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.Gus Johnson* 12.08
17.Dolph Schayes* 12.08
18.Bill Bridges 11.94
19.Mike Lewis 11.93
20.Andre Drummond 11.91
21.Harry Gallatin* 11.89
22.Dwight Howard* 11.78
23.Charles Barkley* 11.69
24.Rudy Gobert 11.68
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.Karl-Anthony Towns 11.15
32.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
33.Nikola Jokić 11.08
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.Hassan Whiteside 10.81
42.Joel Embiid 10.78
43.Anthony Davis 10.70
44.Domantas Sabonis 10.67
45.David Robinson* 10.64
46.Elmore Smith 10.61
47.Bill Walton* 10.52
48.Red Robbins 10.50
49.Gerald Govan 10.45
50.Billy Cunningham* 10.36
51.Nikola Vučević 10.33
52.Happy Hairston 10.33
53.Dikembe Mutombo* 10.33
54.Spencer Haywood* 10.28
55.Clyde Lee 10.28
56.DeMarcus Cousins 10.19
57.Karl Malone* 10.14
58.Bob Lanier* 10.11
59.Deandre Ayton 10.09
60.Kevin Garnett* 10.03
61.Trooper Washington 10.03
62.Larry Bird* 10.00
63.Buck Williams 9.96
64.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.92
65.Clint Capela 9.92
66.Bailey Howell* 9.88
67.Paul Silas 9.85
68.Larry Foust 9.84
69.Ray Scott 9.84
70.Kevin Love 9.82
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.DeAndre Jordan 9.67
79.Sam Lacey 9.67
80.Ben Wallace* 9.63
81.Mel Hutchins 9.58
82.Brad Daugherty 9.54
83.Charles Oakley 9.52
84.Carlos Boozer 9.51
85.Rony Seikaly 9.47
86.Clyde Lovellette* 9.46
87.Bob McAdoo* 9.45
88.Rudy LaRusso 9.42
89.Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
90.Truck Robinson 9.41
91.Gene Moore 9.38
92.Derrick Coleman 9.26
93.Yao Ming* 9.25
94.Dan Roundfield 9.23
95.Pau Gasol* 9.22
96.Larry Smith 9.20
97.Jack Coleman 9.18
98.Warren Davis 9.17
99.Jarrett Allen 9.16
100.Zach Randolph 9.15
101.Dan Issel* 9.14
102.Robert Parish* 9.13
103.Marvin Barnes 9.12
104.Maurice Lucas 9.11
105.Willie Naulls 9.09
106.Wayne Embry* 9.08
107.Tom Boerwinkle 9.05
108.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.03
109.Tyson Chandler 9.02
110.Joakim Noah 9.01
111.Bam Adebayo 8.99
112.Manny Leaks 8.96
113.Jusuf Nurkić 8.94
114.George Yardley* 8.94
115.Bob Netolicky 8.93
116.Larry Kenon 8.91
117.Julius Randle 8.90
118.Ray Felix 8.88
119.Clifford Ray 8.87
120.Connie Hawkins* 8.85
121.Luke Jackson 8.84
122.Curtis Perry 8.83
123.David Lee 8.83
124.Ralph Sampson* 8.80
125.Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
126.Sidney Wicks 8.71
127.Shawn Marion 8.69
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.Luka Dončić 8.51
138.Chris Bosh* 8.50
139.Julius Erving* 8.47
140.John Beasley 8.41
141.Shawn Kemp 8.41
142.Al Jefferson 8.40
143.Lamar Odom 8.39
144.Chuck Share 8.37
145.Kevin Willis 8.36
146.Kermit Washington 8.35
147.Rick Roberson 8.33
148.Cliff Robinson 8.33
149.Leroy Ellis 8.31
150.Ivica Zubac 8.31
151.Willie Wise 8.29
152.Bob Rule 8.27
153.Anthony Mason 8.25
154.Otis Thorpe 8.25
155.Caldwell Jones 8.23
156.Vlade Divac* 8.22
157.Nat Clifton* 8.22
158.Greg Monroe 8.19
159.Otto Moore 8.17
160.Jim Chones 8.16
161.Bob Boozer 8.15
162.Wendell Carter Jr. 8.13
163.Kenneth Faried 8.13
164.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.12
165.Horace Grant 8.11
166.Joe Graboski 8.07
167.Rudy Tomjanovich* 8.07
168.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.05
169.Tom Gola* 8.05
170.Steven Adams 8.03
171.Larry Nance 7.99
172.Blake Griffin 7.99
173.Billy Paultz 7.97
174.Don Sidle 7.97
175.Randy Mahaffey 7.96
176.Marcin Gortat 7.95
177.Dave Greenwood 7.94
178.Mark Eaton 7.93
179.Dale Davis 7.87
180.Tristan Thompson 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.Al Horford 7.74
191.Neal Walk 7.73
192.P.J. Brown 7.72
193.Antoine Walker 7.72
194.John Collins 7.71
195.Andrew Bynum 7.71
196.Wil Jones 7.67
197.Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
198.Cincy Powell 7.65
199.Darrall Imhoff 7.61
200.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.61
201.Darnell Hillman 7.61
202.Chris Kaman 7.59
203.Michael Cage 7.58
204.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.55
205.Jayson Williams 7.55
206.Ed Macauley* 7.53
207.Cornell Warner 7.53
208.Antawn Jamison 7.53
209.Antonio McDyess 7.53
210.Sam Bowie 7.52
211.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.52
212.Benoit Benjamin 7.51
213.Oscar Robertson* 7.50
214.Larry Johnson 7.50
215.Clarence Weatherspoon 7.48
216.Antonio Davis 7.48
217.Gar Heard 7.47
218.LeBron James 7.46
219.Josh Smith 7.44
220.Popeye Jones 7.44
221.Jerry Sloan* 7.44
222.Brian Grant 7.44
223.Jim Fox 7.44
224.Mychal Thompson 7.43
225.Vin Baker 7.42
226.Kenny Carr 7.42
227.A.C. Green 7.41
228.Marc Gasol 7.41
229.Jayson Tatum 7.41
230.Rich Jones 7.40
231.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.34
232.Kevin McHale* 7.33
233.Tom Gugliotta 7.33
234.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.31
235.Terry Cummings 7.30
236.Jim Eakins 7.27
237.Kevin Kunnert 7.26
238.Magic Johnson* 7.24
239.Danny Fortson 7.24
240.Curtis Rowe 7.23
241.Jermaine O'Neal 7.18
242.Anderson Varejão 7.17
243.Mickey Johnson 7.15
244.Brad Miller 7.14
245.Ömer Aşık 7.14
246.Reggie Evans 7.13
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.Moses Malone* 12.20
15.Dolph Schayes* 12.08
16.Bill Bridges 11.94
17.Andre Drummond 11.91
18.Harry Gallatin* 11.89
19.Dwight Howard* 11.78
20.Charles Barkley* 11.69
21.Rudy Gobert 11.68
22.Neil Johnston* 11.35
23.Walter Dukes 11.25
24.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.18
25.Red Kerr 11.15
26.Karl-Anthony Towns 11.15
27.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
28.Nikola Jokić 11.08
29.Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 10.85
31.Tim Duncan* 10.84
32.Swen Nater 10.83
33.Hassan Whiteside 10.81
34.Joel Embiid 10.78
35.Anthony Davis 10.70
36.Domantas Sabonis 10.67
37.David Robinson* 10.64
38.Elmore Smith 10.61
39.Bill Walton* 10.52
40.Ray Scott 10.46
41.Zelmo Beaty* 10.44
42.Nikola Vučević 10.33
43.Happy Hairston 10.33
44.Dikembe Mutombo* 10.33
45.Clyde Lee 10.28
46.DeMarcus Cousins 10.19
47.Billy Cunningham* 10.15
48.Karl Malone* 10.14
49.Bob Lanier* 10.11
50.Deandre Ayton 10.09
51.Artis Gilmore* 10.08
52.Kevin Garnett* 10.03
53.Larry Bird* 10.00
54.Buck Williams 9.96
55.Giannis Antetokounmpo 9.92
56.Clint Capela 9.92
57.Bailey Howell* 9.88
58.Paul Silas 9.85
59.Larry Foust 9.84
60.Kevin Love 9.82
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.DeAndre Jordan 9.67
71.Sam Lacey 9.67
72.Ben Wallace* 9.63
73.Mel Hutchins 9.58
74.Brad Daugherty 9.54
75.Charles Oakley 9.52
76.Carlos Boozer 9.51
77.Rony Seikaly 9.47
78.Clyde Lovellette* 9.46
79.Bob McAdoo* 9.45
80.Rudy LaRusso 9.42
81.Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
82.Truck Robinson 9.41
83.Spencer Haywood* 9.26
84.Derrick Coleman 9.26
85.Yao Ming* 9.25
86.Pau Gasol* 9.22
87.Larry Smith 9.20
88.Jack Coleman 9.18
89.Jarrett Allen 9.16
90.Zach Randolph 9.15
91.Robert Parish* 9.13
92.Willie Naulls 9.09
93.Wayne Embry* 9.08
94.Tom Boerwinkle 9.05
95.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.03
96.Tyson Chandler 9.02
97.Joakim Noah 9.01
98.Bam Adebayo 8.99
99.Jusuf Nurkić 8.94
100.George Yardley* 8.94
101.Julius Randle 8.90
102.Ray Felix 8.88
103.Clifford Ray 8.87
104.Luke Jackson 8.84
105.Curtis Perry 8.83
106.David Lee 8.83
107.Ralph Sampson* 8.80
108.Maurice Lucas 8.80
109.Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
110.Sidney Wicks 8.71
111.Shawn Marion 8.69
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.Luka Dončić 8.51
121.Chris Bosh* 8.50
122.Shawn Kemp 8.41
123.Al Jefferson 8.40
124.Lamar Odom 8.39
125.Chuck Share 8.37
126.Kevin Willis 8.36
127.Kermit Washington 8.35
128.Jim Chones 8.34
129.Rick Roberson 8.33
130.Cliff Robinson 8.33
131.Leroy Ellis 8.31
132.Ivica Zubac 8.31
133.Bob Rule 8.27
134.Anthony Mason 8.25
135.Otis Thorpe 8.25
136.Vlade Divac* 8.22
137.Nat Clifton* 8.22
138.Greg Monroe 8.19
139.Otto Moore 8.17
140.Bob Boozer 8.15
141.Wendell Carter Jr. 8.13
142.Kenneth Faried 8.13
143.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.12
144.Horace Grant 8.11
145.Joe Graboski 8.07
146.Rudy Tomjanovich* 8.07
147.Zaid Abdul-Aziz 8.05
148.Tom Gola* 8.05
149.Steven Adams 8.03
150.Larry Nance 7.99
151.Blake Griffin 7.99
152.Connie Hawkins* 7.96
153.Marcin Gortat 7.95
154.Dan Issel* 7.95
155.Dave Greenwood 7.94
156.Mark Eaton 7.93
157.Dale Davis 7.87
158.Tristan Thompson 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.Al Horford 7.74
170.Neal Walk 7.73
171.P.J. Brown 7.72
172.Antoine Walker 7.72
173.John Collins 7.71
174.Andrew Bynum 7.71
175.Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
176.Darrall Imhoff 7.61
177.Kristaps Porziņģis 7.61
178.Chris Kaman 7.59
179.Michael Cage 7.58
180.Dirk Nowitzki* 7.55
181.Jayson Williams 7.55
182.Ed Macauley* 7.53
183.Cornell Warner 7.53
184.Antawn Jamison 7.53
185.Antonio McDyess 7.53
186.Sam Bowie 7.52
187.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.52
188.Benoit Benjamin 7.51
189.Oscar Robertson* 7.50
190.Larry Johnson 7.50
191.Clarence Weatherspoon 7.48
192.Antonio Davis 7.48
193.Gar Heard 7.47
194.LeBron James 7.46
195.Josh Smith 7.44
196.Popeye Jones 7.44
197.Jerry Sloan* 7.44
198.Brian Grant 7.44
199.Jim Fox 7.44
200.Mychal Thompson 7.43
201.Vin Baker 7.42
202.Kenny Carr 7.42
203.A.C. Green 7.41
204.Marc Gasol 7.41
205.Jayson Tatum 7.41
206.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.34
207.Kevin McHale* 7.33
208.Tom Gugliotta 7.33
209.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.31
210.Terry Cummings 7.30
211.Kevin Kunnert 7.26
212.Magic Johnson* 7.24
213.Danny Fortson 7.24
214.Curtis Rowe 7.23
215.Jermaine O'Neal 7.18
216.Caldwell Jones 7.18
217.Anderson Varejão 7.17
218.Mickey Johnson 7.15
219.Brad Miller 7.14
220.Ömer Aşık 7.14
221.Reggie Evans 7.13
222.Drew Gooden 7.11
223.Michael Smith 7.11
224.Derrick Favors 7.10
225.Erick Dampier 7.10
226.Lauri Markkanen 7.09
227.Bobby Portis 7.09
228.Chet Walker* 7.09
229.Serge Ibaka 7.09
230.Loy Vaught 7.08
231.Paul Millsap 7.07
232.Andris Biedriņš 7.04
233.Josh Hart 7.03
234.Alvan Adams 7.02
235.Bob Kauffman 7.01
236.Mehmet Okur 7.00
237.Marvin Webster 6.98
238.Jakob Poeltl 6.98
239.Rich Kelley 6.98
240.Marques Johnson 6.97
241.Russell Westbrook 6.94
242.Jack Nichols 6.91
243.Mike Gminski 6.91
244.Armen Gilliam 6.89
245.John Drew 6.88
246.Kevin Durant 6.87
247.Jeff Foster 6.87
248.Kenny Thomas 6.87
249.Cliff Hagan* 6.87
250.Phil Jordon 6.85

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