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1979 NBA Offensive Rebounds Leaders

Rebounds on the offensive glass

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Moses Malone led the NBA in offensive rebounds in 1979 with 573, 221 ahead of Swen Nater (352). It stands 2nd among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 8 times Moses Malone led in offensive rebounds.

RPGREBOREBDREB
Led the NBA in 1979 Moses Malone HOU
573 Offensive Rebounds 221 clear of Swen Nater
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# Player Team OREB GP MPG REB RPG
1 Moses Malone HOU 573 82 38.3 1,190 14.5
2 Swen Nater Swen Nater SDC 352 81 35.3 1,216 15.0
3 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 334 82 36.3 1,094 13.3
4 Kermit Washington Kermit Washington POR 325 80 33.2 842 10.5
5 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 293 81 32.0 837 10.3
6 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 284 80 34.3 704 8.8
7 Tree Rollins Tree Rollins ATL 283 82 25.9 774 9.4
8 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 269 81 39.3 896 11.1
9 Alex English DEN 269 78 30.8 605 7.8
10 Mickey Johnson IND 258 82 32.3 681 8.3
11 Larry Kenon SAN 258 78 35.9 775 9.9
12 Robert Parish GOS 247 72 29.4 783 10.9
13 Greg Ballard WAS 240 82 29.7 638 7.8
14 Dan Issel DEN 236 82 35.8 719 8.8
15 Terry Tyler Terry Tyler DET 228 82 32.6 627 7.7
16 Dave Robisch CLE 225 82 32.6 658 8.0
17 David Greenwood David Greenwood CHI 223 82 34.0 773 9.4
18 Caldwell Jones PHL 219 80 34.6 950 11.9
19 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 217 77 34.9 566 7.4
20 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 216 82 36.0 852 10.4
21 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 215 78 36.1 576 7.4
22 Truck Robinson Truck Robinson PHX 213 82 33.1 770 9.4
23 Rick Robey Rick Robey BOS 209 82 23.4 530 6.5
24 Mike Mitchell CLE 206 82 34.2 591 7.2
25 Paul Silas Paul Silas SEA 204 82 19.5 436 5.3
26 John Drew John Drew ATL 203 80 28.8 471 5.9
27 Wayne Cooper GOS 202 79 22.5 507 6.4
28 Toby Knight NYK 201 81 36.4 493 6.1
29 Kenny Carr Kenny Carr CLE 199 79 23.3 588 7.4
30 Lonnie Shelton Lonnie Shelton SEA 199 76 29.5 582 7.7
31 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 198 82 34.1 908 11.1
32 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins PHL 197 80 31.8 693 8.7
33 Larry Demic NYK 195 82 22.8 483 5.9
34 Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright NYK 194 82 38.4 726 8.9
35 George Johnson NJN 192 81 26.2 602 7.4
36 Mike Bantom IND 192 77 30.3 456 5.9
37 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 190 82 38.3 886 10.8
38 George Johnson DEN 190 75 25.8 584 7.8
39 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 189 76 30.8 573 7.5
40 Reggie King KCK 184 82 25.0 566 6.9
41 Bill Robinzine KCK 184 81 23.7 526 6.5
42 Adrian Dantley UTH 183 68 39.3 516 7.6
43 James Edwards James Edwards IND 179 82 28.2 578 7.1
44 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 176 82 37.9 525 6.4
45 Cliff T. Robinson NJN 174 70 23.7 506 7.2
46 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 173 81 36.3 414 5.1
47 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 172 81 29.8 645 8.0
48 Joe Bryant SDC 171 81 28.7 516 6.4
49 Leon Douglas DET 171 70 25.5 501 7.2
50 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 170 82 35.2 331 4.0
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