825
14,405
6,421
1,474
529
872
5,665
11,132
50.9
3,075
4,070
75.6
55.7
1,394
4,299
563
1,832
39.7
27.4
2.8
1.2
2.0
4.1
12Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.2
409
13,952
6,152
4,973
931
116
28
2,239
4,627
48.4
1,674
2,137
78.3
55.3
639
1,347
1,296
34.1
15.0
2.3
0.8
0.2
13Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
11.9
644
23,248
14,686
7,690
2,134
466
799
5,957
11,763
50.6
2,772
3,578
77.5
55.1
1,272
3,416
400
2,100
36.1
22.8
3.3
1.2
2.0
3.4
14Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
421
14,259
4,652
5,002
1,181
69
36
1,788
3,873
46.2
1,076
1,550
69.4
51.1
257
376
1,458
33.9
11.0
2.8
0.7
0.4
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
11.7
253
8,683
4,399
2,956
487
12
21
1,794
3,741
48.0
811
1,061
76.4
52.3
47
94
799
34.3
17.4
1.9
0.6
1.1
16George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
11.5
310
10,800
6,761
3,552
1,238
627
157
2,497
5,534
45.1
1,767
2,527
69.9
50.9
1,122
2,430
658
1,241
34.8
21.8
4.0
2.0
0.5
4.3
17Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
11.5
395
13,379
5,855
4,525
1,003
52
48
2,223
4,343
51.2
1,409
2,421
58.2
54.1
264
481
1,264
33.9
14.8
2.5
0.7
0.6
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.4
337
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
2,874
6,331
45.4
1,806
2,453
73.6
51.0
159
714
1,281
37.6
22.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
19Swen Nater
S. Nater
11.3
229
6,744
2,994
2,595
464
132
127
1,241
2,346
52.9
512
665
77.0
56.7
762
1,833
395
732
29.4
13.1
2.0
0.6
0.6
2.5
20Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.2
723
25,331
8,579
8,120
2,700
742
868
3,558
8,062
44.1
1,463
1,993
73.4
48.0
1,262
4,044
431
2,516
35.0
11.9
3.7
1.5
1.8
2.7
21Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11.2
368
12,225
4,987
4,111
1,331
28
24
2,077
4,137
50.2
833
1,067
78.1
54.1
62
312
872
33.2
13.6
3.6
0.4
0.3
22Paul Silas
P. Silas
10.8
809
25,490
8,619
8,737
2,060
333
133
3,123
7,174
43.5
2,373
3,417
69.4
49.7
1,831
2,981
250
2,135
31.5
10.7
2.5
0.7
0.3
1.5
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
10.7
570
21,195
12,534
6,087
1,164
263
477
4,982
10,715
46.5
2,570
3,213
80.0
51.7
1,140
2,630
340
1,627
37.2
22.0
2.0
0.7
1.2
2.5
24Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.7
388
14,116
6,188
4,136
1,217
67
39
2,622
5,979
43.9
944
1,310
72.1
47.2
134
623
1,137
36.4
15.9
3.1
0.9
0.5
25Elmore Smith
E. Smith
10.6
562
17,879
7,541
5,962
808
325
1,183
3,169
6,578
48.2
1,203
2,079
57.9
50.3
952
2,880
183
1,941
31.8
13.4
1.4
0.8
2.9
1.7
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54
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