highest rpg for 23 year old rook in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has gotten the most rebounds per game by a 23-year-old rookie, with 27.0 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for 23 year old rook in NBA history

	NAME	RPG	Age	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	27.0	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	17.4	23	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	17.1	23	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
4	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	13.3	23	1951-52	MIL	66	39.7	9.2	2.9			3.5	9.6	36.5				2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5				2,618	607	880	190				192
5	Ray Felix R. Felix	13.3	23	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	17.6	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7				6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1				2,672	1,269	958	82				253
6	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	12.9	23	1964-65	PHI	76	34.1	14.8	1.2			5.5	13.3	41.4				3.8	5.3	71.3	47.3				2,590	1,126	980	93				251
7	Larry Smith L. Smith	12.1	23	1980-81	GSW	82	31.4	9.6	1.1	0.9	0.8	3.7	7.2	51.2	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.7	58.8	54.0	5.3	6.8	1.8	2,578	785	994	93	70	63	146	316
8	Ray Scott R. Scott	11.5	23	1961-62	DET	75	27.8	13.3	1.8			4.9	12.7	38.7				3.4	5.2	65.7	44.2				2,087	995	865	132				232
9	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	11.1	23	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
10	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	11.1	23	1968-69	CHI	80	29.6	9.8	2.2			4.0	10.4	38.3				1.8	2.8	65.3	42.0				2,365	781	889	178				317
11	Clifford Ray C. Ray	10.6	23	1971-72	CHI	82	22.8	7.0	3.1			2.7	5.4	49.9				1.6	2.7	61.5	53.4				1,872	578	869	254				296
12	Bailey Howell B. Howell	10.5	23	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	17.8	0.8			6.8	14.9	45.6				4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0				2,346	1,332	790	63				282
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.4	23	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
14	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	10.3	23	1990-91	NJN	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
15	Jim Barnes J. Barnes	9.7	23	1964-65	NYK	75	34.5	15.5	1.2			6.1	14.3	42.4				3.3	5.1	66.2	46.9				2,586	1,159	729	93				312
16	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	9.6	23	1992-93	WAS	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
17	Bob Rule B. Rule	9.5	23	1967-68	SEA	82	29.6	18.1	1.2			6.9	14.2	48.9				4.2	6.5	65.8	53.2				2,424	1,484	776	99				316
18	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	9.3	23	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	762	134	44	58	237	319
19	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	9.1	23	1961-62	PHI	80	31.4	12.1	1.8			4.7	11.6	40.4				2.7	3.3	82.4	46.3				2,509	966	729	145				330
20	Tom Gola T. Gola	9.1	23	1955-56	PHI	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
21	Gary Gregor G. Gregor	8.9	23	1968-69	PHX	80	27.3	11.1	1.2			5.0	12.0	41.5				1.1	1.6	64.9	43.4				2,182	885	711	96				249
22	Calvin Natt C. Natt	8.9	23	1979-80	TOT	78	36.6	19.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.9	5.4	73.0	52.4	3.1	5.8	2.5	2,857	1,553	691	169	102	34	198	205
23	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	8.7	23	1992-93	MIN	81	34.9	18.2	2.8	1.3	1.0	6.2	13.1	47.4	0.0	0.5	10.0	5.7	6.8	83.5	56.4	2.1	6.6	3.4	2,823	1,472	708	223	105	83	275	290
24	Sam Bowie S. Bowie	8.6	23	1984-85	POR	76	29.2	10.0	2.8	0.7	2.7	3.9	7.3	53.7	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.0	71.1	57.8	2.7	5.9	2.3	2,216	758	656	215	55	203	172	278
25	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	8.6	23	1980-81	CLE	81	30.4	9.8	2.7	0.7	1.0	4.2	8.3	50.3	0.0	0.0		1.4	1.9	76.5	53.6	3.3	5.3	1.6	2,460	791	693	216	56	78	132	332

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