10 players are tied for the youngest with 15.0+ rebounds per game in a season. They were 22 years old. The first three are Kevin Love in 2010-11, Moses Malone in 1977-78 and Bob McAdoo in 1973-74.
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youngest player to average 15 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Love | 22 | 15.2 | 2010-11 | 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 | |
| 2 |  | M. Malone | 22 | 15.0 | 1977-78 | 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 | |||||
| 3 |  | B. McAdoo | 22 | 15.1 | 1973-74 | 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 | |||||||
| 4 |  | E. Smith | 22 | 15.2 | 1971-72 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | D. Cowens | 22 | 15.0 | 1970-71 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | W. Unseld | 22 | 18.2 | 1968-69 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | W. Bellamy | 22 | 19.0 | 1961-62 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | B. Russell | 22 | 19.6 | 1956-57 | 48 | 35.3 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 13.5 | 42.7 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 49.2 | 45.0 | 1,695 | 706 | 943 | 88 | 143 | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | M. Stokes | 22 | 16.3 | 1955-56 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | D. Schayes | 22 | 16.4 | 1950-51 | 66 | 17.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 14.1 | 35.7 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 75.2 | 46.8 | 1,121 | 1,080 | 251 | 271 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | | M. Malone | 23 | 17.6 | 1978-79 | 82 | 41.3 | 24.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 16.2 | 54.0 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 73.9 | 60.4 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 3,390 | 2,031 | 1,444 | 147 | 79 | 119 | 326 | 223 | |||||
| 12 | | D. Cowens | 23 | 15.2 | 1971-72 | 79 | 40.3 | 18.8 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 17.2 | 48.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 72.0 | 50.9 | 3,186 | 1,489 | 1,203 | 245 | 314 | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 23 | 16.0 | 1970-71 | 82 | 40.1 | 31.7 | 3.3 | 13.0 | 22.5 | 57.7 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 69.0 | 60.6 | 3,288 | 2,596 | 1,311 | 272 | 264 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | | W. Unseld | 23 | 16.7 | 1969-70 | 82 | 39.4 | 16.2 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 12.4 | 51.8 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 63.8 | 55.1 | 3,234 | 1,325 | 1,370 | 291 | 250 | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | E. Hayes | 23 | 17.1 | 1968-69 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | N. Thurmond | 23 | 18.1 | 1964-65 | 77 | 41.2 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 41.9 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 65.8 | 45.6 | 3,173 | 1,273 | 1,395 | 157 | 232 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Lucas | 23 | 17.4 | 1963-64 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Bellamy | 23 | 16.4 | 1962-63 | 80 | 41.3 | 27.9 | 2.9 | 10.5 | 19.9 | 52.7 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 67.4 | 57.1 | 3,306 | 2,233 | 1,309 | 233 | 283 | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | W. Chamberlain | 23 | 27.0 | 1959-60 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 23 | 22.7 | 1957-58 | 69 | 38.3 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 15.0 | 44.2 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 51.9 | 46.5 | 2,640 | 1,142 | 1,564 | 202 | 181 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | M. Stokes | 23 | 17.4 | 1956-57 | 72 | 38.3 | 15.6 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 34.7 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 66.5 | 39.6 | 2,761 | 1,124 | 1,256 | 331 | 287 | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | B. Pettit | 23 | 16.2 | 1955-56 | 72 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 20.9 | 42.9 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 73.6 | 50.2 | 2,794 | 1,849 | 1,164 | 189 | 202 | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | A. Drummond | 24 | 16.0 | 2017-18 | 78 | 33.7 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 60.5 | 55.5 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 2,625 | 1,171 | 1,247 | 237 | 114 | 127 | 200 | 250 | -57 | |
| 24 | | D. Fortson | 24 | 16.3 | 2000-01 | 6 | 33.8 | 16.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 58.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 77.8 | 67.8 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 203 | 100 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | -32 | ||
| 25 | | D. Cowens | 24 | 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 | |||||||||||||
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
6 |  Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 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 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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