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.Dolph Schayes* 12.22
17.Nikola Jokić 12.17
18.Dave DeBusschere* 12.03
19.Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.97
20.Connie Hawkins* 11.97
21.Zelmo Beaty* 11.91
22.George McGinnis* 11.81
23.Dwight Howard 11.78
24.Shaquille O'Neal* 11.61
25.Bill Bridges 11.55
26.Anthony Davis 11.44
27.Rudy Gobert 11.39
28.Tim Duncan* 11.39
29.Trooper Washington 11.33
30.Goose Ligon 11.22
31.Ben Wallace* 11.18
32.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.18
33.Harry Gallatin* 11.17
34.Carlos Boozer 11.08
35.Ira Harge 10.90
36.Red Kerr 10.88
37.Red Robbins 10.88
38.Joel Embiid 10.80
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.Jonas Valančiūnas 10.14
54.Clifford Ray 10.13
55.DeAndre Jordan 10.12
56.Larry Kenon 10.12
57.Gene Wiley 10.07
58.Charles Oakley 10.03
59.Tom Gola* 10.03
60.Dirk Nowitzki* 9.97
61.Jerry Lucas* 9.96
62.Gerald Govan 9.95
63.George Yardley* 9.93
64.Dennis Rodman* 9.92
65.Derrick Coleman 9.90
66.Sam Lacey 9.90
67.Cincy Powell 9.72
68.Bill Laimbeer 9.71
69.Dan Roundfield 9.70
70.Shawn Kemp 9.69
71.Larry Foust 9.68
72.Bob Lanier* 9.63
73.Robert Parish* 9.59
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.Luka Dončić 9.33
82.Yao Ming* 9.32
83.Zach Randolph 9.29
84.Maurice Lucas 9.26
 Jack Sikma* 9.26
86.Samuel Dalembert 9.20
87.Tom Heinsohn* 9.17
88.Pau Gasol* 9.16
89.Gar Heard 9.10
90.Willie Wise 9.08
91.Luke Jackson 9.07
92.Bill Walton* 9.06
93.LeBron James 9.02
94.Bam Adebayo 9.01
95.Marcus Camby 9.01
96.Woody Sauldsberry 8.93
97.Draymond Green 8.86
98.Lamar Odom 8.84
99.Bob Netolicky 8.84
100.Tom Meschery 8.82
101.Mel Hutchins 8.78
102.Caldwell Jones 8.74
103.Buck Williams 8.71
104.Chris Webber* 8.70
105.Shawn Marion 8.61
106.Horace Grant 8.57
107.Kevin Love 8.56
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.Tobias Harris 8.35
116.Roy Hibbert 8.33
117.Paul Arizin* 8.24
118.George Carter 8.20
119.Darrall Imhoff 8.19
120.Al Horford 8.15
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.Clyde Lovellette* 8.07
127.Ben Simmons 8.06
128.Cliff Hagan* 8.03
129.Vern Mikkelsen* 8.01
130.Wayne Embry* 8.00
131.Dale Davis 7.96
132.Ray Scott 7.96
133.Lonnie Shelton 7.94
134.Jerry Sloan* 7.92
135.Marques Johnson 7.91
136.Hassan Whiteside 7.88
137.Larry Nance 7.87
138.Curtis Rowe 7.86
139.James Donaldson 7.84
140.Kawhi Leonard 7.83
141.Gus Johnson* 7.82
142.Kevin Durant 7.82
143.Tristan Thompson 7.80
144.Gene Moore 7.79
145.Blake Griffin 7.72
146.Magic Johnson* 7.71
147.Bob Dandridge* 7.69
148.Ray Felix 7.63
149.Jayson Tatum 7.61
150.Scottie Pippen* 7.61
151.Arnie Johnson 7.61
152.Bob McAdoo* 7.56
153.Vlade Divac* 7.55
154.Alvan Adams 7.54
155.Marc Gasol 7.54
156.Mark Eaton 7.53
157.Jack Twyman* 7.50
158.Bob Love 7.49
159.George Stone 7.49
160.Chris Bosh* 7.47
161.Paul George 7.46
162.Wil Jones 7.45
163.Kevin McHale* 7.41
164.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.41
165.Josh Smith 7.38
166.Antonio Davis 7.38
167.John Beasley 7.37
168.Connie Simmons 7.37
169.Swen Nater 7.37
170.Steven Adams 7.36
 Byron Beck 7.36
172.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.36
173.Dave Robisch 7.33
174.Al-Farouq Aminu 7.33
175.Tom Owens 7.27
176.Reggie Evans 7.27
177.Calvin Natt 7.24
178.Leroy Ellis 7.23
179.Michael Porter Jr. 7.22
180.Mike Green 7.21
181.Antawn Jamison 7.17
182.Drew Gooden 7.17
183.Jim Eakins 7.17
184.Walt Frazier* 7.16
185.Russell Westbrook 7.15
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.Bobby Portis 7.09
193.A.C. Green 7.08
194.Larry Smith 7.06
195.Ivica Zubac 7.05
196.Bob Brannum 7.05
197.Chet Walker* 7.02
198.Otis Thorpe 7.01
199.Xavier McDaniel 7.00
 Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
201.Doug Moe 6.98
202.Josh Howard 6.94
203.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.94
 Sam Smith 6.94
205.Darnell Hillman 6.91
206.Clyde Drexler* 6.91
207.John Havlicek* 6.90
208.George Gervin* 6.89
209.Billy Knight 6.87
210.Ed Macauley* 6.83
211.Truck Robinson 6.82
212.Myles Turner 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
221.Andrew Bynum 6.72
222.Les Hunter 6.71
223.Carmelo Anthony 6.71
224.Dominique Wilkins* 6.70
225.Jason Kidd* 6.70
226.Andrew Bogut 6.68
227.Anthony Mason 6.62
228.P.J. Brown 6.60
229.Andrew Wiggins 6.60
230.Jim Brewer 6.58
231.Kenny Carr 6.57
232.Red Rocha 6.57
233.Pascal Siakam 6.55
234.Rich Jones 6.54
235.Chuck Share 6.52
236.Jermaine O'Neal 6.51
237.Kevin Willis 6.50
238.Michael Jordan* 6.44
239.Rick Barry* 6.43
240.Roger Brown* 6.41
241.Mike Mitchell 6.40
242.Jamaal Wilkes* 6.35
243.Serge Ibaka 6.35
244.Khris Middleton 6.33
245.Elton Brand 6.30
246.Aaron Gordon 6.29
247.Hot Rod Williams 6.28
248.Wally Osterkorn 6.27
249.Rasheed Wallace 6.21
250.Blair Rasmussen 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.Dolph Schayes* 12.22
15.Nikola Jokić 12.17
16.Dave DeBusschere* 12.03
17.Giannis Antetokounmpo 11.97
18.Dwight Howard 11.78
19.Shaquille O'Neal* 11.61
20.Bill Bridges 11.55
21.Anthony Davis 11.44
22.Rudy Gobert 11.39
23.Tim Duncan* 11.39
24.Ben Wallace* 11.18
25.Hakeem Olajuwon* 11.18
26.Harry Gallatin* 11.17
27.Carlos Boozer 11.08
28.Zelmo Beaty* 11.05
29.Red Kerr 10.88
30.Joel Embiid 10.80
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.Jonas Valančiūnas 10.14
46.Clifford Ray 10.13
47.DeAndre Jordan 10.12
48.Gene Wiley 10.07
49.Charles Oakley 10.03
50.Tom Gola* 10.03
51.Dirk Nowitzki* 9.97
52.Jerry Lucas* 9.96
53.Dan Roundfield 9.95
54.George Yardley* 9.93
55.Dennis Rodman* 9.92
56.Derrick Coleman 9.90
57.Sam Lacey 9.90
58.Ray Scott 9.84
59.Bill Laimbeer 9.71
60.Gus Johnson* 9.71
61.Shawn Kemp 9.69
62.Larry Foust 9.68
63.Bob Lanier* 9.63
64.George McGinnis* 9.62
65.Robert Parish* 9.59
66.Dikembe Mutombo* 9.52
67.Tom Boerwinkle 9.43
68.Paul Silas 9.37
69.Nat Clifton* 9.34
70.Luka Dončić 9.33
71.Yao Ming* 9.32
72.Zach Randolph 9.29
73.Jack Sikma* 9.26
74.Samuel Dalembert 9.20
75.Tom Heinsohn* 9.17
76.Pau Gasol* 9.16
77.Billy Cunningham* 9.13
78.Gar Heard 9.10
79.Luke Jackson 9.07
80.Bill Walton* 9.06
81.LeBron James 9.02
82.Bam Adebayo 9.01
83.Marcus Camby 9.01
84.Woody Sauldsberry 8.93
85.Draymond Green 8.86
86.Lamar Odom 8.84
87.Tom Meschery 8.82
88.Marvin Webster 8.81
89.Mel Hutchins 8.78
90.Buck Williams 8.71
91.Larry Kenon 8.71
92.Chris Webber* 8.70
93.Shawn Marion 8.61
94.Horace Grant 8.57
95.Kevin Love 8.56
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.Tobias Harris 8.35
103.Roy Hibbert 8.33
104.Cliff Hagan* 8.27
105.Paul Arizin* 8.24
106.Darrall Imhoff 8.19
107.Al Horford 8.15
108.Tyson Chandler 8.14
109.Jim Pollard* 8.14
110.Bailey Howell* 8.10
111.Happy Hairston 8.10
112.Clyde Lovellette* 8.07
113.Ben Simmons 8.06
114.Vern Mikkelsen* 8.01
115.Wayne Embry* 8.00
 Artis Gilmore* 8.00
117.Dale Davis 7.96
118.Lonnie Shelton 7.94
119.Jerry Sloan* 7.92
120.Marques Johnson 7.91
121.Hassan Whiteside 7.88
122.Larry Nance 7.87
123.Curtis Rowe 7.86
124.James Donaldson 7.84
125.Kawhi Leonard 7.83
126.Kevin Durant 7.82
127.Tristan Thompson 7.80
128.Blake Griffin 7.72
129.Magic Johnson* 7.71
130.Bob Dandridge* 7.69
131.Ray Felix 7.63
132.Jayson Tatum 7.61
133.Scottie Pippen* 7.61
134.Arnie Johnson 7.61
135.Bob McAdoo* 7.56
136.Vlade Divac* 7.55
137.Alvan Adams 7.54
138.Marc Gasol 7.54
139.Mark Eaton 7.53
140.Jack Twyman* 7.50
141.Bob Love 7.49
142.Chris Bosh* 7.47
143.Paul George 7.46
144.Dan Issel* 7.42
145.Kevin McHale* 7.41
146.Arvydas Sabonis* 7.41
147.Josh Smith 7.38
148.Antonio Davis 7.38
149.Connie Simmons 7.37
150.Steven Adams 7.36
151.Amar'e Stoudemire 7.36
152.Al-Farouq Aminu 7.33
153.Reggie Evans 7.27
154.Calvin Natt 7.24
155.Leroy Ellis 7.23
156.Michael Porter Jr. 7.22
157.Antawn Jamison 7.17
158.Drew Gooden 7.17
159.Walt Frazier* 7.16
160.Russell Westbrook 7.15
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.Bobby Portis 7.09
168.A.C. Green 7.08
169.Larry Smith 7.06
170.Julius Erving* 7.05
171.Ivica Zubac 7.05
172.Bob Brannum 7.05
173.Chet Walker* 7.02
174.Otis Thorpe 7.01
175.Xavier McDaniel 7.00
 Alonzo Mourning* 7.00
177.Josh Howard 6.94
178.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.94
179.Clyde Drexler* 6.91
180.John Havlicek* 6.90
181.Ed Macauley* 6.83
182.Truck Robinson 6.82
183.Myles Turner 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
192.Andrew Bynum 6.72
193.Carmelo Anthony 6.71
194.Dominique Wilkins* 6.70
195.Jason Kidd* 6.70
196.Andrew Bogut 6.68
197.Anthony Mason 6.62
198.P.J. Brown 6.60
199.Andrew Wiggins 6.60
200.Jim Brewer 6.58
201.Kenny Carr 6.57
202.Red Rocha 6.57
203.Pascal Siakam 6.55
204.Chuck Share 6.52
205.Jermaine O'Neal 6.51
206.Kevin Willis 6.50
207.Michael Jordan* 6.44
208.Mike Mitchell 6.40
209.Jamaal Wilkes* 6.35
210.Serge Ibaka 6.35
211.Khris Middleton 6.33
212.Elton Brand 6.30
213.Aaron Gordon 6.29
214.Hot Rod Williams 6.28
215.Wally Osterkorn 6.27
216.Rasheed Wallace 6.21
217.Blair Rasmussen 6.21
218.Jim Chones 6.19
219.Brad Miller 6.18
220.Jimmy Butler 6.18
221.John Tresvant 6.15
222.George Johnson 6.12
223.Tyrone Hill 6.11
224.Mel Counts 6.11
225.Grant Hill* 6.10
226.Darryl Dawkins 6.10
227.Bismack Biyombo 6.10
 Jim Fox 6.10
229.Marcin Gortat 6.09
230.Ervin Johnson 6.08
231.Brook Lopez 6.08
232.Erick Dampier 6.07
233.Mychal Thompson 6.03
234.Olden Polynice 5.97
235.Kendrick Perkins 5.90
236.Rodney McCray 5.89
237.Enes Freedom 5.88
238.P.J. Tucker 5.87
239.Kevin Duckworth 5.87
240.Mehmet Okur 5.86
241.Tom Sanders* 5.85
242.Lenny Wilkens* 5.83
243.Alton Lister 5.82
244.Bobby Wanzer* 5.81
245.Paul Pierce* 5.79
246.Grant Long 5.79
247.George Gervin* 5.78
248.George Lynch 5.77
249.Earl Lloyd* 5.77
250.Fat Lever 5.75