1980-81 NBA Regular Season: Rebounds Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more rebounds per game in the 1980-1981 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most rebounds in the 1980-81 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Houston Rockets, Moses Malone led the NBA with an average of 14.8 rebounds in 80 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Rebounds Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 800 rebounds.
Rebounds Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1980-81 Regular Season
| Rebounds | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Rockets) |
14.8 | 1,180 | 80 |
| 2 | (Clippers) |
12.4 | 1,017 | 82 |
| 3 | (Warriors) |
12.1 | 994 | 82 |
| 4 | (Celtics) |
10.9 | 895 | 82 |
| 5 | (Supersonics) |
10.4 | 852 | 82 |
| 6 | (Cavaliers) |
10.3 | 835 | 81 |
| 7 | (Lakers) |
10.3 | 821 | 80 |
| 8 | (Bulls) |
10.1 | 828 | 82 |
| 9 | (76ers) |
10.0 | 813 | 81 |
| 10 | (Bullets) |
9.7 | 789 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Kings) |
9.7 | 786 | 81 |
| 12 | (Suns) |
9.6 | 789 | 82 |
| 13 | (Celtics) |
9.5 | 777 | 82 |
| 14 | (Trail Blazers) |
9.4 | 686 | 73 |
| 15 | (Warriors) |
9.3 | 759 | 82 |
| 16 | (Bulls) |
8.8 | 724 | 82 |
| 17 | (Trail Blazers) |
8.7 | 686 | 79 |
| 18 | (Cavaliers) |
8.6 | 693 | 81 |
| 19 | (Nuggets) |
8.5 | 676 | 80 |
| 20 | (Mavericks) |
8.1 | 665 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Lakers) |
8.0 | 657 | 82 |
(76ers) |
8.0 | 657 | 82 | |
| 23 | (Nuggets) |
8.0 | 646 | 81 |
| 24 | (Spurs) |
7.8 | 636 | 82 |
| 25 | (Jazz) |
7.7 | 629 | 82 |
| 26 | (Hawks) |
7.6 | 561 | 74 |
| 27 | (Knicks) |
7.5 | 613 | 82 |
| 28 | (Supersonics) |
7.4 | 607 | 82 |
| 29 | (Spurs) |
7.3 | 602 | 82 |
| 30 | (Pistons) |
7.3 | 586 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Suns) |
7.3 | 546 | 75 |
| 32 | (76ers) |
7.2 | 545 | 76 |
| 33 | (Kings) |
7.1 | 584 | 82 |
| 34 | (Rockets) |
7.1 | 583 | 82 |
| 35 | (Bullets) |
7.1 | 580 | 82 |
| 36 | (Pacers) |
7.0 | 571 | 81 |
| 37 | (Bullets) |
6.9 | 569 | 82 |
| 38 | (Pistons) |
6.9 | 567 | 82 |
| 39 | (Knicks) |
6.9 | 545 | 79 |
| 40 | (2 teams) |
6.8 | 533 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bucks) |
6.8 | 518 | 76 |
| 42 | (Warriors) |
6.8 | 551 | 81 |
| 43 | (Bucks) |
6.6 | 545 | 82 |
| 44 | (Celtics) |
6.5 | 525 | 81 |
| 45 | (Jazz) |
6.4 | 509 | 80 |
| 46 | (Mavericks) |
6.3 | 454 | 72 |
| 47 | (Jazz) |
6.2 | 440 | 71 |
| 48 | (Spurs) |
6.2 | 505 | 82 |
| 49 | (Bucks) |
6.1 | 473 | 77 |
| 50 | (Cavaliers) |
6.1 | 502 | 82 |