Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most rebounds per game by an MVP in a season, with 27.0 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:

most rpg by the mvp in a regular season by a player

	NAME	RPG	MVP	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	1	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.6	1	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.2	1	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	7.8			9.7	14.2	68.3				4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7				3,682	1,956	1,957	630				143
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.1	1	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	5.3			5.5	12.6	43.8				3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2				3,466	1,102	1,878	410				204
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.9	1	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	3.4			6.8	16.0	42.6				3.3	6.0	55.0	45.4				3,458	1,322	1,868	268				155
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23.8	1	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	8.6			10.0	16.8	59.5				4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7				3,836	1,992	1,952	702				160
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.6	1	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	4.5			6.6	15.2	43.2				3.7	6.6	55.5	46.4				3,500	1,309	1,843	348				189
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.6	1	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	4.5			7.6	16.6	45.7				3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9				3,433	1,436	1,790	341				207
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.7	1	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	2.9			6.6	15.0	44.2				3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5				2,640	1,142	1,564	202				181
10	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.2	1	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
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	17.6	1	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
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.9	1	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.6	1	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.4	1	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	3.1			10.0	22.8	43.8				9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9				2,873	2,105	1,182	221				200
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	16.2	1	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.2	1	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	2.6			9.0	20.9	42.9				7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.0	1	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	15.3	1	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
19	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.7	1	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
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	14.5	1	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	14.1	1	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
22	Willis Reed W. Reed	13.9	1	1969-70	NYK	81	38.1	21.7	2.0			8.7	17.1	50.7				4.3	5.7	75.6	55.2				3,089	1,755	1,126	161				287
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	13.9	1	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	24.2	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13.8	1	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	27.1	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.6	1	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	29.7	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706