karl malone holds the record for most rebounds in an nba career.
karl malone holds the record for most rebounds in an nba career.
who holds the record for most rebounds in an nba career?
karl malone
in his first nba full season (1957–58), russell became the first player in nba history to average more than 20 rebounds per game for an entire season, a feat he accomplished 10 times in his 13 seasons. russell's 51 rebounds in a single game is the second-highest performance ever, trailing only chamberlain's all-time record of 55. he still holds the nba record for rebounds in one half with 32 (vs. philadelphia, on november 16, 1957). career-wise in rebounds, russell ranks second to wilt chamberlain in regular season total (21,620) and average per game (22.5), and he led the nba in average rebounds per game four times. russell is the all-time playoff leader in total (4,104) and average (24.9) rebounds per game, he grabbed 40 rebounds in three separate playoff games (twice in the nba finals), and he never failed to average at least 20 rebounds per game in any of his 13 post-season campaigns. russell also had seven regular season games with 40 or more rebounds, the nba finals record for highest rebound per game average (29.5 rpg, 1959) and by a rookie (22.9 rpg, 1957). in addition, russell holds the nba finals single-game record for most rebounds (40, march 29, 1960, vs. st. louis, and april 18, 1962, vs. los angeles), most rebounds in a quarter (19, april 18, 1962 vs. los angeles), and most consecutive games with 20 or more rebounds (15 from april 9, 1960 – april 16, 1963). he also had 51 in one game, 49 in two others, and twelve straight seasons of 1,000 or more rebounds. russell was known as one of the most clutch players in the nba. he played in 11 deciding games (10 times in game 7s, once in a game 5), and ended with a flawless 11–0 record. in these eleven games, russell averaged 18 points and 29.45 rebounds.
bill russell
list of career achievements by larry bird









































this page details the records, statistics, and other achievements pertaining to larry bird.









































section::::nba career statistics.









































section::::nba career statistics.:regular season.









































games: 897









































win-lost: 660-237









































points: 21791









































rebounds: 8974









































assist: 5695









































section::::nba career statistics.:playoffs.









































games: 164









































win-lost: 99-65









































points: 3897









































rebounds: 1683









































assist: 1062









































section::::nba career statistics.:all-star games.









































games: 10









































win-lost: 7-3









































points: 134









































rebounds: 79









































assist: 41









































section::::nba career statistics.:all-star games.:40 point games.









































section::::nba career statistics.:all-star games.:40 point games.:regular season.









































bird scored 40 or more points 47 times in the regular season.









































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list of career achievements by larry bird