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.Walter Dukes 12.34
16.Nikola Jokić 12.26
17.Dolph Schayes* 12.22
18.Dave DeBusschere* 12.03
19.Connie Hawkins* 11.97
20.Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.96
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.Rudy Gobert 11.10
34.Carlos Boozer 11.08
35.Ira Harge 10.90
36.Red Kerr 10.88
37.Red Robbins 10.88
38.Joel Embiid 10.86
39.Kevin Garnett* 10.73
40.Karl Malone* 10.68
41.Joakim Noah 10.63
42.David Robinson* 10.58
43.Ralph Sampson* 10.53
44.Deandre Ayton 10.51
45.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.47
46.Patrick Ewing* 10.32
47.Willis Reed* 10.27
48.Larry Bird* 10.26
49.Brad Daugherty 10.22
50.Arnie Risen* 10.20
51.Jack Coleman 10.18
52.Clyde Lee 10.18
53.Karl-Anthony Towns 10.16
54.Clifford Ray 10.13
55.Larry Kenon 10.12
56.Jonas Valančiūnas 10.09
57.Gene Wiley 10.07
58.Charles Oakley 10.03
59.Tom Gola* 10.03
60.DeAndre Jordan 9.98
61.Dirk Nowitzki* 9.97
62.Jerry Lucas* 9.96
63.Gerald Govan 9.95
64.George Yardley* 9.93
65.Dennis Rodman* 9.92
66.Derrick Coleman 9.90
67.Sam Lacey 9.90
68.Cincy Powell 9.72
69.Bill Laimbeer 9.71
70.Dan Roundfield 9.70
71.Shawn Kemp 9.69
72.Larry Foust 9.68
73.Bob Lanier* 9.63
74.Robert Parish* 9.59
75.Dikembe Mutombo* 9.52
76.Billy Cunningham* 9.52
77.Spencer Haywood* 9.44
78.Dan Issel* 9.44
79.Luka Dončić 9.43
80.Tom Boerwinkle 9.43
81.Paul Silas 9.37
82.Nat Clifton* 9.34
83.Yao Ming* 9.32
84.Zach Randolph 9.29
85.Maurice Lucas 9.26
 Jack Sikma* 9.26
87.Samuel Dalembert 9.20
88.Tom Heinsohn* 9.17
89.Pau Gasol* 9.16
90.Gar Heard 9.10
91.Willie Wise 9.08
92.Luke Jackson 9.07
93.Bam Adebayo 9.07
94.Bill Walton* 9.06
95.Marcus Camby 9.01
96.LeBron James 9.00
97.Woody Sauldsberry 8.93
98.Draymond Green 8.86
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.Shawn Marion 8.61
107.Horace Grant 8.57
108.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.53
109.Julius Erving* 8.52
110.Warren Jabali 8.50
111.Clint Capela 8.44
112.Billy Paultz 8.43
113.Curtis Perry 8.40
114.Rudy LaRusso 8.38
115.Kevin Love 8.34
116.Roy Hibbert 8.33
117.Paul Arizin* 8.24
118.Tobias Harris 8.23
119.George Carter 8.20
120.Darrall Imhoff 8.19
121.Tyson Chandler 8.14
122.Jim Pollard* 8.14
123.Bailey Howell* 8.10
124.Happy Hairston 8.10
125.Marvin Webster 8.10
126.Al Horford 8.09
127.Clyde Lovellette* 8.07
128.Cliff Hagan* 8.03
129.Ben Simmons 8.03
130.Vern Mikkelsen* 8.01
131.Wayne Embry* 8.00
132.Dale Davis 7.96
133.Ray Scott 7.96
134.Jayson Tatum 7.94
135.Lonnie Shelton 7.94
136.Jerry Sloan* 7.92
137.Marques Johnson 7.91
138.Hassan Whiteside 7.88
139.Larry Nance 7.87
140.Curtis Rowe 7.86
141.James Donaldson 7.84
142.Kawhi Leonard 7.83
143.Gus Johnson* 7.82
144.Kevin Durant 7.81
145.Gene Moore 7.79
146.Blake Griffin 7.72
147.Magic Johnson* 7.71
148.Bob Dandridge* 7.69
149.Ray Felix 7.63
150.Scottie Pippen* 7.61
151.Arnie Johnson 7.61
152.Bob McAdoo* 7.56
153.Vlade Divac* 7.55
 Marc Gasol 7.55
155.Alvan Adams 7.54
156.Mark Eaton 7.53
157.Jack Twyman* 7.50
158.Paul George 7.49
159.Bob Love 7.49
160.George Stone 7.49
161.Chris Bosh* 7.47
162.Bobby Portis 7.45
163.Wil Jones 7.45
164.Kevin McHale* 7.41
165.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.41
166.Josh Smith 7.38
167.Antonio Davis 7.38
168.John Beasley 7.37
169.Connie Simmons 7.37
170.Swen Nater 7.37
171.Steven Adams 7.36
 Byron Beck 7.36
173.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.36
174.Dave Robisch 7.33
175.Al-Farouq Aminu 7.33
176.Tom Owens 7.27
177.Reggie Evans 7.27
178.Calvin Natt 7.24
179.Tristan Thompson 7.24
180.Leroy Ellis 7.23
181.Mike Green 7.21
182.Antawn Jamison 7.17
183.Drew Gooden 7.17
184.Jim Eakins 7.17
185.Walt Frazier* 7.16
186.Jim Washington 7.14
187.Antoine Walker 7.14
188.Joe Graboski 7.13
189.Bob Boozer 7.10
190.John Collins 7.10
 Brian Grant 7.10
192.Michael Porter Jr. 7.10
193.A.C. Green 7.08
194.Ivica Zubac 7.07
195.Larry Smith 7.06
196.Bob Brannum 7.05
197.Russell Westbrook 7.02
198.Chet Walker* 7.02
199.Otis Thorpe 7.01
200.Xavier McDaniel 7.00
 Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
202.Doug Moe 6.98
203.Josh Howard 6.94
204.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.94
 Sam Smith 6.94
206.Darnell Hillman 6.91
207.Clyde Drexler* 6.91
208.John Havlicek* 6.90
209.George Gervin* 6.89
210.Billy Knight 6.87
211.Ed Macauley* 6.83
212.Truck Robinson 6.82
213.Antonio McDyess 6.80
214.Kenyon Martin 6.77
215.Kevon Looney 6.77
216.Paul Millsap 6.75
217.Terry Cummings 6.75
218.Luol Deng 6.74
219.Gene Conley 6.73
220.Oscar Robertson* 6.72
 Myles Turner 6.72
222.Andrew Bynum 6.72
223.Les Hunter 6.71
224.Carmelo Anthony 6.71
225.Dominique Wilkins* 6.70
226.Jason Kidd* 6.70
227.Andrew Bogut 6.68
228.Pascal Siakam 6.63
229.Anthony Mason 6.62
230.P.J. Brown 6.60
231.Andrew Wiggins 6.60
232.Jim Brewer 6.58
233.Kenny Carr 6.57
234.Red Rocha 6.57
235.Rich Jones 6.54
236.Chuck Share 6.52
237.Khris Middleton 6.51
238.Jermaine O'Neal 6.51
239.Kevin Willis 6.50
240.Michael Jordan* 6.44
241.Rick Barry* 6.43
242.Roger Brown* 6.41
243.Aaron Gordon 6.40
244.Mike Mitchell 6.40
245.Jamaal Wilkes* 6.35
246.Serge Ibaka 6.35
247.Elton Brand 6.30
248.Hot Rod Williams 6.28
249.Wally Osterkorn 6.27
250.Rasheed Wallace 6.21

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

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.Walter Dukes 12.34
14.Nikola Jokić 12.26
15.Dolph Schayes* 12.22
16.Dave DeBusschere* 12.03
17.Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.96
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.Rudy Gobert 11.10
27.Carlos Boozer 11.08
28.Zelmo Beaty* 11.05
29.Red Kerr 10.88
30.Joel Embiid 10.86
31.Kevin Garnett* 10.73
32.Karl Malone* 10.68
33.Joakim Noah 10.63
34.David Robinson* 10.58
35.Ralph Sampson* 10.53
36.Deandre Ayton 10.51
37.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10.47
38.Patrick Ewing* 10.32
39.Willis Reed* 10.27
40.Larry Bird* 10.26
41.Brad Daugherty 10.22
42.Arnie Risen* 10.20
43.Jack Coleman 10.18
44.Clyde Lee 10.18
45.Karl-Anthony Towns 10.16
46.Clifford Ray 10.13
47.Jonas Valančiūnas 10.09
48.Gene Wiley 10.07
49.Charles Oakley 10.03
50.Tom Gola* 10.03
51.DeAndre Jordan 9.98
52.Dirk Nowitzki* 9.97
53.Jerry Lucas* 9.96
54.Dan Roundfield 9.95
55.George Yardley* 9.93
56.Dennis Rodman* 9.92
57.Derrick Coleman 9.90
58.Sam Lacey 9.90
59.Ray Scott 9.84
60.Bill Laimbeer 9.71
61.Gus Johnson* 9.71
62.Shawn Kemp 9.69
63.Larry Foust 9.68
64.Bob Lanier* 9.63
65.George McGinnis* 9.62
66.Robert Parish* 9.59
67.Dikembe Mutombo* 9.52
68.Luka Dončić 9.43
69.Tom Boerwinkle 9.43
70.Paul Silas 9.37
71.Nat Clifton* 9.34
72.Yao Ming* 9.32
73.Zach Randolph 9.29
74.Jack Sikma* 9.26
75.Samuel Dalembert 9.20
76.Tom Heinsohn* 9.17
77.Pau Gasol* 9.16
78.Billy Cunningham* 9.13
79.Gar Heard 9.10
80.Luke Jackson 9.07
81.Bam Adebayo 9.07
82.Bill Walton* 9.06
83.Marcus Camby 9.01
84.LeBron James 9.00
85.Woody Sauldsberry 8.93
86.Draymond Green 8.86
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.Shawn Marion 8.61
95.Horace Grant 8.57
96.LaMarcus Aldridge 8.53
97.Clint Capela 8.44
98.Maurice Lucas 8.41
99.Curtis Perry 8.40
100.Caldwell Jones 8.39
101.Rudy LaRusso 8.38
102.Kevin Love 8.34
103.Roy Hibbert 8.33
104.Cliff Hagan* 8.27
105.Paul Arizin* 8.24
106.Tobias Harris 8.23
107.Darrall Imhoff 8.19
108.Tyson Chandler 8.14
109.Jim Pollard* 8.14
110.Bailey Howell* 8.10
111.Happy Hairston 8.10
112.Al Horford 8.09
113.Clyde Lovellette* 8.07
114.Ben Simmons 8.03
115.Vern Mikkelsen* 8.01
116.Wayne Embry* 8.00
 Artis Gilmore* 8.00
118.Dale Davis 7.96
119.Jayson Tatum 7.94
120.Lonnie Shelton 7.94
121.Jerry Sloan* 7.92
122.Marques Johnson 7.91
123.Hassan Whiteside 7.88
124.Larry Nance 7.87
125.Curtis Rowe 7.86
126.James Donaldson 7.84
127.Kawhi Leonard 7.83
128.Kevin Durant 7.81
129.Blake Griffin 7.72
130.Magic Johnson* 7.71
131.Bob Dandridge* 7.69
132.Ray Felix 7.63
133.Scottie Pippen* 7.61
134.Arnie Johnson 7.61
135.Bob McAdoo* 7.56
136.Vlade Divac* 7.55
 Marc Gasol 7.55
138.Alvan Adams 7.54
139.Mark Eaton 7.53
140.Jack Twyman* 7.50
141.Paul George 7.49
142.Bob Love 7.49
143.Chris Bosh* 7.47
144.Bobby Portis 7.45
145.Dan Issel* 7.42
146.Kevin McHale* 7.41
147.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.41
148.Josh Smith 7.38
149.Antonio Davis 7.38
150.Connie Simmons 7.37
151.Steven Adams 7.36
152.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.36
153.Al-Farouq Aminu 7.33
154.Reggie Evans 7.27
155.Calvin Natt 7.24
156.Tristan Thompson 7.24
157.Leroy Ellis 7.23
158.Antawn Jamison 7.17
159.Drew Gooden 7.17
160.Walt Frazier* 7.16
161.Jim Washington 7.14
162.Antoine Walker 7.14
163.Joe Graboski 7.13
164.Bob Boozer 7.10
165.John Collins 7.10
 Brian Grant 7.10
167.Michael Porter Jr. 7.10
168.A.C. Green 7.08
169.Ivica Zubac 7.07
170.Larry Smith 7.06
171.Julius Erving* 7.05
172.Bob Brannum 7.05
173.Russell Westbrook 7.02
174.Chet Walker* 7.02
175.Otis Thorpe 7.01
176.Xavier McDaniel 7.00
 Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
178.Josh Howard 6.94
179.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.94
180.Clyde Drexler* 6.91
181.John Havlicek* 6.90
182.Ed Macauley* 6.83
183.Truck Robinson 6.82
184.Antonio McDyess 6.80
185.Kenyon Martin 6.77
186.Kevon Looney 6.77
187.Paul Millsap 6.75
188.Terry Cummings 6.75
189.Luol Deng 6.74
190.Gene Conley 6.73
191.Oscar Robertson* 6.72
 Myles Turner 6.72
193.Andrew Bynum 6.72
194.Carmelo Anthony 6.71
195.Dominique Wilkins* 6.70
196.Jason Kidd* 6.70
197.Andrew Bogut 6.68
198.Pascal Siakam 6.63
199.Anthony Mason 6.62
200.P.J. Brown 6.60
201.Andrew Wiggins 6.60
202.Jim Brewer 6.58
203.Kenny Carr 6.57
204.Red Rocha 6.57
205.Chuck Share 6.52
206.Khris Middleton 6.51
207.Jermaine O'Neal 6.51
208.Kevin Willis 6.50
209.Michael Jordan* 6.44
210.Aaron Gordon 6.40
211.Mike Mitchell 6.40
212.Jamaal Wilkes* 6.35
213.Serge Ibaka 6.35
214.Elton Brand 6.30
215.Hot Rod Williams 6.28
216.Wally Osterkorn 6.27
217.Rasheed Wallace 6.21
218.Blair Rasmussen 6.21
219.Jim Chones 6.19
220.Brad Miller 6.18
221.Jimmy Butler 6.17
222.John Tresvant 6.15
223.George Johnson 6.12
224.Tyrone Hill 6.11
225.Mel Counts 6.11
226.Grant Hill* 6.10
227.Darryl Dawkins 6.10
228.Bismack Biyombo 6.10
 Jim Fox 6.10
230.Marcin Gortat 6.09
231.Ervin Johnson 6.08
232.Erick Dampier 6.07
233.Brook Lopez 6.04
234.Mychal Thompson 6.03
235.Olden Polynice 5.97
236.Isaiah Hartenstein 5.92
237.Kendrick Perkins 5.90
238.Rodney McCray 5.89
239.Anthony Edwards 5.88
240.Kevin Duckworth 5.87
241.Enes Freedom 5.86
242.Mehmet Okur 5.86
243.Tom Sanders* 5.85
244.Lenny Wilkens* 5.83
245.Alton Lister 5.82
246.Bobby Wanzer* 5.81
247.Paul Pierce* 5.79
248.P.J. Tucker 5.79
249.Grant Long 5.79
250.George Gervin* 5.78