players to average 20 rpg in a playoff

Bill Russell averaged 24.4 boards per game in his rookie season in 1956-57.

Interpreted as:
players to average 20 or higher rpg in a playoff
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.4
1956-57
10
40.9
13.9
3.2
5.4
14.8
36.5
3.1
6.1
50.8
39.8
409
139
244
32
41
2Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
20.3
1957-58
3
38.7
16.7
1.0
6.0
18.3
32.7
4.7
6.0
77.8
39.7
116
50
61
3
5
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
24.6
1957-58
9
39.4
15.1
2.7
5.3
14.8
36.1
4.4
7.3
60.6
42.0
355
136
221
24
24
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
27.7
1958-59
11
45.1
15.5
3.6
5.9
14.5
40.9
3.7
6.1
61.2
45.4
496
171
305
40
28
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25.8
1959-60
9
46.1
33.2
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.8
1959-60
13
44.0
18.5
2.9
7.2
15.8
45.6
4.1
5.8
70.7
50.4
572
241
336
38
38
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23.0
1960-61
3
48.0
37.0
2.0
15.0
32.0
46.9
7.0
12.7
55.3
49.2
144
111
69
6
10
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
29.9
1960-61
10
46.2
19.1
4.8
7.3
17.1
42.7
4.5
8.6
52.3
45.7
462
191
299
48
24
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26.6
1961-62
12
48.0
35.0
3.1
13.5
28.9
46.7
8.0
12.6
63.6
50.8
576
420
319
37
27
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
26.4
1961-62
14
48.0
22.4
5.0
8.3
18.1
45.8
5.9
8.1
72.6
51.9
672
314
370
70
49
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.1
1962-63
13
47.5
20.3
5.1
7.4
16.3
45.3
5.5
8.4
66.1
50.8
617
264
326
66
36
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25.2
1963-64
12
46.5
34.7
3.3
14.6
26.8
54.3
5.5
11.6
47.5
54.3
558
416
302
39
27
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
27.2
1963-64
10
45.1
13.1
4.4
4.7
13.2
35.6
3.7
6.7
55.2
40.6
451
131
272
44
33
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.2
1964-65
11
48.7
29.3
4.4
11.2
21.1
53.0
6.9
12.4
55.9
55.2
536
322
299
48
29
15Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
21.0
1964-65
4
48.8
23.3
2.3
9.5
18.8
50.7
4.3
5.5
77.3
54.9
195
93
84
9
12
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.2
1964-65
12
46.8
16.5
6.3
6.6
12.5
52.7
3.3
6.3
52.6
54.0
561
198
302
76
43
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.2
1965-66
5
48.0
28.0
3.0
11.2
22.0
50.9
5.6
13.6
41.2
50.0
240
140
151
15
10
18Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
20.2
1965-66
5
46.2
21.4
2.8
8.0
17.0
47.1
5.4
7.0
77.1
53.3
231
107
101
14
14
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
25.2
1965-66
17
47.9
19.1
5.0
7.3
15.4
47.5
4.5
7.2
61.8
51.4
814
324
428
85
60
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.1
1966-67
15
47.9
21.7
9.0
8.8
15.2
57.9
4.1
10.7
38.8
54.6
718
326
437
135
37
21Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.0
1966-67
9
43.3
10.6
5.6
3.4
9.6
36.0
3.7
5.8
63.5
43.6
390
95
198
50
32
22Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
23.1
1966-67
15
46.0
15.9
3.1
6.2
14.3
43.3
3.5
6.1
57.1
46.7
690
238
346
47
52
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.7
1967-68
13
48.5
23.7
6.5
9.5
17.8
53.4
4.6
12.2
38.0
51.1
631
308
321
85
29
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.8
1967-68
19
45.7
14.4
5.2
5.2
12.7
40.9
4.0
6.8
58.5
45.8
869
274
434
99
73
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.7
1968-69
18
46.2
13.9
2.6
5.3
9.8
54.5
3.2
8.2
39.2
51.8
832
250
444
46
56
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.661
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.414
19.5
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.286
26.5
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15
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.268
27.5
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15
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.259
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WesternWLPCTGB
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44
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.759
2
40
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.714
3.0
3
36
22
.621
8.0
4
34
21
.618
8.5
5
34
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.607
9.0
6
35
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.603
9.0
7
33
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.569
11.0
8
30
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.526
13.5
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.483
16.0
10
27
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.474
16.5
11
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.382
21.5
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