highest average rebounds per game ever season post 1970

Elvin Hayes had the most rebounds per game by a big man in 1969-70, with 16.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest average rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games ever season post 1970
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16.9
1969-70
SDR SDR
82
44.7
27.5
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
3,665
2,256
1,386
162
270
2Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
16.7
1969-70
BAL BAL
82
39.4
16.2
3.5
6.4
12.4
51.8
3.3
5.2
63.8
55.1
3,234
1,325
1,370
291
250
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.5
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
4Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
14.4
1969-70
ATL ATL
82
39.9
14.8
4.2
5.4
11.4
47.5
4.0
5.5
73.4
53.8
3,269
1,217
1,181
345
292
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
14.2
1969-70
TOT
67
36.1
15.1
2.6
6.0
11.9
50.7
3.0
3.8
78.4
55.4
2,420
1,010
951
173
166
6Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
13.9
1969-70
BAL BAL
78
37.4
17.3
3.4
7.4
16.4
45.1
2.5
3.5
72.4
48.3
2,919
1,353
1,086
264
269
7Willis Reed
W. Reed
13.9
1969-70
NYK NYK
81
38.1
21.7
2.0
8.7
17.1
50.7
4.3
5.7
75.6
55.2
3,089
1,755
1,126
161
287
8Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
12.5
1969-70
CHI CHI
81
28.8
10.4
2.8
4.3
9.6
44.9
1.9
2.8
66.4
48.4
2,335
846
1,016
229
255
9Paul Silas
P. Silas
11.7
1969-70
PHX PHX
78
36.4
12.8
2.7
4.8
10.3
46.4
3.2
5.3
60.7
50.5
2,836
996
916
214
266
10Clyde Lee
C. Lee
11.3
1969-70
SFW SFW
82
32.2
11.0
1.0
4.4
10.0
44.0
2.2
3.7
59.3
47.3
2,641
902
929
80
263
11Otto Moore
O. Moore
11.1
1969-70
DET DET
81
31.1
11.9
1.3
4.7
9.9
47.6
2.4
3.8
63.6
51.1
2,523
960
900
104
232
12Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
11.1
1969-70
TOT
70
34.7
18.5
1.7
6.9
13.9
49.6
4.7
5.9
78.9
55.9
2,427
1,292
775
121
230
13Johnny Green
J. Green
10.8
1969-70
CIN CIN
78
29.2
15.6
1.4
6.2
11.0
55.9
3.3
5.5
59.2
58.0
2,278
1,216
841
112
268
14Bob Rule
B. Rule
10.3
1969-70
SEA SEA
80
37.0
24.6
1.8
9.9
21.3
46.3
4.8
6.8
71.4
50.6
2,959
1,965
825
144
278
15Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.0
1969-70
NYK NYK
79
33.3
14.6
2.5
6.2
13.7
45.1
2.2
3.2
68.8
48.2
2,627
1,152
790
194
244
16Jim Davis
J. Davis
9.7
1969-70
ATL ATL
82
32.0
13.6
2.9
5.3
11.5
46.4
2.9
3.9
75.5
51.5
2,623
1,116
796
238
335
17Darrall Imhoff
D. Imhoff
9.5
1969-70
PHI PHI
79
31.3
13.6
2.7
5.4
10.1
54.0
2.7
4.2
65.0
57.1
2,474
1,075
754
211
294
18Jim Washington
J. Washington
9.3
1969-70
PHI PHI
79
31.1
12.7
1.3
5.1
10.7
47.6
2.6
3.5
74.7
52.3
2,459
1,006
734
104
262
19Rick Roberson
R. Roberson
9.1
1969-70
LAL LAL
74
27.1
8.7
1.2
3.5
7.9
44.7
1.6
2.9
56.6
47.4
2,005
644
672
92
256
20Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
8.9
1969-70
TOT
79
25.7
11.6
1.8
4.4
8.5
52.3
2.7
4.7
57.6
54.9
2,028
917
707
143
260
21Bob Boozer
B. Boozer
8.7
1969-70
SEA SEA
82
31.1
15.2
1.3
6.0
12.3
49.1
3.2
3.9
82.2
54.5
2,549
1,249
717
110
237
22Bob Love
B. Love
8.7
1969-70
CHI CHI
82
38.1
21.0
1.8
7.8
16.7
46.6
5.4
6.4
84.2
53.7
3,123
1,722
712
148
260
23Greg Smith
G. Smith
8.7
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
28.9
9.8
1.9
4.1
8.1
51.1
1.5
2.1
71.8
54.2
2,368
803
712
156
304
24Mel Counts
M. Counts
8.4
1969-70
LAL LAL
81
27.1
12.6
2.0
5.4
12.6
42.7
1.9
2.5
77.6
46.3
2,193
1,024
683
160
304
25Connie Dierking
C. Dierking
8.2
1969-70
CIN CIN
76
32.2
16.7
2.2
6.9
16.4
41.9
3.0
4.0
75.2
46.2
2,448
1,272
624
169
275
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