youngest player to average 12 rpg in a seasos

Andre Drummond, Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal are tied for the youngest with 12.0+ rebounds per game in a season. They were 20 years old.

Interpreted as:

youngest player to average 12 or higher rpg in a regular season in a seasos

	NAME	Age	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	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	20	13.2	2013-14	DET	81	32.3	13.5	0.4	1.2	1.6	5.9	9.5	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.0	41.8	59.9	5.4	7.8	1.4	2,619	1,095	1,071	35	101	131	110	273	-233
2	Dwight Howard D. Howard	20	12.5	2005-06	ORL	82	36.8	15.8	1.5	0.8	1.4	5.7	10.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	7.3	59.5	56.5	3.5	9.0	2.6	3,021	1,292	1,022	125	65	115	217	277	+24
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20	13.9	1992-93	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
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21	12.3	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	25.1	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	2,061	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
5	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	21	13.5	2014-15	DET	82	30.5	13.8	0.7	0.9	1.9	6.0	11.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.5	38.9	50.4	5.3	8.1	1.5	2,502	1,130	1,104	55	73	153	120	285	-54
6	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	21	12.1	2010-11	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
7	Dwight Howard D. Howard	21	12.3	2006-07	ORL	82	36.9	17.6	1.9	0.9	1.9	6.4	10.6	60.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	4.8	8.1	58.6	61.9	3.5	8.8	3.9	3,023	1,443	1,008	158	70	156	317	245	+94
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	13.2	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	29.3	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
9	Buck Williams B. Williams	21	12.3	1981-82	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
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	21	13.1	1976-77	TOT	82	30.6	13.2	1.1	0.8	2.2	4.7	9.9	48.0				3.7	5.4	69.3	54.0	5.3	7.7		2,506	1,083	1,072	89	67	181		275
11	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	21	12.0	1970-71	SEA	33	35.2	20.6	1.5			7.9	17.5	44.9				4.8	6.6	73.4	50.4				1,162	680	396	48				84
12	Jaylen Hoard J. Hoard	22	12.0	2021-22	OKC	7	34.3	14.7	2.4	0.9	0.7	6.3	12.9	48.9	1.3	3.6	36.0	0.9	2.0	42.9	53.6	4.3	7.7	1.1	240	103	84	17	6	5	8	14	-87
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22	12.3	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	21.3	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	1,012	199	64	115	159	285	+371
14	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	22	14.8	2015-16	DET	81	32.9	16.2	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	1,198	67	119	112	155	245	+126
15	Kevin Love K. Love	22	15.2	2010-11	MIN	73	35.8	20.2	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	1,112	184	45	28	155	148	-272
16	Dwight Howard D. Howard	22	14.2	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	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	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
17	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	22	12.8	1985-86	PHI	80	36.9	20.0	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	1,026	312	173	125	350	333
18	Buck Williams B. Williams	22	12.5	1982-83	NJN	82	36.1	17.0	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	1,027	125	91	110	246	270
19	Moses Malone M. Malone	22	15.0	1977-78	HOU	59	35.7	19.4	0.5	0.8	1.3	7.0	14.0	49.9				5.4	7.5	71.8	55.9	6.4	8.6	3.7	2,107	1,144	886	31	48	76	220	179
20	Bill Walton B. Walton	22	12.6	1974-75	POR	35	32.9	12.8	4.8	0.8	2.7	5.1	9.9	51.3				2.7	3.9	68.6	55.3	2.6	10.0		1,153	448	441	167	29	94		115
21	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22	15.1	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	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	1,117	170	88	246		252
22	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	22	12.7	1971-72	SEA	73	43.4	26.2	2.0			9.8	21.3	46.1				6.6	8.0	81.9	52.7				3,167	1,914	926	148				208
23	Elmore Smith E. Smith	22	15.2	1971-72	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
24	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	22	15.0	1970-71	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
25	Pete Cross P. Cross	22	12.0	1970-71	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

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

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Jokić

11.9

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11.6

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10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

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3.4

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TS% Leaders

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Duren

67.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

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11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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22-60

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4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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Dončić

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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