Most rebounds per game in an NBA season
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Wilt Chamberlain leads with 26.9 rebounds per game over 77 games in 1960-61, first of 13,560 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Wilt Chamberlain (1960-61 PHW)1960-612 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 26.9 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1959-60 PHW)1959-60 | 26.8 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62 PHW)1961-62 | 25.7 | |
 Bill Russell (1963-64 BOS)1963-642 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 25.1 | |
 Wilt Chamberlain (1965-66 PHI)1965-66 | 24.6 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63 SFW)1962-63 | 24.3 | |
| Bill Russell (1959-60 BOS)1959-601 of his games has no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 24.2 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1966-67 PHI)1966-67 | 24.2 | |
| Bill Russell (1964-65 BOS)1964-65 | 24.1 | |
| Bill Russell (1957-58 BOS)1957-586 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 23.9 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1967-68 PHI)1967-68 | 23.8 | |
| Bill Russell (1962-63 BOS)1962-63 | 23.6 | |
| Bill Russell (1961-62 BOS)1961-62 | 23.4 | |
| Bill Russell (1958-59 BOS)1958-594 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 23.2 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1964-65 SFW/PHI)1964-65 | 22.9 | |
| Bill Russell (1965-66 BOS)1965-66 | 22.6 | |
| Bill Russell (1960-61 BOS)1960-612 of his games have no rebounds recorded, so the number is short. | 22.4 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1963-64 SFW)1963-64 | 22.4 | |
| Nate Thurmond (1966-67 SFW)1966-67 | 21.3 | |
 Jerry Lucas (1965-66 CIN)1965-66 | 21.1 | |
 Wilt Chamberlain (1968-69 LAL)1968-69 | 21.1 | |
| Bill Russell (1966-67 BOS)1966-67 | 21.0 | |
| Jerry Lucas (1964-65 CIN)1964-65 | 20.0 | |
 Bob Pettit (1960-61 STL)1960-61 | 19.8 | |
| Nate Thurmond (1968-69 SFW)1968-69 | 19.7 |
Method
- 11,852 player-seasons haven't played 70% of the team's games, so they aren't here.