Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most career rebounds per game, with 22.9 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA all-time total rebound with a minimum of 400 games played leaders

	NAME	RPG	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.9	1,045	47,859	31,419	23,924	4,643			12,681	23,497	54.0				6,057	11,862	51.1	54.7				2,075		45.8	30.1	4.4
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.5	963	40,726	14,522	21,620	4,100			5,687	12,930	44.0				3,148	5,614	56.1	47.1				2,592		42.3	15.1	4.3
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.2	792	30,690	20,880	12,849	2,369			7,349	16,872	43.6				6,182	8,119	76.1	51.1				2,529		38.8	26.4	3.0
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	15.6	829	32,131	14,053	12,942	2,730	28	24	5,709	11,441	49.9				2,635	3,365	78.3	54.4	62	312		2,389		38.8	17.0	3.3	0.4	0.3
5	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	15.0	964	35,881	14,437	14,464	2,575	125	553	5,521	13,105	42.1				3,395	5,089	66.7	47.0	744	1,827		2,624		37.2	15.0	2.7	0.5	2.1
6	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	14.0	984	35,832	10,624	13,769	3,822	628	367	4,369	8,586	50.9	3	6	50.0	1,883	2,976	63.3	53.7	2,085	4,974	579	2,762		36.4	10.8	3.9	1.1	0.6	1.9
7	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	13.7	1,043	38,940	20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48	7,914	15,340	51.6				5,113	8,088	63.2	55.4	264	481		3,536		37.3	20.1	2.4	0.7	0.6
8	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	13.6	766	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	5,744	12,499	46.0	1	14	7.1	2,027	2,590	78.3	49.6	1,574	5,122	543	2,920		38.6	17.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	2.2
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	13.5	846	33,863	23,149	11,463	3,650			8,693	20,171	43.1				5,763	7,391	78.0	49.4				2,596		40.0	27.4	4.3
10	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	13.1	911	28,839	6,683	11,954	1,600	611	531	2,766	5,310	52.1	82	355	23.1	1,069	1,832	58.4	54.6	4,329	7,625	1,484	2,843	+827	31.7	7.3	1.8	0.7	0.6	1.6
11	Willis Reed W. Reed	12.9	650	23,073	12,183	8,414	1,186	12	21	4,859	10,202	47.6				2,465	3,298	74.7	52.3	47	94		2,411		35.5	18.7	1.8	0.6	1.1
12	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	12.7	581	20,140	9,944	7,379	1,541			4,126	9,383	44.0				1,692	2,420	69.9	47.6				2,037		34.7	17.1	2.7
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	12.5	1,303	50,000	27,313	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	10,976	24,272	45.2	5	34	14.7	5,356	7,999	67.0	49.1	2,778	6,973	1,358	4,193		38.4	21.0	1.8	1.0	2.0	2.4
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	12.2	1,329	45,071	27,409	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	9,435	19,225	49.1	8	80	10.0	8,531	11,090	76.9	56.9	6,731	9,481	3,804	3,076		33.9	20.6	1.4	0.8	1.3	3.1
15	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	12.1	919	24,584	11,422	11,140	1,118	1,145	1,162	4,792	8,845	54.2	26	160	16.3	1,812	3,724	48.7	54.5	3,818	7,322	1,635	2,633	-781	26.8	12.4	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.8
16	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	12.1	932	29,800	17,366	11,256	2,813			5,515	14,524	38.0				6,336	7,418	85.4	48.8				3,207		34.4	18.6	3.0
17	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	11.9	926	30,878	11,012	11,054	2,553	69	36	4,181	9,463	44.2				2,650	3,824	69.3	49.4	257	376		3,375		33.3	11.9	2.8	0.7	0.4
18	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	11.9	562	15,813	7,606	6,684	1,089			2,390	5,914	40.4				2,826	3,632	77.8	50.6				1,744		31.9	13.5	1.9
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.8	1,242	39,435	19,485	14,627	1,676	1,081	2,228	7,051	12,016	58.7	22	103	21.4	5,361	9,455	56.7	60.2	4,151	10,476	3,302	3,912	+2878	31.8	15.7	1.3	0.9	1.8	2.7
20	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	11.7	1,073	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	8,435	15,605	54.1	538	2,020	26.6	6,349	8,643	73.5	61.2	4,260	8,286	3,376	3,287	+532	36.7	22.1	3.9	1.5	0.8	3.1
21	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	11.7	845	25,939	10,629	9,861	1,151	584	1,745	3,976	6,048	65.7	0	17	0.0	2,677	4,188	63.9	67.4	2,860	7,001	1,368	2,258	+3576	30.7	12.6	1.4	0.7	2.1	1.6
22	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	11.3	516	18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269			3,303	7,435	44.4				3,417	4,447	76.8	53.4				1,681		35.5	19.4	2.5
23	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	11.3	553	14,671	5,765	6,223	608			1,912	5,175	36.9				1,941	2,773	70.0	45.1				2,260		26.5	10.4	1.1
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11.2	1,560	57,446	38,387	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	15,837	28,307	55.9	1	18	5.6	6,712	9,304	72.1	59.2	2,975	9,394	2,527	4,657		36.8	24.6	3.6	0.9	2.6	2.7
25	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	11.2	905	27,784	12,480	10,092	2,004			4,909	11,751	41.8				2,662	3,682	72.3	46.7				2,287		30.7	13.8	2.2