most rebounds per game from 1970-71 to 1972-73

Between the 1970-71 and 1972-73 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most rebounds per game, with 18.7 per game.

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  • Assumption:41+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1950-51
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.7
246
43.3
16.2
4.3
6.5
10.5
61.7
3.3
6.7
49.3
60.5
10,641
3,993
4,591
1,046
561
2Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
16.8
229
40.0
13.2
4.0
5.5
11.0
49.7
2.3
3.4
65.9
52.8
9,160
3,027
3,849
918
621
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.2
239
42.4
32.3
4.3
13.4
23.6
56.9
5.4
7.8
69.5
59.7
10,125
7,710
3,881
1,021
707
4Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
15.6
239
42.4
19.5
3.2
7.4
16.8
44.0
4.7
6.4
73.1
49.7
10,132
4,663
3,729
767
646
5Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.5
242
40.0
18.8
3.3
8.0
17.8
45.3
2.7
3.6
74.3
48.5
9,687
4,546
3,748
806
975
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
15.2
245
42.6
25.0
2.4
10.2
23.4
43.4
4.7
7.0
66.3
47.2
10,441
6,130
3,736
583
690
7Elmore Smith
E. Smith
13.8
154
39.1
17.8
2.0
7.7
16.4
46.8
2.5
4.5
54.6
48.5
6,015
2,740
2,130
303
601
8Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
13.2
242
36.2
11.6
2.7
4.5
9.6
46.9
2.5
3.7
67.9
51.3
8,763
2,800
3,188
657
882
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
12.9
238
37.4
16.5
2.8
6.2
12.1
51.6
4.0
7.0
57.7
54.4
8,897
3,921
3,073
671
770
10Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
12.7
183
41.5
26.5
2.1
10.2
21.9
46.6
6.1
7.5
81.4
52.6
7,588
4,845
2,317
392
505
11Paul Silas
P. Silas
12.5
241
35.9
14.2
3.5
5.1
11.1
45.8
4.1
5.6
72.6
52.5
8,644
3,430
3,009
841
625
12Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
12.4
243
34.0
21.7
2.7
8.8
18.3
48.2
4.0
5.3
75.7
52.5
8,259
5,264
3,002
654
847
13Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
12.3
170
26.9
8.6
4.2
3.4
7.4
46.4
1.8
2.5
69.0
50.6
4,568
1,468
2,084
718
550
14Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
12.2
228
35.9
15.4
4.1
6.5
12.8
50.7
2.5
3.1
79.1
54.5
8,178
3,522
2,786
928
572
15Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.9
156
38.4
23.1
5.4
8.7
18.9
46.1
5.7
7.8
72.3
51.7
5,990
3,603
1,864
838
623
16Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
11.8
126
28.8
12.8
2.2
5.3
12.2
43.2
2.2
3.1
72.5
47.2
3,623
1,614
1,490
274
373
17Lloyd Neal
L. Neal
11.8
82
33.2
13.4
1.8
5.5
11.2
49.4
2.3
3.6
63.8
52.2
2,723
1,097
967
146
305
18Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
11.8
188
35.1
15.9
2.3
5.9
12.5
46.6
4.2
5.4
78.2
53.3
6,608
2,988
2,212
429
584
19Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.7
241
34.9
12.9
2.0
5.6
12.8
43.7
1.7
2.4
69.9
46.4
8,410
3,097
2,814
479
837
20Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
11.2
162
39.5
24.2
4.9
9.5
21.7
43.9
5.1
7.1
71.6
48.6
6,397
3,915
1,813
790
439
21Willis Reed
W. Reed
11.0
153
33.3
15.9
1.9
6.6
14.2
46.4
2.7
3.6
76.8
50.5
5,094
2,434
1,689
296
463
22Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.9
238
36.9
15.8
3.2
6.6
15.5
42.7
2.5
3.5
72.2
46.3
8,790
3,754
2,589
770
671
23Clifford Ray
C. Ray
10.7
155
25.0
7.8
3.4
3.1
6.2
49.5
1.6
2.6
61.7
52.8
3,881
1,203
1,666
525
528
24Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
10.7
232
38.9
19.0
4.5
7.4
15.0
49.0
4.2
5.5
77.0
54.3
9,032
4,398
2,479
1,047
747
25Clyde Lee
C. Lee
10.2
226
24.5
6.8
0.8
2.7
5.9
46.4
1.3
2.4
55.3
48.9
5,542
1,545
2,300
182
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