most rpg by a rockets player in a single season

Moses Malone has the most rebounds per game for the Rockets in a season, with 17.6 per game in 1978-79.

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most rpg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a rockets player in a single season

	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	17.6	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
2	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
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16.9	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	27.5	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16.6	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	15.0	1977-78	HOU	59	35.7	19.4	0.5	0.8	1.3	7.0	14.0	49.9				5.4	7.5	71.8	55.9	6.4	8.6	3.7	2,107	1,144	886	31	48	76	220	179
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.8	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	27.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
7	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.7	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	31.1	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	14.6	1971-72	HOU	82	42.2	25.2	3.3			10.1	23.4	43.4				4.9	7.5	64.9	47.1				3,461	2,063	1,197	270				233
9	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.5	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	25.8	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	14.0	1989-90	HOU	82	38.1	24.3	2.9	2.1	4.6	9.8	19.6	50.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.7	6.5	71.3	54.1	3.6	10.4	3.9	3,124	1,995	1,149	234	174	376	316	314
11	Clint Capela C. Capela	13.8	2019-20	HOU	39	32.8	13.9	1.2	0.8	1.8	6.3	9.9	62.9	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.7	52.9	62.6	4.3	9.5	1.6	1,279	543	537	48	33	72	63	102	+61
12	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13.8	1990-91	HOU	56	36.8	21.2	2.3	2.2	3.9	8.7	17.1	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	4.9	76.9	54.9	3.9	9.8	3.1	2,062	1,187	770	131	121	221	174	221
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	13.5	1996-97	HOU	53	37.9	19.2	4.7	1.3	0.5	6.3	13.1	48.4	1.1	3.9	28.3	5.4	7.8	69.4	58.1	4.0	9.5	2.8	2,009	1,016	716	248	69	25	151	153	+312
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13.5	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	24.8	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	13.4	1976-77	HOU	80	31.3	13.5	1.1	0.8	2.3	4.9	10.1	48.0				3.8	5.5	69.3	54.0	5.5	7.9		2,500	1,083	1,071	89	67	181		274
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13.0	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	26.1	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	150	342	262	305
17	Clint Capela C. Capela	12.7	2018-19	HOU	67	33.6	16.6	1.4	0.7	1.5	7.1	10.9	64.8	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.9	63.6	65.8	4.4	8.2	1.4	2,249	1,114	848	96	44	102	94	168	+232
18	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	12.3	1998-99	HOU	42	36.3	16.1	4.6	1.0	0.3	5.7	12.0	47.8	0.1	0.6	16.0	4.6	6.4	71.9	54.6	4.0	8.3	2.4	1,526	676	516	192	43	13	100	89	+135
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	12.2	2013-14	HOU	71	33.7	18.3	1.8	0.8	1.8	6.7	11.3	59.1	0.0	0.1	28.6	4.9	9.0	54.7	60.0	3.3	8.9	3.2	2,396	1,297	866	131	60	128	229	240	+338
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12.1	1987-88	HOU	79	35.8	22.8	2.1	2.1	2.7	9.0	17.5	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.9	69.5	55.5	3.8	8.3	3.1	2,825	1,805	959	163	162	214	243	324
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	12.1	1991-92	HOU	70	37.7	21.6	2.2	1.8	4.3	8.4	16.8	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	6.1	76.6	55.3	3.5	8.6	2.7	2,636	1,510	845	157	127	304	187	263
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.9	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
23	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
24	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	11.8	1971-72	HOU	78	34.5	15.0	1.5			6.4	12.9	49.5				2.2	3.1	72.3	52.6				2,689	1,172	923	117				193
25	Dwight Howard D. Howard	11.8	2015-16	HOU	71	31.8	13.7	1.4	1.0	1.6	5.2	8.5	62.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	6.7	48.9	60.4	3.4	8.4	2.3	2,259	976	835	98	69	113	166	219	+17

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