most offensive rebounds per game as a rookie in nba history

Hakeem Olajuwon has grabbed the most offensive rebounds per game by a rookie with 5.4 per game in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
most offensive rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games as a rookie in NBA history
NAME OREB SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
5.4
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
2 Larry Smith
L. Smith
5.3
1980-81
GSW GSW
82
31.4
9.6
12.1
1.1
0.9
0.8
3.7
7.2
51.2
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.7
58.8
54.0
6.8
1.8
2,578
785
994
93
70
63
146
316
3 John Drew
J. Drew
4.6
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
29.3
18.5
10.7
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
6.1
2,289
1,442
836
138
119
39
274
4 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4.5
1991-92
DEN DEN
71
38.3
16.6
12.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
5 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
4.3
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
6 Elton Brand
E. Brand
4.3
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
7 Buck Williams
B. Williams
4.2
1981-82
NJN NJN
82
34.5
15.5
12.3
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
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
8 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
4.2
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
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
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
9 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
4.2
1982-83
IND IND
81
34.1
20.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
10 Chris Webber
C. Webber
4.0
1993-94
GSW GSW
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
11 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
3.9
1991-92
CHA CHA
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
12 Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
3.8
2004-05
CHA CHA
73
35.6
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
13 Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
3.7
1985-86
SEA SEA
82
33.0
17.1
8.0
2.4
1.2
0.5
7.0
14.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.0
4.4
68.7
52.5
4.2
3.0
2,706
1,404
655
193
101
37
248
305
14 David Robinson
D. Robinson
3.7
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
15 Popeye Jones
P. Jones
3.7
1993-94
DAL DAL
81
21.9
5.8
7.5
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.4
5.0
47.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
72.9
51.5
3.8
1.2
1,773
468
605
99
61
31
94
246
16 Joe Smith
J. Smith
3.7
1995-96
GSW GSW
82
34.4
15.3
8.7
1.0
1.0
1.6
5.7
12.5
45.8
0.1
0.3
35.7
3.7
4.8
77.3
52.3
5.1
1.7
2,821
1,251
717
79
85
134
138
224
17 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
3.7
1977-78
MIL MIL
80
34.6
19.5
10.6
2.4
1.2
1.3
7.9
15.1
52.2
3.8
5.1
73.6
56.3
6.9
2.2
2,765
1,557
847
190
92
103
175
221
18 Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
3.6
1990-91
NJN NJN
74
35.2
18.4
10.3
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
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
19 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
3.6
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
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
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
20 Zach Edey
Z. Edey
3.5
2024-25
MEM MEM
66
21.5
9.2
8.3
1.0
0.5
1.3
3.8
6.6
58.0
0.3
0.8
34.6
1.4
1.9
70.9
62.4
4.8
1.3
1,416
610
548
65
36
85
88
182
+164
21 Antoine Walker
A. Walker
3.5
1996-97
BOS BOS
82
36.2
17.5
9.0
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
5.5
2.8
2,970
1,435
741
262
105
53
230
271
-559
22 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3.5
2004-05
ORL ORL
82
32.6
12.0
10.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
6.5
2.0
2,670
981
823
75
77
136
165
232
-179
23 Yves Missi
Y. Missi
3.5
2024-25
NOP NOP
73
26.8
9.1
8.2
1.4
0.5
1.3
3.7
6.7
54.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.8
62.3
57.2
4.7
1.1
1,956
665
601
99
37
98
82
145
-514
24 Jalen Duren
J. Duren
3.4
2022-23
DET DET
67
24.9
9.1
8.9
1.1
0.7
0.9
3.9
5.9
64.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.3
61.1
65.5
5.5
1.4
1,670
612
595
75
44
59
92
182
-279
25 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
3.4
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
StatMuse has season-level data for offensive rebounds per game going back to the 1973-74 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
DET DET
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Mon
10/27
BKN BKN
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM