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1972-1973 NBA Total Rebounds Leaders

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Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in total rebounds in 1972-1973 with 1,526, 177 ahead of Nate Thurmond (1,349). It stands 27th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 11 times Wilt Chamberlain led in total rebounds.

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Wilt Chamberlain Led the NBA in 1972-1973 Wilt Chamberlain LAL
1,526 Total Rebounds 177 clear of Nate Thurmond
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# Player Team REB GP MPG RPG
1 Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain LAL 1,526 82 43.2 18.6
2 Nate Thurmond Nate Thurmond GOS 1,349 79 43.3 17.1
3 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 1,329 82 41.8 16.2
4 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld BLT 1,260 79 39.1 15.9
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 1,224 76 42.8 16.1
6 Bob Lanier Bob Lanier DET 1,205 81 38.9 14.9
7 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes BLT 1,177 81 41.3 14.5
8 Paul Silas Paul Silas BOS 1,039 80 32.7 13.0
9 Neal Walk Neal Walk PHX 1,006 81 38.4 12.4
10 Spencer Haywood SEA 995 77 42.3 12.9
11 Lloyd Neal Lloyd Neal POR 967 82 33.2 11.8
12 Walt Bellamy Walt Bellamy ATL 964 74 37.9 13.0
13 Elmore Smith Elmore Smith BUF 946 76 37.2 12.4
14 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 938 81 36.7 11.6
15 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 933 79 37.1 11.8
16 Sidney Wicks Sidney Wicks POR 870 80 39.4 10.9
17 Otto Moore HOU 868 82 33.1 10.6
18 Bob Kauffman Bob Kauffman BUF 855 77 39.6 11.1
19 Jim Fox SEA 827 74 33.0 11.2
20 Jim Washington ATL 801 75 37.8 10.7
21 Clifford Ray Clifford Ray CHI 797 73 27.5 10.9
22 Dave DeBusschere Dave DeBusschere NYK 787 77 36.7 10.2
23 Curtis Rowe Curtis Rowe DET 760 81 37.1 9.4
24 Lamar Green PHX 746 80 25.6 9.3
25 Rick Barry Rick Barry GOS 728 82 37.5 8.9
26 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo BUF 728 80 32.0 9.1
27 Rick Roberson Rick Roberson CLE 693 62 34.3 11.2
28 Emanuel Leaks Emanuel Leaks PHL 677 82 30.9 8.3
29 Curtis Perry MIL 644 67 31.3 9.6
30 Connie Hawkins Connie Hawkins PHX 641 75 36.9 8.5
31 Bob Dandridge MIL 600 73 39.1 8.2
32 Clyde Lee Clyde Lee GOS 598 66 22.4 9.1
33 Willis Reed Willis Reed NYK 590 69 27.2 8.6
34 Walt Frazier Walt Frazier NYK 570 78 40.8 7.3
35 John Havlicek John Havlicek BOS 567 80 42.1 7.1
36 Double D Davis Double D Davis CLE 563 81 26.6 7.0
37 John Johnson John Johnson CLE 552 82 34.3 6.7
38 Bob Love Bob Love CHI 532 82 37.0 6.5
39 Jerry Lucas Jerry Lucas NYK 510 71 28.2 7.2
40 Ron Riley KCK 507 74 22.1 6.9
41 Jack Marin Jack Marin HOU 499 81 37.3 6.2
42 Cliff Meely HOU 496 82 20.7 6.0
43 Fred Carter PHL 485 81 37.0 6.0
44 Jerry Sloan Jerry Sloan CHI 475 69 35.0 6.9
45 Lou Hudson Lou Hudson ATL 467 75 40.4 6.2
46 George Trapp ATL 455 77 24.1 5.9
47 Don Chaney Don Chaney BOS 449 79 31.5 5.7
48 Dennis Awtrey CHI 447 82 20.6 5.5
49 Jim McMillian Jim McMillian LAL 447 81 36.5 5.5
50 Norm Van Lier Norm Van Lier CHI 438 80 36.0 5.5
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