what center averaged the highest career rebounds per game in the playoffs

Bill Russell has grabbed the most career rebounds per game by a center in the playoffs, with 24.9 per game.

	NAME	RPG	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.9	165	45.4	16.2	4.7			6.1	14.2	43.0				4.0	6.7	60.3	47.4				7,497	2,673	4,104	770				546
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.5	160	47.2	22.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,607	3,913	673				412
3	Eddie Miller E. Miller	18.0	2	46.5	16.5	2.5			6.5	17.0	38.2				3.5	8.0	43.8	40.2				93	33	36	5				9
4	Charlie Tyra C. Tyra	15.5	2	27.5	15.0	0.5			6.0	14.0	42.9				3.0	4.5	66.7	46.9				55	30	31	1				5
5	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	14.9	119	41.1	10.6	3.8	0.8	0.7	4.3	8.7	49.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	3.2	60.8	52.1	3.9	9.4	1.8	4,889	1,260	1,777	453	67	55	69	371
6	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	14.8	46	42.2	18.5	3.0			7.0	14.9	47.1				4.4	6.9	64.2	51.5				1,939	850	680	136				160
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	14.4	89	42.3	18.9	3.7	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.3	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	3.3	74.4	48.0	3.7	10.4	0.9	3,768	1,684	1,285	333	78	56	8	398
8	Alex Groza A. Groza	14.0	3		32.3	0.7			12.0	24.3	49.3				8.3	11.0	75.8	55.4					97	42	2				14
9	George Mikan G. Mikan	13.9	48	36.6	20.9	2.0			7.1	17.7	39.8				6.7	8.6	78.0	48.4				1,500	1,001	665	98				214
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	13.8	6	46.3	25.8	0.8			10.0	19.0	52.6				5.8	8.8	66.0	56.4				278	155	83	5				21
11	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	13.8	69	35.7	12.3	3.1	0.4	1.9	4.9	11.8	41.4				2.5	4.1	61.0	45.1	2.3	5.3		2,465	846	953	215	11	51		220
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	13.8	94	40.4	22.1	1.4	0.9	1.6	8.0	16.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.1	8.0	76.2	54.7	5.4	8.4	2.6	3,796	2,077	1,295	136	84	151	215	244
13	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	12.9	103	39.3	8.6	1.5	1.8	2.3	3.3	6.9	47.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	4.7	42.6	47.9	4.0	8.9	1.2	4,044	882	1,332	154	187	232	126	257	+386
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	12.6	13	43.8	27.7	1.9	1.8	1.5	9.1	20.3	44.7	1.8	3.3	53.5	7.8	8.9	87.1	57.1	2.3	10.3	2.2	569	360	164	25	23	19	28	43	-5
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12.4	100	38.4	27.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	10.3	19.9	52.0	1.7	4.6	37.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	60.8	3.0	9.4	3.3	3,837	2,735	1,238	769	122	87	334	335	+124
16	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	12.3	35	33.2	12.8	1.5			4.3	10.4	41.6				4.1	5.8	71.1	49.4				1,161	447	432	51				168
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.8	125	31.6	15.3	1.2	0.8	2.0	5.4	9.2	58.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.4	8.0	54.8	59.9	3.5	8.3	2.6	3,945	1,909	1,473	149	94	248	323	467	-77
18	Shawn Marion S. Marion	11.7	20	42.5	20.4	1.6	1.9	1.2	8.2	16.7	48.9	1.1	3.5	31.4	3.0	3.4	88.1	56.1	2.9	8.8	1.1	849	407	233	31	37	23	22	65	+46
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	11.6	216	37.5	24.3	2.7	0.5	2.1	9.4	16.8	56.3	0.0	0.0		5.4	10.7	50.4	56.5	4.0	7.6	3.0	8,098	5,250	2,508	582	117	459	649	769	+638
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.2	145	39.6	25.9	3.2	1.7	3.3	10.4	19.6	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.1	7.1	71.9	56.9	3.2	7.9	2.9	5,749	3,755	1,621	458	245	472	424	562	-29
21	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	11.2	23	30.5	15.0	3.3			5.3	13.5	39.0				4.4	6.0	73.4	46.3				702	344	257	75				76
22	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	11.1	13	37.5	20.6	5.0	1.8	0.8	8.1	17.7	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.0	4.2	6.3	65.9	50.4	3.2	7.8	2.5	488	268	144	65	24	11	33	47	+30
23	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	11.0	63	37.2	17.0	1.6			6.3	13.6	46.6				4.3	5.9	73.8	52.5				2,345	1,071	696	98				267
24	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	10.9	76	29.9	12.3	2.0			4.9	12.6	38.6				2.5	3.7	68.7	43.1				2,275	933	827	152				173
25	Joe Strawder J. Strawder	10.8	6	29.5	7.0	1.5			2.3	7.0	33.3				2.3	3.7	63.6	40.6				177	42	65	9				27

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1951 playoffs.

More NBA News

Spurs aren't thinking about being ahead of schedule. They're just focused on the conference finals.

May 16, 2026

The NBA's MVP will be announced Sunday. Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama or Jokic the finalists

May 16, 2026

Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs and force Game 7

May 16, 2026

Stephon Castle gives the Spurs 32 points in a 139-109 blowout to eliminate Timberwolves in Game 6

May 16, 2026

Jalen Duren bounces back after struggling in Game 5 to keep Pistons' season alive

May 16, 2026

Cade Cunningham scores 21 and Pistons dominate 2nd half to beat Cavs 115-94 and force Game 7

May 16, 2026

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Brown

RPG

10.7

Tatum

APG

6.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 May 2026

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

1.9

Allen

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

-0.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

517.1

Harden

502

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

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

40-55

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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