most rpg by a player in his final year

Bill Russell averaged the most rebounds per game by an inactive or retired player in his last season, with 19.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most rpg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in his final year
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.3
1968-69
77
42.7
9.9
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.6
1972-73
82
43.2
13.2
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
1,526
365
191
3Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
18.1
1957-58
63
39.0
16.9
6.4
6.6
18.7
35.1
3.8
5.3
71.5
40.2
2,460
1,066
1,142
403
226
4Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.8
1974-75
74
30.9
10.3
2.3
0.7
0.1
3.7
7.2
50.6
2.9
3.7
80.1
57.9
4.1
8.7
2,283
759
946
173
52
11
218
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
12.4
1964-65
50
35.1
22.5
2.6
7.9
18.5
42.9
6.6
8.1
82.0
51.0
1,754
1,124
621
128
167
6Jayson Williams
J. Williams
12.0
1998-99
30
34.0
8.1
1.1
0.8
2.0
3.2
7.3
44.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
2.8
56.5
47.4
4.9
7.1
1.5
1,020
242
360
33
24
60
46
126
-113
7Alex Groza
A. Groza
10.7
1950-51
66
21.7
2.4
7.5
15.8
47.0
6.7
8.6
78.6
55.2
1,429
709
156
237
8Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
10.7
1980-81
63
32.3
8.0
2.7
0.8
0.6
3.6
6.8
52.4
0.0
0.1
50.0
0.9
1.4
64.0
54.3
3.3
7.4
1.5
2,032
507
673
170
52
36
97
171
9Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.7
1973-74
71
38.0
18.1
3.6
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.3
3.1
75.6
49.0
1.9
8.8
2,699
1,282
757
253
67
39
222
10Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
10.4
1957-58
72
27.6
14.9
1.2
4.7
12.5
37.9
5.4
6.9
78.7
48.0
1,990
1,072
749
86
217
11Kenny Carr
K. Carr
10.2
1986-87
49
29.4
10.8
1.7
0.6
0.3
4.1
8.1
50.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.4
74.6
55.8
2.7
7.5
2.1
1,443
528
499
83
29
13
103
159
12Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
10.2
1993-94
50
36.8
17.0
3.0
0.8
0.7
5.9
12.1
48.8
0.0
0.0
5.1
6.5
78.5
56.6
2.6
7.6
2.2
1,838
848
508
149
41
36
110
145
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
9.6
1991-92
45
36.9
20.2
6.8
0.9
0.7
7.8
16.8
46.6
1.2
2.8
40.6
3.3
3.6
92.6
54.7
1.0
8.6
2.8
1,662
908
434
306
42
33
125
82
14Joe Strawder
J. Strawder
9.4
1967-68
73
27.8
7.5
1.2
2.8
6.2
45.2
1.9
2.9
64.7
50.0
2,029
551
685
85
312
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
8.7
2003-04
42
32.7
13.2
3.9
1.2
0.5
4.6
9.5
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.4
74.7
55.5
1.5
7.3
2.5
1,373
554
367
163
50
20
103
116
+219
16Wayne Embry
W. Embry
8.6
1968-69
78
30.2
13.1
1.9
4.9
11.5
42.7
3.3
5.0
66.4
48.0
2,355
1,023
672
149
302
17George Mikan
G. Mikan
8.3
1955-56
37
20.7
10.5
1.4
4.0
10.1
39.5
2.5
3.3
77.0
45.5
765
390
308
53
153
18Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
8.3
1968-69
75
37.1
20.7
2.1
7.4
18.0
41.0
5.9
7.5
79.4
48.6
2,782
1,550
624
159
268
19Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
8.3
1987-88
80
33.7
13.5
2.3
1.1
0.9
5.1
10.4
49.6
0.0
0.2
20.0
3.2
3.9
80.9
55.8
2.0
6.3
2.0
2,692
1,079
662
183
90
69
156
302
20Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
8.3
1965-66
71
24.9
11.0
3.2
4.0
9.7
41.3
2.9
3.8
76.8
48.1
1,770
781
586
225
148
21Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
8.2
1994-95
55
24.6
12.6
1.1
0.8
1.0
5.3
11.1
47.9
0.1
0.3
27.8
1.9
2.2
83.6
52.1
2.6
5.6
2.0
1,354
691
449
58
45
55
109
155
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
7.9
2002-03
64
26.2
8.5
1.0
0.8
1.7
3.1
6.6
46.9
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.3
71.0
53.1
2.5
5.4
1.3
1,676
546
508
61
52
111
83
126
+340
23George Yardley
G. Yardley
7.9
1959-60
73
32.9
20.2
1.7
7.5
16.5
45.3
5.2
6.4
81.6
52.2
2,402
1,473
579
122
227
24Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
7.9
1950-51
TOT
68
7.4
2.3
2.4
6.6
36.5
2.5
3.6
69.4
44.8
500
539
158
216
25Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
7.9
1958-59
72
29.7
13.8
2.2
4.9
12.6
39.0
4.0
4.9
80.6
46.8
2,139
992
570
159
246
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
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.559
7.0
6
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.553
7.0
7
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.541
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8
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9
17
19
.472
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10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
10
25
.286
16.5
15
6
31
.162
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
11
.694
4.5
3
23
11
.676
5.5
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
24
13
.649
6.0
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
16
20
.444
13.5
11
14
23
.378
16.0
12
13
22
.371
16.0
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.343
17.0
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.216
22.0
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.211
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