nba rookie rebound leaders in points

Wilt Chamberlain put up 37.6 points per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

NAMEPPGRPGSEASONTMGPMPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
27.0
1959-60
72
46.4
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
14.7
19.6
1956-57
48
35.3
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
3Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
19.0
1961-62
79
42.3
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
4Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.8
18.2
1968-69
82
36.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.7
17.4
1963-64
79
41.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.4
17.1
1968-69
82
45.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
266
7Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.8
16.3
1955-56
67
34.7
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
8Elmore Smith
E. Smith
17.3
15.2
1971-72
78
40.8
1.4
7.4
16.3
45.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
47.1
3,186
1,352
1,184
111
306
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
17.0
15.0
1970-71
81
38.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
3,076
1,373
1,216
228
350
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
15.0
1958-59
70
40.8
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
11Willis Reed
W. Reed
19.5
14.7
1964-65
80
38.0
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
3,042
1,560
1,175
133
339
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
14.5
1969-70
82
43.1
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
13.9
1992-93
81
37.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
14Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20.4
13.8
1954-55
72
36.9
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
5.9
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
15Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
17.3
13.6
1963-64
78
36.5
2.2
7.3
17.0
43.0
2.7
4.1
65.8
46.0
2,847
1,352
1,064
169
321
16Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
9.2
13.3
1951-52
66
39.7
2.9
3.5
9.6
36.5
2.2
3.4
64.4
41.5
2,618
607
880
190
192
17Ray Felix
R. Felix
17.6
13.3
1953-54
72
37.1
1.1
5.7
13.7
41.7
6.2
9.8
63.8
49.1
2,672
1,269
958
82
253
18Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
14.8
12.9
1964-65
76
34.1
1.2
5.5
13.3
41.4
3.8
5.3
71.3
47.3
2,590
1,126
980
93
251
19Bill Walton
B. Walton
12.8
12.6
1974-75
35
32.9
4.8
0.8
2.7
5.1
9.9
51.3
2.7
3.9
68.6
55.3
2.6
10.0
1,153
448
441
167
29
94
115
20Buck Williams
B. Williams
15.5
12.3
1981-82
82
34.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.3
10.7
58.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
62.4
60.3
4.2
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
21Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
16.6
12.3
1991-92
71
38.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
22Larry Smith
L. Smith
9.6
12.1
1980-81
82
31.4
1.1
0.9
0.8
3.7
7.2
51.2
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.7
58.8
54.0
5.3
6.8
1.8
2,578
785
994
93
70
63
146
316
23Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
12.1
2010-11
82
38.0
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
24Pete Cross
P. Cross
8.0
12.0
1970-71
79
27.8
1.4
3.1
7.0
44.2
1.8
2.6
69.0
49.0
2,194
630
949
113
212
25David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
12.0
1989-90
82
36.6
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
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