rebounds leader nba 1978-79

Moses Malone had the most rebounds per game in 1978-79, with 17.6 per game.

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  • Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1950-51
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
17.6
1978-79
82
41.3
24.8
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
2Rich Kelley
R. Kelley
12.8
1978-79
80
33.8
15.7
3.6
1.6
2.1
5.5
10.9
50.6
4.7
5.7
81.4
58.5
3.8
9.0
3.6
2,705
1,253
1,026
285
126
166
288
309
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12.8
1978-79
80
39.5
23.8
5.4
1.0
4.0
9.7
16.8
57.7
4.4
5.9
73.6
61.2
2.6
10.2
3.5
3,157
1,903
1,025
431
76
316
282
230
4Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
12.7
1978-79
82
39.8
23.7
3.3
0.6
1.9
9.2
16.0
57.5
5.3
7.2
73.9
61.9
3.6
9.1
3.8
3,265
1,940
1,043
274
50
156
310
280
5Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
12.4
1978-79
82
36.1
15.6
3.2
1.0
0.8
5.8
12.6
46.0
4.0
4.9
81.4
52.9
2.8
9.5
3.1
2,958
1,281
1,013
261
82
67
253
295
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
12.1
1978-79
82
37.9
21.8
1.7
0.9
2.3
8.8
18.0
48.7
4.3
6.5
65.4
52.3
3.8
8.3
2.9
3,105
1,789
994
143
75
190
235
308
7Robert Parish
R. Parish
12.1
1978-79
76
31.7
17.2
1.5
1.3
2.9
7.3
14.6
49.9
2.6
3.7
69.8
52.9
3.5
8.6
3.1
2,411
1,304
916
115
100
217
233
303
8Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
11.6
1978-79
TOT
69
36.8
21.1
1.6
0.7
1.1
8.2
16.7
49.1
4.7
6.7
70.1
53.7
2.8
8.8
3.4
2,537
1,456
802
113
46
75
233
206
9George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
11.4
1978-79
76
33.6
22.6
3.7
1.7
0.7
7.9
16.8
47.4
6.7
10.1
66.5
53.3
3.4
8.0
4.6
2,552
1,715
864
283
129
52
346
321
10Marvin Webster
M. Webster
10.9
1978-79
60
33.8
11.3
2.9
0.4
1.9
4.4
9.3
47.3
2.5
4.4
57.3
50.4
3.3
7.6
2.8
2,027
678
655
172
24
112
170
183
11Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
10.8
1978-79
80
31.7
15.3
1.6
1.1
2.2
5.8
11.5
50.4
3.8
5.3
71.4
55.6
4.1
6.7
2.6
2,539
1,224
865
131
87
176
209
358
12Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
10.8
1978-79
77
31.2
10.9
4.1
0.9
0.5
4.5
7.8
57.7
2.0
3.1
64.3
59.9
3.6
7.2
2.0
2,406
843
830
315
71
37
156
204
13Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
10.4
1978-79
69
35.7
20.4
3.1
1.0
1.2
8.2
17.5
47.0
3.9
5.0
78.3
51.7
2.8
7.6
3.4
2,462
1,406
716
215
66
81
233
254
14Jim Chones
J. Chones
10.3
1978-79
82
34.8
13.4
2.2
0.6
1.2
5.8
13.1
44.0
1.9
2.6
73.5
47.2
3.2
7.1
2.3
2,850
1,102
842
181
47
102
187
278
15Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
9.9
1978-79
80
37.1
19.0
2.9
1.2
0.9
5.9
10.1
58.4
7.2
9.0
80.2
67.6
3.4
6.5
3.4
2,969
1,518
791
228
98
74
273
266
16Kermit Washington
K. Washington
9.8
1978-79
82
33.7
11.3
1.5
1.0
1.5
4.3
7.6
56.2
2.8
4.0
68.8
60.3
3.6
6.1
2.3
2,764
927
800
125
85
121
185
317
17Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
9.8
1978-79
81
36.4
22.1
4.1
1.9
0.2
9.2
18.3
50.4
3.6
4.3
84.5
54.7
3.2
6.5
3.7
2,947
1,791
790
335
154
19
300
192
18Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
9.6
1978-79
68
37.0
16.6
3.6
1.1
0.8
7.2
14.9
48.3
2.2
2.8
80.7
51.6
2.2
7.4
2.6
2,517
1,127
652
242
76
51
174
263
19Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
9.6
1978-79
78
27.8
9.3
1.9
0.5
2.0
3.9
8.2
47.4
1.6
2.1
74.7
51.2
2.3
7.3
2.0
2,171
725
747
151
39
157
156
303
20Mark Landsberger
M. Landsberger
9.3
1978-79
80
24.5
8.1
0.9
0.3
0.3
3.5
7.3
47.5
1.1
2.4
46.9
48.3
3.7
5.6
1.9
1,959
647
742
68
27
22
149
125
21Alvan Adams
A. Adams
9.2
1978-79
77
30.7
17.8
4.7
1.4
0.8
7.4
13.9
53.0
3.0
3.8
79.9
57.0
2.9
6.3
3.6
2,364
1,369
705
360
110
63
279
246
22Dan Issel
D. Issel
9.1
1978-79
81
33.9
17.0
3.1
0.8
0.6
6.6
12.7
51.7
3.9
5.2
75.4
56.8
3.0
6.1
2.1
2,742
1,380
738
255
61
46
171
233
23Tom Owens
T. Owens
9.0
1978-79
82
34.0
18.5
3.7
0.7
0.7
7.3
13.4
54.8
3.9
4.9
79.4
59.7
3.2
5.8
3.0
2,791
1,520
740
301
59
58
247
329
24Swen Nater
S. Nater
8.9
1978-79
79
25.4
10.7
1.8
0.5
0.4
4.5
7.9
56.9
1.7
2.1
80.0
60.5
2.8
6.1
2.2
2,006
846
701
140
38
29
170
244
25Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
8.7
1978-79
TOT
60
37.2
24.8
2.8
1.2
1.1
9.9
18.8
52.9
4.9
7.5
65.6
56.1
2.2
6.5
3.6
2,231
1,487
520
168
74
67
217
189

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