most nba rpg in first 3 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most rebounds per game by a player in his first 3 seasons, with 26.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
most NBA rpg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in first 3 seasons
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.6
231
47.6
42.3
2.2
16.9
34.3
49.4
8.4
14.8
57.0
51.8
10,993
9,769
6,142
508
403
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.0
187
39.1
16.1
2.7
6.4
14.3
44.4
3.4
6.3
54.1
47.2
7,314
3,016
4,119
512
485
3Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
19.5
224
43.1
20.1
2.6
8.0
16.4
48.7
4.1
5.2
79.3
53.8
9,654
4,511
4,364
574
788
4Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
17.4
239
42.0
28.8
2.4
11.0
21.1
51.9
6.9
10.5
65.6
56.0
10,044
6,887
4,170
569
864
5Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
17.3
202
37.3
16.4
5.3
6.2
17.7
35.1
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
6Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
17.3
238
38.3
14.7
3.3
5.8
11.6
49.9
3.1
5.0
63.0
53.4
9,108
3,503
4,114
797
761
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
17.1
213
41.6
29.8
4.2
10.8
25.5
42.2
8.3
10.9
76.4
49.3
8,861
6,354
3,647
901
783
8Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16.9
246
44.7
28.2
1.9
11.3
25.7
44.2
5.5
8.3
66.0
48.0
10,993
6,933
4,154
461
761
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
15.7
245
42.5
31.8
4.0
12.9
23.2
55.7
6.0
8.8
67.7
58.7
10,405
7,779
3,847
979
782
10Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.5
242
40.0
18.8
3.3
8.0
17.8
45.3
2.7
3.6
74.3
48.5
9,687
4,546
3,748
806
975
11Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
15.5
226
35.5
13.2
1.6
5.3
12.9
40.9
2.7
4.2
63.7
44.9
8,030
2,994
3,497
354
639
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
15.3
223
35.9
19.1
1.2
0.9
1.7
6.8
13.3
51.2
5.5
7.6
72.1
57.4
6.3
9.0
3.9
8,003
4,258
3,402
267
194
376
546
677
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
14.9
215
36.9
23.6
2.6
8.3
19.8
41.7
7.0
9.3
75.3
49.3
7,944
5,070
3,195
551
641
14George Mikan
G. Mikan
14.0
202
39.0
24.2
3.0
8.5
21.0
40.5
7.2
9.1
78.9
48.4
5,223
4,897
2,831
603
884
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
13.9
200
34.9
16.3
3.3
4.9
13.4
36.3
6.6
8.3
79.4
47.8
4,672
3,251
2,773
660
755
16Willis Reed
W. Reed
13.6
234
35.9
18.7
1.5
7.3
16.1
45.2
4.1
5.5
74.4
50.4
8,403
4,366
3,194
350
955
17Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.6
151
33.8
16.4
4.2
1.0
2.6
6.7
13.3
50.5
3.0
4.6
65.8
53.7
2.9
10.7
5,104
2,481
2,056
632
144
387
433
18Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
13.3
195
36.1
17.7
2.8
7.3
17.3
42.2
3.1
4.5
68.2
45.8
7,030
3,444
2,598
553
715
19Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
12.9
246
37.4
21.7
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
20Elmore Smith
E. Smith
12.9
235
38.0
16.0
1.9
0.9
4.9
6.9
14.8
46.5
2.3
4.0
55.7
48.3
2.5
8.7
8,937
3,755
3,036
453
71
393
910
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12.8
241
38.2
27.3
2.3
0.9
2.9
10.9
18.6
58.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
10.1
55.8
59.3
4.4
8.5
3.0
9,218
6,585
3,095
561
209
709
733
860
22Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
12.7
236
39.3
27.7
2.1
1.2
2.7
10.9
21.5
50.8
5.8
7.3
79.5
56.0
3.8
10.8
9,286
6,533
3,000
488
180
420
786
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
12.7
183
41.5
26.5
2.1
10.2
21.9
46.6
6.1
7.5
81.4
52.6
7,588
4,845
2,317
392
505
24Bailey Howell
B. Howell
12.5
231
35.3
20.4
1.9
7.2
15.6
46.3
6.0
7.9
75.5
53.5
8,155
4,723
2,897
445
896
25Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
12.5
243
29.1
10.3
3.3
4.2
9.6
43.7
1.9
2.8
68.1
47.5
7,070
2,509
3,038
804
847
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
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7
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45
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.549
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8
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45
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.537
16.0
10
43
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.524
17.0
11
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32
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.390
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31
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.378
29.0
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
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