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

Interpreted as:

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

	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	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	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	19.0	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.2	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	17.4	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
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	17.1	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
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	16.4	1950-51	SYR	66		17.0	3.8			5.0	14.1	35.7				6.9	9.2	75.2	46.8					1,121	1,080	251				271
7	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	16.3	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	1,094	328				276
8	Elmore Smith E. Smith	15.2	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,352	1,184	111				306
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	15.0	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2				3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8				3,076	1,373	1,216	228				350
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	15.0	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
11	Willis Reed W. Reed	14.7	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	1.7			7.9	18.2	43.2				3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7				3,042	1,560	1,175	133				339
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	14.5	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	14.1	1950-51	MIN	68		28.4	3.1			10.0	23.3	42.8				8.5	10.5	80.3	50.9					1,932	958	208				308
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.9	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	13.8	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	994	229				258
16	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	13.6	1963-64	BAL	78	36.5	17.3	2.2			7.3	17.0	43.0				2.7	4.1	65.8	46.0				2,847	1,352	1,064	169				321
17	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	13.3	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
18	Ray Felix R. Felix	13.3	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
19	Moses Malone M. Malone	13.1	1976-77	TOT	82	30.6	13.2	1.1	0.8	2.2	4.7	9.9	48.0				3.7	5.4	69.3	54.0	5.3	7.7		2,506	1,083	1,072	89	67	181		275
20	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	13.0	1976-77	CHI	82	35.1	18.6	2.4	0.5	2.5	7.0	13.3	52.2				4.7	7.1	66.0	56.6	3.8	9.2		2,877	1,527	1,070	199	44	203		266
21	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	12.9	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
22	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	12.6	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	4.7	2.6	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	1,769	967	359	198	41		334
23	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.3	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
24	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12.3	1991-92	DEN	71	38.3	16.6	2.2	0.6	3.0	6.0	12.2	49.3	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.0	64.2	54.0	4.5	7.8	3.5	2,716	1,177	870	156	43	210	252	273
25	Larry Smith L. Smith	12.1	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