NBA Single-Season Rebounds per Game Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NBA single-season rebounds per game record is 27.2, 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 | RPG | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |
 Wilt Chamberlain
|
27.2 | still standing |
| 1959 |
Wilt Chamberlain
|
27.0 | 1 year |
| 1958 |
 Bill Russell
|
23.0 | 1 year |
| 1957 |
Bill Russell
|
22.7 | 1 year |
| 1956 | Maurice Stokes | 17.4 | 1 year |
| 1955 | Maurice Stokes | 16.3 | 1 year |
| 1953 |
 Harry Gallatin
|
15.3 | 2 years |
| 1952 |
 George Mikan
|
14.4 | 1 year |
| 1951 |
George Mikan
|
13.5 | 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.