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NBA 1972 Leaders
Rebounds-per-Game

1
Profile photo of Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain

Los Angeles Lakers

19.2

2
Profile photo of Wes Unseld

Wes Unseld

Baltimore Bullets

17.6

3
Profile photo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Milwaukee Bucks

16.6

4
Profile photo of Nate Thurmond

Nate Thurmond

Golden State Warriors

16.1

5
Profile photo of Dave Cowens

Dave Cowens

Boston Celtics

15.2

6
Profile photo of Elmore Smith

Elmore Smith

Buffalo Braves

15.2

7
Profile photo of Elvin Hayes

Elvin Hayes

Houston Rockets

14.6

8
Profile photo of Clyde Lee

Clyde Lee

Golden State Warriors

14.5

9
Profile photo of Bob Lanier

Bob Lanier

Detroit Pistons

14.2

10
Profile photo of Bill Bridges

Bill Bridges

Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76ers

13.5

11
Profile photo of Jerry Lucas

Jerry Lucas

New York Knicks

13.1

12
Profile photo of Happy Hairston

Happy Hairston

Los Angeles Lakers

13.1

13
Profile photo of Walt Bellamy

Walt Bellamy

Atlanta Hawks

12.8

14
Profile photo of Spencer Haywood

Spencer Haywood

Seattle SuperSonics

12.7

15
Profile photo of Billy Cunningham

Billy Cunningham

Philadelphia 76ers

12.2

16
Profile photo of Sam Lacey

Sam Lacey

Cincinnati Royals

12.0

17
Profile photo of Paul Silas

Paul Silas

Phoenix Suns

11.9

18
Profile photo of Rudy Tomjanovich

Rudy Tomjanovich

Houston Rockets

11.8

19
Profile photo of Sidney Wicks

Sidney Wicks

Portland Trail Blazers

11.5

20
Profile photo of Dave DeBusschere

Dave DeBusschere

New York Knicks

11.3

21
Profile photo of Tom Boerwinkle

Tom Boerwinkle

Chicago Bulls

11.2

22
Profile photo of Dale Schlueter

Dale Schlueter

Portland Trail Blazers

10.6

23
Profile photo of Clifford Ray

Clifford Ray

Chicago Bulls

10.6

24
Profile photo of Bob Kauffman

Bob Kauffman

Buffalo Braves

10.2

25
Profile photo of Jim Fox

Jim Fox

Chicago Bulls
Cincinnati Royals

8.8

26
Profile photo of Jim Washington

Jim Washington

Philadelphia 76ers
Atlanta Hawks

8.8

27
Profile photo of Walt Wesley

Walt Wesley

Cleveland Cavaliers

8.7

28
Profile photo of Curtis Rowe

Curtis Rowe

Detroit Pistons

8.5

29
Profile photo of Jerry Sloan

Jerry Sloan

Chicago Bulls

8.4

30
Profile photo of Connie Hawkins

Connie Hawkins

Phoenix Suns

8.3

31
Profile photo of Neal Walk

Neal Walk

Phoenix Suns

8.2

32
Profile photo of John Havlicek

John Havlicek

Boston Celtics

8.2

33
Profile photo of Curtis Perry

Curtis Perry

Houston Rockets
Milwaukee Bucks

7.9

34
Profile photo of John Johnson

John Johnson

Cleveland Cavaliers

7.7

35
Profile photo of Bob Dandridge

Bob Dandridge

Milwaukee Bucks

7.7

36
Profile photo of Gary Gregor

Gary Gregor

Portland Trail Blazers

7.2

37
Profile photo of Bob Rule

Bob Rule

Seattle SuperSonics
Philadelphia 76ers

7.0

38
Profile photo of Pete Cross

Pete Cross

Seattle SuperSonics

6.9

39
Profile photo of Don Adams

Don Adams

Houston Rockets
Atlanta Hawks

6.9

40
Profile photo of Johnny Green

Johnny Green

Cincinnati Royals

6.8

41
Profile photo of Jack Marin

Jack Marin

Baltimore Bullets

6.8

42
Profile photo of Otto Moore

Otto Moore

Phoenix Suns

6.7

43
Profile photo of Walt Frazier

Walt Frazier

New York Knicks

6.7

44
Profile photo of Cliff Meely

Cliff Meely

Houston Rockets

6.6

45
Profile photo of Bob Love

Bob Love

Chicago Bulls

6.6

46
Profile photo of Jim McMillian

Jim McMillian

Los Angeles Lakers

6.5

47
Profile photo of Bingo Smith

Bingo Smith

Cleveland Cavaliers

6.1

48
Profile photo of Chet Walker

Chet Walker

Chicago Bulls

6.1

49
Profile photo of Greg Smith

Greg Smith

Milwaukee Bucks
Houston Rockets

5.9

50
Profile photo of Jo Jo White

Jo Jo White

Boston Celtics

5.6

51
Profile photo of Dave Stallworth

Dave Stallworth

New York Knicks
Baltimore Bullets

5.6

52
Profile photo of Jeff Mullins

Jeff Mullins

Golden State Warriors

5.6

53
Profile photo of Don Nelson

Don Nelson

Boston Celtics

5.5

54
Profile photo of Cazzie Russell

Cazzie Russell

Golden State Warriors

5.4

55
Profile photo of John Block

John Block

Milwaukee Bucks

5.2

56
Profile photo of Don Chaney

Don Chaney

Boston Celtics

5.0

57
Profile photo of Lou Hudson

Lou Hudson

Atlanta Hawks

5.0

58
Profile photo of Joe Ellis

Joe Ellis

Golden State Warriors

5.0

59
Profile photo of Randy Smith

Randy Smith

Buffalo Braves

4.8

60
Profile photo of Tom Van Arsdale

Tom Van Arsdale

Cincinnati Royals

4.8

61
Profile photo of Nate Williams

Nate Williams

Cincinnati Royals

4.6

62
Profile photo of Don Kojis

Don Kojis

Seattle SuperSonics

4.6

63
Profile photo of Stan Love

Stan Love

Baltimore Bullets

4.6

64
Profile photo of Norm Van Lier

Norm Van Lier

Cincinnati Royals
Chicago Bulls

4.5

65
Profile photo of Steve Kuberski

Steve Kuberski

Boston Celtics

4.5

66
Profile photo of Tom Sanders

Tom Sanders

Boston Celtics

4.3

67
Profile photo of Terry Dischinger

Terry Dischinger

Detroit Pistons

4.3

68
Profile photo of Stu Lantz

Stu Lantz

Houston Rockets

4.3

69
Profile photo of Jerry West

Jerry West

Los Angeles Lakers

4.2

70
Profile photo of Lenny Wilkens

Lenny Wilkens

Seattle SuperSonics

4.2

71
Profile photo of Toby Kimball

Toby Kimball

Milwaukee Bucks

4.2

72
Profile photo of Leroy Ellis

Leroy Ellis

Los Angeles Lakers

4.2

73
Profile photo of Fred Carter

Fred Carter

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia 76ers

4.1

74
Profile photo of Herm Gilliam

Herm Gilliam

Atlanta Hawks

4.1

75
Profile photo of Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

New York Knicks

4.1

76
Profile photo of Dick Van Arsdale

Dick Van Arsdale

Phoenix Suns

4.1

77
Profile photo of Willie Norwood

Willie Norwood

Detroit Pistons

4.1

78
Profile photo of Dave Sorenson

Dave Sorenson

Cleveland Cavaliers

4.0

79
Profile photo of Larry Steele

Larry Steele

Portland Trail Blazers

3.9

80
Profile photo of Fred Foster

Fred Foster

Philadelphia 76ers

3.7

81
Profile photo of Jim Davis

Jim Davis

Atlanta Hawks
Houston Rockets
Detroit Pistons

3.7

82
Profile photo of Gail Goodrich

Gail Goodrich

Los Angeles Lakers

3.6

83
Profile photo of Barry Clemens

Barry Clemens

Seattle SuperSonics

3.5

84
Profile photo of Archie Clark

Archie Clark

Philadelphia 76ers
Baltimore Bullets

3.5

85
Profile photo of Clem Haskins

Clem Haskins

Phoenix Suns

3.4

86
Profile photo of Mel Counts

Mel Counts

Phoenix Suns

3.4

87
Profile photo of Hal Greer

Hal Greer

Philadelphia 76ers

3.3

88
Profile photo of Stan McKenzie

Stan McKenzie

Portland Trail Blazers

3.3

89
Profile photo of Phil Chenier

Phil Chenier

Baltimore Bullets

3.3

90
Profile photo of Hank Finkel

Hank Finkel

Boston Celtics

3.2

91
Profile photo of Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

New York Knicks

3.2

92
Profile photo of Lucius Allen

Lucius Allen

Milwaukee Bucks

3.2

93
Profile photo of Art Williams

Art Williams

Boston Celtics

3.2

94
Profile photo of Calvin Murphy

Calvin Murphy

Houston Rockets

3.1

95
Profile photo of Jim Barnett

Jim Barnett

Golden State Warriors

3.1

96
Profile photo of Dick Snyder

Dick Snyder

Seattle SuperSonics

3.1

97
Profile photo of Dick Garrett

Dick Garrett

Buffalo Braves

3.1

98
Profile photo of Jimmy Walker

Jimmy Walker

Detroit Pistons

3.0

99
Profile photo of Walt Hazzard

Walt Hazzard

Buffalo Braves

3.0

100
Profile photo of Luther Rackley

Luther Rackley

Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks

2.9

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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