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This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season rebounds recorded. Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season. Wilt Chamberlain has the most rebounds in NBA history. Bill Russell held the career rebounding record from 1963 to 1972. George Mikan held the record from 1952 to 1955.
Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself. [8] Among his records are several that are considered unbreakable, such as averaging 22.9 rebounds for a career or 50.4 points per game in a season, scoring 100 points or 55 rebounds in a single game, scoring 65 or more points 15 times, 50 or more points 118 times.
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. 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]
Hayes joined the NBA with the San Diego Rockets in 1968 and went on to lead the NBA in scoring with 28.4 points per game, averaged 17.1 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. Hayes' scoring average is the fifth best all-time for a rookie, and he remains the last rookie to lead the NBA in scoring average.
Inducted in 2006. Robert Lee Pettit Jr. (/ ˈpɛtɪt / PET-it; born December 12, 1932) [2] is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954–1965). In 1956, he became the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award and he won the award again in 1959.
He also holds NBA records for the most offensive rebounds in a career (6,731), season (587), and game (21). [4] Malone was a 13-time All-Star, and earned eight All-NBA selections, ranking ninth all-time with 29,580 points, and third with 17,834 rebounds. [2] [51] He is one of three players to exceed 28,000 points and 17,000 rebounds.
At the time of his death, Havlicek was the Celtics' all-time leading scorer with 26,395 points (20.8 points per game). [ 30 ] [ 31 ] He was also the first player to score 1,000 points in 16 consecutive seasons, with his best scoring season coming during the 1970–71 season , when he averaged 28.9 points per game. [ 32 ]
Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggression to become one of the NBA's best rebounders and scorers. Widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 Most Valuable Player (MVP).