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Celtics All-Time Rebounds Leaders: Single Regular Season Per Game Average

List with the stats for the top 50 players with the best single season rebounds per game average in Celtics history.

Notes: - These stats were updated on April 20, 2024
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74.
- This list includes players with some minimum requirements

Celtics All-Time Rebounds Leaders:
Single Regular Season Per Game Average - Top 50

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Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
1. Bill Russell 24.74 1,930 1964 78 - -
2. Bill Russell 24.08 1,878 1965 78 - -
3. Bill Russell 24.03 1,778 1960 74 - -
4. Bill Russell 23.95 1,868 1961 78 - -
5. Bill Russell 23.63 1,843 1963 78 - -
6. Bill Russell 23.55 1,790 1962 76 - -
7. Bill Russell 23.03 1,612 1959 70 - -
8. Bill Russell 22.81 1,779 1966 78 - -
9. Bill Russell 22.67 1,564 1958 69 - -
10. Bill Russell 20.99 1,700 1967 81 - -
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
11. Bill Russell 19.65 943 1957 48 - -
12. Bill Russell 19.27 1,484 1969 77 - -
13. Bill Russell 18.60 1,451 1968 78 - -
14. Dave Cowens 16.21 1,329 1973 82 - -
15. Dave Cowens 15.97 1,246 1976 78 4.29 11.68
16. Dave Cowens 15.71 1,257 1974 80 3.30 12.41
17. Dave Cowens 15.23 1,203 1972 79 - -
18. Dave Cowens 15.01 1,216 1971 81 - -
19. Dave Cowens 14.74 958 1975 65 3.52 11.22
20. Dave Cowens 14.00 1,078 1978 77 3.22 10.78
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
21. Paul Silas 12.99 1,039 1973 80 - -
22. Paul Silas 12.65 1,025 1976 81 4.51 8.15
23. Paul Silas 12.50 1,025 1975 82 4.24 8.26
24. Robert Parish 12.45 996 1989 80 4.28 8.18
25. Paul Silas 11.16 915 1974 82 4.07 7.09
26. Larry Bird 11.01 870 1983 79 2.44 8.57
27. Larry Bird 10.91 895 1981 82 2.33 8.59
28. Larry Bird 10.87 837 1982 77 2.60 8.27
29. Robert Parish 10.83 866 1982 80 3.60 7.23
30. Robert Parish 10.71 857 1984 80 3.04 7.68
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
31. Robert Parish 10.64 851 1987 80 3.18 7.46
32. Robert Parish 10.63 840 1985 79 3.33 7.30
33. Robert Parish 10.60 827 1983 78 3.33 7.27
34. Tom Heinsohn 10.59 794 1960 75 - -
35. Robert Parish 10.57 856 1991 81 3.35 7.22
36. Larry Bird 10.53 842 1985 80 2.05 8.48
37. Jim Loscutoff 10.43 730 1957 70 - -
38. Jack Nichols 10.42 625 1956 60 - -
39. Larry Bird 10.39 852 1980 82 2.63 7.76
40. Tom Heinsohn 10.22 705 1958 69 - -
Player
Rebounds
 Total
Rebounds		 Season Games Offensive
Rebounds		 Defensive
Rebounds
41. Antoine Walker 10.20 836 1998 82 3.29 6.90
42. Larry Bird 10.08 796 1984 79 2.29 7.78
Robert Parish 10.08 796 1990 79 3.28 6.80
44. Sidney Wicks 10.05 824 1977 82 3.27 6.78
45. Kevin McHale 9.91 763 1987 77 3.21 6.70
46. Tom Heinsohn 9.89 732 1961 74 - -
47. Cedric Maxwell 9.89 791 1979 80 3.40 6.49
48. Larry Bird 9.82 805 1986 82 2.32 7.50
Bailey Howell 9.82 805 1968 82 - -
50. Tom Heinsohn 9.79 705 1957 72 - -

Minimum requirements:
1946-47: 40 games
1947-48: 32 games
1948-49: 40 games
1949-50 to 1950-51: 46 games
1951-52: 44 games
1952-53 to 1956-57: 48 games
1957-58 to 1958-59: 55 games
1959-60: 60 games
1960-61: 55 games
1961-62 to 1968-69: 65 games
1969-70 to 1973-74: 70 games
1974-75 to 2012-13: 70 games or 800 rebounds
    with the exceptions of
    1998-99: 43 games or 488 rebounds
    and 2011-12: 56 games or 644 rebounds
2013-14 to present: 58 games
    with the exceptions of
    2019-20: 70% of games played
    and season in progress: 70% of games played
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