Since 1972-73, Dennis Rodman has gotten the most rebounds per game in a season, with 18.7 per game in 1991-92.

most rebounds per game by a player in a single season since 1973

Interpreted as:

most rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a single season since 1973

NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Dennis Rodman	18.7	1991-92	DET	82	40.3	9.8	2.3	0.8	0.9	1.7	4.2	7.7	53.9	0.4	1.2	31.7	1.0	1.7	60.0	3,301	800	1,530	191	68	70	140	248
Wilt Chamberlain	18.6	1972-73	LAL	82	43.2	13.2	4.5				5.2	7.1	72.7				2.8	5.5	51.0	3,542	1,084	1,526	365				191
Dennis Rodman	18.3	1992-93	DET	62	38.9	7.5	1.6	0.8	0.7	1.7	3.0	6.9	42.7	0.2	1.2	20.5	1.4	2.6	53.4	2,410	468	1,132	102	48	45	103	201
Elvin Hayes	18.1	1973-74	CAP	81	44.5	21.4	2.0	1.1	3.0		8.5	20.1	42.3				4.4	6.1	72.1	3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240		252
Moses Malone	17.6	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	1.8	1.0	1.5	4.0	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
Dennis Rodman	17.3	1993-94	SAS	79	37.8	4.7	2.3	0.7	0.4	1.7	2.0	3.7	53.4	0.1	0.3	20.8	0.7	1.3	52.0	2,989	370	1,367	184	52	32	138	229
Nate Thurmond	17.1	1972-73	GSW	79	43.3	17.1	3.5				6.5	14.7	44.6				4.0	5.6	71.8	3,419	1,349	1,349	280				240
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	5.0	1.5	4.1		11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
Dave Cowens	16.2	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	4.1				9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.1	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	30.2	5.0				12.9	23.3	55.4				4.3	6.1	71.3	3,254	2,292	1,224	379				208
Andre Drummond	16.0	2017-18	DET	78	33.7	15.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
Dave Cowens	16.0	1975-76	BOS	78	39.8	19.0	4.2	1.2	0.9		7.8	16.7	46.8				3.3	4.4	75.6	3,101	1,479	1,246	325	94	71		314
Wes Unseld	15.9	1972-73	BAL	79	39.1	12.5	4.4				5.3	10.8	49.3				1.9	2.7	70.3	3,085	991	1,260	347				168
Dave Cowens	15.7	1973-74	BOS	80	41.9	19.0	4.4	1.2	1.3		8.1	18.4	43.7				2.9	3.4	83.2	3,352	1,518	1,257	354	95	101		294
Truck Robinson	15.7	1977-78	NOJ	82	44.4	22.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	3.7	9.1	20.5	44.4				4.5	7.0	64.0	3,638	1,862	1,288	171	73	79	301	265
Andre Drummond	15.6	2018-19	DET	79	33.5	17.3	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	7.1	13.3	53.3	0.1	0.5	13.2	3.1	5.2	59.0	2,647	1,370	1,232	112	136	138	175	272	+176
Kevin Willis	15.5	1991-92	ATL	81	36.6	18.3	2.1	0.9	0.7	2.4	7.3	15.1	48.3	0.1	0.5	16.2	3.6	4.5	80.4	2,962	1,480	1,258	173	72	54	197	223
Ben Wallace	15.4	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	1.6	1.4	3.2	1.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
Moses Malone	15.3	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	1.3	1.1	2.0	3.4	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
Kevin Love	15.2	2010-11	MIN	73	35.8	20.2	2.5	0.6	0.4	2.1	6.6	14.1	47.0	1.2	2.9	41.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	2,611	1,476	1,112	184	45	28	155	148	-272
DeAndre Jordan	15.2	2017-18	LAC	77	31.5	12.0	1.5	0.5	0.9	1.8	4.8	7.5	64.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	58.0	2,424	927	1,171	117	39	70	137	203	-126
Andre Drummond	15.2	2019-20	TOT	57	33.0	17.7	2.7	1.9	1.6	3.6	7.3	13.8	53.3	0.1	0.6	14.3	3.0	5.2	57.5	1,879	1,010	864	152	109	93	203	201	-191
Bob McAdoo	15.1	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	2.3	1.2	3.3		12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	3,185	2,261	1,117	170	88	246		252
Moses Malone	15.0	1977-78	HOU	59	35.7	19.4	0.5	0.8	1.3	3.7	7.0	14.0	49.9				5.4	7.5	71.8	2,107	1,144	886	31	48	76	220	179
Dennis Rodman	15.0	1997-98	CHI	80	35.7	4.7	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.8	1.9	4.5	43.1	0.1	0.3	17.4	0.8	1.4	55.0	2,856	375	1,201	230	47	18	147	238	+345