Wilt Chamberlain had the most rebounds per game by a player in the playoffs in his first playoff, with 25.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg by a player in first playoffs

	NAME	RPG	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	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	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	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	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	16.9	12	43.2	18.8	0.6	1.1	1.8	6.8	13.5	50.0				5.3	7.6	69.2	55.7	7.0	9.9		518	225	203	7	13	21		42
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.8	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
7	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	16.6	5	38.6	21.2	1.4	0.4	1.6	8.6	20.0	43.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	3.8	7.4	51.4	45.6	5.0	11.6	3.4	193	106	83	7	2	8	17	23
8	Clifford Ray C. Ray	16.5	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
9	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	16.1	10	40.8	7.3	1.2	1.9	2.6	2.8	5.9	47.5	0.0	0.0		1.7	3.9	43.6	47.9	4.8	11.3	1.9	408	73	161	12	19	26	19	24	-37
10	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	15.8	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
11	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	15.7	6	44.0	9.5	5.0	2.0	1.5	3.8	10.2	37.7				1.8	3.0	61.1	41.4	2.5	13.2		264	57	94	30	12	9		19
12	Charlie Tyra C. Tyra	15.5	2	27.5	15.0	0.5			6.0	14.0	42.9				3.0	4.5	66.7	46.9				55	30	31	1				5
13	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	15.3	7	43.3	26.3	3.0	0.6	2.0	11.0	21.7	50.7				4.3	5.4	78.9	54.5	3.7	11.6		303	184	107	21	4	14		28
14	Bill Walton B. Walton	15.2	19	39.7	18.2	5.5	1.1	3.4	8.1	15.9	50.7				2.1	3.0	68.4	52.7	2.9	12.2		755	345	288	104	20	64		80
15	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	15.1	10	42.7	20.9	3.4			7.4	15.8	46.8				6.1	9.2	66.3	52.7				427	209	151	34				38
16	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	15.0	1	39.0	12.0	2.0			3.0	12.0	25.0				6.0	7.0	85.7	39.8				39	12	15	2				3
17	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	14.8	5	35.4	13.6	1.0			4.8	11.4	42.1				4.0	5.4	74.1	49.4				177	68	74	5				26
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	14.8	4	41.8	15.3	1.8	0.5	1.0	5.8	10.5	54.8	0.0	0.0		3.8	8.3	45.5	54.0	4.0	10.8	4.3	167	61	59	7	2	4	17	13	-41
19	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	14.6	7		20.4	2.9			6.7	15.0	44.8				7.0	9.1	76.6	53.7					143	102	20				28
20	Ray Scott R. Scott	14.5	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
21	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	14.4	5	35.4	17.6	3.2			8.0	15.8	50.6				1.6	2.6	61.5	51.9				177	88	72	16				19
22	Alex Groza A. Groza	14.0	3		32.3	0.7			12.0	24.3	49.3				8.3	11.0	75.8	55.4					97	42	2				14
23	Arnie Risen A. Risen	14.0	14		19.5	2.4			6.6	17.1	38.9				6.2	9.6	64.4	45.7					273	196	33				59
24	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	13.9	7	46.9	25.4	5.9			8.9	21.4	41.3				7.7	9.4	81.8	49.7				328	178	97	41				22
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	13.8	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