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

	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.3	1968-69	BOS	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
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. 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	68.9				3,542	1,084	1,526	365				191
3	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	18.1	1957-58	CIN	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
4	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	12.8	1974-75	LAL	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
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	12.4	1964-65	STL	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
6	Jayson Williams J. Williams	12.0	1998-99	NJN	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
7	Alex Groza A. Groza	10.7	1950-51	IND	66		21.7	2.4			7.5	15.8	47.0				6.7	8.6	78.6	55.2					1,429	709	156				237
8	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	10.7	1980-81	WAS	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
9	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	10.7	1973-74	NYK	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
10	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	10.4	1957-58	DET	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
11	Kenny Carr K. Carr	10.2	1986-87	POR	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
12	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	10.2	1993-94	CLE	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
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	9.6	1991-92	BOS	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
14	Joe Strawder J. Strawder	9.4	1967-68	DET	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
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	8.7	2003-04	LAL	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
16	Wayne Embry W. Embry	8.6	1968-69	MIL	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
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	8.3	1955-56	MIN	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
18	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	8.3	1968-69	SFW	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
19	Steve Stipanovich S. Stipanovich	8.3	1987-88	IND	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
20	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	8.3	1965-66	BAL	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
21	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	8.2	1994-95	DAL	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
22	David Robinson D. Robinson	7.9	2002-03	SAS	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
23	George Yardley G. Yardley	7.9	1959-60	SYR	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
24	Chick 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
25	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	7.9	1958-59	MIN	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