most rebounds average in the 70s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most rebounds per game played, with 18.65.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds per game by a player average in the 70s
NAMEREB/GPREBGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.65
4,812
258
43.2
16.7
18.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
1,095
592
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
15.26
3,402
223
35.9
19.1
15.3
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
267
194
376
546
677
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.83
11,460
773
41.1
28.6
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.6
9,636
660
40.0
18.6
14.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.8
3.6
78.2
49.7
3.3
10.8
2.7
26,392
12,252
2,622
500
412
391
2,567
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14.19
11,565
815
41.5
23.2
14.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
9.3
20.7
45.1
4.6
6.7
67.7
49.1
3.5
9.7
2.8
33,863
18,922
1,685
606
1,198
464
2,676
6Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.89
10,511
757
36.8
10.8
13.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
4.5
8.7
51.2
1.9
2.9
63.5
53.9
3.5
8.4
2.1
27,857
8,192
3,073
511
270
329
2,066
7Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.5
2,822
209
33.7
17.1
13.5
4.4
1.0
2.6
7.0
13.8
51.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
54.2
2.6
10.9
3.6
7,033
3,578
923
204
533
206
578
8Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
12.94
3,184
246
37.4
21.7
12.9
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
736
136
540
676
807
9Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.82
7,062
551
35.7
13.9
12.8
2.9
0.5
2.1
5.3
12.3
42.8
3.3
4.8
70.1
48.1
2.8
6.8
19,660
7,659
1,587
125
553
1,494
10Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.63
2,576
204
32.1
14.5
12.6
2.6
6.1
13.8
44.1
2.3
3.2
72.5
47.7
6,542
2,967
538
642
11Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
12.23
6,421
525
39.7
27.4
12.2
2.8
1.2
2.0
10.8
21.2
50.9
5.9
7.8
75.6
55.7
3.1
9.7
4.1
20,825
14,405
1,474
529
872
563
1,832
12Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.16
4,973
409
34.1
15.0
12.2
2.3
0.8
0.2
5.5
11.3
48.4
4.1
5.2
78.3
55.3
4.2
8.9
13,952
6,152
931
116
28
1,296
13Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
11.94
7,690
644
36.1
22.8
11.9
3.3
1.2
2.0
9.3
18.3
50.6
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.1
3.2
8.5
3.4
23,248
14,686
2,134
466
799
400
2,100
14Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.88
5,002
421
33.9
11.0
11.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.2
46.2
2.6
3.7
69.4
51.1
2.6
3.9
14,259
4,652
1,181
69
36
1,458
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
11.68
2,956
253
34.3
17.4
11.7
1.9
0.6
1.1
7.1
14.8
48.0
3.2
4.2
76.4
52.3
2.5
4.9
8,683
4,399
487
12
21
799
16George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
11.46
3,552
310
34.8
21.8
11.5
4.0
2.0
0.5
8.1
17.9
45.1
5.7
8.2
69.9
50.9
3.6
7.8
4.3
10,800
6,761
1,238
627
157
658
1,241
17Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
11.46
4,525
395
33.9
14.8
11.5
2.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
11.0
51.2
3.6
6.1
58.2
54.1
3.4
6.2
13,379
5,855
1,003
52
48
1,264
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.39
3,838
337
37.6
22.4
11.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
1,739
115
45
1,281
19Swen Nater
S. Nater
11.33
2,595
229
29.4
13.1
11.3
2.0
0.6
0.6
5.4
10.2
52.9
2.2
2.9
77.0
56.7
3.3
8.0
2.5
6,744
2,994
464
132
127
395
732
20Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.23
8,120
723
35.0
11.9
11.2
3.7
1.5
1.8
4.9
11.2
44.1
2.0
2.8
73.4
48.0
2.6
8.4
2.7
25,331
8,579
2,700
742
868
431
2,516
21Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11.17
4,111
368
33.2
13.6
11.2
3.6
0.4
0.3
5.6
11.2
50.2
2.3
2.9
78.1
54.1
0.8
4.3
12,225
4,987
1,331
28
24
872
22Paul Silas
P. Silas
10.8
8,737
809
31.5
10.7
10.8
2.5
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.9
43.5
2.9
4.2
69.4
49.7
3.7
6.1
1.5
25,490
8,619
2,060
333
133
250
2,135
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
10.68
6,087
570
37.2
22.0
10.7
2.0
0.7
1.2
8.7
18.8
46.5
4.5
5.6
80.0
51.7
2.9
6.8
2.5
21,195
12,534
1,164
263
477
340
1,627
24Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.66
4,136
388
36.4
15.9
10.7
3.1
0.9
0.5
6.8
15.4
43.9
2.4
3.4
72.1
47.2
1.9
8.8
14,116
6,188
1,217
67
39
1,137
25Elmore Smith
E. Smith
10.61
5,962
562
31.8
13.4
10.6
1.4
0.8
2.9
5.6
11.7
48.2
2.1
3.7
57.9
50.3
2.3
7.1
1.7
17,879
7,541
808
325
1,183
183
1,941
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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.634
12.0
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.598
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