who averaged the most rpg as a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a rookie, with 27.0 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
Who averaged the most rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games as a rookie?
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27.0
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
37.6
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
19.0
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
31.6
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
3Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
18.2
1968-69
BAL BAL
82
36.2
13.8
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
4Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.4
1963-64
CIN CIN
79
41.4
17.7
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
17.1
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
28.4
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
266
6Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.3
1955-56
ROC ROC
67
34.7
16.8
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
7Elmore Smith
E. Smith
15.2
1971-72
BUF BUF
78
40.8
17.3
1.4
7.4
16.3
45.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
47.1
3,186
1,352
1,184
111
306
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.0
1970-71
BOS BOS
81
38.0
17.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
3,076
1,373
1,216
228
350
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1958-59
MIN MIN
70
40.8
24.9
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
10Willis Reed
W. Reed
14.7
1964-65
NYK NYK
80
38.0
19.5
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
3,042
1,560
1,175
133
339
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.5
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
12Shaquille 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
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
13.8
1954-55
MIL MIL
72
36.9
20.4
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
5.9
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
14Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
13.6
1963-64
BAL BAL
78
36.5
17.3
2.2
7.3
17.0
43.0
2.7
4.1
65.8
46.0
2,847
1,352
1,064
169
321
15Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
13.3
1951-52
MIL MIL
66
39.7
9.2
2.9
3.5
9.6
36.5
2.2
3.4
64.4
41.5
2,618
607
880
190
192
16Ray Felix
R. Felix
13.3
1953-54
BAL BAL
72
37.1
17.6
1.1
5.7
13.7
41.7
6.2
9.8
63.8
49.1
2,672
1,269
958
82
253
17Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
12.9
1964-65
PHI PHI
76
34.1
14.8
1.2
5.5
13.3
41.4
3.8
5.3
71.3
47.3
2,590
1,126
980
93
251
18Buck 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
19Dikembe 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
20Larry 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
21Blake 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
22Pete Cross
P. Cross
12.0
1970-71
SEA SEA
79
27.8
8.0
1.4
3.1
7.0
44.2
1.8
2.6
69.0
49.0
2,194
630
949
113
212
23David 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
24Tim 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
25Hakeem 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
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