highest rebounds games by players in third season

Wilt Chamberlain got the most rebounds by a player in a game in his 3rd season, with 43 rebounds against the Lakers on December 8, 1961.

Interpreted as:

highest rebounds regular-season games by players in third season

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	78	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
2	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	42	11/9/1965	SFW	vs	DET	48	18	3			6	17	35.3				6	13	46.2	39.6				2
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	40	12/12/1958	BOS	vs	CIN	53	20	5			6	20	30.0				8	9	88.9	41.7				0
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	39	1/25/1959	BOS	vs	DET	53	20				9	20	45.0				2	5	40.0	45.0				4
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	11/25/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	39	3			15	37	40.5				9	12	75.0	46.1				2
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	37	2/9/1979	HOU	@	NOJ	44	33	2	1	2	12	24	50.0				9	13	69.2	55.5	19	18		3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	48	73	0			29	48	60.4				15	25	60.0	61.9				2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	12/25/1961	PHI	@	NYK	58	59	0			23	44	52.3				13	22	59.1	55.0				3
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	12/9/1961	PHI	vs	CHI	48	61	0			28	48	58.3				5	10	50.0	58.2				3
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	36	2/14/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	44	23	6			10	24	41.7				3	5	60.0	43.9				2
11	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	35	4/22/1988	CHI	vs	CLE	41	26	3	1	0	10	16	62.5	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	69.7	16	19	6	2
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	35	1/19/1971	SDR	@	NYK	50	29	1			13	40	32.5				3	5	60.0	34.4				2
13	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	35	11/13/1965	CIN	vs	BAL		38				17	27	63.0				4	4	100.0	66.1				3
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	3/4/1962	PHI	@	NYK	48	58	4			24	41	58.5				10	16	62.5	60.4				0
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	10/21/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	53	2			21	41	51.2				11	17	64.7	54.7				0
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	35	3/3/1959	BOS		MIN	48	19				8	13	61.5				3	7	42.9	59.1				2
17	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	34	2/9/1966	BAL	vs	LAL		21	4			9	17	52.9				3	4	75.0	56.0				5
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	11/21/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	45	6			20	44	45.5				5	15	33.3	44.5				0
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	34	2/1/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	52	28				11	18	61.1				6	10	60.0	62.5				5
20	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	33	12/22/1972	DET	vs	SEA	45	23	2			10	24	41.7				3	3	100.0	45.4				0
21	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	33	3/9/1971	CHI	vs	MIL	42	21	4			6	14	42.9				9	12	75.0	54.5				2
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	3/14/1962	PHI	@	CHI	53	34	4			15	34	44.1				4	5	80.0	47.0				3
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	11/4/1961	PHI	vs	DET	48	58	0			24	48	50.0				10	16	62.5	52.7				1
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	11/3/1961	PHI	vs	BOS	48	28	1			12	31	38.7				4	9	44.4	40.0				2
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	33	3/4/1959	BOS	vs	SYR	48	23	5			11	19	57.9				1	2	50.0	57.8				3