NBA Rebound Leader Year by Year
Not an official statistic until the 1950-51 season, the leader was based on total rebounds through the 1968-69 season. After that average rebounds per game is used as the criteria.
Year |
Player,
Team |
Gm |
No |
Avg |
---|---|---|---|---|
1951 | Dolph Schayes, Syr | 66 |
1080 |
16.4 |
1952 | Larry Foust, Ft. Wayne | 66 |
880 |
13.3 |
Mel Hutchins, Mil | 66 |
880 |
13.3 |
|
1953 | George Mikan, Mpls | 70 |
1007 |
14.4 |
1954 | Harry Gallatin, NY | 72 |
1098 |
15.3 |
1955 | Neil Johnston, Phi | 72 |
1085 |
15.1 |
1956 | Bob Pettit, St.L | 72 |
1164 |
16.2 |
1957 | Maurice Stokes, Roch | 72 |
1256 |
17.4 |
1958 | Bill Russell, Bos | 69 |
1564 |
22.7 |
1959 | Bill Russell, Bos | 70 |
1612 |
23.0 |
1960 | Wilt Chamberlain, Phi | 72 |
1941 |
27.0 |
1961 | Wilt Chamberlain, Phi | 79 |
2149 |
27.2 |
1962 | Wilt Chamberlain, Phi | 80 |
2052 |
25.7 |
1963 | Wilt Chamberlain, SF | 80 |
1946 |
24.3 |
1964 | Bill Russell, Bos | 78 |
1930 |
24.7 |
1965 | Bill Russell, Bos | 78 |
1878 |
24.1 |
1966 | Wilt Chamberlain, Phi | 79 |
1943 |
24.6 |
1967 | Wilt Chamberlain, Phi | 81 |
1957 |
24.2 |
1968 | Wilt Chamberlain, Phi | 82 |
1952 |
23.8 |
1969 | Wilt Chamberlain, LA | 81 |
1712 |
21.1 |
1970 | Elvin Hayes, SD | 82 |
1386 |
16.9 |
1971 | Wilt Chamberlain, LA | 82 |
1493 |
18.2 |
1972 | Wilt Chamberlain, LA | 82 |
1572 |
19.2 |
1973 | Wilt Chamberlain, LA | 82 |
1526 |
18.6 |
1974 | Elvin Hayes, Cap | 81 |
1463 |
18.1 |
1975 | Wes Unseld, Wash | 73 |
1077 |
14.8 |
1976 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LA | 82 |
1383 |
16.9 |
1977 | Bill Walton, Port | 65 |
934 |
14.4 |
1978 | Len "Truck" Robinson, NO | 82 |
1288 |
15.7 |
1979 | Moses Malone, Hou | 82 |
1444 |
17.6 |
1980 | Swen Nater, SD | 81 |
1216 |
15.0 |
1981 | Moses Malone, Hou | 80 |
1180 |
14.8 |
1982 | Moses Malone, Hou | 81 |
1188 |
14.7 |
1983 | Moses Malone, Phi | 78 |
1194 |
15.3 |
1984 | Moses Malone, Phi | 71 |
950 |
13.4 |
1985 | Moses Malone, Phi | 79 |
1031 |
13.1 |
1986 | Bill Laimbeer, Det | 82 |
1075 |
13.1 |
1987 | Charles Barkley, Phi | 68 |
994 |
14.6 |
1988 | Michael Cage, LA Clippers | 72 |
938 |
13.0 |
1989 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou | 82 |
1105 |
13.5 |
1990 | Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou | 82 |
1149 |
14.0 |
1991 | David Robinson, SA | 82 |
1063 |
13.0 |
1992 | Dennis Rodman, Det | 82 |
1530 |
18.7 |
1993 | Dennis Rodman, Det | 62 |
1232 |
18.3 |
1994 | Dennis Rodman, SA | 79 |
1132 |
17.3 |
1995 | Dennis Rodman, SA | 49 |
823 |
16.8 |
1996 | Dennis Rodman, Chi | 64 |
952 |
14.9 |
1997 | Dennis Rodman, Chi | 55 |
883 |
16.1 |
1998 | Dennis Rodman, Chi | 80 |
1201 |
15.0 |
1999 | Chris Webber, Sac. | 42 |
545 |
13.0 |
2000 | Dikembe Mutombo, Atl | 82 |
1157 |
14.1 |
2001 | Dikembe Mutombo, Atl-Phi | 75 |
1015 |
13.5 |
2002 | Ben Wallace, Det | 80 |
1039 |
13.0 |
2003 | Ben Wallace, Det | 73 |
1126 |
15.4 |
2004 | Kevin Garnett, Minn | 82 |
1139 |
13.9 |