what is the highest rpg in a season by a rookie since 1979

Since 1978-79, Shaquille O'Neal has the most rebounds per game by a rookie, with 13.9 per game in 1992-93.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season by a rookie since 1979?
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 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13.9
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
23.4
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
2 Buck Williams
B. Williams
12.3
1981-82
NJN NJN
82
34.5
15.5
1.3
1.0
1.0
6.3
10.7
58.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
62.4
60.3
4.2
8.0
2.9
2,825
1,268
1,005
107
84
84
235
285
3 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
12.3
1991-92
DEN DEN
71
38.3
16.6
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
4 Larry Smith
L. Smith
12.1
1980-81
GSW GSW
82
31.4
9.6
1.1
0.9
0.8
3.7
7.2
51.2
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.7
58.8
54.0
5.3
6.8
1.8
2,578
785
994
93
70
63
146
316
5 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
12.1
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
22.5
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
6 David Robinson
D. Robinson
12.0
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
7 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
11.9
1997-98
SAS SAS
82
39.1
21.1
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.9
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
35.5
20.6
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
9 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
11.1
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
21.0
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
10 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
11.0
1991-92
CHA CHA
82
37.2
19.2
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
11 Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
10.9
2004-05
CHA CHA
73
35.6
15.1
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
12 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
10.6
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
21.4
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
13 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
10.6
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
23.7
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
14 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
10.6
1982-83
IND IND
81
34.1
20.1
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
15 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
10.5
2015-16
MIN MIN
82
32.0
18.3
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
16 Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.4
1979-80
BOS BOS
82
36.0
21.3
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
17 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
10.3
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
21.0
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
18 Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
10.3
2018-19
PHX PHX
71
30.7
16.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
19 Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
10.3
1990-91
NJN NJN
74
35.2
18.4
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
4.4
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
20 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
10.0
2004-05
ORL ORL
82
32.6
12.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
3.5
6.5
2.0
2,670
981
823
75
77
136
165
232
-179
21 Elton Brand
E. Brand
10.0
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
20.1
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
22 Al Horford
A. Horford
9.7
2007-08
ATL ATL
81
31.4
10.1
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.1
8.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.1
53.9
3.1
6.6
1.7
2,540
821
785
124
60
76
137
267
-111
23 Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
9.6
1992-93
WAS WAS
81
34.5
14.7
3.8
1.7
0.4
6.0
14.0
42.6
0.5
1.7
28.1
2.2
3.5
64.4
47.2
2.7
6.9
2.8
2,795
1,187
781
306
134
35
230
195
24 Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
9.4
1979-80
CHI CHI
82
34.0
16.3
2.2
0.7
1.6
6.1
12.8
47.4
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.1
5.1
81.0
54.1
2.7
6.7
2.6
2,791
1,334
773
182
60
129
210
313
25 Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
9.3
1981-82
WAS WAS
82
27.0
14.4
1.6
0.5
0.7
5.1
9.1
56.1
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.2
5.5
75.2
62.3
3.1
6.2
2.9
2,214
1,183
762
134
44
58
237
319
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