who averaged the most rebounds per game over a career since 1970

Since 1969-70, Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most rebounds per game, with 18.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
Who averaged the most rebounds per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games over a career since 1970?
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.7
258
43.2
16.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
2Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
13.6
766
38.6
17.6
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.5
16.3
46.0
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.4
78.3
49.6
3.0
9.8
2.2
29,565
13,516
10,444
2,910
599
488
543
2,920
3Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.6
902
36.4
10.5
4.0
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.5
51.3
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.8
2.8
63.8
54.0
3.5
8.4
1.9
32,862
9,493
12,278
3,609
628
367
579
2,486
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
13.1
911
31.7
7.3
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
5Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.8
551
35.7
13.9
2.9
0.5
2.1
5.3
12.3
42.8
3.3
4.8
70.1
48.1
2.8
6.8
19,660
7,659
7,062
1,587
125
553
1,494
6Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.6
204
32.1
14.5
2.6
6.1
13.8
44.1
2.3
3.2
72.5
47.7
6,542
2,967
2,576
538
642
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
12.2
1,329
33.9
20.6
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
8Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
12.2
1,221
37.9
20.5
1.9
1.0
2.0
8.2
18.2
45.3
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.0
5.9
67.4
49.2
3.1
7.8
2.4
46,305
24,986
14,873
2,285
864
1,771
1,358
3,927
9Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.2
409
34.1
15.0
2.3
0.8
0.2
5.5
11.3
48.4
4.1
5.2
78.3
55.3
4.2
8.9
13,952
6,152
4,973
931
116
28
1,296
10Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
12.0
935
26.6
12.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
5.2
9.5
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.2
2.0
4.0
48.8
54.5
4.1
7.9
1.8
24,850
11,518
11,260
1,133
1,151
1,175
1,649
2,663
-821
11Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
421
33.9
11.0
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.2
46.2
2.6
3.7
69.4
51.1
2.6
3.9
14,259
4,652
5,002
1,181
69
36
1,458
12Dwight Howard
D. Howard
11.8
1,242
31.8
15.7
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
13Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.7
1,073
36.7
22.1
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
14Willis Reed
W. Reed
11.7
253
34.3
17.4
1.9
0.6
1.1
7.1
14.8
48.0
3.2
4.2
76.4
52.3
2.5
4.9
8,683
4,399
2,956
487
12
21
799
15Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.7
866
30.7
12.6
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.7
7.1
65.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.8
67.4
3.4
8.3
1.6
26,601
10,877
10,115
1,188
597
1,780
1,389
2,313
+3664
16Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
11.5
395
33.9
14.8
2.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
11.0
51.2
3.6
6.1
58.2
54.1
3.4
6.2
13,379
5,855
4,525
1,003
52
48
1,264
17Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.4
337
37.6
22.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
1,281
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11.2
1,560
36.8
24.6
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
19Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11.2
368
33.2
13.6
3.6
0.4
0.3
5.6
11.2
50.2
2.3
2.9
78.1
54.1
0.8
4.3
12,225
4,987
4,111
1,331
28
24
872
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.1
1,238
35.7
21.8
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
11.1
679
34.0
23.0
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.1
1.7
4.4
39.7
4.5
5.4
84.0
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,074
15,609
7,525
2,138
552
793
1,831
2,315
+1449
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
11.0
777
31.8
22.1
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,745
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
23Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
10.9
140
30.8
22.8
3.7
1.1
3.5
8.3
17.3
47.7
2.2
6.4
34.1
4.2
5.1
81.5
58.5
2.1
8.9
3.5
4,305
3,195
1,526
518
160
496
483
324
+145
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
10.9
470
31.8
27.5
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,931
12,948
5,112
1,717
421
761
1,596
1,413
+2560
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
10.9
1,207
34.7
23.7
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
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