1979-80 NBA Regular Season: Rebounds Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more rebounds per game in the 1979-1980 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most rebounds in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the San Diego Clippers, Swen Nater led the NBA with an average of 15.0 rebounds in 81 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Rebounds Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 800 rebounds.
Rebounds Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1979-80 Regular Season
Rebounds | ||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
1 | (Clippers) |
15.0 | 1,216 | 81 |
2 | (Rockets) |
14.5 | 1,190 | 82 |
3 | (Bullets) |
13.3 | 1,094 | 82 |
4 | (76ers) |
11.9 | 950 | 80 |
5 | (Supersonics) |
11.1 | 908 | 82 |
6 | (Bullets) |
11.1 | 896 | 81 |
7 | (Warriors) |
10.9 | 783 | 72 |
8 | (Lakers) |
10.8 | 886 | 82 |
9 | (Trail Blazers) |
10.5 | 842 | 80 |
10 | (Celtics) |
10.4 | 852 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
11 | (Hawks) |
10.3 | 837 | 81 |
12 | (Spurs) |
9.9 | 775 | 78 |
13 | (2 teams) |
9.6 | 699 | 73 |
14 | (Hawks) |
9.4 | 774 | 82 |
15 | (Bulls) |
9.4 | 773 | 82 |
16 | (Suns) |
9.4 | 770 | 82 |
17 | (2 teams) |
8.9 | 691 | 78 |
18 | (Knicks) |
8.9 | 726 | 82 |
19 | (Celtics) |
8.8 | 704 | 80 |
20 | (Nuggets) |
8.8 | 719 | 82 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
21 | (76ers) |
8.7 | 693 | 80 |
22 | (Pacers) |
8.3 | 681 | 82 |
23 | (Suns) |
8.1 | 609 | 75 |
24 | (Cavaliers) |
8.0 | 658 | 82 |
25 | (Kings) |
8.0 | 645 | 81 |
26 | (2 teams) |
8.0 | 613 | 77 |
27 | (Nuggets) |
7.8 | 584 | 75 |
28 | (Bullets) |
7.8 | 638 | 82 |
29 | (2 teams) |
7.8 | 605 | 78 |
30 | (Lakers) |
7.7 | 596 | 77 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
31 | (Supersonics) |
7.7 | 582 | 76 |
32 | (Pistons) |
7.6 | 627 | 82 |
33 | (Trail Blazers) |
7.5 | 573 | 76 |
34 | (2 teams) |
7.4 | 588 | 79 |
35 | (Nets) |
7.4 | 602 | 81 |
36 | (76ers) |
7.4 | 576 | 78 |
37 | (Bucks) |
7.4 | 566 | 77 |
38 | (Nets) |
7.2 | 506 | 70 |
39 | (Cavaliers) |
7.2 | 591 | 82 |
40 | (Pistons) |
7.2 | 501 | 70 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
41 | (Pacers) |
7.0 | 578 | 82 |
42 | (2 teams) |
7.0 | 586 | 84 |
43 | (Kings) |
6.9 | 566 | 82 |
44 | (Lakers) |
6.9 | 564 | 82 |
45 | (Jazz) |
6.8 | 560 | 82 |
46 | (Knicks) |
6.6 | 539 | 82 |
47 | (Kings) |
6.5 | 526 | 81 |
48 | (Celtics) |
6.5 | 530 | 82 |
49 | (2 teams) |
6.4 | 515 | 80 |
50 | (Warriors) |
6.4 | 507 | 79 |