Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most rebounds per game, with 24.3 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA leading with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games rebounders in the 1960s

	NAME	RPG	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.3	787	46.6	34.4	4.5	13.9	26.3	53.0	6.6	12.8	51.4	53.9	36,713	27,098	19,112	3,548	1,483
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.6	776	43.1	14.8	4.6	5.8	13.2	43.9	3.2	5.7	56.6	47.1	33,412	11,506	17,501	3,588	2,107
3	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	19.2	461	43.2	19.7	3.0	7.9	15.8	49.7	3.9	5.0	78.4	54.5	19,906	9,066	8,831	1,399	1,517
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.2	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
5	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	17.9	413	39.3	16.4	2.4	6.3	15.3	41.4	3.8	6.0	63.1	45.9	16,221	6,778	7,402	988	1,130
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	17.1	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
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.7	435	39.9	27.6	3.3	9.8	22.0	44.7	7.9	10.3	76.8	52.0	17,345	11,986	7,256	1,440	1,466
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	15.0	648	39.4	23.3	2.4	8.8	17.0	51.8	5.7	8.7	65.4	55.9	25,561	15,086	9,716	1,541	2,272
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	13.8	711	40.1	28.1	4.3	10.6	24.6	43.0	6.9	8.9	78.0	49.2	28,499	19,983	9,786	3,051	2,168
10	Willis Reed W. Reed	13.7	397	36.2	19.6	1.8	7.7	16.3	47.4	4.2	5.6	73.9	52.3	14,390	7,784	5,458	699	1,612
11	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	12.7	377	36.1	18.5	2.7	7.6	17.4	43.9	3.2	4.7	69.0	47.6	13,598	6,977	4,803	1,003	1,395
12	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	12.0	505	32.9	12.6	2.7	4.7	11.1	42.8	3.1	4.5	69.2	48.3	16,619	6,360	6,052	1,372	1,917
13	Clyde Lee C. Lee	11.7	221	28.0	9.9	1.3	3.8	9.4	40.8	2.2	3.4	65.3	45.5	6,183	2,186	2,589	294	724
14	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	11.4	545	31.0	13.8	2.8	5.5	13.0	42.0	2.8	3.7	74.3	46.8	16,895	7,495	6,233	1,520	1,384
15	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	11.3	487	35.1	16.1	2.6	6.4	14.9	42.6	3.4	5.0	68.8	47.2	17,086	7,865	5,482	1,280	1,664
16	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	11.2	501	34.2	17.4	1.5	6.5	13.8	47.1	4.4	5.9	74.8	53.0	17,135	8,727	5,622	765	2,002
17	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	11.1	80	29.6	9.8	2.2	4.0	10.4	38.3	1.8	2.8	65.3	42.0	2,365	781	889	178	317
18	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	11.1	278	25.2	10.2	1.4	3.4	8.9	37.9	3.5	4.8	72.3	46.4	6,993	2,844	3,074	399	1,133
19	Ray Scott R. Scott	11.0	611	32.6	15.6	2.5	6.0	14.8	40.4	3.7	5.1	71.6	45.8	19,946	9,531	6,697	1,504	1,888
20	Bailey Howell B. Howell	10.7	786	34.3	20.2	2.1	7.4	15.2	48.4	5.4	7.1	76.3	54.9	26,960	15,859	8,392	1,618	3,003
21	Bob Rule B. Rule	10.5	164	33.7	21.0	1.5	8.2	17.2	47.7	4.6	6.9	67.0	52.0	5,528	3,449	1,717	240	638
22	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	10.3	343	30.2	11.9	1.6	4.7	11.0	42.4	2.6	3.5	72.8	47.4	10,343	4,073	3,538	532	1,132
23	Greg Smith G. Smith	10.2	79	27.9	8.1	1.7	3.5	7.8	45.0	1.2	2.0	58.7	47.2	2,207	643	804	137	264
24	Joe Strawder J. Strawder	9.9	231	27.6	8.6	1.1	3.2	7.5	42.6	2.2	3.2	68.6	48.2	6,365	1,977	2,296	245	961
25	Rick Barry R. Barry	9.9	158	39.0	30.6	2.9	11.1	24.9	44.6	8.4	9.6	87.4	52.5	6,165	4,834	1,564	455	555