which nba player has the most rebounds in a season at age 22

Walt Bellamy has gotten the most boards by a 22-year-old player in a season, with 1,500 rebounds in his rookie season in 1961-62.

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	NAME	REB	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1,500	22	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	210				281
2	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1,491	22	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	213				276
3	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,216	22	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2				3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8				3,076	1,373	228				350
4	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1,198	22	2015-16	DET	81	32.9	16.2	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	6.8	13.1	52.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.6	7.2	35.5	49.9	4.9	9.9	1.9	2,665	1,314	67	119	112	155	245	+126
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,190	22	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	337				283
6	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1,184	22	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,352	111				306
7	Willis Reed W. Reed	1,175	22	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	14.7	1.7			7.9	18.2	43.2				3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7				3,042	1,560	133				339
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,161	22	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,695	110	74	176	263	274	+484
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	1,117	22	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3		3,185	2,261	170	88	246		252
10	Kevin Love K. Love	1,112	22	2010-11	MIN	73	35.8	20.2	15.2	2.5	0.6	0.4	6.6	14.1	47.0	1.2	2.9	41.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	59.3	4.5	10.7	2.1	2,611	1,476	184	45	28	155	148	-272
11	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	1,094	22	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	328				276
12	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	1,080	22	1950-51	SYR	66		17.0	16.4	3.8			5.0	14.1	35.7				6.9	9.2	75.2	46.8					1,121	251				271
13	Buck Williams B. Williams	1,027	22	1982-83	NJN	82	36.1	17.0	12.5	1.5	1.1	1.3	6.5	11.1	58.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	6.4	62.0	61.1	4.5	8.1	3.0	2,961	1,396	125	91	110	246	270
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1,026	22	1985-86	PHI	80	36.9	20.0	12.8	3.9	2.2	1.6	7.4	13.0	57.2	0.2	0.9	22.7	5.0	7.2	68.5	61.9	4.4	8.4	4.4	2,952	1,603	312	173	125	350	333
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,012	22	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	21.3	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	7.8	14.3	54.5	1.5	3.5	42.1	4.2	4.9	85.8	64.6	2.9	9.4	1.9	2,918	1,743	199	64	115	159	285	+371
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	994	22	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	229				258
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	974	22	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	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	111	99	220	234	344
18	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	967	22	1972-73	POR	82	33.2	13.4	11.8	1.8			5.5	11.2	49.4				2.3	3.6	63.8	52.2				2,723	1,097	146				305
19	Pete Cross P. Cross	949	22	1970-71	SEA	79	27.8	8.0	12.0	1.4			3.1	7.0	44.2				1.8	2.6	69.0	49.0				2,194	630	113				212
20	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	943	22	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	350				186
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	943	22	1956-57	BOS	48	35.3	14.7	19.6	1.8			5.8	13.5	42.7				3.2	6.4	49.2	45.0				1,695	706	88				143
22	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	926	22	1971-72	SEA	73	43.4	26.2	12.7	2.0			9.8	21.3	46.1				6.6	8.0	81.9	52.7				3,167	1,914	148				208
23	Elton Brand E. Brand	925	22	2001-02	LAC	80	37.8	18.2	11.6	2.4	1.0	2.0	6.7	12.6	52.7	0.0	0.0		4.9	6.6	74.2	58.6	5.0	6.6	2.2	3,020	1,453	191	80	163	173	254	+4
24	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	917	22	2012-13	ORL	77	33.2	13.1	11.9	1.9	0.8	1.0	6.0	11.5	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.6	68.3	53.4	3.5	8.4	1.8	2,559	1,008	143	61	79	141	218	-383
25	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	913	22	1970-71	CIN	81	32.7	13.5	11.3	1.4			5.8	13.8	41.8				1.9	2.8	68.7	44.8				2,648	1,090	117				270

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