List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders
Season leaders

List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders

Section Title: Season leaders
Table Section Text: None

Season	Player	Pos.	Team	Games played	Offensive rebounds	Defensive rebounds	Total rebounds	Rebounds per game	References

1950–51	Dolph Schayes*	F/C	Syracuse Nationals	66	—	—	1,080	16.36

1951–52	Larry Foust	C	Fort Wayne Pistons	66	—	—	880	13.33

1951–52	Mel Hutchins	C	Milwaukee Hawks	66	—	—	880	13.33

1952–53	George Mikan*	C	Minneapolis Lakers	70	—	—	1,007	14.39

1953–54	Harry Gallatin*	F/C	New York Knicks	72	—	—	1,098	15.25

1954–55	Neil Johnston*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	—	—	1,085	15.07

1955–56	Bob Pettit*	C	St. Louis Hawks	72	—	—	1,164	16.17

1956–57	Maurice Stokes*	F	Rochester Royals	72	—	—	1,256	17.44

1957–58	Bill Russell*	C	Boston Celtics	69	—	—	1,564	22.67

1958–59	Bill Russell* (2)	C	Boston Celtics	70	—	—	1,612	23.03

1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	—	—	1,941	26.96

1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain* (2)	C	Philadelphia Warriors	79	—	—	2,149	27.20

1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain* (3)	C	Philadelphia Warriors	80	—	—	2,052	25.65

1962–63	Wilt Chamberlain* (4)	C	San Francisco Warriors	80	—	—	1,946	24.32

1963–64	Bill Russell* (3)	C	Boston Celtics	78	—	—	1,930	24.74

1964–65	Bill Russell* (4)	C	Boston Celtics	78	—	—	1,878	24.08

1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain* (5)	C	Philadelphia 76ers	79	—	—	1,943	24.59

1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain* (6)	C	Philadelphia 76ers	81	—	—	1,957	24.16

1967–68	Wilt Chamberlain* (7)	C	Philadelphia 76ers	82	—	—	1,952	23.80

1968–69	Wilt Chamberlain* (8)	C	Los Angeles Lakers	81	—	—	1,712	21.14

1969–70	Elvin Hayes*	C	San Diego Rockets	82	—	—	1,386	16.90

1970–71	Wilt Chamberlain* (9)	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	—	—	1,493	18.21

1971–72	Wilt Chamberlain* (10)	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	—	—	1,572	19.17

1972–73	Wilt Chamberlain* (11)	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	—	—	1,526	18.61

1973–74	Elvin Hayes* (2)	F	Capital Bullets	81	354	1,109	1,463	18.06

1974–75	Wes Unseld*	C/F	Washington Bullets	73	318	759	1,077	14.75

1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	272	1,111	1,383	16.87

1976–77	Bill Walton*	C/F	Portland Trail Blazers	65	211	723	934	14.37

1977–78	Truck Robinson	C/F	New Orleans Jazz	82	298	990	1,288	15.71

1978–79	Moses Malone*	C	Houston Rockets	82	587	857	1,444	17.61

1979–80	Swen Nater	C	San Diego Clippers	81	352	864	1,216	15.01

1980–81	Moses Malone* (2)	C	Houston Rockets	80	474	706	1,180	14.75

1981–82	Moses Malone* (3)	C	Houston Rockets	81	558	630	1,188	14.67

1982–83	Moses Malone* (4)	C	Philadelphia 76ers	78	445	749	1,194	15.31

1983–84	Moses Malone* (5)	C	Philadelphia 76ers	71	352	598	950	13.38

1984–85	Moses Malone* (6)	C	Philadelphia 76ers	79	385	646	1,031	13.05

1985–86	Bill Laimbeer	C	Detroit Pistons	82	305	770	1,075	13.11

1986–87	Charles Barkley*	F	Philadelphia 76ers	68	390	604	994	14.62

1987–88	Michael Cage	F/C	Los Angeles Clippers	72	371	567	938	13.03

1988–89	Hakeem Olajuwon*	C	Houston Rockets	82	338	767	1,105	13.48

1989–90	Hakeem Olajuwon* (2)	C	Houston Rockets	82	299	850	1,149	14.01

1990–91	David Robinson*	C	San Antonio Spurs	82	335	728	1,063	12.96

1991–92	Dennis Rodman*	F	Detroit Pistons	82	523	1,007	1,530	18.66

1992–93	Dennis Rodman* (2)	F	Detroit Pistons	62	367	765	1,132	18.26

1993–94	Dennis Rodman* (3)	F	San Antonio Spurs	79	453	914	1,367	17.30

1994–95	Dennis Rodman* (4)	F	San Antonio Spurs	49	274	549	823	16.80

1995–96	Dennis Rodman* (5)	F	Chicago Bulls	64	356	596	952	14.88

1996–97	Dennis Rodman* (6)	F	Chicago Bulls	55	320	563	883	16.05

1997–98	Dennis Rodman* (7)	F	Chicago Bulls	80	421	780	1,201	15.01

1998–99	Chris Webber	F/C	Sacramento Kings	42	149	396	545	12.98

1999–00	Dikembe Mutombo*	C	Atlanta Hawks	82	304	853	1,157	14.11

2000–01	Dikembe Mutombo* (2)	C	Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers	75	307	708	1,015	13.53

2001–02	Ben Wallace	C/F	Detroit Pistons	80	318	721	1,039	12.99

2002–03	Ben Wallace (2)	C/F	Detroit Pistons	73	293	833	1,126	15.42

2003–04	Kevin Garnett	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	245	894	1,139	13.89

2004–05	Kevin Garnett (2)	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	247	861	1,108	13.51

2005–06	Kevin Garnett (3)	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	76	214	752	966	12.71

2006–07	Kevin Garnett (4)	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	76	183	792	975	12.83

2007–08	Dwight Howard^	C	Orlando Magic	82	279	882	1,161	14.16

2008–09	Dwight Howard^ (2)	C	Orlando Magic	79	336	757	1,093	13.84

2009–10	Dwight Howard^ (3)	C	Orlando Magic	82	284	798	1,082	13.20

2010–11	Kevin Love^	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	73	330	782	1,112	15.23

2011–12	Dwight Howard^ (4)	C	Orlando Magic	54	200	585	785	14.54

2012–13	Dwight Howard^ (5)	C	Los Angeles Lakers	76	251	694	945	12.43

2013–14	DeAndre Jordan^	C	Los Angeles Clippers	82	331	783	1,114	13.59

2014–15	DeAndre Jordan^ (2)	C	Los Angeles Clippers	82	397	829	1,226	14.95

2015–16	Andre Drummond^	C	Detroit Pistons	81	395	803	1,198	14.79

2016–17	Hassan Whiteside^	C	Miami Heat	77	293	795	1,088	14.13

2017–18	Andre Drummond^ (2)	C	Detroit Pistons	78	399	848	1,247	15.99

2018–19	Andre Drummond^ (3)	C	Detroit Pistons	79	423	809	1,232	15.59

Sentence(s)

Wilt Chamberlain holds the records for total rebounds (2,149) and rebounds per game (27.2) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1960–61 season.

final_sentence: Wilt Chamberlain holds the records for total rebounds (2,149) and rebounds per game (27.2) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1960–61 season.