List of NBA single-season rebounding leaders

This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season rebounding averages based on at least 70 games played or 800 rebounds.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/about/rate_stat_req.html |title=Rate Statistic Requirements |work=basketball-reference.com |access-date=March 6, 2010|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514040849/http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/rate_stat_req.html|url-status=live}} The NBA did not record rebounds until the 1950–51 season.

:Statistics accurate as of April 9, 2025.

All-time

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|Active NBA player

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|Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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!Rank

!Season

!Player

!Team

!Games

!Rebounds

!RPG

align=center|1

|align=center|{{nbay|1960}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Philadelphia Warriors

|align=center|79

|align=center|2,149

|align=center|27.2

align=center|2

|align=center|{{nbay|1959}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Philadelphia Warriors

|align=center|72

|align=center|1,941

|align=center|27.0

align=center|3

|align=center|{{nbay|1961}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Philadelphia Warriors

|align=center|80

|align=center|2,052

|align=center|25.7

align=center|4

|align=center|{{nbay|1963}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,930

|align=center|24.7

align=center|5

|align=center|{{nbay|1965}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Philadelphia 76ers

|align=center|79

|align=center|1,943

|align=center|24.6

align=center|6

|align=center|{{nbay|1962}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|San Francisco Warriors

|align=center|80

|align=center|1,946

|align=center|24.3

align=center|7

|align=center|{{nbay|1966}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Philadelphia 76ers

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,957

|align=center|24.2

align=center|8

|align=center|{{nbay|1964}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,878

|align=center|24.1

align=center|9

|align=center|{{nbay|1959}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|74

|align=center|1,778

|align=center|24.0

align=center|10

|align=center|{{nbay|1960}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,868

|align=center|23.9

align=center|11

|align=center|{{nbay|1967}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Philadelphia 76ers

|align=center|82

|align=center|1,952

|align=center|23.8

align=center|12

|align=center|{{nbay|1962}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,843

|align=center|23.6

align=center|13

|align=center|{{nbay|1961}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|76

|align=center|1,790

|align=center|23.6

align=center|14

|align=center|{{nbay|1958}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|70

|align=center|1,612

|align=center|23.0

align=center|15

|align=center|{{nbay|1964}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Warriors/76ers

|align=center|73

|align=center|1,673

|align=center|22.9

align=center|16

|align=center|{{nbay|1965}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,779

|align=center|22.8

align=center|17

|align=center|{{nbay|1957}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|69

|align=center|1,564

|align=center|22.7

align=center|18

|align=center|{{nbay|1963}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|San Francisco Warriors

|align=center|80

|align=center|1,787

|align=center|22.3

align=center|19

|align=center|{{nbay|1967}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Nate|Thurmond}}*

|San Francisco Warriors

|align=center|51

|align=center|1,121

|align=center|22.0

align=center|20

|align=center|{{nbay|1966}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Nate|Thurmond}}*

|San Francisco Warriors

|align=center|65

|align=center|1,382

|align=center|21.3

align=center|21

|align=center|{{nbay|1968}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Wilt|Chamberlain}}*

|Los Angeles Lakers

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,712

|align=center|21.1

align=center|22

|align=center|{{nbay|1965}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Jerry|Lucas}}*

|Cincinnati Royals

|align=center|79

|align=center|1,668

|align=center|21.1

align=center|23

|align=center|{{nbay|1966}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bill|Russell}}*

|Boston Celtics

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,700

|align=center|21.0

align=center|24

|align=center|{{nbay|1960}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bob|Pettit}}*

|St. Louis Hawks

|align=center|76

|align=center|1,540

|align=center|20.3

align=center|25

|align=center|{{nbay|1964}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Jerry|Lucas}}*

|Cincinnati Royals

|align=center|66

|align=center|1,321

|align=center|20.0

Since NBA/ABA Merger (1976)

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!Rank

!Season

!Player

!Team

!Games

!Rebounds

!RPG

align=center|1

|align=center|{{nbay|1991}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dennis|Rodman}}*

|Detroit Pistons

|align=center|82

|align=center|1,530

|align=center|18.7

align=center|2

|align=center|{{nbay|1992}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dennis|Rodman}}*

|Detroit Pistons

|align=center|62

|align=center|1,132

|align=center|18.3

align=center|3

|align=center|{{nbay|1978}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|Houston Rockets

|align=center|82

|align=center|1,444

|align=center|17.6

align=center|4

|align=center|{{nbay|1993}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dennis|Rodman}}*

|San Antonio Spurs

|align=center|79

|align=center|1,367

|align=center|17.3

align=center|5

|align=center|{{nbay|2017}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|Andre|Drummond}}^

|Detroit Pistons

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,247

|align=center|16.0

align=center|6

|align=center|{{nbay|1977}}

|{{sortname|Truck|Robinson}}

|New Orleans Jazz

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,288

|align=center|15.7

align=center|7

|align=center|{{nbay|2018}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|Andre|Drummond}}^

|Detroit Pistons

|align=center|79

|align=center|1,232

|align=center|15.6

align=center|8

|align=center|{{nbay|1991}}

|{{sortname|Kevin|Willis}}

|Atlanta Hawks

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,258

|align=center|15.5

align=center|9

|align=center|{{nbay|2002}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Ben|Wallace|dab=basketball}}*

|Detroit Pistons

|align=center|73

|align=center|1,126

|align=center|15.4

align=center|10

|align=center|{{nbay|1982}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|Philadelphia 76ers

|align=center|78

|align=center|1,194

|align=center|15.3

align=center|11

|align=center|{{nbay|2010}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|Kevin|Love}}^

|Minnesota Timberwolves

|align=center|73

|align=center|1,112

|align=center|15.2

align=center|12

|align=center|{{nbay|2017}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|DeAndre|Jordan}}^

|Los Angeles Clippers

|align=center|77

|align=center|1,171

|align=center|15.2

align=center|13

|align=center|{{nbay|2019}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|Andre|Drummond}}^

|Pistons/Cavaliers

|align=center|57

|align=center|864

|align=center|15.2

align=center|14

|align=center|{{nbay|1977}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|Houston Rockets

|align=center|59

|align=center|886

|align=center|15.0

align=center|15

|align=center|{{nbay|1997}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dennis|Rodman}}*

|Chicago Bulls

|align=center|80

|align=center|1,201

|align=center|15.0

align=center|16

|align=center|{{nbay|1979}}

|{{sortname|Swen|Nater}}

|San Diego Clippers

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,216

|align=center|15.0

align=center|17

|align=center|{{nbay|2014}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|DeAndre|Jordan}}^

|Los Angeles Clippers

|align=center|82

|align=center|1,226

|align=center|15.0

align=center|18

|align=center|{{nbay|1995}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dennis|Rodman}}*

|Chicago Bulls

|align=center|64

|align=center|952

|align=center|14.9

align=center|19

|align=center|{{nbay|2015}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|Andre|Drummond}}^

|Detroit Pistons

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,198

|align=center|14.8

align=center|20

|align=center|{{nbay|1980}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|Houston Rockets

|align=center|80

|align=center|1,180

|align=center|14.8

align=center|21

|align=center|{{nbay|2021}}

|bgcolor="CFECEC"|{{sortname|Rudy|Gobert}}^

|Utah Jazz

|align=center|66

|align=center|968

|align=center|14.7

align=center|22

|align=center|{{nbay|1981}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|Houston Rockets

|align=center|81

|align=center|1,188

|align=center|14.7

align=center|23

|align=center|{{nbay|1986}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Charles|Barkley}}*

|Philadelphia 76ers

|align=center|68

|align=center|994

|align=center|14.6

align=center|24

|align=center|{{nbay|2011}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dwight|Howard}}*{{#tag:ref|The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Two Exhibition Games for N.B.A. Teams |date=November 28, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/sports/basketball/two-exhibition-games-for-nba-teams.html?ref=basketball |access-date=November 28, 2011 |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012014925/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/sports/basketball/two-exhibition-games-for-nba-teams.html?ref=basketball |url-status=live}} The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 56 games (out of 66) or 644 rebounds.|group=lower-alpha}}

|Orlando Magic

|align=center|54

|align=center|785

|align=center|14.5

align=center|25

|align=center|{{nbay|1979}}

|bgcolor="FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|Houston Rockets

|align=center|82

|align=center|1,190

|align=center|14.5