nba rookie total reb leaders

Wilt Chamberlain has the most rebounds per game by a rookie, with 27.0 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie total reb with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.0
1959-60
72
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
1,065
2,311
46.1
577
991
58.2
49.3
150
46.4
37.6
2.3
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
19.0
1961-62
79
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
973
1,875
51.9
549
853
64.4
55.4
281
42.3
31.6
2.7
3Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
18.2
1968-69
82
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
427
897
47.6
277
458
60.5
51.5
276
36.2
13.8
2.6
4Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.4
1963-64
79
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
545
1,035
52.7
310
398
77.9
57.8
300
41.4
17.7
2.6
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
17.1
1968-69
82
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
930
2,082
44.7
467
746
62.6
48.3
266
45.1
28.4
1.4
6Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.3
1955-56
67
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
403
1,137
35.4
319
447
71.4
42.2
276
34.7
16.8
4.9
7Elmore Smith
E. Smith
15.2
1971-72
78
3,186
1,352
1,184
111
579
1,275
45.4
194
363
53.4
47.1
306
40.8
17.3
1.4
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.0
1970-71
81
3,076
1,373
1,216
228
550
1,302
42.2
273
373
73.2
46.8
350
38.0
17.0
2.8
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1958-59
70
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
605
1,482
40.8
532
685
77.7
48.8
270
40.8
24.9
4.1
10Willis Reed
W. Reed
14.7
1964-65
80
3,042
1,560
1,175
133
629
1,457
43.2
302
407
74.2
47.7
339
38.0
19.5
1.7
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.5
1969-70
82
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
938
1,810
51.8
485
743
65.3
55.2
283
43.1
28.8
4.1
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13.9
1992-93
81
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
733
1,304
56.2
0
2
0.0
427
721
59.2
58.4
342
780
307
321
37.9
23.4
1.9
0.7
3.5
3.8
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
13.8
1954-55
72
2,659
1,466
994
229
520
1,279
40.7
426
567
75.1
48.0
258
36.9
20.4
3.2
14Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
13.6
1963-64
78
2,847
1,352
1,064
169
571
1,329
43.0
210
319
65.8
46.0
321
36.5
17.3
2.2
15Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
13.3
1951-52
66
2,618
607
880
190
231
633
36.5
145
225
64.4
41.5
192
39.7
9.2
2.9
16Ray Felix
R. Felix
13.3
1953-54
72
2,672
1,269
958
82
410
983
41.7
449
704
63.8
49.1
253
37.1
17.6
1.1
17Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
12.9
1964-65
76
2,590
1,126
980
93
419
1,013
41.4
288
404
71.3
47.3
251
34.1
14.8
1.2
18Buck Williams
B. Williams
12.3
1981-82
82
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
513
881
58.2
0
1
0.0
242
388
62.4
60.3
347
658
235
285
34.5
15.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
2.9
19Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
12.3
1991-92
71
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
428
869
49.3
0
0
321
500
64.2
54.0
316
554
252
273
38.3
16.6
2.2
0.6
3.0
3.5
20Larry Smith
L. Smith
12.1
1980-81
82
2,578
785
994
93
70
63
304
594
51.2
0
0
177
301
58.8
54.0
433
561
146
316
31.4
9.6
1.1
0.9
0.8
1.8
21Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
12.1
2010-11
82
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
696
1,376
50.6
7
24
29.2
446
695
64.2
54.9
270
719
223
252
-146
38.0
22.5
3.8
0.8
0.5
2.7
22Pete Cross
P. Cross
12.0
1970-71
79
2,194
630
949
113
245
554
44.2
140
203
69.0
49.0
212
27.8
8.0
1.4
23David Robinson
D. Robinson
12.0
1989-90
82
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
690
1,300
53.1
0
2
0.0
613
837
73.2
59.7
303
680
257
259
36.6
24.3
2.0
1.7
3.9
3.1
24Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
11.9
1997-98
82
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
706
1,287
54.9
0
10
0.0
319
482
66.2
57.7
274
703
279
254
+429
39.1
21.1
2.7
0.7
2.5
3.4
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.9
1984-85
82
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
677
1,258
53.8
0
0
338
551
61.3
56.4
440
534
234
344
35.5
20.6
1.4
1.2
2.7
2.9
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22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
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46
36
.561
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6
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36
.561
14.0
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37
.549
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32
50
.390
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51
.378
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62
.244
40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
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64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
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56
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38.0
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60
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