best rebounding season in the 70s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain got the most boards in a season, with 1,572 boards in 1971-72.

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best rebounding by a player season in the 70s
NAMEREBSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,572
1971-72
82
42.3
14.8
19.2
4.0
6.0
9.3
64.9
2.7
6.4
42.2
61.0
3,469
1,213
329
196
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,526
1972-73
82
43.2
13.2
18.6
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
365
191
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,493
1970-71
82
44.3
20.7
18.2
4.3
8.1
15.0
54.5
4.4
8.2
53.8
55.8
3,630
1,696
352
174
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,463
1973-74
81
44.5
21.4
18.1
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
3,602
1,735
163
86
240
252
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,444
1978-79
82
41.3
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
147
79
119
326
223
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,386
1969-70
82
44.7
27.5
16.9
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
3,665
2,256
162
270
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,383
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
413
119
338
292
8Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1,370
1969-70
82
39.4
16.2
16.7
3.5
6.4
12.4
51.8
3.3
5.2
63.8
55.1
3,234
1,325
291
250
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,362
1970-71
82
44.3
28.7
16.6
2.3
11.6
27.0
42.8
5.5
8.2
67.2
46.8
3,633
2,350
186
225
10Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1,349
1972-73
79
43.3
17.1
17.1
3.5
6.5
14.7
44.6
4.0
5.6
71.8
49.9
3,419
1,349
280
240
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,346
1971-72
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
370
235
12Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1,336
1971-72
76
41.7
13.0
17.6
3.7
5.4
10.8
49.8
2.3
3.6
62.9
52.5
3,171
989
278
218
13Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1,329
1972-73
82
41.8
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
333
311
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,311
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
272
264
15Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
1,288
1977-78
82
44.4
22.7
15.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
12.1
3.7
3,638
1,862
171
73
79
301
265
16Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
1,265
1970-71
80
40.6
19.2
15.8
3.7
7.8
15.6
49.8
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.4
3,251
1,535
293
197
17Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1,260
1972-73
79
39.1
12.5
15.9
4.4
5.3
10.8
49.3
1.9
2.7
70.3
52.3
3,085
991
347
168
18Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1,257
1973-74
80
41.9
19.0
15.7
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
12.4
3,352
1,518
354
95
101
294
19Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1,253
1970-71
74
39.2
14.1
16.9
4.0
5.7
11.4
50.1
2.7
4.1
65.7
53.5
2,904
1,047
293
235
20Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
1,252
1971-72
78
43.1
21.4
16.1
2.9
8.1
18.6
43.2
5.3
7.2
74.3
49.2
3,362
1,673
230
214
21Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1,246
1975-76
78
39.8
19.0
16.0
4.2
1.2
0.9
7.8
16.7
46.8
3.3
4.4
75.6
50.8
4.3
11.7
3,101
1,479
325
94
71
314
22Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
1,233
1970-71
82
38.3
11.9
15.0
2.9
4.7
10.2
45.8
2.6
4.0
63.9
49.8
3,140
975
240
317
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,224
1972-73
76
42.8
30.2
16.1
5.0
12.9
23.3
55.4
4.3
6.1
71.3
58.0
3,254
2,292
379
208
24Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1,216
1970-71
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
3,076
1,373
228
350
25Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
1,205
1972-73
81
38.9
23.8
14.9
3.2
10.0
20.4
49.0
3.8
4.9
77.3
52.7
3,150
1,927
260
278
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