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NBA Rebounding Leaders: All the players that led the league in rebounds.

The list of players who have led the NBA in rebounds during a season includes such big names as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Dennis Rodman, Kevin Garnett and the list go on.

The rebounds wern't were an official statistic are wern't contabilized until the 1950-51 season. During the first years, from 1950-51 to 1968-69, the NBA leading rebounder was the player with more total rebounds at the end of each season but since the 1969-70 season the rebounds title is won by the player with better rebounds per game average.

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Year by year NBA Rebounding Leaders

NBA Rebounds Leaders Year by Year

Season Rebounds Leader Team Rebounds
Per Game
Total
Rebounds
2020-21 Clint Capela Atlanta Hawks 14.3 903
2019-20 Andre Drummond Pistons / Cavaliers 15.2 864
2018-19 Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons 15.6 1,232
2017-18 Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons 16.0 1,247
2016-17 Hassan Whiteside Miami Heat 14.1 1,088
2015-16 Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons 14.8 1,198
2014-15 DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers 15.0 1,226
2013-14 DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers 13.6 1,114
2012-13 Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers 12.4 945
2011-12 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 14.5 785
2010-11 Kevin Love Minnesota Timberwolves 15.2 1,112
2009-10 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 13.2 1,082
2008-09 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 13.8 1,093
2007-08 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 14.2 1161
2006-07 Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 12.8 975
2005-06 Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 12.7 966
2004-05 Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 13.5 1108
2003-04 Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 13.9 1139
2002-03 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 15.4 1126
2001-02 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 13.0 1039
2000-01 Dikembe Mutombo Atllanta Hawks - Philadelphia 76ers 13.5 1015
1999-00 Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks 14.1 1157
1998-99 Chris Webber Sacramento Kings 13.0 545
1997-98 Dennis Rodman (1) Chicago Bulls 15.0 1201
1996-97 Dennis Rodman (1) Chicago Bulls 16.1 883
1995-96 Dennis Rodman (1) Chicago Bulls 14.9 952
1994-95 Dennis Rodman San Antonio Spurs 16.8 823
1993-94 Dennis Rodman San Antonio Spurs 17.3 1132
1992-93 Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons 18.3 1232
1991-92 Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons 18.7 1530
1990-91 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 13.0 1063
1989-90 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 14.0 1149
1988-89 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 13.5 1105
1987-88 Michael Cage L.A. Clippers 13.0 938
1986-87 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 14.6 994
1985-86 Bill Laimbeer Detroit Pistons 13.1 1075
1984-85 Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers 13.1 1031
1983-84 Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers 13.4 950
1982-83 Moses Malone (1) Philadelphia 76ers 15.3 1194
1981-82 Moses Malone Houston Rockets 14.7 1188
1980-81 Moses Malone Houston Rockets 14.8 1180
1979-80 Swen Nater San Diego Clippers 15.0 1216
1978-79 Moses Malone Houston Rockets 17.6 1444
1977-78 Len "Truck" Robinson New Orleans Jazz 15.7 1288
1976-77 Bill Walton (1) Portland Trail Blazers 14.4 934
1975-76 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers 16.9 1383
1974-75 Wes Unseld Washington Bullets 14.8 1077
1973-74 Elvin Hayes Capital Bullets 18.1 1463
1972-73 Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Lakers 18.6 1526
1971-72 Wilt Chamberlain (1) Los Angeles Lakers 19.2 1572
1970-71 Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Lakers 18.2 1493
1969-70 Elvin Hayes San Diego Rockets 16.9 1386
1968-69 Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Lakers 21.1 1712
1967-68 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers 23.8 1952
1966-67 Wilt Chamberlain (1) Philadelphia 76ers 24.2 1957
1965-66 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia 76ers 24.6 1943
1964-65 Bill Russell (1) Boston Celtics 24.1 1878
1963-64 Bill Russell (1) Boston Celtics 24.7 1930
1962-63 Wilt Chamberlain San Francisco Warriors 24.3 1946
1961-62 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors 25.7 2052
1960-61 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors 27.2 2149
1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors 27.0 1941
1958-59 Bill Russell (1) Boston Celtics 23.0 1612
1957-58 Bill Russell Boston Celtics 22.7 1564
1956-57 Maurice Stokes Rochester Royals 17.4 1256
1955-56 Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 16.2 1164
1954-55 Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 15.1 1085
1953-54 Harry Gallatin New York Knicks 15.3 1098
1952-53 George Mikan (1) Minneapolis Lakers 14.4 1007
1951-52 Mel Hutchins Milwaukee Hawks 13.3 880
  Larry Foust Fort Wayne Pistons 13.3 880
1950-51 Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 16.4 1080

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