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.Andre Drummond 12.28
16.Moses Malone* 12.26
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 11.76
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.Joel Embiid 11.13
32.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
33.Julius Keye 11.01
34.Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
35.George McGinnis* 10.97
36.Karl-Anthony Towns 10.89
37.Goose Ligon 10.88
38.Zelmo Beaty* 10.87
39.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.85
40.Tim Duncan* 10.84
41.Hassan Whiteside 10.81
42.Nikola Jokić 10.79
43.Anthony Davis 10.64
44.Clint Capela 10.64
45.David Robinson* 10.64
46.Elmore Smith 10.61
47.Bill Walton* 10.52
48.Red Robbins 10.50
49.Nikola Vučević 10.48
50.Gerald Govan 10.45
51.Billy Cunningham* 10.36
52.Happy Hairston 10.33
53.Dikembe Mutombo* 10.33
54.Domantas Sabonis 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 Love 10.10
61.Kevin Garnett* 10.03
62.Trooper Washington 10.03
63.Larry Bird* 10.00
64.Buck Williams 9.96
65.DeAndre Jordan 9.91
66.Bailey Howell* 9.88
67.Paul Silas 9.85
68.Larry Foust 9.84
69.Ray Scott 9.84
70.Patrick Ewing* 9.81
71.Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.43
88.Rudy LaRusso 9.42
89.Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
90.Truck Robinson 9.41
91.Gene Moore 9.38
92.Julius Randle 9.30
93.Derrick Coleman 9.26
94.Yao Ming* 9.25
95.Dan Roundfield 9.23
96.Pau Gasol* 9.22
97.Jarrett Allen 9.21
98.Larry Smith 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.Jusuf Nurkić 8.97
112.Manny Leaks 8.96
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.Ralph Sampson* 8.80
123.Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
124.Bam Adebayo 8.77
125.Sidney Wicks 8.71
126.Shawn Marion 8.69
127.Andrew Bogut 8.66
128.Luka Dončić 8.64
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.Steven Adams 8.14
161.Kenneth Faried 8.13
162.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.12
163.Horace Grant 8.11
164.Joe Graboski 8.07
165.Rudy Tomjanovich* 8.07
166.John Collins 8.07
167.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.05
168.Tom Gola* 8.05
169.Tristan Thompson 8.03
170.Larry Nance 7.99
171.Blake Griffin 7.99
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 7.92
179.Dale Davis 7.87
180.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.85
181.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.84
182.Samuel Dalembert 7.84
183.Woody Sauldsberry 7.83
184.Troy Murphy 7.83
185.Kenny Sears 7.83
186.James Donaldson 7.83
187.Enes Freedom 7.78
188.Steve Stipanovich 7.77
189.Lloyd Neal 7.75
190.Neal Walk 7.73
191.P.J. Brown 7.72
192.Antoine Walker 7.72
193.Andrew Bynum 7.71
194.Wil Jones 7.67
195.Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
196.Cincy Powell 7.65
197.Darrall Imhoff 7.61
198.Darnell Hillman 7.61
199.Chris Kaman 7.59
200.Michael Cage 7.58
201.Ivica Zubac 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.Jim Eakins 7.27
234.Kevin Kunnert 7.26
235.Magic Johnson* 7.24
236.Danny Fortson 7.24
237.Lauri Markkanen 7.23
238.Curtis Rowe 7.23
239.Jayson Tatum 7.19
240.Jermaine O'Neal 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.Russell Westbrook 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 12.28
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 11.76
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.Joel Embiid 11.13
27.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
28.Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
29.Karl-Anthony Towns 10.89
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.85
31.Tim Duncan* 10.84
32.Swen Nater 10.83
33.Hassan Whiteside 10.81
34.Nikola Jokić 10.79
35.Anthony Davis 10.64
36.Clint Capela 10.64
37.David Robinson* 10.64
38.Elmore Smith 10.61
39.Bill Walton* 10.52
40.Nikola Vučević 10.48
41.Ray Scott 10.46
42.Zelmo Beaty* 10.44
43.Happy Hairston 10.33
44.Dikembe Mutombo* 10.33
45.Domantas Sabonis 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.Kevin Love 10.10
52.Artis Gilmore* 10.08
53.Kevin Garnett* 10.03
54.Larry Bird* 10.00
55.Buck Williams 9.96
56.DeAndre Jordan 9.91
57.Bailey Howell* 9.88
58.Paul Silas 9.85
59.Larry Foust 9.84
60.Patrick Ewing* 9.81
61.Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.43
80.Rudy LaRusso 9.42
81.Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
82.Truck Robinson 9.41
83.Julius Randle 9.30
84.Spencer Haywood* 9.26
85.Derrick Coleman 9.26
86.Yao Ming* 9.25
87.Pau Gasol* 9.22
88.Jarrett Allen 9.21
89.Larry Smith 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 8.97
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.Ralph Sampson* 8.80
106.Maurice Lucas 8.80
107.Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
108.Bam Adebayo 8.77
109.Sidney Wicks 8.71
110.Shawn Marion 8.69
111.Andrew Bogut 8.66
112.Luka Dončić 8.64
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.Steven Adams 8.14
140.Kenneth Faried 8.13
141.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.12
142.Horace Grant 8.11
143.Joe Graboski 8.07
144.Rudy Tomjanovich* 8.07
145.John Collins 8.07
146.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.05
147.Tom Gola* 8.05
148.Tristan Thompson 8.03
149.Larry Nance 7.99
150.Blake Griffin 7.99
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 7.92
157.Dale Davis 7.87
158.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.85
159.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.84
160.Larry Kenon 7.84
161.Samuel Dalembert 7.84
162.Woody Sauldsberry 7.83
163.Troy Murphy 7.83
164.Kenny Sears 7.83
165.James Donaldson 7.83
166.Enes Freedom 7.78
167.Steve Stipanovich 7.77
168.Lloyd Neal 7.75
169.Neal Walk 7.73
170.P.J. Brown 7.72
171.Antoine Walker 7.72
172.Andrew Bynum 7.71
173.Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
174.Darrall Imhoff 7.61
175.Chris Kaman 7.59
176.Michael Cage 7.58
177.Ivica Zubac 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.Kevin Kunnert 7.26
209.Magic Johnson* 7.24
210.Danny Fortson 7.24
211.Lauri Markkanen 7.23
212.Curtis Rowe 7.23
213.Jayson Tatum 7.19
214.Jermaine O'Neal 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.Russell Westbrook 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.Bobby Portis 7.08
230.Paul Millsap 7.07
231.Andris Biedriņš 7.04
232.Kevin Durant 7.02
233.Alvan Adams 7.02
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 6.96
240.Jack Nichols 6.91
241.Mike Gminski 6.91
242.Armen Gilliam 6.89
243.John Drew 6.88
244.Jakob Poeltl 6.87
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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