best rebound percentage by a rookie ever

Larry Smith has the highest total rebounding percentage by a rookie, at 21.4 percent in 1980-81.

Interpreted as:
best rebound percentage with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a rookie ever
NAMETRB%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Smith
L. Smith
21.4
1980-81
82
31.4
9.6
12.1
1.1
0.9
0.8
3.7
7.2
51.2
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.7
58.8
54.0
5.3
6.8
1.8
2,578
785
994
93
70
63
146
316
2Kevin Love
K. Love
21.0
2008-09
81
25.3
11.1
9.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
20.6
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
4Buck Williams
B. Williams
20.1
1981-82
82
34.5
15.5
12.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.3
10.7
58.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
62.4
60.3
4.2
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
5Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
19.4
2023-24
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
6Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
19.0
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
7Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
18.8
1981-82
82
27.0
14.4
9.3
1.6
0.5
0.7
5.1
9.1
56.1
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.2
5.5
75.2
62.3
3.1
6.2
2.9
2,214
1,183
762
134
44
58
237
319
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
18.7
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
9Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
18.6
1997-98
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
10Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
18.6
2010-11
82
38.0
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
11Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
18.5
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
18.5
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
13Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
18.3
1983-84
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
14Al Horford
A. Horford
18.0
2007-08
81
31.4
10.1
9.7
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.1
8.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.1
53.9
3.1
6.6
1.7
2,540
821
785
124
60
76
137
267
-111
15John Drew
J. Drew
17.8
1974-75
78
29.3
18.5
10.7
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
2,289
1,442
836
138
119
39
274
16Felton Spencer
F. Spencer
17.7
1990-91
81
25.9
7.1
7.9
0.3
0.6
1.5
2.4
4.7
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
72.2
58.1
3.4
4.6
1.0
2,099
572
641
25
48
121
77
337
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
17.6
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
18Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
17.5
2004-05
73
35.6
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
19Dwight Howard
D. Howard
17.3
2004-05
82
32.6
12.0
10.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
3.5
6.5
2.0
2,670
981
823
75
77
136
165
232
-179
20Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
17.3
1991-92
71
38.3
16.6
12.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
21DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
17.2
2010-11
81
28.5
14.1
8.6
2.5
1.0
0.8
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.4
5.0
68.7
48.4
2.7
6.0
3.3
2,309
1,143
699
204
85
68
268
332
-261
22Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
16.9
1984-85
82
28.6
14.0
8.6
1.9
1.2
1.0
5.2
9.5
54.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.6
4.9
73.3
59.9
3.2
5.3
2.5
2,347
1,148
703
155
95
80
209
301
23Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
16.8
1982-83
81
34.1
20.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
24Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
16.7
1982-83
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
25Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
16.6
2002-03
81
25.3
10.0
7.5
1.3
0.7
0.6
4.1
7.6
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.4
77.1
57.7
2.5
5.0
1.3
2,049
810
609
106
59
50
103
224
-497
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21.0
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16
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15
45
.250
30.5
15
15
46
.246
31.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
47
15
.758
2
43
17
.717
3.0
3
37
22
.627
8.5
4
38
23
.623
8.5
5
37
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.607
9.5
6
36
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.600
10.0
7
34
26
.567
12.0
8
31
29
.517
15.0
9
28
31
.475
17.5
10
29
33
.468
18.0
11
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22.5
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