Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most rebounds per game in 1959-60, with 27.0 per game in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season in 1960

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.0	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.0	1959-60	BOS	74	42.5	18.2	3.7	7.5	16.1	46.7	3.2	5.3	61.2	49.6	3,146	1,350	1,778	277	210
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	17.0	1959-60	STL	72	40.2	26.1	3.6	9.3	21.2	43.8	7.6	10.0	75.3	51.0	2,896	1,882	1,221	257	204
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	16.4	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	29.6	3.5	10.8	25.4	42.4	8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9	2,873	2,074	1,150	243	234
5	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	14.2	1959-60	NYK	65	34.6	21.4	2.1	8.5	19.8	42.8	4.4	5.3	83.6	48.3	2,250	1,388	921	136	214
6	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	13.4	1959-60	DET	66	32.4	15.2	1.2	4.8	13.2	36.1	5.7	7.7	74.0	45.9	2,140	1,004	883	80	310
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	12.8	1959-60	SYR	75	36.5	22.5	3.4	7.7	19.2	40.1	7.1	8.0	89.3	49.6	2,741	1,689	959	256	263
8	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	12.2	1959-60	SYR	75	31.6	14.7	2.2	5.8	14.8	39.2	3.1	4.1	75.2	44.3	2,372	1,105	913	167	207
9	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	10.7	1959-60	STL	75	37.3	24.8	4.0	9.6	20.7	46.4	5.6	7.0	80.3	52.2	2,798	1,859	803	299	270
10	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	10.6	1959-60	STL	68	28.7	20.8	1.9	8.1	17.3	46.8	4.6	5.7	82.1	52.7	1,953	1,416	721	127	248
11	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	10.6	1959-60	BOS	75	32.3	21.7	2.3	9.0	21.2	42.3	3.8	5.1	73.3	46.3	2,420	1,629	794	171	275
12	Bailey Howell B. Howell	10.5	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	Tom Gola T. Gola	10.4	1959-60	PHI	75	38.3	15.0	5.5	5.7	13.1	43.3	3.6	4.5	79.4	49.5	2,870	1,122	779	409	311
14	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	9.6	1959-60	MIN	71	29.5	13.7	1.2	5.0	12.9	38.9	3.7	5.0	74.2	45.6	2,092	975	679	83	222
15	Wayne Embry W. Embry	9.5	1959-60	CIN	73	21.8	10.6	1.1	4.2	9.5	43.9	2.3	4.5	51.4	46.4	1,594	773	692	83	226
16	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	8.9	1959-60	CIN	75	40.3	31.2	3.5	11.6	27.5	42.2	8.0	10.2	78.5	48.7	3,023	2,338	664	260	275
17	Hub Reed H. Reed	8.6	1959-60	TOT	71	25.6	9.5	1.0	3.8	8.5	44.9	1.9	2.6	72.8	49.4	1,820	674	614	69	230
18	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	8.6	1959-60	PHI	72	36.4	22.3	2.3	8.2	19.4	42.4	5.8	7.3	79.8	49.2	2,618	1,606	621	165	263
19	Larry Foust L. Foust	8.6	1959-60	TOT	72	27.3	12.2	1.3	4.3	10.6	40.7	3.5	4.4	79.1	48.4	1,964	877	621	96	241
20	Phil Jordon P. Jordon	8.3	1959-60	CIN	75	27.5	13.4	2.8	5.1	12.9	39.3	3.2	4.5	71.6	44.9	2,066	1,004	624	207	227
21	Gene Conley G. Conley	8.3	1959-60	BOS	71	18.7	6.7	0.5	2.8	7.6	37.3	1.1	1.6	66.7	40.6	1,330	478	590	32	270
22	Charlie Tyra C. Tyra	8.1	1959-60	NYK	74	27.5	12.8	1.1	5.5	12.9	42.6	1.8	2.6	70.4	45.6	2,033	945	598	80	258
23	George Yardley G. Yardley	7.9	1959-60	SYR	73	32.9	20.2	1.7	7.5	16.5	45.3	5.2	6.4	81.6	52.2	2,402	1,473	579	122	227
24	Johnny Green J. Green	7.9	1959-60	NYK	69	17.8	7.0	0.7	3.0	6.8	44.7	0.9	2.2	40.6	44.9	1,225	481	545	48	194
25	Kenny Sears K. Sears	7.6	1959-60	NYK	64	32.9	18.5	2.0	6.4	13.5	47.7	5.7	6.5	86.8	56.7	2,103	1,187	489	127	191