highest rpg by a rookie in the playoff in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has the most rebounds per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 25.8 per game in 1959-60.

NAME RPG SEASON TM GP MPG PPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25.8
1959-60
PHI PHI
9
46.1
33.2
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
2 Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.4
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
40.9
13.9
3.2
5.4
14.8
36.5
3.1
6.1
50.8
39.8
409
139
244
32
41
3 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
18.5
1968-69
BAL BAL
4
41.3
18.8
1.3
7.5
14.3
52.6
3.8
4.8
78.9
57.4
165
75
74
5
14
4 Eddie Miller
E. Miller
18.0
1952-53
BAL BAL
2
46.5
16.5
2.5
6.5
17.0
38.2
3.5
8.0
43.8
40.2
93
33
36
5
9
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.8
1969-70
MIL MIL
10
43.5
35.2
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
168
41
25
6 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
16.5
1971-72
CHI CHI
4
40.3
15.3
4.0
6.8
12.8
52.9
1.8
2.3
77.8
55.5
161
61
66
16
15
7 Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
15.8
1962-63
DET DET
4
39.8
20.0
1.5
6.3
14.8
42.4
7.5
11.0
68.2
51.0
159
80
63
6
14
8 Ray Scott
R. Scott
14.5
1961-62
DET DET
10
40.0
17.3
4.3
6.9
17.0
40.6
3.5
6.7
52.2
43.4
400
173
145
43
39
9 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
13.8
1968-69
SDR SDR
6
46.3
25.8
0.8
10.0
19.0
52.6
5.8
8.8
66.0
56.4
278
155
83
5
21
10 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
13.0
1984-85
HOU HOU
5
37.4
21.2
1.4
1.4
2.6
8.4
17.6
47.7
0.0
0.0
4.4
9.2
47.8
49.0
6.6
6.4
2.2
187
106
65
7
7
13
11
22
11 Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
12.8
1984-85
DAL DAL
4
42.3
18.8
2.8
0.5
0.3
6.0
12.3
49.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
6.5
8.5
76.5
58.6
4.0
8.8
0.8
169
75
51
11
2
1
3
13
12 Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
12.7
2002-03
ORL ORL
7
33.4
14.0
0.6
0.4
0.9
5.1
12.9
40.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.7
5.1
72.2
46.3
4.0
8.7
1.7
234
98
89
4
3
6
12
23
-38
13 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
12.5
1963-64
CIN CIN
10
37.0
12.2
3.4
4.8
12.3
39.0
2.6
3.7
70.3
43.8
370
122
125
34
37
14 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
12.4
1977-78
MIL MIL
9
35.7
24.0
3.4
1.1
1.9
9.3
17.0
54.9
5.3
7.1
75.0
59.6
3.9
8.6
1.6
321
216
112
31
10
17
14
25
15 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.3
1963-64
SFW SFW
12
34.2
10.0
1.0
3.5
8.2
42.9
3.0
4.4
67.9
49.5
410
120
148
12
46
16 Larry Foust
L. Foust
12.3
1950-51
FTW FTW
3
12.0
1.7
4.7
15.0
31.1
2.7
3.3
80.0
36.4
36
37
5
5
17 David Robinson
D. Robinson
12.0
1989-90
SAS SAS
10
37.5
24.3
2.3
1.1
4.0
8.9
16.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
9.6
67.7
58.1
3.6
8.4
2.4
375
243
120
23
11
40
24
35
18 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.0
1958-59
MIN MIN
13
42.8
25.5
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
19 Don Henriksen
D. Henriksen
12.0
1952-53
BAL BAL
2
47.0
12.5
4.0
5.0
7.5
66.7
2.5
4.5
55.6
65.9
94
25
24
8
11
20 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
11.7
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
37.0
22.9
2.0
9.0
23.1
39.0
4.9
6.9
71.0
43.8
370
229
117
20
40
21 Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
11.7
1996-97
MIN MIN
3
39.3
12.7
1.3
0.7
1.0
5.0
9.7
51.7
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.3
80.0
56.9
6.3
5.3
0.3
118
38
35
4
2
3
1
11
-19
22 Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
11.5
1961-62
PHI PHI
12
42.3
20.1
2.7
7.4
18.7
39.7
5.3
6.1
86.3
47.0
508
241
138
32
48
23 Larry Bird
L. Bird
11.2
1979-80
BOS BOS
9
41.3
21.3
4.7
1.6
0.9
9.2
19.7
46.9
0.4
1.7
26.7
2.4
2.8
88.0
51.1
2.4
8.8
3.7
372
192
101
42
14
8
33
30
24 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
11.2
1956-57
STL STL
10
31.9
17.0
2.8
6.2
14.3
43.4
4.6
6.3
73.0
49.8
319
170
112
28
47
25 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.1
1984-85
PHI PHI
13
31.4
14.9
2.0
1.8
1.2
5.8
10.7
54.0
0.3
0.5
66.7
3.1
4.8
63.5
58.2
4.0
7.1
2.7
408
194
144
26
23
15
35
49
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1951 playoffs.

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111.7

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36.4

16th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM