Most rebounds in a final NBA season
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Wilt Chamberlain leads with 1,526 rebounds in 1972-73, his final season, first of 3,609 final seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Wilt Chamberlain (1972-73 LAL)1972-73 | 1,526 | |
 Bill Russell (1968-69 BOS)1968-69 | 1,484 | |
| Happy Hairston (1974-75 LAL)1974-75 | 937 | |
 Maurice Stokes (1957-58 CIN)1957-5819 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 864 | |
 Yao Ming (2008-09 HOU)2008-09 | 761 | |
 Jamie Feick (1999-00 NJN)1999-00 | 755 | |
 Dave DeBusschere (1973-74 NYK)1973-74 | 751 | |
 Wes Unseld (1980-81 WSB)1980-81 | 673 | |
 Steve Stipanovich (1987-88 IND)1987-88 | 662 | |
 Walt Bellamy (1973-74 ATL)1973-7414 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 635 | |
 Otto Moore (1976-77 NOJ)1976-77 | 630 | |
 Rudy LaRusso (1968-69 SFW)1968-69 | 624 | |
| Bob Pettit (1964-65 STL)1964-65 | 621 | |
 Gary Gregor (1971-72 POR)1971-72 | 591 | |
| Michael Smith (2000-01 WAS)2000-01 | 562 | |
| Elgin Baylor (1969-70 LAL)1969-70 | 559 | |
| Truck Robinson (1983-84 NYK)1983-84 | 545 | |
 Wayne Embry (1968-69 MIL)1968-6915 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 544 | |
| Paul Arizin (1961-62 PHW)1961-621 of his games has no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 524 | |
 Brad Daugherty (1993-94 CLE)1993-94 | 508 | |
 David Robinson (2002-03 SAS)2002-03 | 508 | |
 Toby Kimball (1973-74 PHI)1973-749 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 503 | |
 Joe Strawder (1967-68 DET)1967-6820 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 499 | |
| Kenny Carr (1986-87 POR)1986-87 | 499 | |
| Michael Jordan (2002-03 WAS)2002-03 | 497 |
Method
- A career is over here two seasons after his last NBA game, or once he's said so, so a player who left for another league counts. A final season is his last with 10 or more games, so a cameo at the end isn't one.