most rebounds total for a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most boards by a rookie, with 1,941 boards in 1959-60.

NAMEREBSEASONTMGPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,941
1959-60
72
3,338
2,707
168
1,065
2,311
46.1
577
991
58.2
49.3
150
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
1,500
1961-62
79
3,344
2,495
210
973
1,875
51.9
549
853
64.4
55.4
281
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
3Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1,491
1968-69
82
2,970
1,131
213
427
897
47.6
277
458
60.5
51.5
276
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,406
1968-69
82
3,695
2,327
113
930
2,082
44.7
467
746
62.6
48.3
266
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
1,375
1963-64
79
3,273
1,400
204
545
1,035
52.7
310
398
77.9
57.8
300
41.4
17.7
17.4
2.6
6Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1,216
1970-71
81
3,076
1,373
228
550
1,302
42.2
273
373
73.2
46.8
350
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,190
1969-70
82
3,534
2,361
337
938
1,810
51.8
485
743
65.3
55.2
283
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
8Elmore Smith
E. Smith
1,184
1971-72
78
3,186
1,352
111
579
1,275
45.4
194
363
53.4
47.1
306
40.8
17.3
15.2
1.4
9Willis Reed
W. Reed
1,175
1964-65
80
3,042
1,560
133
629
1,457
43.2
302
407
74.2
47.7
339
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,122
1992-93
81
3,071
1,893
152
60
286
733
1,304
56.2
0
2
0.0
427
721
59.2
58.4
342
780
307
321
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
3.8
11Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
1,094
1955-56
67
2,323
1,125
328
403
1,137
35.4
319
447
71.4
42.2
276
34.7
16.8
16.3
4.9
12Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
1,064
1963-64
78
2,847
1,352
169
571
1,329
43.0
210
319
65.8
46.0
321
36.5
17.3
13.6
2.2
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1,050
1958-59
70
2,855
1,742
287
605
1,482
40.8
532
685
77.7
48.8
270
40.8
24.9
15.0
4.1
14Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,005
1981-82
82
2,825
1,268
107
84
84
513
881
58.2
0
1
0.0
242
388
62.4
60.3
347
658
235
285
34.5
15.5
12.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
2.9
15Larry Smith
L. Smith
994
1980-81
82
2,578
785
93
70
63
304
594
51.2
0
0
177
301
58.8
54.0
433
561
146
316
31.4
9.6
12.1
1.1
0.9
0.8
1.8
16Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
994
1954-55
72
2,659
1,466
229
520
1,279
40.7
426
567
75.1
48.0
258
36.9
20.4
13.8
3.2
17Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
989
2010-11
82
3,112
1,845
312
63
45
696
1,376
50.6
7
24
29.2
446
695
64.2
54.9
270
719
223
252
-146
38.0
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
2.7
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
983
1989-90
82
3,002
1,993
164
138
319
690
1,300
53.1
0
2
0.0
613
837
73.2
59.7
303
680
257
259
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
3.1
19Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
980
1964-65
76
2,590
1,126
93
419
1,013
41.4
288
404
71.3
47.3
251
34.1
14.8
12.9
1.2
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
977
1997-98
82
3,204
1,731
224
55
206
706
1,287
54.9
0
10
0.0
319
482
66.2
57.7
274
703
279
254
+429
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
3.4
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
974
1984-85
82
2,914
1,692
111
99
220
677
1,258
53.8
0
0
338
551
61.3
56.4
440
534
234
344
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
2.9
22Lloyd Neal
L. Neal
967
1972-73
82
2,723
1,097
146
455
921
49.4
187
293
63.8
52.2
305
33.2
13.4
11.8
1.8
23Ray Felix
R. Felix
958
1953-54
72
2,672
1,269
82
410
983
41.7
449
704
63.8
49.1
253
37.1
17.6
13.3
1.1
24Pete Cross
P. Cross
949
1970-71
79
2,194
630
113
245
554
44.2
140
203
69.0
49.0
212
27.8
8.0
12.0
1.4
25Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
943
1971-72
82
3,245
2,009
350
784
1,837
42.7
441
621
71.0
47.6
186
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
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32
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.780
2
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20
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54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
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30
.634
12.0
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.549
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