rookie with most rebounds per game in nba playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 25.8 per game in 1959-60.

	NAME	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25.8	1959-60	PHI	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
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.4	1956-57	BOS	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
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.5	1968-69	BAL	4	41.3	18.8	1.3			7.5	14.3	52.6				3.8	4.8	78.9	57.4				165	75	74	5				14
4	Eddie Miller E. Miller	18.0	1952-53	BAL	2	46.5	16.5	2.5			6.5	17.0	38.2				3.5	8.0	43.8	40.2				93	33	36	5				9
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.8	1969-70	MIL	10	43.5	35.2	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				7.4	10.1	73.3	60.8				435	352	168	41				25
6	Clifford Ray C. Ray	16.5	1971-72	CHI	4	40.3	15.3	4.0			6.8	12.8	52.9				1.8	2.3	77.8	55.5				161	61	66	16				15
7	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	15.8	1962-63	DET	4	39.8	20.0	1.5			6.3	14.8	42.4				7.5	11.0	68.2	51.0				159	80	63	6				14
8	Ray Scott R. Scott	14.5	1961-62	DET	10	40.0	17.3	4.3			6.9	17.0	40.6				3.5	6.7	52.2	43.4				400	173	145	43				39
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	13.8	1968-69	SDR	6	46.3	25.8	0.8			10.0	19.0	52.6				5.8	8.8	66.0	56.4				278	155	83	5				21
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13.0	1984-85	HOU	5	37.4	21.2	1.4	1.4	2.6	8.4	17.6	47.7	0.0	0.0		4.4	9.2	47.8	49.0	6.6	6.4	2.2	187	106	65	7	7	13	11	22
11	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	12.8	1984-85	DAL	4	42.3	18.8	2.8	0.5	0.3	6.0	12.3	49.0	0.3	1.0	25.0	6.5	8.5	76.5	58.6	4.0	8.8	0.8	169	75	51	11	2	1	3	13
12	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	12.7	2002-03	ORL	7	33.4	14.0	0.6	0.4	0.9	5.1	12.9	40.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	3.7	5.1	72.2	46.3	4.0	8.7	1.7	234	98	89	4	3	6	12	23	-38
13	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	12.5	1963-64	CIN	10	37.0	12.2	3.4			4.8	12.3	39.0				2.6	3.7	70.3	43.8				370	122	125	34				37
14	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	12.4	1977-78	MIL	9	35.7	24.0	3.4	1.1	1.9	9.3	17.0	54.9				5.3	7.1	75.0	59.6	3.9	8.6	1.6	321	216	112	31	10	17	14	25
15	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	12.3	1963-64	SFW	12	34.2	10.0	1.0			3.5	8.2	42.9				3.0	4.4	67.9	49.5				410	120	148	12				46
16	Larry Foust L. Foust	12.3	1950-51	FTW	3		12.0	1.7			4.7	15.0	31.1				2.7	3.3	80.0	36.4					36	37	5				5
17	David Robinson D. Robinson	12.0	1989-90	SAS	10	37.5	24.3	2.3	1.1	4.0	8.9	16.7	53.3	0.0	0.0		6.5	9.6	67.7	58.1	3.6	8.4	2.4	375	243	120	23	11	40	24	35
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12.0	1958-59	MIN	13	42.8	25.5	3.3			9.4	23.3	40.3				6.7	8.7	77.0	46.9				556	331	156	43				52
19	Don Henriksen D. Henriksen	12.0	1952-53	BAL	2	47.0	12.5	4.0			5.0	7.5	66.7				2.5	4.5	55.6	65.9				94	25	24	8				11
20	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	11.7	1956-57	BOS	10	37.0	22.9	2.0			9.0	23.1	39.0				4.9	6.9	71.0	43.8				370	229	117	20				40
21	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	11.7	1996-97	MIN	3	39.3	12.7	1.3	0.7	1.0	5.0	9.7	51.7	0.0	0.0		2.7	3.3	80.0	56.9	6.3	5.3	0.3	118	38	35	4	2	3	1	11	-19
22	Tom Meschery T. Meschery	11.5	1961-62	PHI	12	42.3	20.1	2.7			7.4	18.7	39.7				5.3	6.1	86.3	47.0				508	241	138	32				48
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	11.2	1979-80	BOS	9	41.3	21.3	4.7	1.6	0.9	9.2	19.7	46.9	0.4	1.7	26.7	2.4	2.8	88.0	51.1	2.4	8.8	3.7	372	192	101	42	14	8	33	30
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	11.2	1956-57	STL	10	31.9	17.0	2.8			6.2	14.3	43.4				4.6	6.3	73.0	49.8				319	170	112	28				47
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	11.1	1984-85	PHI	13	31.4	14.9	2.0	1.8	1.2	5.8	10.7	54.0	0.3	0.5	66.7	3.1	4.8	63.5	58.2	4.0	7.1	2.7	408	194	144	26	23	15	35	49

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
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5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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