highest average rebounds per game in nba history after 1970

Since 1970-71, Wilt Chamberlain has the most rebounds per game, with 18.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest average rebounds per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in NBA history after 1970

	NAME	RPG	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.7	246	43.3	16.2	4.3			6.5	10.5	61.7				3.3	6.7	49.3	60.5				10,641	3,993	4,591	1,046				561
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	13.6	766	38.6	17.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	29,565	13,516	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	13.3	820	36.1	10.0	4.0	1.1	0.6	4.2	8.1	51.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.6	2.5	63.8	53.8	3.5	8.4	1.9	29,628	8,168	10,908	3,318	628	367	579	2,236
4	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	13.1	911	31.7	7.3	1.8	0.7	0.6	3.0	5.8	52.1	0.1	0.4	23.1	1.2	2.0	58.4	54.6	4.8	8.4	1.6	28,839	6,683	11,954	1,600	611	531	1,484	2,843	+827
5	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	12.4	508	34.9	13.2	2.8	0.5	2.1	5.1	11.8	43.0				3.1	4.5	69.3	48.1	2.8	6.8		17,741	6,716	6,300	1,437	125	553		1,384
6	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	12.4	339	34.0	14.3	2.4	0.8	0.2	5.2	10.8	48.1				4.0	5.1	78.2	55.1	4.2	8.9		11,525	4,860	4,198	810	116	28		1,066
7	Moses Malone M. Malone	12.2	1,329	33.9	20.6	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.1	3.1	45,071	27,409	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	12.1	316	35.9	15.6	2.7	0.7	0.6	5.9	11.6	51.0				3.8	6.5	58.3	54.0	3.4	6.2		11,351	4,938	3,818	860	52	48		1,004
9	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	12.0	953	26.4	12.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	5.1	9.5	54.0	0.0	0.2	19.3	1.9	4.0	48.8	54.4	4.1	7.8	1.8	25,172	11,612	11,395	1,155	1,162	1,186	1,670	2,701	-949
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11.8	1,139	37.4	20.0	1.9	1.0	2.0	8.0	17.7	45.3	0.0	0.1	14.7	3.9	5.8	67.3	49.2	3.1	7.8	2.4	42,640	22,730	13,487	2,123	864	1,771	1,358	3,657
11	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	11.8	126	28.8	12.8	2.2			5.3	12.2	43.2				2.2	3.1	72.5	47.2				3,623	1,614	1,490	274				373
12	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.8	1,242	31.8	15.7	1.3	0.9	1.8	5.7	9.7	58.7	0.0	0.1	21.4	4.3	7.6	56.7	60.2	3.3	8.4	2.7	39,435	19,485	14,627	1,676	1,081	2,228	3,302	3,912	+2878
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	11.7	1,073	36.7	22.1	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	11.7	892	30.7	12.5	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.7	7.1	65.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	63.3	67.3	3.4	8.3	1.6	27,408	11,140	10,415	1,235	624	1,818	1,421	2,378	+3685
15	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	11.3	339	32.4	10.1	2.5	0.7	0.4	4.0	8.7	45.7				2.2	3.2	67.8	50.2	2.6	3.9		10,990	3,435	3,821	836	69	36		1,166
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	11.1	708	33.8	22.8	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	16.0	52.1	1.7	4.3	39.8	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.3	2.8	8.3	2.7	23,940	16,143	7,883	2,221	577	807	1,902	2,421	+1640
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.1	1,238	35.7	21.8	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	11.0	795	31.9	22.2	7.4	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.1	1.1	3.1	36.3	4.1	5.0	82.4	64.1	2.7	8.3	3.0	25,368	17,642	8,767	5,903	1,019	575	2,366	2,129	+4494
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	11.0	1,478	36.5	24.4	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.1	17.9	56.2	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.2	5.8	72.7	59.5	2.4	7.6	2.7	53,912	36,026	16,250	5,323	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,374
20	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	10.9	168	30.5	23.0	3.5	1.1	3.5	8.2	17.1	48.0	2.2	6.4	34.4	4.5	5.5	81.2	59.1	2.0	8.9	3.2	5,126	3,872	1,829	589	191	583	540	393	+455
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	10.9	1,207	34.7	23.7	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	41,918	28,596	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	10.8	1,392	34.0	19.0	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
23	Swen Nater S. Nater	10.8	489	28.4	12.2	2.0	0.5	0.5	5.0	9.3	53.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.2	2.9	76.0	57.7	3.1	7.7	2.4	13,868	5,943	5,297	954	258	226	982	1,501
24	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	10.8	309	37.2	16.3	3.3	0.9	0.5	6.9	15.8	43.6				2.5	3.4	72.9	47.0	1.9	8.8		11,489	5,036	3,346	1,023	67	39		893
25	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	10.8	511	24.7	12.6	0.6	0.5	2.2	5.3	9.0	58.6	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.1	3.5	60.5	60.2	3.1	7.7	1.5	12,645	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313

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3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
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