highest rpg by a player before 1983

Before 1982-83, Wilt Chamberlain got the most rebounds per game, with 22.9 per game.

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NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
22.9
1,045
45.8
30.1
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.5
963
42.3
15.1
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
3Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
17.3
202
37.3
16.4
5.3
6.2
17.7
35.1
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.2
792
38.8
26.4
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
15.6
829
38.8
17.0
3.3
0.4
0.3
6.9
13.8
49.9
3.2
4.1
78.3
54.4
0.8
4.3
32,131
14,053
12,942
2,730
28
24
2,389
6Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
15.0
964
37.2
15.0
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.7
13.6
42.1
3.5
5.3
66.7
47.0
2.8
6.8
35,881
14,437
14,464
2,575
125
553
2,624
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
14.9
466
38.2
23.9
1.5
0.9
1.6
8.7
16.9
51.4
0.0
0.1
6.7
6.5
8.8
73.6
57.4
6.5
8.5
3.8
17,786
11,119
6,960
697
433
758
1,448
1,318
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.0
726
39.3
18.2
3.9
1.2
1.0
7.7
16.8
46.0
0.0
0.2
8.3
2.7
3.5
78.2
49.6
3.1
10.2
2.4
28,551
13,192
10,170
2,828
569
473
499
2,783
9Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
14.0
984
36.4
10.8
3.9
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.9
3.0
63.3
53.7
3.5
8.4
1.9
35,832
10,624
13,769
3,822
628
367
579
2,762
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
13.7
1,011
40.1
27.8
4.3
1.1
3.3
11.4
20.5
55.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.9
71.5
59.0
2.9
9.8
3.3
40,567
28,088
13,826
4,308
779
2,310
1,266
3,083
11Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
13.7
1,043
37.3
20.1
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
13.5
846
40.0
27.4
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
13.5
1,141
40.9
22.7
1.9
1.1
2.3
9.1
20.2
45.2
0.0
0.1
10.7
4.4
6.6
66.9
49.1
3.4
8.7
2.6
46,704
25,865
15,403
2,169
798
1,662
1,076
3,838
14George Mikan
G. Mikan
13.4
311
34.4
21.2
2.7
7.4
18.6
40.0
6.3
8.1
78.5
47.9
8,350
6,593
4,167
830
1,305
15Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.2
223
33.0
16.9
4.3
1.0
2.6
7.0
13.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.4
66.9
54.1
2.6
10.6
3.4
7,370
3,772
2,948
957
212
571
243
615
16Willis Reed
W. Reed
12.9
650
35.5
18.7
1.8
0.6
1.1
7.5
15.7
47.6
3.8
5.1
74.7
52.3
2.5
4.9
23,073
12,183
8,414
1,186
12
21
2,411
17Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.7
581
34.7
17.1
2.7
7.1
16.1
44.0
2.9
4.2
69.9
47.6
20,140
9,944
7,379
1,541
2,037
18Buck Williams
B. Williams
12.3
82
34.5
15.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.3
10.7
58.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
62.4
60.3
4.2
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
19Swen Nater
S. Nater
12.2
413
31.4
13.6
2.2
0.6
0.5
5.6
10.3
54.1
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.4
3.2
76.4
58.0
3.5
8.6
2.7
12,988
5,616
5,020
926
232
219
911
1,350
20Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
12.1
932
34.4
18.6
3.0
5.9
15.6
38.0
6.8
8.0
85.4
48.8
29,800
17,366
11,256
2,813
3,207
21Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
926
33.3
11.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.5
10.2
44.2
2.9
4.1
69.3
49.4
2.6
3.9
30,878
11,012
11,054
2,553
69
36
3,375
22Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
11.9
562
31.9
13.5
1.9
4.3
10.5
40.4
5.0
6.5
77.8
50.6
15,813
7,606
6,684
1,089
1,744
23Larry Smith
L. Smith
11.6
156
30.7
8.4
1.1
0.9
0.8
3.4
6.4
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.9
57.6
54.3
4.6
7.0
1.6
4,791
1,313
1,807
176
135
117
251
607
24Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
11.5
458
35.8
20.1
2.6
0.6
2.2
7.5
12.7
58.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
5.1
7.1
71.4
63.2
3.2
8.3
3.4
16,405
9,187
5,279
1,177
261
1,017
1,272
1,556
25Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
11.3
516
35.5
19.4
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
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.512
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EasternWLPCTGB
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22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
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.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
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.561
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45
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.549
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45
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.549
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9
44
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.537
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10
43
39
.524
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11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
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31
51
.378
29.0
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
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
7
Suns Suns - x
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
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
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.305
39.0
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