List of NBA annual rebounding leaders

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Wilt Chamberlain won a record 11 rebounding titles in his career. 1960 New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors.jpeg
Wilt Chamberlain won a record 11 rebounding titles in his career.

In basketball, a rebound is the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw. An offensive rebound occurs when a player recovers the ball after their own or a teammate's missed shot attempt, while a defensive rebound occurs when a player recovers the ball after an opponent's missed shot attempt. [1] The National Basketball Association's (NBA) rebounding title is awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average in a given season. It was first recognized in the 1950–51 season, which was the second season after the league was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. Players who earned rebounding titles before the 1973–74 season did not record any offensive or defensive rebounds because statistics on them were not recorded before that season. [2] To qualify for the rebounding title, a player must appear in at least 58 games (out of 82). However, a player who appears in fewer than 58 games may qualify as annual rebounding leader if his rebound total would have given him the greatest average, had he appeared in 58 games. This has been the requirement since the 2013–14 season. [3] The rebounding title was originally determined by rebound total through the 1968–69 season, after which rebounds per game was used to determine the leader instead.

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Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total rebounds (2,149) and rebounds per game (27.2) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1960–61 season. [4] He also holds the rookie records for total rebounds, with 1,941 in the 1959–60 season. [5] Among active players, Andre Drummond has the highest season rebound total (1,247) and the highest season rebounding average (15.99), both achieved in the 2017–18 season. At 22 years, 130 days, Dwight Howard is the youngest rebounding leader in NBA history (achieved in the 2007–08 season), [6] while Dennis Rodman is the oldest at 36 years, 341 days (achieved in the 1997–98 season).

Chamberlain has won the most rebounding titles in his career, with 11. [4] Dennis Rodman has won a record seven consecutive rebounding titles. [7] Moses Malone has won six rebounding titles. Howard has won five rebounding titles. Kevin Garnett and Bill Russell have won four rebounding titles each. Drummond has won four rebounding titles. Elvin Hayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ben Wallace, and DeAndre Jordan are the only other players who have won the title multiple times. Six players have won the rebounding title and the NBA championship in the same season: Mikan in 1953 with the Minneapolis Lakers; Russell in 1959, 1964, and 1965 with the Boston Celtics; Chamberlain in 1967 and 1972 with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively; Bill Walton in 1977 with the Portland Trail Blazers; Malone in 1983 with the 76ers; and Rodman in 1996, 1997, and 1998 with the Chicago Bulls. [8]

Key

^Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [lower-alpha 1]
Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been the
rebounding leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center

Annual leaders

Bill Russell was the rebounding leader from 1958 to 1959 and from 1964 to 1965. Bill Russell in the Green Room.jpg
Bill Russell was the rebounding leader from 1958 to 1959 and from 1964 to 1965.
Elvin Hayes was the rebounding leader in 1970 and 1974. Elvin Hayes 1975 Bullets.jpg
Elvin Hayes was the rebounding leader in 1970 and 1974.
Moses Malone was the rebounding leader in 1979 and from 1981 to 1985. Moses Malone.jpg
Moses Malone was the rebounding leader in 1979 and from 1981 to 1985.
Dennis Rodman was the rebounding leader from 1991 to 1998. Dennis Rodman, 2001.jpg
Dennis Rodman was the rebounding leader from 1991 to 1998.
Kevin Garnett was the rebounding leader from 2004 to 2007. Kevin Garnett with the Minnesota Timberwolves dunking, 2007 (cropped).jpg
Kevin Garnett was the rebounding leader from 2004 to 2007.
Dwight Howard was the rebounding leader from 2008 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2013. Dwight howard 2009z.jpg
Dwight Howard was the rebounding leader from 2008 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2013.
SeasonPlayer Pos. [lower-alpha 2] TeamGames
played
Offensive
rebounds
Defensive
rebounds
Total
rebounds
Rebounds
per game
Ref
1950–51 Dolph Schayes *F/C Syracuse Nationals 661,08016.36 [9] [10]
1951–52 Larry Foust C Fort Wayne Pistons 6688013.33 [9] [11]
1951–52 Mel Hutchins C Milwaukee Hawks 6688013.33 [9] [12]
1952–53 George Mikan *C Minneapolis Lakers 701,00714.39 [9] [13]
1953–54 Harry Gallatin *F/C New York Knicks 721,09815.25 [9] [14]
1954–55 Neil Johnston *C Philadelphia Warriors 721,08515.07 [9] [15]
1955–56 Bob Pettit *C St. Louis Hawks 721,16416.17 [9] [16]
1956–57 Maurice Stokes *F Rochester Royals 721,25617.44 [9] [17]
1957–58 Bill Russell *C Boston Celtics 691,56422.67 [9] [18]
1958–59 Bill Russell * (2)C Boston Celtics 701,61223.03 [9] [18]
1959–60 Wilt Chamberlain * [lower-alpha 3] C Philadelphia Warriors 721,94126.96 [9] [19]
1960–61 Wilt Chamberlain * (2) [lower-alpha 4] C Philadelphia Warriors 792,14927.20 [9] [19]
1961–62 Wilt Chamberlain * (3)C Philadelphia Warriors 802,05225.65 [9] [19]
1962–63 Wilt Chamberlain * (4)C San Francisco Warriors 801,94624.32 [9] [19]
1963–64 Bill Russell * (3)C Boston Celtics 781,93024.74 [9] [18]
1964–65 Bill Russell * (4)C Boston Celtics 781,87824.08 [9] [18]
1965–66 Wilt Chamberlain * (5)C Philadelphia 76ers 791,94324.59 [9] [19]
1966–67 Wilt Chamberlain * (6)C Philadelphia 76ers 811,95724.16 [9] [19]
1967–68 Wilt Chamberlain * (7)C Philadelphia 76ers 821,95223.80 [9] [19]
1968–69 Wilt Chamberlain * (8)C Los Angeles Lakers 811,71221.14 [9] [19]
1969–70 Elvin Hayes *C San Diego Rockets 821,38616.90 [9] [20] [21]
1970–71 Wilt Chamberlain * (9)C Los Angeles Lakers 821,49318.21 [9] [19] [22]
1971–72 Wilt Chamberlain * (10)C Los Angeles Lakers 821,57219.17 [9] [19] [23]
1972–73 Wilt Chamberlain * (11)C Los Angeles Lakers 821,52618.61 [9] [19] [24]
1973–74 Elvin Hayes * (2)F Capital Bullets 811,46318.06 [9] [21] [25]
1974–75 Wes Unseld * [lower-alpha 5] C/F Washington Bullets 731,07714.75 [9] [26] [27]
1975–76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *C Los Angeles Lakers 821,38316.87 [9] [28] [29]
1976–77 Bill Walton * [lower-alpha 6] C/F Portland Trail Blazers 6593414.37 [9] [30] [31]
1977–78 Truck Robinson C/F New Orleans Jazz 821,28815.71 [9] [32] [33]
1978–79 Moses Malone *C Houston Rockets 821,44417.61 [9] [34] [35]
1979–80 Swen Nater C San Diego Clippers 811,21615.01 [9] [36] [37]
1980–81 Moses Malone * (2)C Houston Rockets 801,18014.75 [9] [35] [38]
1981–82 Moses Malone * (3)C Houston Rockets 811,18814.67 [9] [35] [39]
1982–83 Moses Malone * (4)C Philadelphia 76ers 781,19415.31 [9] [35] [40]
1983–84 Moses Malone * (5) [lower-alpha 7] C Philadelphia 76ers 7195013.38 [9] [35] [41]
1984–85 Moses Malone * (6)C Philadelphia 76ers 791,03113.05 [9] [35] [42]
1985–86 Bill Laimbeer C Detroit Pistons 821,07513.11 [9] [43] [44]
1986–87 Charles Barkley * [lower-alpha 8] F Philadelphia 76ers 6899414.62 [9] [45] [46]
1987–88 Michael Cage [lower-alpha 9] F/C Los Angeles Clippers 7293813.03 [9] [47] [48]
1988–89 Hakeem Olajuwon * [lower-alpha 10] C Houston Rockets 821,10513.48 [9] [52] [53]
1989–90 Hakeem Olajuwon * (2)C Houston Rockets 821,14914.01 [9] [53] [54]
1990–91 David Robinson *C San Antonio Spurs 821,06312.96 [9] [55] [56]
1991–92 Dennis Rodman *F Detroit Pistons 821,53018.66 [9] [57] [58]
1992–93 Dennis Rodman * (2)F Detroit Pistons 621,13218.26 [9] [58] [59]
1993–94 Dennis Rodman * (3)F San Antonio Spurs 791,36717.30 [9] [58] [60]
1994–95 Dennis Rodman * (4) [lower-alpha 11] F San Antonio Spurs 4982316.80 [9] [58] [61]
1995–96 Dennis Rodman * (5) [lower-alpha 12] F Chicago Bulls 6495214.88 [9] [58] [62]
1996–97 Dennis Rodman * (6) [lower-alpha 13] F Chicago Bulls 5588316.05 [9] [58] [63]
1997–98 Dennis Rodman * (7)F Chicago Bulls 801,20115.01 [9] [58] [64]
1998–99 [lower-alpha 14] Chris Webber * [lower-alpha 15] F/C Sacramento Kings 4254512.98 [9] [66] [67]
1999–00 Dikembe Mutombo *C Atlanta Hawks 821,15714.11 [9] [68] [69]
2000–01 Dikembe Mutombo * (2) [lower-alpha 16] C Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers
751,01513.53 [9] [69] [70]
2001–02 Ben Wallace * [lower-alpha 17] C/F Detroit Pistons 801,03912.99 [9] [71] [72]
2002–03 Ben Wallace * (2)C/F Detroit Pistons 731,12615.42 [9] [72] [73]
2003–04 Kevin Garnett *F Minnesota Timberwolves 821,13913.89 [9] [74] [75]
2004–05 Kevin Garnett * (2)F Minnesota Timberwolves 821,10813.51 [9] [75] [76]
2005–06 Kevin Garnett * (3) [lower-alpha 18] F Minnesota Timberwolves 7696612.71 [9] [75] [77]
2006–07 Kevin Garnett * (4) [lower-alpha 19] F Minnesota Timberwolves 7697512.83 [9] [75] [78]
2007–08 Dwight Howard C Orlando Magic 821,16114.16 [9] [79] [80]
2008–09 Dwight Howard (2)C Orlando Magic 791,09313.84 [9] [80]
2009–10 Dwight Howard (3)C Orlando Magic 821,08213.20 [9] [80]
2010–11 Kevin Love ^F/C Minnesota Timberwolves 731,11215.23 [9] [81]
2011–12 [lower-alpha 20] Dwight Howard (4)C Orlando Magic 5478514.54 [9] [80]
2012–13 Dwight Howard (5) [lower-alpha 21] C Los Angeles Lakers 7694512.43 [9] [80] [83]
2013–14 DeAndre Jordan ^C Los Angeles Clippers 821,11413.59 [84]
2014–15 DeAndre Jordan ^ (2)C Los Angeles Clippers 821,22614.95 [85]
2015–16 Andre Drummond ^C Detroit Pistons 811,19814.79 [86]
2016–17 Hassan Whiteside C Miami Heat 772931,08814.13 [87]
2017–18 Andre Drummond ^ (2)C Detroit Pistons 783991,24715.99 [86]
2018–19 Andre Drummond ^ (3)C Detroit Pistons 794231,23215.59 [86]
2019–20 Andre Drummond ^ (4)C Detroit Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers
5725086415.16 [86]
2020–21 Clint Capela ^C Atlanta Hawks 6329790314.33 [88]
2021–22 Rudy Gobert ^C Utah Jazz 6624196814.67
2022–23 Domantas Sabonis ^C Sacramento Kings 7925197312.32 [89]
2023–24 Domantas Sabonis ^ (2)C Sacramento Kings 822941,12013.66

Multiple-time leaders

RankPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears
1 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors/San Francisco Warriors (4) / Philadelphia 76ers (3) / Los Angeles Lakers (4)11 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
2 Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons (2) / San Antonio Spurs (2) / Chicago Bulls (3)7 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
3 Moses Malone Houston Rockets (3) / Philadelphia 76ers (3)6 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
4 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic (4) / Los Angeles Lakers (1)5 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
5 Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons (3) / Cleveland Cavaliers (1)4 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Bill Russell Boston Celtics 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965
8 Elvin Hayes San Diego Rockets (1) / Capital Bullets (1)2 1970, 1974
DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers 2014, 2015
Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks (1) / Philadelphia 76ers (1) 2000, 2001
Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 1989, 1990
Damontas Sabonis Sacramento Kings 2023, 2024
Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 2002, 2003

See also

Notes

  1. A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
  2. The player's primary position is listed first.
  3. Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time rookie record for total rebounds. [5]
  4. Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time record for total rebounds and rebounds per game in a single season. [4] [5]
  5. In the 1974–75 season, Bob McAdoo and Sam Lacey both had higher rebound totals (1,155 and 1,149 respectively) but they ranked fourth and third in rebounding average (14.1 and 14.2 respectively). [26]
  6. In the 1976–77 season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Artis Gilmore and Elvin Hayes all had higher rebound total (1,090, 1,072, 1,070 and 1,029 respectively) but they ranked second, third, fourth and sixth in rebounding average (13.3, 13.1, 13.0 and 12.5 respectively). [30]
  7. In the 1983–84 season, Bill Laimbeer and Buck Williams both had higher rebound totals (1,003 and 1,000 respectively) but they ranked fourth and second in rebounding average (12.2 and 12.3 respectively). [41]
  8. In the 1986–87 season, Charles Oakley and Buck Williams both had higher rebound totals (1,074 and 1,023 respectively) but they ranked second to third in rebounding average (13.1 and 12.5 respectively). [45]
  9. In the 1987–88 season, Charles Oakley had the highest rebound total (1,066) but was second in rebounding average (13.0). [47]
  10. When Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston incorrectly spelled his first name "Akeem". He used that spelling until March 9, 1991, when he announced that he would add an H. [49] [50] [51]
  11. In the 1994–95 season, Dennis Rodman had only played in 49 games and ranked tenth in rebound total. Dikembe Mutombo had the highest total (1,029). [61]
  12. In the 1995–96 season, David Robinson had the highest rebound total (1,000) but was second in rebounding average (12.2). [62]
  13. In the 1996–97 season, Dikembe Mutombo and Ervin Johnson both had higher rebound totals (929 and 913 respectively) but they ranked second and fourth in rebounding average (11.6 and 11.1 respectively). [63]
  14. The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout. [65] The qualification of this season's rebounding title is to appear in at least 43 games (out of 50) or to have at least 488 rebounds. [3]
  15. In the 1998–99 season, Dikembe Mutombo, Danny Fortson and Tim Duncan all had higher rebound totals (610, 581, and 571 respectively) but they ranked third to fifth in rebounding average (12.2, 11.6 and 11.4 respectively). [66]
  16. In the 2000–01 season, Ben Wallace had the highest rebound total (1,052) but was second in rebounding average (13.2). [70]
  17. In the 2001–02 season, Tim Duncan had the highest rebound total (1,042) but was second in rebounding average (12.7). [71]
  18. In the 2005–06 season, Dwight Howard had the highest rebound total (1,022) but was second in rebounding average (12.5). [77]
  19. In the 2006–07 season, Dwight Howard had the highest rebound total (1,008) but was third in rebounding average (12.3). [78]
  20. The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout. [82] The qualification of this season's rebounding title is to appear in at least 56 games (out of 66) or to have at least 644 rebounds. [3]
  21. In the 2012–13 season, Ömer Aşık had the highest rebound total (956) but was third in rebounding average (11.7). [83]

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