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1978 NBA Rebounds per Game Leaders

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Moses Malone led the NBA in rebounds per game in 1978 with 17.6, 4.8 ahead of Rich Kelley (12.8). It stands 44th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 6 times Moses Malone led in rebounds per game.

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Led the NBA in 1978 Moses Malone HOU
17.6 Rebounds per Game 4.8 clear of Rich Kelley
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# Player Team RPG GP MPG REB
1 Moses Malone HOU 17.6 82 41.3 1,444
2 Rich Kelley NOJ 12.8 80 33.8 1,026
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 12.8 80 39.5 1,025
4 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 12.7 82 39.8 1,043
5 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 12.4 82 36.1 1,013
6 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 12.1 82 37.9 994
7 Robert Parish GOS 12.1 76 31.7 916
8 George McGinnis George McGinnis DEN 11.4 76 33.6 864
9 Marvin Webster NYK 10.9 60 33.8 655
10 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 10.8 80 31.7 865
11 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 10.8 77 31.3 830
12 Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas POR 10.4 69 35.7 716
13 Jim Chones Jim Chones CLE 10.3 82 34.8 842
14 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 9.9 80 37.1 791
15 Kermit Washington Kermit Washington SDC 9.8 82 33.7 800
16 Larry Kenon SAN 9.8 81 36.4 790
17 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 9.6 68 37.0 652
18 Caldwell Jones PHL 9.6 78 27.8 747
19 Mark Landsberger CHI 9.3 80 24.5 742
20 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 9.2 77 30.7 705
21 Dan Issel DEN 9.1 81 33.9 738
22 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 9.0 82 34.0 740
23 Swen Nater Swen Nater SDC 8.9 79 25.4 701
24 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 8.6 82 32.0 702
25 Leon Douglas DET 8.5 78 28.4 664
26 James Edwards James Edwards IND 8.5 82 31.1 693
27 Mychal Thompson POR 8.3 73 29.4 604
28 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 8.2 82 34.9 669
29 Alex English IND 8.1 81 33.3 655
30 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins PHL 8.1 78 26.1 631
31 Mike Bantom IND 8.0 81 31.2 650
32 Billy Paultz SAN 7.9 79 26.9 625
33 Terry Tyler Terry Tyler DET 7.9 82 31.2 648
34 George Johnson NJN 7.9 78 26.4 616
35 Bill Robinzine KCK 7.8 82 26.6 638
36 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 7.7 74 35.7 572
37 Mickey Johnson CHI 7.7 82 31.6 627
38 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 7.6 77 36.1 586
39 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 7.4 82 35.6 609
40 Clifford Ray Clifford Ray GOS 7.4 82 23.4 608
41 M.L. Carr DET 7.4 80 40.1 589
42 Steve Hawes Steve Hawes ATL 7.3 81 27.2 591
43 Tree Rollins Tree Rollins ATL 7.3 81 23.5 588
44 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 7.2 78 35.9 564
45 Kent Benson Kent Benson MIL 7.1 82 26.0 584
46 Kevin Kunnert Kevin Kunnert SDC 7.0 81 20.8 569
47 Paul Silas Paul Silas SEA 7.0 82 23.9 575
48 Tom Boswell Tom Boswell DEN 6.8 79 27.9 538
49 Campy Russell Campy Russell CLE 6.8 74 38.6 503
50 Toby Knight NYK 6.7 82 32.5 548
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