highest rpg for 23 year old rook in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has 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
NAMERPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.0
23
1959-60
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
2Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.4
23
1963-64
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
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
17.1
23
1968-69
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
4Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
13.3
23
1951-52
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
5Ray Felix
R. Felix
13.3
23
1953-54
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
6Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
12.9
23
1964-65
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
7Larry Smith
L. Smith
12.1
23
1980-81
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
8Ray Scott
R. Scott
11.5
23
1961-62
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
9Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
11.1
23
1983-84
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
10Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
11.1
23
1968-69
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
11Clifford Ray
C. Ray
10.6
23
1971-72
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
12Bailey Howell
B. Howell
10.5
23
1959-60
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
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.4
23
1979-80
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
14Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
10.3
23
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
15Jim Barnes
J. Barnes
9.7
23
1964-65
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
16Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
9.6
23
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
17Bob Rule
B. Rule
9.5
23
1967-68
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
18Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
9.3
23
1981-82
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
19Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
9.1
23
1961-62
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
20Tom Gola
T. Gola
9.1
23
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
21Gary Gregor
G. Gregor
8.9
23
1968-69
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
22Calvin 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
23Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
8.7
23
1992-93
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
24Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
8.6
23
1984-85
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
25Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
8.6
23
1980-81
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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