most rebounds per game by a rookie all-time

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most rebounds per game by a rookie, with 27.0 per game in 1959-60.

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most rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie all-time

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.0	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	19.0	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.2	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	17.4	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	17.1	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
6	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	16.3	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	1,094	328				276
7	Elmore Smith E. Smith	15.2	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,352	1,184	111				306
8	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	15.0	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2				3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8				3,076	1,373	1,216	228				350
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	15.0	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
10	Willis Reed W. Reed	14.7	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	1.7			7.9	18.2	43.2				3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7				3,042	1,560	1,175	133				339
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	14.5	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.9	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	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	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	13.8	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	994	229				258
14	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	13.6	1963-64	BAL	78	36.5	17.3	2.2			7.3	17.0	43.0				2.7	4.1	65.8	46.0				2,847	1,352	1,064	169				321
15	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	13.3	1951-52	MIL	66	39.7	9.2	2.9			3.5	9.6	36.5				2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5				2,618	607	880	190				192
16	Ray Felix R. Felix	13.3	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	17.6	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7				6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1				2,672	1,269	958	82				253
17	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	12.9	1964-65	PHI	76	34.1	14.8	1.2			5.5	13.3	41.4				3.8	5.3	71.3	47.3				2,590	1,126	980	93				251
18	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.3	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	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	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
19	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	12.3	1991-92	DEN	71	38.3	16.6	2.2	0.6	3.0	6.0	12.2	49.3	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.0	64.2	54.0	4.5	7.8	3.5	2,716	1,177	870	156	43	210	252	273
20	Larry Smith L. Smith	12.1	1980-81	GSW	82	31.4	9.6	1.1	0.9	0.8	3.7	7.2	51.2	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.7	58.8	54.0	5.3	6.8	1.8	2,578	785	994	93	70	63	146	316
21	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	12.1	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
22	Pete Cross P. Cross	12.0	1970-71	SEA	79	27.8	8.0	1.4			3.1	7.0	44.2				1.8	2.6	69.0	49.0				2,194	630	949	113				212
23	David Robinson D. Robinson	12.0	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	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	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	11.9	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.9	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344

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Thu 12/25	DAL	@	GSW	5:00 PM
Sun 12/28	GSW	@	TOR	3:30 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM
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2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.5
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