NBA & ABA Single Season Playoff Leaders and Records for Rebounds Per Game
Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
NBA/ABA Leaders
Rank | Player | RPG | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 30.20 | 1966 |
2. | Bill Russell* | 29.90 | 1961 |
3. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 29.13 | 1967 |
4. | Bill Russell* | 27.73 | 1959 |
5. | Bill Russell* | 27.20 | 1964 |
6. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 27.18 | 1965 |
7. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 26.58 | 1962 |
8. | Bill Russell* | 26.43 | 1962 |
9. | Bill Russell* | 25.85 | 1960 |
10. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 25.78 | 1960 |
11. | Bill Russell* | 25.18 | 1966 |
12. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 25.17 | 1964 |
  | Bill Russell* | 25.17 | 1965 |
14. | Bill Russell* | 25.08 | 1963 |
15. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 24.69 | 1968 |
16. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 24.67 | 1969 |
17. | Bill Russell* | 24.56 | 1958 |
18. | Bill Russell* | 24.40 | 1957 |
19. | Wes Unseld* | 23.57 | 1970 |
20. | Nate Thurmond* | 23.07 | 1967 |
21. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 23.00 | 1961 |
22. | Bill Russell* | 22.84 | 1968 |
23. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 22.53 | 1973 |
24. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 22.17 | 1970 |
25. | Bill Russell* | 22.00 | 1967 |
26. | Jerry Lucas* | 21.00 | 1965 |
  | Wilt Chamberlain* | 21.00 | 1972 |
28. | Bill Bridges | 20.80 | 1971 |
29. | Bill Russell* | 20.50 | 1969 |
30. | Julius Erving* | 20.36 | 1972 |
31. | Red Kerr | 20.33 | 1958 |
32. | Jerry Lucas* | 20.20 | 1966 |
33. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 20.17 | 1971 |
34. | Spencer Haywood* | 19.75 | 1970 |
35. | Nate Thurmond* | 19.50 | 1969 |
36. | Jerry Lucas* | 19.25 | 1967 |
37. | Mel Daniels* | 19.18 | 1971 |
38. | Wes Unseld* | 18.83 | 1971 |
39. | Bill Bridges | 18.78 | 1967 |
40. | Kevin Garnett* | 18.67 | 2002 |
41. | Artis Gilmore* | 18.62 | 1974 |
42. | Wes Unseld* | 18.50 | 1969 |
43. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 18.18 | 1972 |
44. | Dolph Schayes* | 18.00 | 1957 |
45. | Nate Thurmond* | 17.80 | 1972 |
46. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 17.73 | 1977 |
47. | Elgin Baylor* | 17.69 | 1962 |
48. | Mel Daniels* | 17.67 | 1970 |
  | Artis Gilmore* | 17.67 | 1972 |
50. | Artis Gilmore* | 17.60 | 1975 |
51. | Bob Pettit* | 17.58 | 1961 |
52. | Moses Malone* | 17.50 | 1975 |
  | Jermaine O'Neal | 17.50 | 2003 |
54. | Trooper Washington | 17.40 | 1968 |
55. | Kermit Washington | 17.33 | 1981 |
56. | Bill Bridges | 17.11 | 1970 |
57. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 17.00 | 1971 |
  | Moses Malone* | 17.00 | 1982 |
59. | Moses Malone* | 16.92 | 1977 |
60. | Bob Pettit* | 16.80 | 1957 |
  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 16.80 | 1970 |
62. | Bill Bridges | 16.75 | 1965 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 16.75 | 1988 |
64. | Bob Lanier* | 16.67 | 1977 |
  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 16.67 | 1981 |
66. | Dave Cowens* | 16.62 | 1973 |
67. | Ralph Sampson* | 16.60 | 1985 |
68. | Walt Bellamy* | 16.50 | 1967 |
  | Clifford Ray | 16.50 | 1972 |
  | Swen Nater | 16.50 | 1975 |
71. | Bob Pettit* | 16.45 | 1958 |
  | Dave Cowens* | 16.45 | 1975 |
73. | Dave Cowens* | 16.44 | 1976 |
74. | Darrall Imhoff | 16.40 | 1969 |
75. | Ira Harge | 16.33 | 1971 |
  | DeAndre Jordan | 16.33 | 2016 |
77. | Ben Wallace* | 16.29 | 2003 |
78. | Wes Unseld* | 16.24 | 1975 |
79. | Bill Bridges | 16.18 | 1969 |
80. | Dave DeBusschere* | 16.17 | 1968 |
  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 16.17 | 1973 |
82. | Julius Keye | 16.14 | 1972 |
83. | Mel Daniels* | 16.10 | 1968 |
  | Ben Wallace* | 16.10 | 2002 |
85. | Red Kerr | 16.00 | 1962 |
  | Walt Bellamy* | 16.00 | 1968 |
87. | George Mikan* | 15.92 | 1952 |
88. | Red Robbins | 15.91 | 1969 |
89. | George McGinnis* | 15.89 | 1975 |
90. | Paul Silas | 15.86 | 1970 |
  | Elvin Hayes* | 15.86 | 1974 |
92. | Moses Malone* | 15.85 | 1983 |
93. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 15.81 | 1974 |
94. | Dwight Howard | 15.80 | 2008 |
95. | Bob Pettit* | 15.79 | 1960 |
96. | Dave DeBusschere* | 15.75 | 1963 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 15.75 | 1986 |
98. | Clyde Lee | 15.73 | 1973 |
99. | Caldwell Jones | 15.67 | 1974 |
  | Sam Lacey | 15.67 | 1975 |
  | Kevin Garnett* | 15.67 | 2003 |
102. | Anthony Davis | 15.60 | 2024 |
103. | Walt Bellamy* | 15.56 | 1970 |
104. | Charles Barkley* | 15.50 | 1990 |
  | Dwight Howard | 15.50 | 2011 |
106. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 15.44 | 2001 |
107. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 15.43 | 2000 |
108. | Billy Cunningham* | 15.43 | 1971 |
109. | George Mikan* | 15.42 | 1953 |
110. | Tim Duncan* | 15.38 | 2003 |
111. | Dwight Howard | 15.35 | 2009 |
112. | Bob Lanier* | 15.29 | 1974 |
113. | Harry Gallatin* | 15.25 | 1954 |
  | Elgin Baylor* | 15.25 | 1961 |
  | Gerald Govan | 15.25 | 1971 |
116. | Wes Unseld* | 15.20 | 1973 |
  | Artis Gilmore* | 15.20 | 1976 |
118. | Billy Paultz | 15.16 | 1972 |
  | Bill Walton* | 15.16 | 1977 |
120. | Walt Bellamy* | 15.10 | 1965 |
  | Mel Daniels* | 15.10 | 1972 |
122. | Bob Pettit* | 15.09 | 1963 |
123. | Paul Silas | 15.08 | 1973 |
124. | Red Kerr | 15.00 | 1963 |
  | Jim Washington | 15.00 | 1968 |
  | Billy Paultz | 15.00 | 1971 |
127. | Craig Raymond | 14.94 | 1970 |
128. | Bill Bridges | 14.90 | 1966 |
129. | Dave Cowens* | 14.89 | 1977 |
130. | Tim Bassett | 14.83 | 1974 |
  | Shaquille O'Neal* | 14.83 | 2003 |
132. | Walter Dukes | 14.80 | 1957 |
  | Dave DeBusschere* | 14.80 | 1969 |
  | Marcus Camby | 14.80 | 2007 |
135. | Dennis Rodman* | 14.79 | 1995 |
136. | Dwight Howard | 14.75 | 2007 |
  | Jarrett Allen | 14.75 | 2020 |
138. | Maurice Lucas | 14.70 | 1975 |
139. | Gar Heard | 14.67 | 1974 |
140. | Zelmo Beaty* | 14.61 | 1971 |
  | Kevin Garnett* | 14.61 | 2004 |
142. | A.C. Green | 14.60 | 1993 |
143. | Dolph Schayes* | 14.57 | 1951 |
144. | Elgin Baylor* | 14.53 | 1968 |
145. | Tim Duncan* | 14.53 | 2008 |
146. | Moses Malone* | 14.52 | 1981 |
147. | Ray Scott | 14.50 | 1962 |
  | Bob Pettit* | 14.50 | 1964 |
149. | Tim Duncan* | 14.46 | 2001 |
150. | Tim Duncan* | 14.44 | 2002 |
151. | Gene Moore | 14.43 | 1969 |
  | DeAndre Jordan | 14.43 | 2017 |
153. | Tom Boerwinkle | 14.40 | 1970 |
  | Walt Bellamy* | 14.40 | 1971 |
155. | Gene Wiley | 14.36 | 1965 |
156. | Manny Leaks | 14.33 | 1970 |
  | Jonas Valančiūnas | 14.33 | 2022 |
158. | Neil Johnston* | 14.30 | 1956 |
159. | Ben Wallace* | 14.26 | 2004 |
160. | Derrick Coleman | 14.25 | 1994 |
161. | Bob McAdoo* | 14.22 | 1976 |
162. | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 14.17 | 2022 |
163. | Dave Robisch | 14.14 | 1972 |
164. | Elgin Baylor* | 14.11 | 1960 |
  | David Robinson* | 14.11 | 1998 |
166. | Willis Reed* | 14.10 | 1969 |
  | Marvin Barnes | 14.10 | 1975 |
168. | Buck Williams | 14.09 | 1984 |
169. | Elgin Baylor* | 14.07 | 1966 |
170. | Anthony Davis | 14.06 | 2023 |
171. | Arnie Risen* | 14.00 | 1951 |
  | Zelmo Beaty* | 14.00 | 1972 |
  | George Gervin* | 14.00 | 1975 |
  | Elvin Hayes* | 14.00 | 1979 |
  | Larry Bird* | 14.00 | 1981 |
  | Bill Laimbeer | 14.00 | 1986 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 14.00 | 1993 |
  | Dwight Howard | 14.00 | 2015 |
  | Dwight Howard | 14.00 | 2016 |
180. | Mel Daniels* | 13.94 | 1969 |
181. | George Yardley* | 13.90 | 1956 |
182. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 13.89 | 1999 |
183. | Larry Foust | 13.88 | 1953 |
  | Dolph Schayes* | 13.88 | 1956 |
185. | Walter Dukes | 13.86 | 1958 |
  | Connie Hawkins* | 13.86 | 1970 |
  | Moses Malone* | 13.86 | 1980 |
188. | Elvin Hayes* | 13.83 | 1969 |
189. | Dave Cowens* | 13.82 | 1972 |
190. | Red Kerr | 13.80 | 1957 |
  | Walter Dukes | 13.80 | 1962 |
  | Red Kerr | 13.80 | 1964 |
  | Moses Malone* | 13.80 | 1984 |
194. | Willis Reed* | 13.78 | 1970 |
  | Mel Daniels* | 13.78 | 1973 |
  | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 13.78 | 2020 |
197. | Red Robbins | 13.76 | 1968 |
198. | Zelmo Beaty* | 13.75 | 1965 |
  | Willis Reed* | 13.75 | 1967 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.75 | 1999 |
  | David Robinson* | 13.75 | 2000 |
  | Jarrett Allen | 13.75 | 2024 |
203. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 13.74 | 2001 |
204. | Dennis Rodman* | 13.72 | 1996 |
205. | Larry Smith | 13.70 | 1987 |
206. | Artis Gilmore* | 13.68 | 1973 |
207. | Walt Bellamy* | 13.67 | 1972 |
  | Gerald Govan | 13.67 | 1974 |
  | Bob McAdoo* | 13.67 | 1974 |
  | Paul Silas | 13.67 | 1976 |
  | Kevin Garnett* | 13.67 | 2013 |
  | Dwight Howard | 13.67 | 2014 |
213. | Elgin Baylor* | 13.62 | 1963 |
214. | Julius Keye | 13.60 | 1973 |
  | Dave Robisch | 13.60 | 1973 |
  | Josh Smith | 13.60 | 2012 |
217. | Charles Barkley* | 13.58 | 1993 |
218. | Ira Harge | 13.57 | 1970 |
219. | Elvin Hayes* | 13.56 | 1977 |
220. | Wayne Embry* | 13.50 | 1963 |
  | Zelmo Beaty* | 13.50 | 1968 |
  | George Peeples | 13.50 | 1970 |
  | Cincy Powell | 13.50 | 1970 |
  | David Robinson* | 13.50 | 1991 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.50 | 1996 |
226. | Nikola Jokić | 13.45 | 2023 |
227. | Caldwell Jones | 13.44 | 1979 |
  | Anthony Davis | 13.44 | 2018 |
229. | Bob McAdoo* | 13.43 | 1975 |
230. | Nikola Jokić | 13.42 | 2024 |
231. | Derrick Coleman | 13.40 | 1993 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.40 | 1995 |
  | Karl-Anthony Towns | 13.40 | 2018 |
234. | DeAndre Jordan | 13.36 | 2015 |
235. | Dave Cowens* | 13.33 | 1974 |
  | Randy Denton | 13.33 | 1975 |
  | Karl Malone* | 13.33 | 1991 |
238. | Wes Unseld* | 13.32 | 1979 |
239. | Elvin Hayes* | 13.29 | 1978 |
240. | Kenny Carr | 13.25 | 1986 |
  | Alonzo Mourning* | 13.25 | 1995 |
  | Antonio McDyess | 13.25 | 1998 |
  | Marcus Camby | 13.25 | 2008 |
244. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 13.23 | 2004 |
245. | Clyde Lee | 13.20 | 1968 |
  | Karl Malone* | 13.20 | 1995 |
  | Carlos Boozer | 13.20 | 2009 |
  | Carlos Boozer | 13.20 | 2010 |
  | Nikola Jokić | 13.20 | 2022 |
250. | Nate Thurmond* | 13.18 | 1973 |
NBA Leaders
Rank | Player | RPG | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 30.20 | 1966 |
2. | Bill Russell* | 29.90 | 1961 |
3. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 29.13 | 1967 |
4. | Bill Russell* | 27.73 | 1959 |
5. | Bill Russell* | 27.20 | 1964 |
6. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 27.18 | 1965 |
7. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 26.58 | 1962 |
8. | Bill Russell* | 26.43 | 1962 |
9. | Bill Russell* | 25.85 | 1960 |
10. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 25.78 | 1960 |
11. | Bill Russell* | 25.18 | 1966 |
12. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 25.17 | 1964 |
  | Bill Russell* | 25.17 | 1965 |
14. | Bill Russell* | 25.08 | 1963 |
15. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 24.69 | 1968 |
16. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 24.67 | 1969 |
17. | Bill Russell* | 24.56 | 1958 |
18. | Bill Russell* | 24.40 | 1957 |
19. | Wes Unseld* | 23.57 | 1970 |
20. | Nate Thurmond* | 23.07 | 1967 |
21. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 23.00 | 1961 |
22. | Bill Russell* | 22.84 | 1968 |
23. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 22.53 | 1973 |
24. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 22.17 | 1970 |
25. | Bill Russell* | 22.00 | 1967 |
26. | Jerry Lucas* | 21.00 | 1965 |
  | Wilt Chamberlain* | 21.00 | 1972 |
28. | Bill Bridges | 20.80 | 1971 |
29. | Bill Russell* | 20.50 | 1969 |
30. | Red Kerr | 20.33 | 1958 |
31. | Jerry Lucas* | 20.20 | 1966 |
32. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 20.17 | 1971 |
33. | Nate Thurmond* | 19.50 | 1969 |
34. | Jerry Lucas* | 19.25 | 1967 |
35. | Wes Unseld* | 18.83 | 1971 |
36. | Bill Bridges | 18.78 | 1967 |
37. | Kevin Garnett* | 18.67 | 2002 |
38. | Wes Unseld* | 18.50 | 1969 |
39. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 18.18 | 1972 |
40. | Dolph Schayes* | 18.00 | 1957 |
41. | Nate Thurmond* | 17.80 | 1972 |
42. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 17.73 | 1977 |
43. | Elgin Baylor* | 17.69 | 1962 |
44. | Bob Pettit* | 17.58 | 1961 |
45. | Jermaine O'Neal | 17.50 | 2003 |
46. | Kermit Washington | 17.33 | 1981 |
47. | Bill Bridges | 17.11 | 1970 |
48. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 17.00 | 1971 |
  | Moses Malone* | 17.00 | 1982 |
50. | Moses Malone* | 16.92 | 1977 |
51. | Bob Pettit* | 16.80 | 1957 |
  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 16.80 | 1970 |
53. | Bill Bridges | 16.75 | 1965 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 16.75 | 1988 |
55. | Bob Lanier* | 16.67 | 1977 |
  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 16.67 | 1981 |
57. | Dave Cowens* | 16.62 | 1973 |
58. | Ralph Sampson* | 16.60 | 1985 |
59. | Walt Bellamy* | 16.50 | 1967 |
  | Clifford Ray | 16.50 | 1972 |
61. | Bob Pettit* | 16.45 | 1958 |
  | Dave Cowens* | 16.45 | 1975 |
63. | Dave Cowens* | 16.44 | 1976 |
64. | Darrall Imhoff | 16.40 | 1969 |
65. | DeAndre Jordan | 16.33 | 2016 |
66. | Ben Wallace* | 16.29 | 2003 |
67. | Wes Unseld* | 16.24 | 1975 |
68. | Bill Bridges | 16.18 | 1969 |
69. | Dave DeBusschere* | 16.17 | 1968 |
  | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 16.17 | 1973 |
71. | Ben Wallace* | 16.10 | 2002 |
72. | Red Kerr | 16.00 | 1962 |
  | Walt Bellamy* | 16.00 | 1968 |
74. | George Mikan* | 15.92 | 1952 |
75. | Paul Silas | 15.86 | 1970 |
  | Elvin Hayes* | 15.86 | 1974 |
77. | Moses Malone* | 15.85 | 1983 |
78. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | 15.81 | 1974 |
79. | Dwight Howard | 15.80 | 2008 |
80. | Bob Pettit* | 15.79 | 1960 |
81. | Dave DeBusschere* | 15.75 | 1963 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 15.75 | 1986 |
83. | Clyde Lee | 15.73 | 1973 |
84. | Sam Lacey | 15.67 | 1975 |
  | Kevin Garnett* | 15.67 | 2003 |
86. | Anthony Davis | 15.60 | 2024 |
87. | Walt Bellamy* | 15.56 | 1970 |
88. | Charles Barkley* | 15.50 | 1990 |
  | Dwight Howard | 15.50 | 2011 |
90. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 15.44 | 2001 |
91. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 15.43 | 2000 |
92. | Billy Cunningham* | 15.43 | 1971 |
93. | George Mikan* | 15.42 | 1953 |
94. | Tim Duncan* | 15.38 | 2003 |
95. | Dwight Howard | 15.35 | 2009 |
96. | Bob Lanier* | 15.29 | 1974 |
97. | Harry Gallatin* | 15.25 | 1954 |
  | Elgin Baylor* | 15.25 | 1961 |
99. | Wes Unseld* | 15.20 | 1973 |
100. | Bill Walton* | 15.16 | 1977 |
101. | Walt Bellamy* | 15.10 | 1965 |
102. | Bob Pettit* | 15.09 | 1963 |
103. | Paul Silas | 15.08 | 1973 |
104. | Red Kerr | 15.00 | 1963 |
  | Jim Washington | 15.00 | 1968 |
106. | Bill Bridges | 14.90 | 1966 |
107. | Dave Cowens* | 14.89 | 1977 |
108. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 14.83 | 2003 |
109. | Walter Dukes | 14.80 | 1957 |
  | Dave DeBusschere* | 14.80 | 1969 |
  | Marcus Camby | 14.80 | 2007 |
112. | Dennis Rodman* | 14.79 | 1995 |
113. | Dwight Howard | 14.75 | 2007 |
  | Jarrett Allen | 14.75 | 2020 |
115. | Gar Heard | 14.67 | 1974 |
116. | Kevin Garnett* | 14.61 | 2004 |
117. | A.C. Green | 14.60 | 1993 |
118. | Dolph Schayes* | 14.57 | 1951 |
119. | Elgin Baylor* | 14.53 | 1968 |
120. | Tim Duncan* | 14.53 | 2008 |
121. | Moses Malone* | 14.52 | 1981 |
122. | Ray Scott | 14.50 | 1962 |
  | Bob Pettit* | 14.50 | 1964 |
124. | Tim Duncan* | 14.46 | 2001 |
125. | Tim Duncan* | 14.44 | 2002 |
126. | DeAndre Jordan | 14.43 | 2017 |
127. | Tom Boerwinkle | 14.40 | 1970 |
  | Walt Bellamy* | 14.40 | 1971 |
129. | Gene Wiley | 14.36 | 1965 |
130. | Jonas Valančiūnas | 14.33 | 2022 |
131. | Neil Johnston* | 14.30 | 1956 |
132. | Ben Wallace* | 14.26 | 2004 |
133. | Derrick Coleman | 14.25 | 1994 |
134. | Bob McAdoo* | 14.22 | 1976 |
135. | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 14.17 | 2022 |
136. | Elgin Baylor* | 14.11 | 1960 |
  | David Robinson* | 14.11 | 1998 |
138. | Willis Reed* | 14.10 | 1969 |
139. | Buck Williams | 14.09 | 1984 |
140. | Elgin Baylor* | 14.07 | 1966 |
141. | Anthony Davis | 14.06 | 2023 |
142. | Arnie Risen* | 14.00 | 1951 |
  | Elvin Hayes* | 14.00 | 1979 |
  | Larry Bird* | 14.00 | 1981 |
  | Bill Laimbeer | 14.00 | 1986 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 14.00 | 1993 |
  | Dwight Howard | 14.00 | 2015 |
  | Dwight Howard | 14.00 | 2016 |
149. | George Yardley* | 13.90 | 1956 |
150. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 13.89 | 1999 |
151. | Larry Foust | 13.88 | 1953 |
  | Dolph Schayes* | 13.88 | 1956 |
153. | Walter Dukes | 13.86 | 1958 |
  | Connie Hawkins* | 13.86 | 1970 |
  | Moses Malone* | 13.86 | 1980 |
156. | Elvin Hayes* | 13.83 | 1969 |
157. | Dave Cowens* | 13.82 | 1972 |
158. | Red Kerr | 13.80 | 1957 |
  | Walter Dukes | 13.80 | 1962 |
  | Red Kerr | 13.80 | 1964 |
  | Moses Malone* | 13.80 | 1984 |
162. | Willis Reed* | 13.78 | 1970 |
  | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 13.78 | 2020 |
164. | Zelmo Beaty* | 13.75 | 1965 |
  | Willis Reed* | 13.75 | 1967 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.75 | 1999 |
  | David Robinson* | 13.75 | 2000 |
  | Jarrett Allen | 13.75 | 2024 |
169. | Dikembe Mutombo* | 13.74 | 2001 |
170. | Dennis Rodman* | 13.72 | 1996 |
171. | Larry Smith | 13.70 | 1987 |
172. | Walt Bellamy* | 13.67 | 1972 |
  | Bob McAdoo* | 13.67 | 1974 |
  | Paul Silas | 13.67 | 1976 |
  | Kevin Garnett* | 13.67 | 2013 |
  | Dwight Howard | 13.67 | 2014 |
177. | Elgin Baylor* | 13.62 | 1963 |
178. | Josh Smith | 13.60 | 2012 |
179. | Charles Barkley* | 13.58 | 1993 |
180. | Elvin Hayes* | 13.56 | 1977 |
181. | Wayne Embry* | 13.50 | 1963 |
  | Zelmo Beaty* | 13.50 | 1968 |
  | David Robinson* | 13.50 | 1991 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.50 | 1996 |
185. | Nikola Jokić | 13.45 | 2023 |
186. | Caldwell Jones | 13.44 | 1979 |
  | Anthony Davis | 13.44 | 2018 |
188. | Bob McAdoo* | 13.43 | 1975 |
189. | Nikola Jokić | 13.42 | 2024 |
190. | Derrick Coleman | 13.40 | 1993 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.40 | 1995 |
  | Karl-Anthony Towns | 13.40 | 2018 |
193. | DeAndre Jordan | 13.36 | 2015 |
194. | Dave Cowens* | 13.33 | 1974 |
  | Karl Malone* | 13.33 | 1991 |
196. | Wes Unseld* | 13.32 | 1979 |
197. | Elvin Hayes* | 13.29 | 1978 |
198. | Kenny Carr | 13.25 | 1986 |
  | Alonzo Mourning* | 13.25 | 1995 |
  | Antonio McDyess | 13.25 | 1998 |
  | Marcus Camby | 13.25 | 2008 |
202. | Shaquille O'Neal* | 13.23 | 2004 |
203. | Clyde Lee | 13.20 | 1968 |
  | Karl Malone* | 13.20 | 1995 |
  | Carlos Boozer | 13.20 | 2009 |
  | Carlos Boozer | 13.20 | 2010 |
  | Nikola Jokić | 13.20 | 2022 |
208. | Nate Thurmond* | 13.18 | 1973 |
209. | Rudy Gobert | 13.17 | 2022 |
210. | George Mikan* | 13.15 | 1954 |
211. | Joakim Noah | 13.14 | 2009 |
212. | Marvin Webster | 13.14 | 1978 |
213. | Happy Hairston | 13.13 | 1972 |
214. | Dirk Nowitzki* | 13.12 | 2002 |
215. | Zelmo Beaty* | 13.10 | 1966 |
216. | Kevon Looney | 13.08 | 2023 |
217. | Dolph Schayes* | 13.00 | 1959 |
  | Oscar Robertson* | 13.00 | 1963 |
  | Connie Dierking | 13.00 | 1967 |
  | Dave DeBusschere* | 13.00 | 1971 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 13.00 | 1985 |
  | Hakeem Olajuwon* | 13.00 | 1989 |
  | Charles Barkley* | 13.00 | 1994 |
  | Lamar Odom | 13.00 | 2007 |
  | Joakim Noah | 13.00 | 2010 |
  | Andre Drummond | 13.00 | 2019 |
  | Nikola Jokić | 13.00 | 2019 |
228. | Zelmo Beaty* | 12.91 | 1969 |
  | Artis Gilmore* | 12.91 | 1983 |
230. | Roy Tarpley | 12.88 | 1988 |
231. | Dolph Schayes* | 12.86 | 1952 |
232. | Bill Bridges | 12.83 | 1968 |
233. | Dolph Schayes* | 12.82 | 1955 |
  | Curtis Perry | 12.82 | 1972 |
235. | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 12.81 | 2021 |
236. | Clyde Lee | 12.80 | 1972 |
  | Charles Oakley | 12.80 | 1988 |
  | Samuel Dalembert | 12.80 | 2005 |
  | Joakim Noah | 12.80 | 2014 |
240. | Jack Coleman | 12.79 | 1951 |
241. | Jeff Ruland | 12.75 | 1984 |
  | Sam Perkins | 12.75 | 1985 |
  | Patrick Ewing* | 12.75 | 1988 |
  | Dikembe Mutombo* | 12.75 | 1998 |
245. | Nat Clifton* | 12.73 | 1953 |
246. | Drew Gooden | 12.71 | 2003 |
  | Blake Griffin | 12.71 | 2015 |
248. | Larry Foust | 12.70 | 1956 |
249. | Tom Boerwinkle | 12.69 | 1975 |
250. | Bob Lanier* | 12.67 | 1976 |
ABA Leaders
Rank | Player | RPG | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Julius Erving* | 20.36 | 1972 |
2. | Spencer Haywood* | 19.75 | 1970 |
3. | Mel Daniels* | 19.18 | 1971 |
4. | Artis Gilmore* | 18.62 | 1974 |
5. | Mel Daniels* | 17.67 | 1970 |
  | Artis Gilmore* | 17.67 | 1972 |
7. | Artis Gilmore* | 17.60 | 1975 |
8. | Moses Malone* | 17.50 | 1975 |
9. | Trooper Washington | 17.40 | 1968 |
10. | Swen Nater | 16.50 | 1975 |
11. | Ira Harge | 16.33 | 1971 |
12. | Julius Keye | 16.14 | 1972 |
13. | Mel Daniels* | 16.10 | 1968 |
14. | Red Robbins | 15.91 | 1969 |
15. | George McGinnis* | 15.89 | 1975 |
16. | Caldwell Jones | 15.67 | 1974 |
17. | Gerald Govan | 15.25 | 1971 |
18. | Artis Gilmore* | 15.20 | 1976 |
19. | Billy Paultz | 15.16 | 1972 |
20. | Mel Daniels* | 15.10 | 1972 |
21. | Billy Paultz | 15.00 | 1971 |
22. | Craig Raymond | 14.94 | 1970 |
23. | Tim Bassett | 14.83 | 1974 |
24. | Maurice Lucas | 14.70 | 1975 |
25. | Zelmo Beaty* | 14.61 | 1971 |
26. | Gene Moore | 14.43 | 1969 |
27. | Manny Leaks | 14.33 | 1970 |
28. | Dave Robisch | 14.14 | 1972 |
29. | Marvin Barnes | 14.10 | 1975 |
30. | Zelmo Beaty* | 14.00 | 1972 |
  | George Gervin* | 14.00 | 1975 |
32. | Mel Daniels* | 13.94 | 1969 |
33. | Mel Daniels* | 13.78 | 1973 |
34. | Red Robbins | 13.76 | 1968 |
35. | Artis Gilmore* | 13.68 | 1973 |
36. | Gerald Govan | 13.67 | 1974 |
37. | Julius Keye | 13.60 | 1973 |
  | Dave Robisch | 13.60 | 1973 |
39. | Ira Harge | 13.57 | 1970 |
40. | George Peeples | 13.50 | 1970 |
  | Cincy Powell | 13.50 | 1970 |
42. | Randy Denton | 13.33 | 1975 |
43. | Trooper Washington | 13.17 | 1969 |
44. | Cincy Powell | 13.05 | 1971 |
45. | Warren Jabali | 13.00 | 1972 |
46. | Willie Wise | 12.94 | 1971 |
47. | Warren Jabali | 12.94 | 1969 |
48. | Bob Netolicky | 12.93 | 1970 |
49. | Skip Thoren | 12.92 | 1969 |
50. | Larry Kenon | 12.80 | 1975 |
51. | Goose Ligon | 12.71 | 1969 |
52. | John Beasley | 12.62 | 1968 |
53. | Julius Erving* | 12.62 | 1976 |
54. | Bob Netolicky | 12.59 | 1969 |
55. | Gene Moore | 12.50 | 1970 |
56. | Tom Owens | 12.40 | 1975 |
57. | George McGinnis* | 12.33 | 1973 |
58. | Connie Hawkins* | 12.29 | 1968 |
  | Connie Hawkins* | 12.29 | 1969 |
60. | Ira Harge | 12.00 | 1969 |
  | Byron Beck | 12.00 | 1970 |
  | Goose Ligon | 12.00 | 1970 |
  | Dan Issel* | 12.00 | 1976 |
64. | George McGinnis* | 11.86 | 1974 |
65. | Dan Issel* | 11.84 | 1973 |
66. | Billy Cunningham* | 11.83 | 1973 |
67. | Jim Caldwell | 11.80 | 1968 |
68. | Swen Nater | 11.71 | 1974 |
69. | Rick Barry* | 11.67 | 1971 |
70. | Larry Kenon | 11.64 | 1974 |
71. | Willie Wise | 11.64 | 1972 |
72. | Dan Issel* | 11.63 | 1971 |
73. | Goose Ligon | 11.60 | 1968 |
  | Zelmo Beaty* | 11.60 | 1973 |
75. | Goose Ligon | 11.53 | 1971 |
76. | Mel Daniels* | 11.43 | 1974 |
  | Larry Kenon | 11.43 | 1976 |
78. | Tom Owens | 11.42 | 1973 |
79. | Jim Eakins | 11.40 | 1973 |
80. | George McGinnis* | 11.35 | 1972 |
81. | Gerald Govan | 11.20 | 1973 |
82. | Trooper Washington | 11.06 | 1970 |
83. | Byron Beck | 11.00 | 1968 |
  | Les Hunter | 11.00 | 1968 |
  | Billy Paultz | 11.00 | 1973 |
86. | Cincy Powell | 10.88 | 1968 |
  | Dan Issel* | 10.88 | 1974 |
88. | Zelmo Beaty* | 10.85 | 1974 |
89. | Jim Eakins | 10.80 | 1974 |
  | Maurice Lucas | 10.80 | 1976 |
91. | John Beasley | 10.67 | 1970 |
92. | John Beasley | 10.43 | 1969 |
93. | Byron Beck | 10.29 | 1972 |
  | Billy Paultz | 10.29 | 1976 |
95. | Red Robbins | 10.17 | 1971 |
96. | Sonny Dove | 10.14 | 1970 |
97. | Gary Bradds | 10.12 | 1969 |
98. | Roger Brown* | 10.07 | 1970 |
99. | Rick Barry* | 10.00 | 1970 |
  | Jim Eakins | 10.00 | 1971 |
101. | Doug Moe | 9.94 | 1968 |
102. | Gerald Govan | 9.82 | 1969 |
103. | Cincy Powell | 9.71 | 1969 |
104. | Julius Erving* | 9.64 | 1974 |
105. | Trooper Washington | 9.61 | 1972 |
106. | Ed Johnson | 9.57 | 1970 |
107. | Billy Paultz | 9.43 | 1974 |
108. | Mike Green | 9.31 | 1975 |
109. | George Stone | 9.29 | 1970 |
110. | George Gervin* | 9.14 | 1976 |
111. | Elton McGriff | 9.00 | 1968 |
  | Byron Beck | 9.00 | 1969 |
  | Manny Leaks | 9.00 | 1969 |
  | George Carter | 9.00 | 1971 |
  | Dan Issel* | 9.00 | 1972 |
116. | Billy Knight | 8.89 | 1975 |
117. | Les Hunter | 8.80 | 1969 |
118. | Jim Eakins | 8.73 | 1972 |
119. | Bobby Jones* | 8.62 | 1976 |
120. | Bobby Jones* | 8.54 | 1975 |
121. | Willie Murrell | 8.42 | 1969 |
122. | Roger Brown* | 8.41 | 1969 |
123. | Bob Netolicky | 8.36 | 1971 |
124. | Don Sidle | 8.33 | 1969 |
  | Neil Johnson | 8.33 | 1971 |
126. | Willie Wise | 8.30 | 1973 |
127. | Willie Wise | 8.28 | 1974 |
128. | Sam Smith | 8.10 | 1968 |
129. | Len Elmore | 8.06 | 1975 |
130. | Sam Smith | 8.00 | 1970 |
131. | Dan Issel* | 7.93 | 1975 |
132. | Darnell Hillman | 7.82 | 1975 |
133. | Doug Moe | 7.75 | 1969 |
134. | Larry Jones | 7.71 | 1969 |
135. | Roger Brown* | 7.64 | 1971 |
136. | Walt Simon | 7.57 | 1970 |
137. | Darnell Hillman | 7.50 | 1973 |
138. | Bob Warren | 7.47 | 1970 |
139. | George Gervin* | 7.43 | 1974 |
140. | Art Heyman | 7.29 | 1969 |
141. | Rich Jones | 7.25 | 1976 |
142. | Jackie Moreland | 7.18 | 1969 |
143. | Tim Bassett | 7.15 | 1976 |
144. | Julian Hammond | 7.14 | 1969 |
  | Darnell Hillman | 7.14 | 1974 |
146. | Art Heyman | 7.13 | 1968 |
147. | Jimmy Jones | 6.88 | 1968 |
148. | Gerald Govan | 6.82 | 1968 |
  | George Peeples | 6.82 | 1969 |
150. | Red Robbins | 6.78 | 1972 |
151. | Jackie Moreland | 6.71 | 1968 |
152. | Wil Jones | 6.70 | 1976 |
153. | Wil Jones | 6.67 | 1975 |
154. | Julian Hammond | 6.58 | 1970 |
  | Charlie Scott* | 6.58 | 1971 |
156. | Ray Scott | 6.50 | 1971 |
  | Rick Barry* | 6.50 | 1972 |
158. | David Thompson* | 6.38 | 1976 |
159. | Jim Eakins | 6.38 | 1969 |
160. | Ron Boone | 6.11 | 1971 |
161. | Roger Brown* | 6.05 | 1972 |
162. | Jesse Branson | 6.00 | 1968 |
  | Ron Boone | 6.00 | 1974 |
  | Jim Eakins | 6.00 | 1976 |
  | Kim Hughes | 6.00 | 1976 |
166. | Bob Netolicky | 5.90 | 1972 |
167. | George Stone | 5.78 | 1971 |
  | John Beasley | 5.78 | 1972 |
169. | Roger Brown* | 5.77 | 1974 |
  | Dave Robisch | 5.77 | 1975 |
171. | Ervin Inniger | 5.70 | 1968 |
172. | Joe Caldwell | 5.67 | 1973 |
173. | Leroy Wright | 5.62 | 1968 |
174. | Ted McClain | 5.53 | 1975 |
175. | Darnell Hillman | 5.50 | 1972 |
176. | Marvin Webster | 5.46 | 1976 |
177. | Ron Thomas | 5.40 | 1976 |
178. | Larry Jones | 5.33 | 1970 |
  | George Tinsley | 5.33 | 1970 |
  | Willie Wise | 5.33 | 1970 |
181. | Jimmy Jones | 5.27 | 1969 |
  | Ray Scott | 5.27 | 1972 |
183. | Ollie Taylor | 5.26 | 1972 |
184. | Fatty Taylor | 5.18 | 1972 |
185. | Walt Simon | 5.11 | 1971 |
186. | Bud Olsen | 5.08 | 1970 |
187. | Donnie Freeman | 5.00 | 1968 |
  | Gary Keller | 5.00 | 1968 |
  | Wendell Ladner | 5.00 | 1974 |
  | Gus Gerard | 5.00 | 1975 |
  | Ralph Simpson | 5.00 | 1975 |
192. | Willie Porter | 4.93 | 1968 |
193. | Steve Jones | 4.91 | 1969 |
194. | Walt Simon | 4.89 | 1973 |
195. | Jimmy Jones | 4.83 | 1974 |
196. | Tom Thacker | 4.81 | 1969 |
197. | Dan Sparks | 4.75 | 1969 |
  | Doug Moe | 4.75 | 1971 |
  | Ed Manning | 4.75 | 1973 |
200. | Ralph Simpson | 4.69 | 1976 |
201. | Les Hunter | 4.63 | 1971 |
202. | Ron Thomas | 4.41 | 1973 |
203. | Merv Jackson | 4.39 | 1971 |
204. | Byron Beck | 4.38 | 1976 |
205. | Brian Taylor | 4.36 | 1974 |
206. | Merv Jackson | 4.35 | 1970 |
  | Roger Brown* | 4.35 | 1973 |
208. | Charlie Williams | 4.27 | 1968 |
209. | Johnny Baum | 4.24 | 1972 |
210. | Mike Gale | 4.14 | 1974 |
211. | Freddie Lewis | 4.12 | 1969 |
212. | Glen Combs | 4.11 | 1971 |
213. | Louie Dampier* | 4.11 | 1971 |
214. | Freddie Lewis | 4.07 | 1970 |
215. | Gus Johnson* | 4.06 | 1973 |
216. | Freddie Lewis | 4.05 | 1972 |
217. | Art Becker | 3.87 | 1970 |
218. | Byron Beck | 3.85 | 1975 |
219. | Ron Thomas | 3.73 | 1975 |
220. | Mack Calvin | 3.71 | 1970 |
221. | Freddie Lewis | 3.67 | 1973 |
222. | Marv Roberts | 3.60 | 1975 |
223. | Freddie Lewis | 3.57 | 1974 |
224. | Chico Vaughn | 3.53 | 1968 |
225. | Mike Pratt | 3.47 | 1971 |
226. | Larry Brown* | 3.47 | 1968 |
227. | Bruce Seals | 3.47 | 1974 |
228. | Bill Keller | 3.40 | 1970 |
229. | John Clawson | 3.38 | 1969 |
230. | Larry Brown* | 3.25 | 1969 |
231. | Don Buse | 3.22 | 1975 |
232. | Bill Keller | 3.06 | 1973 |
233. | Darel Carrier | 3.05 | 1971 |
234. | Wendell Ladner | 2.95 | 1973 |
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