highest rebounds per game by a second year player

Wilt Chamberlain got the most rebounds per game by a player in his 2nd season, with 27.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a second year player
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.2
1960-61
79
47.8
38.4
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.7
1957-58
69
38.3
16.6
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.3
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
3Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
20.0
1964-65
66
43.4
21.4
2.4
8.5
17.0
49.8
4.5
5.5
81.4
55.1
2,864
1,414
1,321
157
214
4Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
18.1
1964-65
77
41.2
16.5
2.0
6.7
16.1
41.9
3.1
4.6
65.8
45.6
3,173
1,273
1,395
157
232
5Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
17.4
1956-57
72
38.3
15.6
4.6
6.0
17.3
34.7
3.6
5.3
66.5
39.6
2,761
1,124
1,256
331
287
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16.9
1969-70
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
7Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
16.7
1969-70
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
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
16.4
1959-60
70
41.0
29.6
3.5
10.8
25.4
42.4
8.1
11.0
73.2
48.9
2,873
2,074
1,150
243
234
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
16.4
1962-63
80
41.3
27.9
2.9
10.5
19.9
52.7
6.9
10.3
67.4
57.1
3,306
2,233
1,309
233
283
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.2
1955-56
72
38.8
25.7
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.0
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
12Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.2
1971-72
79
40.3
18.8
3.1
8.3
17.2
48.4
2.2
3.1
72.0
50.9
3,186
1,489
1,203
245
314
13Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
15.1
1973-74
74
43.0
30.6
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
15.0
1977-78
59
35.7
19.4
0.5
0.8
1.3
7.0
14.0
49.9
5.4
7.5
71.8
55.9
6.4
8.6
3.7
2,107
1,144
886
31
48
76
220
179
15Bailey Howell
B. Howell
14.4
1960-61
77
38.3
23.6
2.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
7.8
10.4
75.3
55.2
2,952
1,815
1,111
196
297
16Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
14.2
1971-72
80
38.7
25.7
3.1
10.4
21.1
49.3
4.9
6.3
76.8
53.8
3,092
2,056
1,132
248
297
17Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
13.9
1952-53
70
45.2
22.3
2.8
7.2
15.9
45.2
7.9
11.3
70.0
53.4
3,166
1,564
976
197
248
18Clyde Lee
C. Lee
13.9
1967-68
82
32.9
11.9
1.6
4.5
10.9
41.7
2.8
4.1
68.4
46.8
2,699
975
1,141
135
331
19George Mikan
G. Mikan
13.5
1951-52
64
40.2
23.8
3.0
8.5
22.1
38.5
6.8
8.7
78.0
45.9
2,572
1,523
866
194
286
20Larry Foust
L. Foust
13.3
1951-52
66
39.6
15.9
3.0
5.9
15.0
39.4
4.0
6.0
67.8
45.0
2,615
1,047
880
200
245
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13.2
1993-94
81
39.8
29.3
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
22Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
13.2
2013-14
81
32.3
13.5
0.4
1.2
1.6
5.9
9.5
62.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
4.0
41.8
59.9
5.4
7.8
1.4
2,619
1,095
1,071
35
101
131
110
273
-233
23Swen Nater
S. Nater
13.2
1977-78
78
35.6
15.5
2.8
0.5
0.6
6.4
12.7
50.4
2.7
3.5
76.5
54.3
3.6
9.6
2.9
2,778
1,210
1,029
216
40
47
225
274
24Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
13.1
1986-87
82
36.3
14.5
3.6
1.0
0.4
5.7
12.8
44.5
0.1
0.4
36.7
3.0
4.4
68.6
49.3
3.6
9.5
3.6
2,980
1,192
1,074
296
85
36
299
315
25Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
13.1
1977-78
82
37.4
22.9
3.2
0.5
2.2
8.6
15.4
55.9
5.7
8.2
70.4
60.4
3.9
9.2
4.5
3,067
1,879
1,071
263
42
181
366
261
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
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4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
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6
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8
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32
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20
62
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
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1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
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