NBA Single-Season Total Rebounds Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NBA single-season total rebounds record is 2,149, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1960. It has stood for 65 years. The mark has been raised 8 times since 1951.
Record Holders
9 marks since 1951| Year | Player | REB | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |
 Wilt Chamberlain
|
2,149 | still standing |
| 1959 |
Wilt Chamberlain
|
1,941 | 1 year |
| 1958 |
 Bill Russell
|
1,612 | 1 year |
| 1957 |
Bill Russell
|
1,564 | 1 year |
| 1956 | Maurice Stokes | 1,256 | 1 year |
| 1955 |
 Bob Pettit
|
1,164 | 1 year |
| 1953 |
 Harry Gallatin
|
1,098 | 2 years |
| 1952 |
 George Mikan
|
1,007 | 1 year |
| 1951 |
 Larry Foust
|
880 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.