all-time 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:
all-time rebound with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leader 1970s
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.7
258
43.2
16.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
15.3
223
35.9
19.1
1.2
0.9
1.7
6.8
13.3
51.2
5.5
7.6
72.1
57.4
6.3
9.0
3.9
8,003
4,258
3,402
267
194
376
546
677
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.8
773
41.1
28.6
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.6
660
40.0
18.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.8
3.6
78.2
49.7
3.3
10.8
2.7
26,392
12,252
9,636
2,622
500
412
391
2,567
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14.2
815
41.5
23.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
9.3
20.7
45.1
4.6
6.7
67.7
49.1
3.5
9.7
2.8
33,863
18,922
11,565
1,685
606
1,198
464
2,676
6Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.9
757
36.8
10.8
4.1
1.1
0.6
4.5
8.7
51.2
1.9
2.9
63.5
53.9
3.5
8.4
2.1
27,857
8,192
10,511
3,073
511
270
329
2,066
7Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.5
209
33.7
17.1
4.4
1.0
2.6
7.0
13.8
51.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
54.2
2.6
10.9
3.6
7,033
3,578
2,822
923
204
533
206
578
8Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
12.9
246
37.4
21.7
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
9Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.8
551
35.7
13.9
2.9
0.5
2.1
5.3
12.3
42.8
3.3
4.8
70.1
48.1
2.8
6.8
19,660
7,659
7,062
1,587
125
553
1,494
10Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.6
204
32.1
14.5
2.6
6.1
13.8
44.1
2.3
3.2
72.5
47.7
6,542
2,967
2,576
538
642
11Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
12.2
525
39.7
27.4
2.8
1.2
2.0
10.8
21.2
50.9
5.9
7.8
75.6
55.7
3.1
9.7
4.1
20,825
14,405
6,421
1,474
529
872
563
1,832
12Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.2
409
34.1
15.0
2.3
0.8
0.2
5.5
11.3
48.4
4.1
5.2
78.3
55.3
4.2
8.9
13,952
6,152
4,973
931
116
28
1,296
13Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
11.9
644
36.1
22.8
3.3
1.2
2.0
9.3
18.3
50.6
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.1
3.2
8.5
3.4
23,248
14,686
7,690
2,134
466
799
400
2,100
14Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
421
33.9
11.0
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.2
46.2
2.6
3.7
69.4
51.1
2.6
3.9
14,259
4,652
5,002
1,181
69
36
1,458
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
11.7
253
34.3
17.4
1.9
0.6
1.1
7.1
14.8
48.0
3.2
4.2
76.4
52.3
2.5
4.9
8,683
4,399
2,956
487
12
21
799
16George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
11.5
310
34.8
21.8
4.0
2.0
0.5
8.1
17.9
45.1
5.7
8.2
69.9
50.9
3.6
7.8
4.3
10,800
6,761
3,552
1,238
627
157
658
1,241
17Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
11.5
395
33.9
14.8
2.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
11.0
51.2
3.6
6.1
58.2
54.1
3.4
6.2
13,379
5,855
4,525
1,003
52
48
1,264
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.4
337
37.6
22.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
1,281
19Swen Nater
S. Nater
11.3
229
29.4
13.1
2.0
0.6
0.6
5.4
10.2
52.9
2.2
2.9
77.0
56.7
3.3
8.0
2.5
6,744
2,994
2,595
464
132
127
395
732
20Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.2
723
35.0
11.9
3.7
1.5
1.8
4.9
11.2
44.1
2.0
2.8
73.4
48.0
2.6
8.4
2.7
25,331
8,579
8,120
2,700
742
868
431
2,516
21Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11.2
368
33.2
13.6
3.6
0.4
0.3
5.6
11.2
50.2
2.3
2.9
78.1
54.1
0.8
4.3
12,225
4,987
4,111
1,331
28
24
872
22Paul Silas
P. Silas
10.8
809
31.5
10.7
2.5
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.9
43.5
2.9
4.2
69.4
49.7
3.7
6.1
1.5
25,490
8,619
8,737
2,060
333
133
250
2,135
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
10.7
570
37.2
22.0
2.0
0.7
1.2
8.7
18.8
46.5
4.5
5.6
80.0
51.7
2.9
6.8
2.5
21,195
12,534
6,087
1,164
263
477
340
1,627
24Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.7
388
36.4
15.9
3.1
0.9
0.5
6.8
15.4
43.9
2.4
3.4
72.1
47.2
1.9
8.8
14,116
6,188
4,136
1,217
67
39
1,137
25Elmore Smith
E. Smith
10.6
562
31.8
13.4
1.4
0.8
2.9
5.6
11.7
48.2
2.1
3.7
57.9
50.3
2.3
7.1
1.7
17,879
7,541
5,962
808
325
1,183
183
1,941
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64
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.780
2
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62
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.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
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.634
12.0
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45
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.512
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