most rebounds per 36 minutes in nba by season

36 in a season, with 21.33 in 1957-58.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in NBA by season

	NAME	REB/(MIN/36)	REB	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PTS	AST	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.33	1,564	2,640	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9	6.6	15.0	44.2	3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5	1,142	202	181
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20.93	1,941	3,338	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3	14.8	32.1	46.1	8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3	2,707	168	150
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20.5	2,149	3,773	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	27.2	1.9	15.8	31.1	50.9	6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9	3,033	148	130
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	20.35	1,778	3,146	1959-60	BOS	74	42.5	18.2	24.0	3.7	7.5	16.1	46.7	3.2	5.3	61.2	49.6	1,350	277	210
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.95	1,930	3,482	1963-64	BOS	78	44.6	15.0	24.7	4.7	6.0	13.8	43.3	3.0	5.5	55.0	46.1	1,168	370	190
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.51	1,878	3,466	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1	5.3	5.5	12.6	43.8	3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2	1,102	410	204
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.48	1,612	2,979	1958-59	BOS	70	42.6	16.7	23.0	3.2	6.5	14.2	45.7	3.7	6.1	59.8	49.3	1,168	222	161
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.45	1,868	3,458	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	23.9	3.4	6.8	16.0	42.6	3.3	6.0	55.0	45.4	1,322	268	155
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	19.13	1,957	3,682	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	24.2	7.8	9.7	14.2	68.3	4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7	1,956	630	143
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	19.03	2,052	3,882	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4	20.0	39.5	50.6	10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6	4,029	192	123
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.96	1,843	3,500	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	23.6	4.5	6.6	15.2	43.2	3.7	6.6	55.5	46.4	1,309	348	189
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.91	1,779	3,386	1965-66	BOS	78	43.4	12.9	22.8	4.8	5.0	12.1	41.5	2.9	5.2	55.1	44.8	1,005	371	221
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.77	1,790	3,433	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	23.6	4.5	7.6	16.6	45.7	3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9	1,436	341	207
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.72	1,943	3,737	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2	13.6	25.2	54.0	6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7	2,649	414	171
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.56	1,700	3,297	1966-67	BOS	81	40.7	13.3	21.0	5.8	4.9	10.7	45.4	3.5	5.8	61.0	50.0	1,075	472	258
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.41	1,946	3,806	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4	18.3	34.6	52.8	8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0	3,586	275	136
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.32	1,952	3,836	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	23.8	8.6	10.0	16.8	59.5	4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7	1,992	702	160
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	18.32	1,540	3,027	1960-61	STL	76	39.8	27.9	20.3	3.4	10.1	22.6	44.7	7.7	10.6	72.4	51.1	2,120	262	217
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18.25	1,673	3,301	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	34.7	22.9	3.4	14.6	28.5	51.0	5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3	2,534	250	146
20	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	18.16	1,121	2,222	1967-68	SFW	51	43.6	20.5	22.0	4.2	7.5	18.2	41.1	5.5	8.6	64.4	46.6	1,046	215	137
21	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	18.11	1,028	2,044	1960-61	DET	73	28.0	11.7	14.1	1.9	3.9	9.7	40.5	3.8	5.5	70.3	48.4	853	139	313
22	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.07	1,491	2,970	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6	5.2	10.9	47.6	3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5	1,131	213	276
23	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	18.02	1,382	2,761	1966-67	SFW	65	42.5	18.7	21.3	2.6	7.2	16.4	43.7	4.3	6.8	62.9	48.0	1,214	166	183
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	17.69	1,451	2,953	1967-68	BOS	78	37.9	12.5	18.6	4.6	4.7	11.0	42.5	3.2	5.9	53.7	46.1	977	357	242
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	17.44	1,787	3,689	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	36.9	22.3	5.0	15.1	28.7	52.4	6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7	2,948	403	182

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