oldest nba players do average 20 rebounds per game in the regular season

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell are tied for the oldest with 20.0+ rebounds per game in a season. They were 32 years old.

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oldest NBA players do average 20 or higher rebounds per game in a season in the regular season
NAMEAGERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
21.1
1968-69
LAL LAL
81
45.3
20.5
4.5
7.9
13.6
58.3
4.7
10.6
44.6
56.4
3,669
1,664
1,712
366
142
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
21.0
1966-67
BOS BOS
81
40.7
13.3
5.8
4.9
10.7
45.4
3.5
5.8
61.0
50.0
3,297
1,075
1,700
472
258
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
23.8
1967-68
PHI 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
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
31
22.8
1965-66
BOS BOS
78
43.4
12.9
4.8
5.0
12.1
41.5
2.9
5.2
55.1
44.8
3,386
1,005
1,779
371
221
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30
24.2
1966-67
PHI 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
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
24.1
1964-65
BOS 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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
24.6
1965-66
PHI 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
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
29
24.7
1963-64
BOS BOS
78
44.6
15.0
4.7
6.0
13.8
43.3
3.0
5.5
55.0
46.1
3,482
1,168
1,930
370
190
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28
22.9
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
34.7
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
28
23.6
1962-63
BOS 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
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
28
20.3
1960-61
STL STL
76
39.8
27.9
3.4
10.1
22.6
44.7
7.7
10.6
72.4
51.1
3,027
2,120
1,540
262
217
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
22.3
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
36.9
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
27
23.6
1961-62
BOS 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
14Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
26
22.0
1967-68
SFW SFW
51
43.6
20.5
4.2
7.5
18.2
41.1
5.5
8.6
64.4
46.6
2,222
1,046
1,121
215
137
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
24.3
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
44.8
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
26
23.9
1960-61
BOS 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
17Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
25
21.3
1966-67
SFW SFW
65
42.5
18.7
2.6
7.2
16.4
43.7
4.3
6.8
62.9
48.0
2,761
1,214
1,382
166
183
18Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
25
21.1
1965-66
CIN CIN
79
44.5
21.5
2.7
8.7
19.3
45.3
4.0
5.1
78.7
49.9
3,517
1,697
1,668
213
274
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
25.7
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
50.4
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
20Bill Russell
B. Russell
25
24.0
1959-60
BOS BOS
74
42.5
18.2
3.7
7.5
16.1
46.7
3.2
5.3
61.2
49.6
3,146
1,350
1,778
277
210
21Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
24
20.0
1964-65
CIN CIN
66
43.4
21.4
2.4
8.5
17.0
49.8
4.5
5.5
81.4
55.1
2,864
1,414
1,321
157
214
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24
27.2
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
38.4
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
24
23.0
1958-59
BOS BOS
70
42.6
16.7
3.2
6.5
14.2
45.7
3.7
6.1
59.8
49.3
2,979
1,168
1,612
222
161
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23
27.0
1959-60
PHI 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
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
23
22.7
1957-58
BOS 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
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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