Most rebounds per game in an NBA career
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Wilt Chamberlain leads with 22.86 rebounds per game over 1,043 games, first of 1,353 careers.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain1959 – 19732 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 22.86 | |
| Bill Russell1956 – 196919 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 22.46 | |
| Bob Pettit1954 – 1965172 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 16.89 | |
| Jerry Lucas1963 – 19741 of his games has no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 15.61 | |
| Nate Thurmond1963 – 19771 of his games has no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 15.01 | |
| Wes Unseld1968 – 19817 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 13.99 | |
| Walt Bellamy1961 – 197583 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 13.86 | |
| Elgin Baylor1958 – 197297 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 13.80 | |
| Dave Cowens1970 – 19834 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 13.64 | |
| Dennis Rodman1986 – 2000 | 13.12 | |
| Dolph Schayes1949 – 1964340 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 13.11 | |
| Willis Reed1964 – 197439 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 12.96 | |
| Gus Johnson1963 – 197366 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 12.85 | |
| Elvin Hayes1968 – 198413 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 12.51 | |
| Moses Malone1976 – 19951 of his games has no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 12.20 | |
| Bill Bridges1962 – 197519 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 11.99 | |
| Andre Drummond2012 – 2027 | 11.87 | |
| Dwight Howard2004 – 2022 | 11.78 | |
| Charles Barkley1984 – 2000 | 11.69 | |
| Rudy Gobert2013 – 2027 | 11.68 | |
| Johnny Kerr1954 – 1966258 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 11.32 | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1969 – 1989 | 11.18 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns2015 – 2027 | 11.17 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon1984 – 2002 | 11.11 | |
| Dave DeBusschere1962 – 1974159 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 11.08 |
Method
- 3,457 careers with fewer than 400 games aren't here.