NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Rebounds Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player RPG
1.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.89
2.Bill Russell* 22.45
3.Bob Pettit* 16.22
4.Jerry Lucas* 15.61
5.Nate Thurmond* 15.00
6.Mel Daniels* 14.91
7.Wes Unseld* 13.99
8.Walt Bellamy* 13.65
9.Dave Cowens* 13.63
10.Elgin Baylor* 13.55
11.Dennis Rodman* 13.12
12.Willis Reed* 12.94
13.Elvin Hayes* 12.49
14.Artis Gilmore* 12.29
15.Moses Malone* 12.26
16.Andre Drummond 12.22
17.Gus Johnson* 12.08
18.Dolph Schayes* 12.08
19.Bill Bridges 11.94
20.Mike Lewis 11.93
21.Harry Gallatin* 11.89
22.Dwight Howard 11.78
23.Rudy Gobert 11.73
24.Charles Barkley* 11.69
25.Ira Harge 11.60
26.Swen Nater 11.55
27.Neil Johnston* 11.35
28.Walter Dukes 11.25
29.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.18
30.Red Kerr 11.15
31.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
32.Joel Embiid 11.07
33.Karl-Anthony Towns 11.03
34.Julius Keye 11.01
35.Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
36.George McGinnis* 10.97
37.Goose Ligon 10.88
38.Zelmo Beaty* 10.87
39.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.85
40.Tim Duncan* 10.84
41.Nikola Jokić 10.84
42.Hassan Whiteside 10.81
43.Anthony Davis 10.69
44.David Robinson* 10.64
45.Elmore Smith 10.61
46.Clint Capela 10.60
47.Bill Walton* 10.52
48.Red Robbins 10.50
49.Nikola Vučević 10.48
50.Domantas Sabonis 10.45
51.Gerald Govan 10.45
52.Billy Cunningham* 10.36
53.Happy Hairston 10.33
54.Dikembe Mutombo* 10.33
55.Spencer Haywood* 10.28
56.Clyde Lee 10.28
57.DeMarcus Cousins 10.19
58.Karl Malone* 10.14
59.Bob Lanier* 10.11
60.Kevin Garnett* 10.03
61.Kevin Love 10.03
62.Trooper Washington 10.03
63.Larry Bird* 10.00
64.Buck Williams 9.96
65.Bailey Howell* 9.88
66.Paul Silas 9.85
67.Larry Foust 9.84
68.Ray Scott 9.84
69.DeAndre Jordan 9.83
70.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.83
71.Patrick Ewing* 9.81
72.Marcus Camby 9.78
73.Chris Webber* 9.78
74.Jack Sikma* 9.77
75.Bill Laimbeer 9.74
76.Arnie Risen* 9.73
77.Emeka Okafor 9.69
78.Sam Lacey 9.67
79.Ben Wallace* 9.63
80.Mel Hutchins 9.58
81.Brad Daugherty 9.54
82.Charles Oakley 9.52
83.Carlos Boozer 9.51
84.Rony Seikaly 9.47
85.Clyde Lovellette* 9.46
86.Bob McAdoo* 9.45
87.Rudy LaRusso 9.42
88.Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
89.Truck Robinson 9.41
90.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.40
91.Gene Moore 9.38
92.Derrick Coleman 9.26
93.Yao Ming* 9.25
94.Julius Randle 9.24
95.Dan Roundfield 9.23
96.Pau Gasol* 9.22
97.Larry Smith 9.20
98.Jarrett Allen 9.20
99.Jack Coleman 9.18
100.Warren Davis 9.17
101.Zach Randolph 9.15
102.Dan Issel* 9.14
103.Robert Parish* 9.13
104.Marvin Barnes 9.12
105.Maurice Lucas 9.11
106.Willie Naulls 9.09
107.Wayne Embry* 9.08
108.Tom Boerwinkle 9.05
109.Tyson Chandler 9.02
110.Joakim Noah 9.01
111.Manny Leaks 8.96
112.Jusuf Nurkić 8.95
113.George Yardley* 8.94
114.Bob Netolicky 8.93
115.Larry Kenon 8.91
116.Ray Felix 8.88
117.Clifford Ray 8.87
118.Connie Hawkins* 8.85
119.Luke Jackson 8.84
120.Curtis Perry 8.83
121.David Lee 8.83
122.Bam Adebayo 8.81
123.Ralph Sampson* 8.80
124.Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
125.Sidney Wicks 8.71
126.Shawn Marion 8.69
127.Luka Dončić 8.66
128.Andrew Bogut 8.66
129.Tom Meschery 8.61
130.Paul Arizin* 8.60
131.Johnny Green 8.59
132.Randy Denton 8.59
133.Jim Washington 8.57
134.Tyrone Hill 8.56
135.Elton Brand 8.54
136.Alonzo Mourning* 8.52
137.Chris Bosh* 8.50
138.Julius Erving* 8.47
139.John Beasley 8.41
140.Shawn Kemp 8.41
141.Al Jefferson 8.40
142.Lamar Odom 8.39
143.Chuck Share 8.37
144.Kevin Willis 8.36
145.Kermit Washington 8.35
146.Rick Roberson 8.33
147.Cliff Robinson 8.33
148.Leroy Ellis 8.31
149.Willie Wise 8.29
150.Bob Rule 8.27
151.Anthony Mason 8.25
152.Otis Thorpe 8.25
153.Caldwell Jones 8.23
154.Vlade Divac* 8.22
155.Nat Clifton* 8.22
156.Greg Monroe 8.19
157.Otto Moore 8.17
158.Jim Chones 8.16
159.Bob Boozer 8.15
160.Kenneth Faried 8.13
161.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.12
162.Horace Grant 8.11
163.Steven Adams 8.07
164.Joe Graboski 8.07
165.Rudy Tomjanovich* 8.07
166.John Collins 8.06
167.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.05
168.Tom Gola* 8.05
169.Larry Nance 7.99
170.Blake Griffin 7.99
171.Tristan Thompson 7.97
172.Billy Paultz 7.97
173.Don Sidle 7.97
174.Randy Mahaffey 7.96
175.Marcin Gortat 7.95
176.Dave Greenwood 7.94
177.Mark Eaton 7.93
178.Al Horford 7.89
179.Dale Davis 7.87
180.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.84
181.Samuel Dalembert 7.84
182.Woody Sauldsberry 7.83
183.Troy Murphy 7.83
184.Kenny Sears 7.83
185.James Donaldson 7.83
186.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.82
187.Enes Freedom 7.78
188.Steve Stipanovich 7.77
189.Ivica Zubac 7.75
190.Lloyd Neal 7.75
191.Neal Walk 7.73
192.P.J. Brown 7.72
193.Antoine Walker 7.72
194.Andrew Bynum 7.71
195.Wil Jones 7.67
196.Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
197.Cincy Powell 7.65
198.Darrall Imhoff 7.61
199.Darnell Hillman 7.61
200.Chris Kaman 7.59
201.Michael Cage 7.58
202.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.55
203.Jayson Williams 7.55
204.Ed Macauley* 7.53
205.Cornell Warner 7.53
206.Antawn Jamison 7.53
207.Antonio McDyess 7.53
208.Sam Bowie 7.52
209.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.52
210.Benoit Benjamin 7.51
211.Oscar Robertson* 7.50
212.LeBron James 7.50
213.Larry Johnson 7.50
214.Clarence Weatherspoon 7.48
215.Antonio Davis 7.48
216.Gar Heard 7.47
217.Josh Smith 7.44
218.Popeye Jones 7.44
219.Jerry Sloan* 7.44
220.Brian Grant 7.44
221.Jim Fox 7.44
222.Mychal Thompson 7.43
223.Vin Baker 7.42
224.Kenny Carr 7.42
225.A.C. Green 7.41
226.Marc Gasol 7.41
227.Rich Jones 7.40
228.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.34
229.Kevin McHale* 7.33
230.Tom Gugliotta 7.33
231.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.31
232.Terry Cummings 7.30
233.Jayson Tatum 7.28
234.Jim Eakins 7.27
235.Kevin Kunnert 7.26
236.Magic Johnson* 7.24
237.Danny Fortson 7.24
238.Curtis Rowe 7.23
239.Jermaine O'Neal 7.18
240.Lauri Markkanen 7.18
241.Anderson Varejão 7.17
242.Mickey Johnson 7.15
243.Brad Miller 7.14
244.Ömer Aşık 7.14
245.Reggie Evans 7.13
246.Bobby Portis 7.11
247.Drew Gooden 7.11
248.Michael Smith 7.11
249.Derrick Favors 7.10
250.Erick Dampier 7.10

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player RPG
1.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.89
2.Bill Russell* 22.45
3.Bob Pettit* 16.22
4.Jerry Lucas* 15.61
5.Nate Thurmond* 15.00
6.Wes Unseld* 13.99
7.Walt Bellamy* 13.65
8.Dave Cowens* 13.63
9.Elgin Baylor* 13.55
10.Dennis Rodman* 13.12
11.Willis Reed* 12.94
12.Gus Johnson* 12.70
13.Elvin Hayes* 12.49
14.Andre Drummond 12.22
15.Moses Malone* 12.20
16.Dolph Schayes* 12.08
17.Bill Bridges 11.94
18.Harry Gallatin* 11.89
19.Dwight Howard 11.78
20.Rudy Gobert 11.73
21.Charles Barkley* 11.69
22.Neil Johnston* 11.35
23.Walter Dukes 11.25
24.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.18
25.Red Kerr 11.15
26.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
27.Joel Embiid 11.07
28.Karl-Anthony Towns 11.03
29.Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.85
31.Tim Duncan* 10.84
32.Nikola Jokić 10.84
33.Swen Nater 10.83
34.Hassan Whiteside 10.81
35.Anthony Davis 10.69
36.David Robinson* 10.64
37.Elmore Smith 10.61
38.Clint Capela 10.60
39.Bill Walton* 10.52
40.Nikola Vučević 10.48
41.Ray Scott 10.46
42.Domantas Sabonis 10.45
43.Zelmo Beaty* 10.44
44.Happy Hairston 10.33
45.Dikembe Mutombo* 10.33
46.Clyde Lee 10.28
47.DeMarcus Cousins 10.19
48.Billy Cunningham* 10.15
49.Karl Malone* 10.14
50.Bob Lanier* 10.11
51.Artis Gilmore* 10.08
52.Kevin Garnett* 10.03
53.Kevin Love 10.03
54.Larry Bird* 10.00
55.Buck Williams 9.96
56.Bailey Howell* 9.88
57.Paul Silas 9.85
58.Larry Foust 9.84
59.DeAndre Jordan 9.83
60.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.83
61.Patrick Ewing* 9.81
62.George McGinnis* 9.80
63.Marcus Camby 9.78
64.Chris Webber* 9.78
65.Jack Sikma* 9.77
66.Bill Laimbeer 9.74
67.Arnie Risen* 9.73
68.Dan Roundfield 9.71
69.Emeka Okafor 9.69
70.Sam Lacey 9.67
71.Ben Wallace* 9.63
72.Mel Hutchins 9.58
73.Brad Daugherty 9.54
74.Charles Oakley 9.52
75.Carlos Boozer 9.51
76.Rony Seikaly 9.47
77.Clyde Lovellette* 9.46
78.Bob McAdoo* 9.45
79.Rudy LaRusso 9.42
80.Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
81.Truck Robinson 9.41
82.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.40
83.Spencer Haywood* 9.26
84.Derrick Coleman 9.26
85.Yao Ming* 9.25
86.Julius Randle 9.24
87.Pau Gasol* 9.22
88.Larry Smith 9.20
89.Jarrett Allen 9.20
90.Jack Coleman 9.18
91.Zach Randolph 9.15
92.Robert Parish* 9.13
93.Willie Naulls 9.09
94.Wayne Embry* 9.08
95.Tom Boerwinkle 9.05
96.Tyson Chandler 9.02
97.Joakim Noah 9.01
98.Jusuf Nurkić 8.95
99.George Yardley* 8.94
100.Ray Felix 8.88
101.Clifford Ray 8.87
102.Luke Jackson 8.84
103.Curtis Perry 8.83
104.David Lee 8.83
105.Bam Adebayo 8.81
106.Ralph Sampson* 8.80
107.Maurice Lucas 8.80
108.Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
109.Sidney Wicks 8.71
110.Shawn Marion 8.69
111.Luka Dončić 8.66
112.Andrew Bogut 8.66
113.Tom Meschery 8.61
114.Paul Arizin* 8.60
115.Johnny Green 8.59
116.Jim Washington 8.57
117.Tyrone Hill 8.56
118.Elton Brand 8.54
119.Alonzo Mourning* 8.52
120.Chris Bosh* 8.50
121.Shawn Kemp 8.41
122.Al Jefferson 8.40
123.Lamar Odom 8.39
124.Chuck Share 8.37
125.Kevin Willis 8.36
126.Kermit Washington 8.35
127.Jim Chones 8.34
128.Rick Roberson 8.33
129.Cliff Robinson 8.33
130.Leroy Ellis 8.31
131.Bob Rule 8.27
132.Anthony Mason 8.25
133.Otis Thorpe 8.25
134.Vlade Divac* 8.22
135.Nat Clifton* 8.22
136.Greg Monroe 8.19
137.Otto Moore 8.17
138.Bob Boozer 8.15
139.Kenneth Faried 8.13
140.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.12
141.Horace Grant 8.11
142.Steven Adams 8.07
143.Joe Graboski 8.07
144.Rudy Tomjanovich* 8.07
145.John Collins 8.06
146.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.05
147.Tom Gola* 8.05
148.Larry Nance 7.99
149.Blake Griffin 7.99
150.Tristan Thompson 7.97
151.Connie Hawkins* 7.96
152.Marcin Gortat 7.95
153.Dan Issel* 7.95
154.Dave Greenwood 7.94
155.Mark Eaton 7.93
156.Al Horford 7.89
157.Dale Davis 7.87
158.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.84
159.Larry Kenon 7.84
160.Samuel Dalembert 7.84
161.Woody Sauldsberry 7.83
162.Troy Murphy 7.83
163.Kenny Sears 7.83
164.James Donaldson 7.83
165.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.82
166.Enes Freedom 7.78
167.Steve Stipanovich 7.77
168.Ivica Zubac 7.75
169.Lloyd Neal 7.75
170.Neal Walk 7.73
171.P.J. Brown 7.72
172.Antoine Walker 7.72
173.Andrew Bynum 7.71
174.Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
175.Darrall Imhoff 7.61
176.Chris Kaman 7.59
177.Michael Cage 7.58
178.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.55
179.Jayson Williams 7.55
180.Ed Macauley* 7.53
181.Cornell Warner 7.53
182.Antawn Jamison 7.53
183.Antonio McDyess 7.53
184.Sam Bowie 7.52
185.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.52
186.Benoit Benjamin 7.51
187.Oscar Robertson* 7.50
188.LeBron James 7.50
189.Larry Johnson 7.50
190.Clarence Weatherspoon 7.48
191.Antonio Davis 7.48
192.Gar Heard 7.47
193.Josh Smith 7.44
194.Popeye Jones 7.44
195.Jerry Sloan* 7.44
196.Brian Grant 7.44
197.Jim Fox 7.44
198.Mychal Thompson 7.43
199.Vin Baker 7.42
200.Kenny Carr 7.42
201.A.C. Green 7.41
202.Marc Gasol 7.41
203.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.34
204.Kevin McHale* 7.33
205.Tom Gugliotta 7.33
206.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.31
207.Terry Cummings 7.30
208.Jayson Tatum 7.28
209.Kevin Kunnert 7.26
210.Magic Johnson* 7.24
211.Danny Fortson 7.24
212.Curtis Rowe 7.23
213.Jermaine O'Neal 7.18
214.Lauri Markkanen 7.18
215.Caldwell Jones 7.18
216.Anderson Varejão 7.17
217.Mickey Johnson 7.15
218.Brad Miller 7.14
219.Ömer Aşık 7.14
220.Reggie Evans 7.13
221.Bobby Portis 7.11
222.Drew Gooden 7.11
223.Michael Smith 7.11
224.Derrick Favors 7.10
225.Erick Dampier 7.10
226.Chet Walker* 7.09
227.Serge Ibaka 7.09
228.Loy Vaught 7.08
229.Russell Westbrook 7.08
230.Paul Millsap 7.07
231.Andris Biedriņš 7.04
232.Alvan Adams 7.02
233.Kevin Durant 7.01
234.Bob Kauffman 7.01
235.Mehmet Okur 7.00
236.Marvin Webster 6.98
237.Rich Kelley 6.98
238.Marques Johnson 6.97
239.Draymond Green 6.95
240.Jakob Poeltl 6.91
241.Jack Nichols 6.91
242.Mike Gminski 6.91
243.Armen Gilliam 6.89
244.John Drew 6.88
245.Jeff Foster 6.87
246.Kenny Thomas 6.87
247.Cliff Hagan* 6.87
248.Phil Jordon 6.85
249.Michael Olowokandi 6.83
250.Kenyon Martin 6.82

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player RPG
1.Artis Gilmore* 17.07
2.Mel Daniels* 15.12
3.Caldwell Jones 13.08
4.Swen Nater 13.06
5.George McGinnis* 12.92
6.Julius Erving* 12.10
7.Mike Lewis 11.93
8.Zelmo Beaty* 11.65
9.Ira Harge 11.60
10.Billy Paultz 11.10
11.Larry Kenon 11.08
12.Julius Keye 11.01
13.Goose Ligon 10.88
14.Dan Issel* 10.85
15.Red Robbins 10.50
16.Gerald Govan 10.45
17.Trooper Washington 10.03
18.Manny Leaks 9.89
19.Gene Moore 9.38
20.Warren Davis 9.17
21.Willie Wise 9.10
22.Randy Denton 9.05
23.Bob Netolicky 8.93
24.Dave Robisch 8.42
25.John Beasley 8.41
26.Darnell Hillman 8.37
27.Wil Jones 8.17
28.Don Sidle 7.97
29.Randy Mahaffey 7.96
30.Jim Eakins 7.89
31.Cincy Powell 7.65
32.Tom Owens 7.65
33.Rich Jones 7.52
34.Byron Beck 7.44
35.Les Hunter 7.15
36.George Carter 6.78
37.Doug Moe 6.77
38.Warren Jabali 6.68
39.Stew Johnson 6.59
40.Art Becker 6.29
41.Roger Brown* 6.21
42.Larry Jones 5.45
43.Ron Franz 5.28
44.Larry Miller 5.01
45.Walt Simon 5.00
46.Ron Boone 4.99
47.Jimmy Jones 4.87
48.Lee Davis 4.85
49.Ralph Simpson 4.46
50.Fatty Taylor 4.12
51.Freddie Lewis 3.88
52.Steve Jones 3.74
53.Donnie Freeman 3.62
54.Gene Littles 3.28
55.Bob Warren 3.18
56.Louie Dampier* 3.13
57.Mack Calvin 3.09
58.Glen Combs 2.65
59.Chuck Williams 2.50
60.Bill Keller 2.43
61.Bill Melchionni 2.16

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Playoffs

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