who is the best rebounds per game in 1973

Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most rebounds per game in 1972-73, with 18.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
Who is the best rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in 1973?
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.6
1972-73
82
43.2
13.2
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
1,526
365
191
2Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
17.1
1972-73
79
43.3
17.1
3.5
6.5
14.7
44.6
4.0
5.6
71.8
49.9
3,419
1,349
1,349
280
240
3Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
16.2
1972-73
82
41.8
20.5
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
311
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.1
1972-73
76
42.8
30.2
5.0
12.9
23.3
55.4
4.3
6.1
71.3
58.0
3,254
2,292
1,224
379
208
5Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
15.9
1972-73
79
39.1
12.5
4.4
5.3
10.8
49.3
1.9
2.7
70.3
52.3
3,085
991
1,260
347
168
6Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
14.9
1972-73
81
38.9
23.8
3.2
10.0
20.4
49.0
3.8
4.9
77.3
52.7
3,150
1,927
1,205
260
278
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14.5
1972-73
81
41.3
21.2
1.6
8.8
19.8
44.4
3.6
5.4
67.1
47.7
3,347
1,717
1,177
127
232
8Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
13.0
1972-73
74
37.9
16.1
2.4
6.1
12.2
50.5
3.8
7.1
53.8
52.7
2,802
1,193
964
179
244
9Paul Silas
P. Silas
13.0
1972-73
80
32.7
13.3
3.1
5.0
10.6
47.0
3.3
4.8
70.0
52.3
2,618
1,066
1,039
251
197
10Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
12.9
1972-73
77
42.3
29.2
2.5
11.5
24.3
47.6
6.1
7.3
83.9
53.2
3,259
2,251
995
196
213
11Elmore Smith
E. Smith
12.4
1972-73
76
37.2
18.3
2.5
7.9
16.4
48.2
2.5
4.4
55.8
49.8
2,829
1,388
946
192
295
12Neal Walk
N. Walk
12.4
1972-73
81
38.4
20.2
3.5
8.4
18.0
46.6
3.4
4.4
78.6
50.7
3,114
1,635
1,006
287
323
13Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.8
1972-73
79
37.1
13.5
2.4
6.0
12.6
47.4
1.6
2.3
70.8
49.8
2,930
1,068
933
189
283
14Lloyd Neal
L. Neal
11.8
1972-73
82
33.2
13.4
1.8
5.5
11.2
49.4
2.3
3.6
63.8
52.2
2,723
1,097
967
146
305
15Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
11.6
1972-73
81
36.7
19.3
2.2
8.1
16.9
47.8
3.1
4.1
74.6
51.4
2,972
1,560
938
178
225
16Rick Roberson
R. Roberson
11.2
1972-73
62
34.3
12.6
2.2
5.0
11.4
43.3
2.7
4.7
57.6
46.7
2,127
781
693
134
249
17Jim Fox
J. Fox
11.2
1972-73
74
33.0
11.4
2.4
4.3
8.3
51.5
2.9
3.6
80.8
58.0
2,439
846
827
176
239
18Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
11.1
1972-73
77
39.6
17.5
5.1
6.9
13.8
50.5
3.6
4.7
78.0
55.5
3,049
1,350
855
396
211
19Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.0
1972-73
TOT
82
35.0
10.3
2.7
4.1
8.8
46.1
2.2
3.1
70.2
50.6
2,867
845
904
219
296
20Clifford Ray
C. Ray
10.9
1972-73
73
27.5
8.6
3.7
3.5
7.1
49.2
1.6
2.6
61.9
52.2
2,009
625
797
271
232
21Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
10.9
1972-73
80
39.4
23.8
5.5
9.5
21.1
45.2
4.8
6.6
72.3
49.7
3,152
1,906
870
440
253
22Jim Washington
J. Washington
10.7
1972-73
75
37.8
10.4
2.3
4.1
9.5
43.2
2.2
3.0
72.8
48.0
2,833
779
801
174
252
23Otto Moore
O. Moore
10.6
1972-73
82
33.1
11.7
2.0
5.1
10.5
48.7
1.5
2.6
60.2
50.6
2,712
963
868
167
239
24Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.2
1972-73
77
36.7
16.3
3.4
6.9
15.9
43.5
2.5
3.4
74.6
47.0
2,827
1,258
787
259
215
25Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
9.8
1972-73
TOT
79
32.9
12.3
1.8
5.3
12.3
43.4
1.6
2.0
80.1
46.7
2,600
971
777
139
199
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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