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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Rebounds Per Game

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NBA/ABA

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. Dwight Howard 13.00
13. Willis Reed* 12.94
14. Elvin Hayes* 12.49
15. Artis Gilmore* 12.29
16. Moses Malone* 12.26
17. Dolph Schayes* 12.08
18. Gus Johnson* 12.06
19. Bill Bridges 11.94
20. Mike Lewis 11.93
21. Harry Gallatin* 11.89
22. Charles Barkley* 11.69
23. Ira Harge 11.60
24. Swen Nater 11.55
25. Neil Johnston* 11.35
26. Tim Duncan 11.28
27. Walter Dukes 11.25
28. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.18
29. Red Kerr 11.15
30. Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
31. Julius Keye 11.01
32. Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
33. George McGinnis 10.97
34. Goose Ligon 10.88
35. Zelmo Beaty 10.87
36. Shaquille O'Neal 10.85
37. David Robinson* 10.64
38. Elmore Smith 10.61
39. Kevin Garnett 10.61
40. Red Robbins 10.50
41. Gerald Govan 10.45
42. Billy Cunningham* 10.36
43. Happy Hairston 10.33
44. Dikembe Mutombo 10.33
45. Spencer Haywood 10.28
46. Clyde Lee 10.28
47. Karl Malone* 10.14
48. Bob Lanier* 10.11
49. Emeka Okafor 10.09
50. Trooper Washington 10.03
51. Larry Bird* 10.00
52. Buck Williams 9.96
53. Marcus Camby 9.94
54. Carlos Boozer 9.93
55. Bailey Howell* 9.87
56. Paul Silas 9.85
57. Larry Foust 9.84
58. Ray Scott 9.84
59. Patrick Ewing* 9.81
60. Chris Webber 9.78
61. Jack Sikma 9.77
62. Bill Laimbeer 9.74
63. Arnie Risen* 9.73
64. Sam Lacey 9.67
65. Ben Wallace 9.63
66. Brad Daugherty 9.54
67. Charles Oakley 9.52
68. Rony Seikaly 9.47
69. Clyde Lovellette* 9.46
70. Bob McAdoo* 9.45
71. Rudy LaRusso 9.42
72. Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
73. Truck Robinson 9.41
74. Elton Brand 9.40
75. Gene Moore 9.38
76. Derrick Coleman 9.26
77. Dan Roundfield 9.23
78. Shawn Marion 9.22
79. Pau Gasol 9.21
80. Larry Smith 9.20
81. Jack Coleman 9.18
82. Warren Davis 9.17
83. Dan Issel* 9.14
84. Robert Parish* 9.13
85. Chris Bosh 9.13
86. Marvin Barnes 9.12
87. Maurice Lucas 9.11
88. Zach Randolph 9.11
89. Willie Naulls 9.09
90. Wayne Embry 9.08
91. Tom Boerwinkle 9.05
92. Manny Leaks 8.96
93. Tyson Chandler 8.93
94. Bob Netolicky 8.93
95. Larry Kenon 8.91
96. Ray Felix 8.87
97. Clifford Ray 8.87
98. Connie Hawkins* 8.85
99. Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
100. Amare Stoudemire 8.76
101. Sidney Wicks 8.71
102. Lamar Odom 8.62
103. Tom Meschery 8.61
104. Paul Arizin* 8.60
105. Johnny Green 8.59
106. Randy Denton 8.59
107. Jim Washington 8.57
108. Tyrone Hill 8.56
109. Alonzo Mourning 8.52
110. Julius Erving* 8.47
111. John Beasley 8.41
112. Shawn Kemp 8.41
113. Kevin Willis 8.36
114. Cliff Robinson 8.33
115. Leroy Ellis 8.31
116. Willie Wise 8.29
117. Dirk Nowitzki 8.28
118. Anthony Mason 8.25
119. Otis Thorpe 8.25
120. Caldwell Jones 8.23
121. Vlade Divac 8.22
122. Samuel Dalembert 8.19
123. Otto Moore 8.17
124. Jim Chones 8.16
125. Bob Boozer 8.15
126. Horace Grant 8.11
127. Joe Graboski 8.07
128. Rudy Tomjanovich 8.07
129. Larry Nance 7.99
130. Billy Paultz 7.97
131. Donald Sidle 7.97
132. Randolph Mahaffey 7.96
133. Dave Greenwood 7.94
134. Mark Eaton 7.93
135. Troy Murphy 7.91
136. Dale Davis 7.87
137. Antawn Jamison 7.86
138. James Donaldson 7.83
139. Tom Gola* 7.76
140. P.J. Brown 7.72
141. Antoine Walker 7.72
142. Drew Gooden 7.70
143. Wil Jones 7.67
144. Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
145. Cincinnatus Powell 7.65
146. Darrall Imhoff 7.61
147. Darnell Hillman 7.61
148. Michael Cage 7.58
149. Antonio McDyess 7.53
150. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.52
151. Benoit Benjamin 7.51
152. Oscar Robertson* 7.50
153. Larry Johnson 7.50
154. Clarence Weatherspoon 7.48
155. Antonio Davis 7.48
156. Gar Heard 7.47
157. Jerry Sloan 7.44
158. Brian Grant 7.44
159. Jim Fox 7.44
160. Mychal Thompson 7.43
161. Vin Baker 7.42
162. A.C. Green 7.41
163. Rich Jones 7.40
164. Jermaine O'Neal 7.38
165. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.34
166. Kevin McHale* 7.33
167. Tom Gugliotta 7.33
168. Terry Cummings 7.29
169. Jim Eakins 7.27
170. Magic Johnson* 7.24
171. Mickey Johnson 7.15
172. Brad Miller 7.14
173. Erick Dampier 7.10
174. Chet Walker* 7.09
175. Byron Beck 7.04
176. Alvan Adams 7.02
177. Rich Kelley 6.98
178. Mike Green 6.93
179. Mike Gminski 6.91
180. Armen Gilliam 6.89
181. John Drew 6.88
182. Jeff Foster 6.87
183. Marvin Webster 6.84
184. Tom Owens 6.82
185. Bob Dandridge 6.81
186. LaSalle Thompson 6.79
187. Doug Moe 6.77
188. Hot Rod Williams 6.76
189. Kurt Thomas 6.76
190. Rasheed Wallace 6.73
191. Rick Barry* 6.73
192. Olden Polynice 6.72
193. Christian Laettner 6.69
194. Warren Jabali 6.68
195. Dominique Wilkins* 6.67
196. Donyell Marshall 6.66
197. Tim Bassett 6.66
198. Dave Robisch 6.64
199. Rodney McCray 6.62
200. Cliff Hagan* 6.62
201. Jack Twyman* 6.59
202. Stew Johnson 6.59
203. George Johnson 6.51
204. Jason Kidd 6.39
205. Joe Smith 6.38
206. Scottie Pippen* 6.36
207. Bill Cartwright 6.34
208. Shawn Bradley 6.33
209. Tom Sanders 6.33
210. John Havlicek* 6.30
211. Cedric Maxwell 6.30
212. Alton Lister 6.29
213. Arthur Becker 6.29
214. Rick Mahorn 6.23
215. Michael Jordan* 6.22
216. Roger Brown 6.21
217. Wayne Cooper 6.19
218. Detlef Schrempf 6.18
219. Jamaal Wilkes* 6.18
220. Juwan Howard 6.18
221. Chris Dudley 6.16
222. Clyde Drexler* 6.15
223. Grant Hill 6.14
224. Grant Long 6.14
225. Xavier McDaniel 6.11
226. Bobby Jones 6.10
227. Ervin Johnson 6.09
228. Wayman Tisdale 6.09
229. Rik Smits 6.09
230. Tom Chambers 6.06
231. Paul Pierce 6.01
232. Sam Perkins 5.96
233. Herb Williams 5.91
234. Dave Corzine 5.91
235. Elden Campbell 5.86
236. Tree Rollins 5.84
237. Bernard King 5.79
238. Jerry West* 5.76
239. Al Harrington 5.74
240. Adrian Dantley* 5.71
241. Tracy McGrady 5.62
242. Rashard Lewis 5.57
243. Jerome Kersey 5.50
244. Alex English* 5.48
245. Billy Knight 5.33
246. Mark Olberding 5.32
247. Kobe Bryant 5.29
248. George Gervin* 5.28
249. James Edwards 5.14
250. Len Elmore 5.11

NBA

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. Dwight Howard 13.00
12. Willis Reed* 12.94
13. Gus Johnson* 12.68
14. Elvin Hayes* 12.49
15. Moses Malone* 12.20
16. Dolph Schayes* 12.08
17. Bill Bridges 11.94
18. Harry Gallatin* 11.89
19. Charles Barkley* 11.69
20. Neil Johnston* 11.35
21. Tim Duncan 11.28
22. Walter Dukes 11.25
23. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 11.18
24. Red Kerr 11.15
25. Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.11
26. Dave DeBusschere* 10.99
27. Shaquille O'Neal 10.85
28. Swen Nater 10.83
29. David Robinson* 10.64
30. Elmore Smith 10.61
31. Kevin Garnett 10.61
32. Ray Scott 10.46
33. Zelmo Beaty 10.44
34. Happy Hairston 10.33
35. Dikembe Mutombo 10.33
36. Clyde Lee 10.28
37. Billy Cunningham* 10.15
38. Karl Malone* 10.14
39. Bob Lanier* 10.11
40. Emeka Okafor 10.09
41. Artis Gilmore* 10.08
42. Larry Bird* 10.00
43. Buck Williams 9.96
44. Marcus Camby 9.94
45. Carlos Boozer 9.93
46. Bailey Howell* 9.87
47. Paul Silas 9.85
48. Larry Foust 9.84
49. Patrick Ewing* 9.81
50. George McGinnis 9.80
51. Chris Webber 9.78
52. Jack Sikma 9.77
53. Bill Laimbeer 9.74
54. Arnie Risen* 9.73
55. Dan Roundfield 9.71
56. Sam Lacey 9.67
57. Ben Wallace 9.63
58. Brad Daugherty 9.54
59. Charles Oakley 9.52
60. Rony Seikaly 9.47
61. Clyde Lovellette* 9.46
62. Bob McAdoo* 9.45
63. Rudy LaRusso 9.42
64. Vern Mikkelsen* 9.41
65. Truck Robinson 9.41
66. Elton Brand 9.40
67. Spencer Haywood 9.26
68. Derrick Coleman 9.26
69. Shawn Marion 9.22
70. Pau Gasol 9.21
71. Larry Smith 9.20
72. Jack Coleman 9.18
73. Robert Parish* 9.13
74. Chris Bosh 9.13
75. Zach Randolph 9.11
76. Willie Naulls 9.09
77. Wayne Embry 9.08
78. Tom Boerwinkle 9.05
79. Tyson Chandler 8.93
80. Ray Felix 8.87
81. Clifford Ray 8.87
82. Maurice Lucas 8.80
83. Tom Heinsohn* 8.79
84. Amare Stoudemire 8.76
85. Sidney Wicks 8.71
86. Lamar Odom 8.62
87. Tom Meschery 8.61
88. Paul Arizin* 8.60
89. Johnny Green 8.59
90. Jim Washington 8.57
91. Tyrone Hill 8.56
92. Alonzo Mourning 8.52
93. Shawn Kemp 8.41
94. Kevin Willis 8.36
95. Jim Chones 8.34
96. Cliff Robinson 8.33
97. Leroy Ellis 8.31
98. Dirk Nowitzki 8.28
99. Anthony Mason 8.25
100. Otis Thorpe 8.25
101. Vlade Divac 8.22
102. Samuel Dalembert 8.19
103. Otto Moore 8.17
104. Bob Boozer 8.15
105. Horace Grant 8.11
106. Joe Graboski 8.07
107. Rudy Tomjanovich 8.07
108. Larry Nance 7.99
109. Dan Issel* 7.95
110. Dave Greenwood 7.94
111. Mark Eaton 7.93
112. Troy Murphy 7.91
113. Dale Davis 7.87
114. Antawn Jamison 7.86
115. James Donaldson 7.83
116. Tom Gola* 7.76
117. P.J. Brown 7.72
118. Antoine Walker 7.72
119. Drew Gooden 7.70
120. Joe Barry Carroll 7.67
121. Darrall Imhoff 7.61
122. Michael Cage 7.58
123. Antonio McDyess 7.53
124. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.52
125. Benoit Benjamin 7.51
126. Oscar Robertson* 7.50
127. Larry Johnson 7.50
128. Clarence Weatherspoon 7.48
129. Antonio Davis 7.48
130. Gar Heard 7.47
131. Jerry Sloan 7.44
132. Brian Grant 7.44
133. Jim Fox 7.44
134. Mychal Thompson 7.43
135. Vin Baker 7.42
136. A.C. Green 7.41
137. Jermaine O'Neal 7.38
138. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.34
139. Kevin McHale* 7.33
140. Tom Gugliotta 7.33
141. Terry Cummings 7.29
142. Magic Johnson* 7.24
143. Caldwell Jones 7.18
144. Mickey Johnson 7.15
145. Brad Miller 7.14
146. Erick Dampier 7.10
147. Chet Walker* 7.09
148. Alvan Adams 7.02
149. Rich Kelley 6.98
150. Mike Gminski 6.91
151. Armen Gilliam 6.89
152. John Drew 6.88
153. Jeff Foster 6.87
154. Cliff Hagan* 6.87
155. Bob Dandridge 6.81
156. LaSalle Thompson 6.79
157. Hot Rod Williams 6.76
158. Kurt Thomas 6.76
159. Rasheed Wallace 6.73
160. Olden Polynice 6.72
161. Julius Erving* 6.70
162. Christian Laettner 6.69
163. Dominique Wilkins* 6.67
164. Donyell Marshall 6.66
165. Rodney McCray 6.62
166. Jack Twyman* 6.59
167. George Johnson 6.51
168. Rick Barry* 6.51
169. Jason Kidd 6.39
170. Joe Smith 6.38
171. Scottie Pippen* 6.36
172. Bill Cartwright 6.34
173. Shawn Bradley 6.33
174. Tom Sanders 6.33
175. John Havlicek* 6.30
176. Cedric Maxwell 6.30
177. Alton Lister 6.29
178. Rick Mahorn 6.23
179. Michael Jordan* 6.22
180. Wayne Cooper 6.19
181. Detlef Schrempf 6.18
182. Jamaal Wilkes* 6.18
183. Juwan Howard 6.18
184. Chris Dudley 6.16
185. Clyde Drexler* 6.15
186. Grant Hill 6.14
187. Grant Long 6.14
188. Xavier McDaniel 6.11
189. Ervin Johnson 6.09
190. Wayman Tisdale 6.09
191. Rik Smits 6.09
192. Tom Chambers 6.06
193. Paul Pierce 6.01
194. Sam Perkins 5.96
195. Herb Williams 5.91
196. Dave Corzine 5.91
197. Elden Campbell 5.86
198. Tree Rollins 5.84
199. Bernard King 5.79
200. Jerry West* 5.76
201. Al Harrington 5.74
202. Adrian Dantley* 5.71
203. Tracy McGrady 5.62
204. Rashard Lewis 5.57
205. Jerome Kersey 5.50
206. Alex English* 5.48
207. Kobe Bryant 5.29
208. James Edwards 5.14
209. Vince Carter 5.09
210. Hal Greer* 5.05
211. Danny Schayes 4.98
212. Don Nelson 4.93
213. Mark West 4.91
214. Robert Horry 4.76
215. Tyrone Corbin 4.74
216. Lenny Wilkens* 4.67
217. Clifford Robinson 4.57
218. Gary Payton 3.95

ABA

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. Donald Sidle 7.97
29. Randolph Mahaffey 7.96
30. Jim Eakins 7.89
31. Cincinnatus 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. Arthur Becker 6.29
41. Roger Brown 6.21
42. Walter Simon 5.00
43. Ron Boone 4.99
44. Jimmy Jones 4.87
45. Freddie Lewis 3.88