NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Rebounds Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player RPG
1.Bill Russell* 24.87
2.Wilt Chamberlain* 24.46
3.Wes Unseld* 14.93
4.Bob Pettit* 14.82
5.Walt Bellamy* 14.78
6.Mel Daniels* 14.75
7.Dave Cowens* 14.44
8.Moses Malone* 14.00
9.George Mikan* 13.85
10.Nate Thurmond* 13.59
11.Elvin Hayes* 12.96
12.Elgin Baylor* 12.87
13.Charles Barkley* 12.86
14.Artis Gilmore* 12.67
15.Nikola Jokić 12.38
16.Walter Dukes 12.34
17.Dolph Schayes* 12.22
18.Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.17
19.Dave DeBusschere* 12.03
20.Connie Hawkins* 11.97
21.Zelmo Beaty* 11.91
22.George McGinnis* 11.81
23.Dwight Howard* 11.78
24.Anthony Davis 11.75
25.Shaquille O'Neal* 11.61
26.Bill Bridges 11.55
27.Tim Duncan* 11.39
28.Trooper Washington 11.33
29.Goose Ligon 11.22
30.Ben Wallace* 11.18
31.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.18
32.Harry Gallatin* 11.17
33.Carlos Boozer 11.08
34.Ira Harge 10.90
35.Red Kerr 10.88
36.Red Robbins 10.88
37.Kevin Garnett* 10.73
38.Karl-Anthony Towns 10.69
39.Karl Malone* 10.68
40.Joakim Noah 10.63
41.David Robinson* 10.58
42.Ralph Sampson* 10.53
43.Joel Embiid 10.48
44.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.47
45.Rudy Gobert 10.43
46.Deandre Ayton 10.35
47.Patrick Ewing* 10.32
48.Willis Reed* 10.27
49.Larry Bird* 10.26
50.Brad Daugherty 10.22
51.Arnie Risen* 10.20
52.Jack Coleman 10.18
53.Clyde Lee 10.18
54.Clifford Ray 10.13
55.Larry Kenon 10.12
56.Gene Wiley 10.07
57.Charles Oakley 10.03
58.Tom Gola* 10.03
59.Dirk Nowitzki* 9.97
60.Jerry Lucas* 9.96
61.Gerald Govan 9.95
62.George Yardley* 9.93
63.Dennis Rodman* 9.92
64.Derrick Coleman 9.90
65.Sam Lacey 9.90
66.Cincy Powell 9.72
67.Bill Laimbeer 9.71
68.Dan Roundfield 9.70
69.Shawn Kemp 9.69
70.Larry Foust 9.68
71.Bob Lanier* 9.63
72.Robert Parish* 9.59
73.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.58
74.Dikembe Mutombo* 9.52
75.Billy Cunningham* 9.52
76.Spencer Haywood* 9.44
77.Dan Issel* 9.44
78.Tom Boerwinkle 9.43
79.Paul Silas 9.37
80.Nat Clifton* 9.34
81.Yao Ming* 9.32
82.Zach Randolph 9.29
83.Maurice Lucas 9.26
 Jack Sikma* 9.26
85.Samuel Dalembert 9.20
86.Tom Heinsohn* 9.17
87.Bam Adebayo 9.17
88.Luka Dončić 9.16
89.Pau Gasol* 9.16
90.DeAndre Jordan 9.15
91.Josh Hart 9.13
92.Gar Heard 9.10
93.Willie Wise 9.08
94.Luke Jackson 9.07
95.Bill Walton* 9.06
96.Marcus Camby 9.01
97.Woody Sauldsberry 8.93
98.LeBron James 8.92
99.Lamar Odom 8.84
100.Bob Netolicky 8.84
101.Tom Meschery 8.82
102.Mel Hutchins 8.78
103.Caldwell Jones 8.74
104.Buck Williams 8.71
105.Chris Webber* 8.70
106.Jarrett Allen 8.67
107.Evan Mobley 8.63
108.Draymond Green 8.62
109.Shawn Marion 8.61
110.Horace Grant 8.57
111.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.53
112.Julius Erving* 8.52
113.Warren Jabali 8.50
114.Billy Paultz 8.43
115.Curtis Perry 8.40
116.Rudy LaRusso 8.38
117.Kevin Love 8.34
118.Roy Hibbert 8.33
119.Jayson Tatum 8.29
120.Paul Arizin* 8.24
121.Chet Holmgren 8.21
122.George Carter 8.20
123.Darrall Imhoff 8.19
124.Tyson Chandler 8.14
125.Clint Capela 8.14
126.Jim Pollard* 8.14
127.Bailey Howell* 8.10
128.Happy Hairston 8.10
129.Marvin Webster 8.10
130.Clyde Lovellette* 8.07
131.Cliff Hagan* 8.03
132.Vern Mikkelsen* 8.01
133.Tobias Harris 8.01
134.Wayne Embry* 8.00
135.Dale Davis 7.96
136.Ray Scott 7.96
137.Lonnie Shelton 7.94
138.Al Horford 7.92
139.Jerry Sloan* 7.92
140.Marques Johnson 7.91
141.Hassan Whiteside 7.88
142.Larry Nance 7.87
143.Curtis Rowe 7.86
144.James Donaldson 7.84
145.Gus Johnson* 7.82
146.Kawhi Leonard 7.82
147.Kevin Durant 7.80
148.Gene Moore 7.79
149.Blake Griffin 7.72
150.Magic Johnson* 7.71
151.Bob Dandridge* 7.69
152.Ray Felix 7.63
153.Scottie Pippen* 7.61
154.Arnie Johnson 7.61
155.Julius Randle 7.60
156.Bob McAdoo* 7.56
157.Vlade Divac* 7.55
 Marc Gasol 7.55
159.Alvan Adams 7.54
160.Mark Eaton 7.53
161.Bobby Portis 7.52
162.Jack Twyman* 7.50
163.Bob Love 7.49
164.George Stone 7.49
165.Ivica Zubac 7.48
166.Chris Bosh* 7.47
167.Wil Jones 7.45
168.Kevin McHale* 7.41
169.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.41
170.Josh Smith 7.38
171.Antonio Davis 7.38
172.John Beasley 7.37
173.Connie Simmons 7.37
174.Swen Nater 7.37
175.Byron Beck 7.36
176.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.36
177.Dave Robisch 7.33
178.Al-Farouq Aminu 7.33
179.Steven Adams 7.29
180.Tom Owens 7.27
181.Reggie Evans 7.27
182.Calvin Natt 7.24
183.Leroy Ellis 7.23
184.Andre Drummond 7.21
185.Mike Green 7.21
186.Ben Simmons 7.18
187.Tristan Thompson 7.18
188.Paul George 7.18
189.Antawn Jamison 7.17
190.Drew Gooden 7.17
191.Jim Eakins 7.17
192.Walt Frazier* 7.16
193.Jim Washington 7.14
194.Antoine Walker 7.14
195.Joe Graboski 7.13
196.Bob Boozer 7.10
197.John Collins 7.10
 Brian Grant 7.10
199.A.C. Green 7.08
200.Larry Smith 7.06
201.Isaiah Hartenstein 7.06
202.Bob Brannum 7.05
203.Chet Walker* 7.02
204.Otis Thorpe 7.01
205.Xavier McDaniel 7.00
 Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
207.Doug Moe 6.98
208.Josh Howard 6.94
209.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.94
 Sam Smith 6.94
211.Darnell Hillman 6.91
212.Clyde Drexler* 6.91
213.Mitchell Robinson 6.90
214.John Havlicek* 6.90
215.George Gervin* 6.89
216.Billy Knight 6.87
217.Ed Macauley* 6.83
218.Truck Robinson 6.82
219.Antonio McDyess 6.80
 Michael Porter Jr. 6.80
221.Kenyon Martin 6.77
222.Paul Millsap 6.75
223.Terry Cummings 6.75
224.Luol Deng 6.74
225.Gene Conley 6.73
226.Oscar Robertson* 6.72
227.Andrew Bynum 6.72
228.Les Hunter 6.71
229.Carmelo Anthony* 6.71
230.Russell Westbrook 6.70
231.Dominique Wilkins* 6.70
232.Jason Kidd* 6.70
233.Andrew Bogut 6.68
234.Anthony Mason 6.62
235.P.J. Brown 6.60
236.Aaron Gordon 6.59
237.Jim Brewer 6.58
238.Kenny Carr 6.57
239.Red Rocha 6.57
240.Pascal Siakam 6.56
241.Rich Jones 6.54
242.Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.52
 Chuck Share 6.52
244.Khris Middleton 6.51
245.Jermaine O'Neal 6.51
246.Kevin Willis 6.50
247.Anthony Edwards 6.46
248.Michael Jordan* 6.44
249.Rick Barry* 6.43
250.Roger Brown* 6.41

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player RPG
1.Bill Russell* 24.87
2.Wilt Chamberlain* 24.46
3.Wes Unseld* 14.93
4.Bob Pettit* 14.82
5.Walt Bellamy* 14.78
6.Dave Cowens* 14.44
7.George Mikan* 13.85
8.Moses Malone* 13.78
9.Nate Thurmond* 13.59
10.Elvin Hayes* 12.96
11.Elgin Baylor* 12.87
12.Charles Barkley* 12.86
13.Nikola Jokić 12.38
14.Walter Dukes 12.34
15.Dolph Schayes* 12.22
16.Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.17
17.Dave DeBusschere* 12.03
18.Dwight Howard* 11.78
19.Anthony Davis 11.75
20.Shaquille O'Neal* 11.61
21.Bill Bridges 11.55
22.Tim Duncan* 11.39
23.Ben Wallace* 11.18
24.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.18
25.Harry Gallatin* 11.17
26.Carlos Boozer 11.08
27.Zelmo Beaty* 11.05
28.Red Kerr 10.88
29.Kevin Garnett* 10.73
30.Karl-Anthony Towns 10.69
31.Karl Malone* 10.68
32.Joakim Noah 10.63
33.David Robinson* 10.58
34.Ralph Sampson* 10.53
35.Joel Embiid 10.48
36.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.47
37.Rudy Gobert 10.43
38.Deandre Ayton 10.35
39.Patrick Ewing* 10.32
40.Willis Reed* 10.27
41.Larry Bird* 10.26
42.Brad Daugherty 10.22
43.Arnie Risen* 10.20
44.Jack Coleman 10.18
45.Clyde Lee 10.18
46.Clifford Ray 10.13
47.Gene Wiley 10.07
48.Charles Oakley 10.03
49.Tom Gola* 10.03
50.Dirk Nowitzki* 9.97
51.Jerry Lucas* 9.96
52.Dan Roundfield 9.95
53.George Yardley* 9.93
54.Dennis Rodman* 9.92
55.Derrick Coleman 9.90
56.Sam Lacey 9.90
57.Ray Scott 9.84
58.Bill Laimbeer 9.71
59.Gus Johnson* 9.71
60.Shawn Kemp 9.69
61.Larry Foust 9.68
62.Bob Lanier* 9.63
63.George McGinnis* 9.62
64.Robert Parish* 9.59
65.Jonas Valančiūnas 9.58
66.Dikembe Mutombo* 9.52
67.Tom Boerwinkle 9.43
68.Paul Silas 9.37
69.Nat Clifton* 9.34
70.Yao Ming* 9.32
71.Zach Randolph 9.29
72.Jack Sikma* 9.26
73.Samuel Dalembert 9.20
74.Tom Heinsohn* 9.17
75.Bam Adebayo 9.17
76.Luka Dončić 9.16
77.Pau Gasol* 9.16
78.DeAndre Jordan 9.15
79.Josh Hart 9.13
80.Billy Cunningham* 9.13
81.Gar Heard 9.10
82.Luke Jackson 9.07
83.Bill Walton* 9.06
84.Marcus Camby 9.01
85.Woody Sauldsberry 8.93
86.LeBron James 8.92
87.Lamar Odom 8.84
88.Tom Meschery 8.82
89.Marvin Webster 8.81
90.Mel Hutchins 8.78
91.Buck Williams 8.71
92.Larry Kenon 8.71
93.Chris Webber* 8.70
94.Jarrett Allen 8.67
95.Evan Mobley 8.63
96.Draymond Green 8.62
97.Shawn Marion 8.61
98.Horace Grant 8.57
99.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.53
100.Maurice Lucas 8.41
101.Curtis Perry 8.40
102.Caldwell Jones 8.39
103.Rudy LaRusso 8.38
104.Kevin Love 8.34
105.Roy Hibbert 8.33
106.Jayson Tatum 8.29
107.Cliff Hagan* 8.27
108.Paul Arizin* 8.24
109.Chet Holmgren 8.21
110.Darrall Imhoff 8.19
111.Tyson Chandler 8.14
112.Clint Capela 8.14
113.Jim Pollard* 8.14
114.Bailey Howell* 8.10
115.Happy Hairston 8.10
116.Clyde Lovellette* 8.07
117.Vern Mikkelsen* 8.01
118.Tobias Harris 8.01
119.Wayne Embry* 8.00
 Artis Gilmore* 8.00
121.Dale Davis 7.96
122.Lonnie Shelton 7.94
123.Al Horford 7.92
124.Jerry Sloan* 7.92
125.Marques Johnson 7.91
126.Hassan Whiteside 7.88
127.Larry Nance 7.87
128.Curtis Rowe 7.86
129.James Donaldson 7.84
130.Kawhi Leonard 7.82
131.Kevin Durant 7.80
132.Blake Griffin 7.72
133.Magic Johnson* 7.71
134.Bob Dandridge* 7.69
135.Ray Felix 7.63
136.Scottie Pippen* 7.61
137.Arnie Johnson 7.61
138.Julius Randle 7.60
139.Bob McAdoo* 7.56
140.Vlade Divac* 7.55
 Marc Gasol 7.55
142.Alvan Adams 7.54
143.Mark Eaton 7.53
144.Bobby Portis 7.52
145.Jack Twyman* 7.50
146.Bob Love 7.49
147.Ivica Zubac 7.48
148.Chris Bosh* 7.47
149.Dan Issel* 7.42
150.Kevin McHale* 7.41
151.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.41
152.Josh Smith 7.38
153.Antonio Davis 7.38
154.Connie Simmons 7.37
155.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.36
156.Al-Farouq Aminu 7.33
157.Steven Adams 7.29
158.Reggie Evans 7.27
159.Calvin Natt 7.24
160.Leroy Ellis 7.23
161.Andre Drummond 7.21
162.Ben Simmons 7.18
163.Tristan Thompson 7.18
164.Paul George 7.18
165.Antawn Jamison 7.17
166.Drew Gooden 7.17
167.Walt Frazier* 7.16
168.Jim Washington 7.14
169.Antoine Walker 7.14
170.Joe Graboski 7.13
171.Bob Boozer 7.10
172.John Collins 7.10
 Brian Grant 7.10
174.A.C. Green 7.08
175.Larry Smith 7.06
176.Isaiah Hartenstein 7.06
177.Julius Erving* 7.05
178.Bob Brannum 7.05
179.Chet Walker* 7.02
180.Otis Thorpe 7.01
181.Xavier McDaniel 7.00
 Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
183.Josh Howard 6.94
184.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.94
185.Clyde Drexler* 6.91
186.Mitchell Robinson 6.90
187.John Havlicek* 6.90
188.Ed Macauley* 6.83
189.Truck Robinson 6.82
190.Antonio McDyess 6.80
 Michael Porter Jr. 6.80
192.Kenyon Martin 6.77
193.Paul Millsap 6.75
194.Terry Cummings 6.75
195.Luol Deng 6.74
196.Gene Conley 6.73
197.Oscar Robertson* 6.72
198.Andrew Bynum 6.72
199.Carmelo Anthony* 6.71
200.Russell Westbrook 6.70
201.Dominique Wilkins* 6.70
202.Jason Kidd* 6.70
203.Andrew Bogut 6.68
204.Anthony Mason 6.62
205.P.J. Brown 6.60
206.Aaron Gordon 6.59
207.Jim Brewer 6.58
208.Kenny Carr 6.57
209.Red Rocha 6.57
210.Pascal Siakam 6.56
211.Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.52
 Chuck Share 6.52
213.Khris Middleton 6.51
214.Jermaine O'Neal 6.51
215.Kevin Willis 6.50
216.Anthony Edwards 6.46
217.Michael Jordan* 6.44
218.Mike Mitchell 6.40
219.Jamaal Wilkes* 6.35
220.Serge Ibaka 6.35
221.Kevon Looney 6.34
222.Elton Brand 6.30
223.Andrew Wiggins 6.30
224.Hot Rod Williams 6.28
225.Wally Osterkorn 6.27
226.Rasheed Wallace 6.21
227.Jimmy Butler 6.21
228.Blair Rasmussen 6.21
229.Jim Chones 6.19
230.Brad Miller 6.18
231.John Tresvant 6.15
232.George Johnson 6.12
233.Tyrone Hill 6.11
234.Mel Counts 6.11
235.Grant Hill* 6.10
236.Darryl Dawkins 6.10
237.Jim Fox 6.10
238.Marcin Gortat 6.09
239.Ervin Johnson 6.08
240.Erick Dampier 6.07
241.Myles Turner 6.05
242.Mychal Thompson 6.03
243.Olden Polynice 5.97
244.Kendrick Perkins 5.90
245.Rodney McCray 5.89
246.Kevin Duckworth 5.87
247.Enes Freedom 5.86
248.Mehmet Okur 5.86
249.Tom Sanders* 5.85
250.Lenny Wilkens* 5.83

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player RPG
1.Artis Gilmore* 16.05
2.Mel Daniels* 14.75
3.Zelmo Beaty* 12.96
4.George McGinnis* 12.87
5.Julius Erving* 12.85
6.Billy Paultz 12.18
7.Larry Kenon 11.81
8.Trooper Washington 11.33
9.Goose Ligon 11.22
10.Ira Harge 10.90
11.Red Robbins 10.88
12.Dan Issel* 10.78
13.Gerald Govan 9.95
14.Cincy Powell 9.72
15.George Gervin* 9.52
16.Willie Wise 9.47
17.Dave Robisch 9.36
18.Bob Netolicky 8.84
19.Bobby Jones* 8.58
20.Warren Jabali 8.50
 Tom Owens 8.50
22.Rick Barry* 8.29
23.George Carter 8.20
24.Byron Beck 7.87
25.Gene Moore 7.79
26.George Stone 7.49
27.Wil Jones 7.45
28.Jim Eakins 7.44
29.John Beasley 7.37
30.Darnell Hillman 7.07
31.Doug Moe 6.98
32.Sam Smith 6.94
33.Jackie Moreland 6.89
34.Les Hunter 6.71
35.Rich Jones 6.54
36.Roger Brown* 6.41
37.Bob Warren 5.34
38.Larry Jones 5.33
39.Jimmy Jones 5.23
40.Ollie Taylor 4.77
41.Ralph Simpson 4.76
42.Ron Boone 4.71
43.Walt Simon 4.47
44.Ron Thomas 4.44
45.Wendell Ladner 4.28
46.Tom Thacker 4.17
47.Freddie Lewis 4.12
48.Ted McClain 4.00
49.Maurice McHartley 3.92
50.Steve Jones 3.89
51.Merv Jackson 3.89
52.Fatty Taylor 3.77
53.Donnie Freeman 3.63
54.Mike Gale 3.61
55.Art Becker 3.44
56.Charlie Williams 3.43
57.Johnny Baum 3.42
58.Mack Calvin 3.38
59.Darel Carrier 3.36
60.Brian Taylor 3.32
61.Mike Pratt 3.32
62.Larry Brown* 3.32
63.Louie Dampier* 3.04
64.Lonnie Wright 3.03
65.Chuck Williams 2.84
66.Glen Combs 2.76
67.John Williamson 2.76
68.Don Buse 2.73
69.Gene Littles 2.50
70.Willie Sojourner 2.38
71.Bill Keller 2.37
72.Jeff Congdon 2.27
73.Andy Anderson 2.14
74.Bill Melchionni 2.02
75.Bird Averitt 1.83
76.George Irvine 1.71
77.Rick Mount 1.60
78.John Roche 1.56
79.Jimmy O'Brien 1.53
80.Claude Terry 1.32
81.Kevin Joyce 1.16