oldest player to average at least 15 rpg in a season

Dennis Rodman and Wilt Chamberlain are tied for the oldest with 15.0+ rebounds per game in a season. They were 36 years old.

NAME AGE RPG 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 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
36
15.0
1997-98
CHI CHI
80
35.7
4.7
2.9
0.6
0.2
1.9
4.5
43.1
0.1
0.3
17.4
0.8
1.4
55.0
45.9
5.3
9.8
1.8
2,856
375
1,201
230
47
18
147
238
+345
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
18.6
1972-73
LAL LAL
82
43.2
13.2
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
1,526
365
191
3 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
35
16.1
1996-97
CHI CHI
55
35.4
5.7
3.1
0.6
0.3
2.3
5.2
44.8
0.1
0.3
26.3
0.9
1.6
56.8
47.9
5.8
10.2
2.0
1,947
311
883
170
32
19
111
172
+573
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
19.2
1971-72
LAL LAL
82
42.3
14.8
4.0
6.0
9.3
64.9
2.7
6.4
42.2
61.0
3,469
1,213
1,572
329
196
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34
18.2
1970-71
LAL LAL
82
44.3
20.7
4.3
8.1
15.0
54.5
4.4
8.2
53.8
55.8
3,630
1,696
1,493
352
174
6 Bill Russell
B. Russell
34
19.3
1968-69
BOS BOS
77
42.7
9.9
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231
7 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
33
16.8
1994-95
SAS SAS
49
32.0
7.1
2.0
0.6
0.5
2.8
4.9
57.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.3
67.6
60.4
5.6
11.2
2.0
1,568
349
823
97
31
23
98
159
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33
18.4
1969-70
LAL LAL
12
42.1
27.3
4.1
10.8
18.9
56.8
5.8
13.1
44.6
55.4
505
328
221
49
31
9 Bill Russell
B. Russell
33
18.6
1967-68
BOS BOS
78
37.9
12.5
4.6
4.7
11.0
42.5
3.2
5.9
53.7
46.1
2,953
977
1,451
357
242
10 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
32
17.3
1993-94
SAS SAS
79
37.8
4.7
2.3
0.7
0.4
2.0
3.7
53.4
0.1
0.3
20.8
0.7
1.3
52.0
54.9
5.7
11.6
1.7
2,989
370
1,367
184
52
32
138
229
11 Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
32
17.1
1970-71
BAL BAL
66
38.5
18.2
2.9
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.2
4.4
73.8
49.4
2,538
1,202
1,128
192
227
12 Wilt 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
13 Bill 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
14 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
31
18.3
1992-93
DET DET
62
38.9
7.5
1.6
0.8
0.7
3.0
6.9
42.7
0.2
1.2
20.5
1.4
2.6
53.4
46.7
5.9
12.3
1.7
2,410
468
1,132
102
48
45
103
201
15 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
31
17.1
1972-73
GSW GSW
79
43.3
17.1
3.5
6.5
14.7
44.6
4.0
5.6
71.8
49.9
3,419
1,349
1,349
280
240
16 Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
31
15.0
1970-71
ATL ATL
82
38.3
11.9
2.9
4.7
10.2
45.8
2.6
4.0
63.9
49.8
3,140
975
1,233
240
317
17 Wilt 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
18 Bill 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
19 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31
15.3
1963-64
STL STL
80
41.2
27.4
3.2
9.9
21.4
46.3
7.6
9.6
78.9
53.5
3,296
2,190
1,224
259
300
20 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
30
18.7
1991-92
DET DET
82
40.3
9.8
2.3
0.8
0.9
4.2
7.7
53.9
0.4
1.2
31.7
1.0
1.7
60.0
57.4
6.4
12.3
1.7
3,301
800
1,530
191
68
70
140
248
21 Swen Nater
S. Nater
30
15.0
1979-80
SDC SDC
81
35.3
13.4
2.9
0.6
0.5
5.5
9.9
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
58.9
4.3
10.7
3.2
2,860
1,082
1,216
233
45
37
257
259
22 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
30
16.1
1971-72
GSW GSW
78
43.1
21.4
2.9
8.1
18.6
43.2
5.3
7.2
74.3
49.2
3,362
1,673
1,252
230
214
23 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
30
15.8
1970-71
SFW SFW
80
40.6
19.2
3.7
7.8
15.6
49.8
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.4
3,251
1,535
1,265
293
197
24 Wilt 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
25 Bill 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
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