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1979 NBA Rebounds per Game Leaders

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Swen Nater led the NBA in rebounds per game in 1979 with 15.0, 0.5 ahead of Moses Malone (14.5). It stands 93rd among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Swen Nater Led the NBA in 1979 Swen Nater SDC
15.0 Rebounds per Game 0.5 clear of Moses Malone
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# Player Team RPG GP MPG REB
1 Swen Nater Swen Nater SDC 15.0 81 35.3 1,216
2 Moses Malone HOU 14.5 82 38.3 1,190
3 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 13.3 82 36.3 1,094
4 Caldwell Jones PHL 11.9 80 34.6 950
5 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 11.1 82 34.1 908
6 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 11.1 81 39.3 896
7 Robert Parish GOS 10.9 72 29.4 783
8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 10.8 82 38.3 886
9 Kermit Washington Kermit Washington POR 10.5 80 33.2 842
10 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 10.4 82 36.0 852
11 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 10.3 81 32.0 837
12 Larry Kenon SAN 9.9 78 35.9 775
13 Tree Rollins Tree Rollins ATL 9.4 82 25.9 774
14 David Greenwood David Greenwood CHI 9.4 82 34.0 773
15 Truck Robinson Truck Robinson PHX 9.4 82 33.1 770
16 Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright NYK 8.9 82 38.4 726
17 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 8.8 80 34.3 704
18 Dan Issel DEN 8.8 82 35.8 719
19 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins PHL 8.7 80 31.8 693
20 Mickey Johnson IND 8.3 82 32.3 681
21 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 8.1 75 28.9 609
22 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 8.1 66 32.7 534
23 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo DET 8.1 58 36.2 467
24 Dave Robisch CLE 8.0 82 32.6 658
25 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 8.0 81 29.8 645
26 George Johnson DEN 7.8 75 25.8 584
27 Greg Ballard WAS 7.8 82 29.7 638
28 Alex English DEN 7.8 78 30.8 605
29 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 7.7 77 36.3 596
30 Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Shelton SEA 7.7 76 29.5 582
31 Terry Tyler Terry Tyler DET 7.7 82 32.6 627
32 Adrian Dantley UTH 7.6 68 39.3 516
33 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 7.5 76 30.8 573
34 Kenny Carr Kenny Carr CLE 7.4 79 23.3 588
35 George Johnson NJN 7.4 81 26.2 602
36 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 7.4 78 36.1 576
37 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 7.4 77 34.9 566
38 Cliff T. Robinson NJN 7.2 70 23.7 506
39 Mike Mitchell CLE 7.2 82 34.2 591
40 Leon Douglas DET 7.2 70 25.5 501
41 James Edwards James Edwards IND 7.1 82 28.2 578
42 Reggie King KCK 6.9 82 25.0 566
43 Jim Chones Jim Chones LAL 6.9 82 29.2 564
44 Ben Poquette UTH 6.8 82 28.7 560
45 Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray Richardson NYK 6.6 82 37.3 539
46 Bill Robinzine KCK 6.5 81 23.7 526
47 Rick Robey Rick Robey BOS 6.5 82 23.4 530
48 Wayne Cooper GOS 6.4 79 22.5 507
49 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 6.4 82 37.9 525
50 Joe Bryant SDC 6.4 81 28.7 516
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