highest rebounds per game in 1956

Maurice Stokes averaged the most rebounds per game in 1955-56, with 16.3 per game in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
highest rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1956
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.3
1955-56
67
34.7
16.8
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
2Bob 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
3Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
14.0
1955-56
71
35.5
21.5
2.3
8.4
19.3
43.4
4.8
6.6
72.1
48.4
2,518
1,526
992
164
245
4Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
12.5
1955-56
70
37.1
22.1
3.2
7.1
15.6
45.7
7.8
9.8
80.1
55.5
2,594
1,547
872
225
251
5Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
12.4
1955-56
72
35.0
20.4
2.8
6.5
16.7
38.7
7.5
8.8
85.8
49.7
2,517
1,472
891
200
251
6Chuck Share
C. Share
10.8
1955-56
72
27.4
13.6
1.8
4.4
10.2
43.0
4.8
6.9
69.5
51.3
1,975
976
774
131
318
7Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
10.4
1955-56
60
32.7
14.3
2.7
5.5
13.3
41.3
3.3
4.2
79.1
47.2
1,964
860
625
160
228
8Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
10.3
1955-56
72
33.0
13.9
2.3
4.5
11.6
38.6
5.0
6.3
78.7
48.4
2,378
1,002
740
168
220
9George Yardley
G. Yardley
9.7
1955-56
71
33.1
17.4
2.2
6.1
15.0
40.7
5.1
6.9
74.2
48.0
2,353
1,233
686
159
212
10Jack Coleman
J. Coleman
9.2
1955-56
TOT
75
36.5
12.8
3.9
5.2
12.6
41.2
2.4
3.3
71.1
45.3
2,738
957
688
294
242
11Tom Gola
T. Gola
9.1
1955-56
68
34.5
10.8
5.9
3.6
8.7
41.2
3.6
4.9
73.3
49.6
2,346
732
616
404
272
12Larry Foust
L. Foust
9.0
1955-56
72
28.1
16.2
1.8
5.1
11.4
44.7
6.0
7.7
77.8
54.7
2,024
1,166
648
127
263
13Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
8.9
1955-56
72
33.0
14.4
2.6
5.5
14.9
36.9
3.3
4.7
70.6
42.2
2,375
1,034
642
190
272
14Kenny Sears
K. Sears
8.8
1955-56
70
29.6
12.8
1.6
4.6
10.4
43.8
3.7
4.6
79.6
51.5
2,069
896
616
114
201
15Jim Loscutoff
J. Loscutoff
8.8
1955-56
71
22.3
8.3
0.9
3.2
8.8
36.0
2.0
2.9
67.1
41.1
1,582
591
622
65
213
16Ray Felix
R. Felix
8.7
1955-56
72
23.6
12.3
0.7
3.8
9.3
41.5
4.6
6.5
70.6
50.6
1,702
885
623
47
293
17Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
8.4
1955-56
72
29.2
13.4
2.4
4.4
11.4
38.6
4.6
5.7
80.4
48.1
2,100
962
608
173
319
18Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
8.4
1955-56
72
29.4
13.3
1.2
5.2
13.0
40.3
2.9
4.4
65.5
44.7
2,114
961
607
84
168
19Arnie Risen
A. Risen
8.1
1955-56
68
23.5
8.1
1.3
2.8
7.3
38.3
2.5
3.5
70.8
45.8
1,597
548
553
88
300
20Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
7.5
1955-56
66
33.9
12.0
2.7
4.9
11.6
42.5
2.2
3.3
64.3
46.0
2,240
792
496
180
166
21Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
7.5
1955-56
72
37.8
24.2
2.6
8.6
19.1
44.8
7.0
8.7
81.0
52.6
2,724
1,741
539
189
282
22Walter Dukes
W. Dukes
7.4
1955-56
60
21.5
7.8
0.7
2.5
6.2
40.3
2.8
3.9
70.8
49.1
1,290
465
443
39
211
23Dick Ricketts
D. Ricketts
7.2
1955-56
TOT
68
28.6
8.9
3.0
3.5
11.1
31.3
2.0
2.9
70.8
36.3
1,943
608
490
206
287
24Ed Fleming
E. Fleming
6.9
1955-56
71
28.6
12.5
2.8
4.3
11.6
37.1
3.9
5.2
74.5
45.0
2,028
889
489
197
178
25Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
6.8
1955-56
72
38.4
18.8
8.9
6.1
17.0
36.0
6.6
7.8
84.4
46.1
2,767
1,356
492
642
206
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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