highest rpg average rookie since 1990

Since 1989-90, Shaquille O'Neal has gotten the most rebounds per game by a rookie in a season, with 13.9 per game in 1992-93.

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  • Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1950-51
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13.9
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
2Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
12.3
1991-92
71
38.3
16.6
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
3Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
12.1
2010-11
82
38.0
22.5
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
4David Robinson
D. Robinson
12.0
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
11.9
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
6Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
11.0
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
7Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
10.9
2004-05
73
35.6
15.1
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
8Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
10.6
2023-24
71
29.7
21.4
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
10.5
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
10Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
10.3
1992-93
78
33.9
21.0
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
11Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
10.3
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
12Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
10.3
1990-91
74
35.2
18.4
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
4.4
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10.0
2004-05
82
32.6
12.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
3.5
6.5
2.0
2,670
981
823
75
77
136
165
232
-179
14Elton Brand
E. Brand
10.0
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
15Cameron Boozer
C. Boozer
9.7
2026-27
10
32.2
16.2
5.5
0.4
0.6
5.1
14.0
36.4
1.8
6.2
29.0
4.2
4.5
93.3
50.7
1.7
8.0
3.4
322
162
97
55
4
6
34
21
+28
16Al Horford
A. Horford
9.7
2007-08
81
31.4
10.1
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.1
8.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.1
53.9
3.1
6.6
1.7
2,540
821
785
124
60
76
137
267
-111
17Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
9.6
1992-93
81
34.5
14.7
3.8
1.7
0.4
6.0
14.0
42.6
0.5
1.7
28.1
2.2
3.5
64.4
47.2
2.7
6.9
2.8
2,795
1,187
781
306
134
35
230
195
18Chris Webber
C. Webber
9.1
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
19LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
9.1
1992-93
82
33.5
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.4
5.9
11.7
50.4
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.9
3.9
74.8
54.9
3.3
5.7
1.9
2,749
1,205
744
151
72
111
153
293
20Kevin Love
K. Love
9.1
2008-09
81
25.3
11.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
21Antoine Walker
A. Walker
9.0
1996-97
82
36.2
17.5
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
3.5
5.5
2.8
2,970
1,435
741
262
105
53
230
271
-559
22Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
8.9
2001-02
82
36.7
17.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
23Jalen Duren
J. Duren
8.9
2022-23
67
24.9
9.1
1.1
0.7
0.9
3.9
5.9
64.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.3
61.1
65.5
3.4
5.5
1.4
1,670
612
595
75
44
59
92
182
-279
24Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
8.8
1990-91
79
37.7
18.0
4.0
1.4
1.1
6.9
16.5
42.2
0.0
0.1
27.3
4.1
5.5
73.6
47.6
2.4
6.4
2.9
2,978
1,421
697
315
113
85
230
249
25Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
8.8
1997-98
82
29.0
13.9
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211

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