highest rebound average in a season between 1968-69 to 1999-00

Between the 1968-69 and 1999-00 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most rebounds per game in a season, with 21.1 per game in 1968-69.

Interpreted as:
highest rebound with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player average in a season between 1968-69 to 1999-00
NAME 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 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21.1
1968-69
LAL LAL
81
45.3
20.5
4.5
7.9
13.6
58.3
4.7
10.6
44.6
56.4
3,669
1,664
1,712
366
142
2 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
19.7
1968-69
SFW SFW
71
45.2
21.5
3.6
8.0
19.6
41.0
5.4
8.7
61.5
45.7
3,208
1,524
1,402
253
171
3 Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.3
1968-69
BOS BOS
77
42.7
9.9
4.9
3.6
8.4
43.3
2.6
5.0
52.6
46.7
3,291
762
1,484
374
231
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19.2
1971-72
LAL LAL
82
42.3
14.8
4.0
6.0
9.3
64.9
2.7
6.4
42.2
61.0
3,469
1,213
1,572
329
196
5 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
18.7
1991-92
DET DET
82
40.3
9.8
2.3
0.8
0.9
4.2
7.7
53.9
0.4
1.2
31.7
1.0
1.7
60.0
57.4
6.4
12.3
1.7
3,301
800
1,530
191
68
70
140
248
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.6
1972-73
LAL LAL
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
7 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
18.4
1968-69
CIN CIN
74
41.6
18.3
4.1
7.5
13.6
55.1
3.3
4.4
75.5
59.0
3,075
1,357
1,360
306
206
8 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
18.3
1992-93
DET DET
62
38.9
7.5
1.6
0.8
0.7
3.0
6.9
42.7
0.2
1.2
20.5
1.4
2.6
53.4
46.7
5.9
12.3
1.7
2,410
468
1,132
102
48
45
103
201
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.2
1970-71
LAL LAL
82
44.3
20.7
4.3
8.1
15.0
54.5
4.4
8.2
53.8
55.8
3,630
1,696
1,493
352
174
10 Wes 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
11 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
18.1
1973-74
CAP CAP
81
44.5
21.4
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
3,602
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
12 Moses Malone
M. Malone
17.6
1978-79
HOU HOU
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
13 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
17.6
1971-72
BAL BAL
76
41.7
13.0
3.7
5.4
10.8
49.8
2.3
3.6
62.9
52.5
3,171
989
1,336
278
218
14 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
17.3
1993-94
SAS SAS
79
37.8
4.7
2.3
0.7
0.4
2.0
3.7
53.4
0.1
0.3
20.8
0.7
1.3
52.0
54.9
5.7
11.6
1.7
2,989
370
1,367
184
52
32
138
229
15 Elvin 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
16 Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
17.1
1970-71
BAL BAL
66
38.5
18.2
2.9
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.2
4.4
73.8
49.4
2,538
1,202
1,128
192
227
17 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
17.1
1972-73
GSW GSW
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
18 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
16.9
1970-71
BAL BAL
74
39.2
14.1
4.0
5.7
11.4
50.1
2.7
4.1
65.7
53.5
2,904
1,047
1,253
293
235
19 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16.9
1969-70
SDR SDR
82
44.7
27.5
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
3,665
2,256
1,386
162
270
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.9
1975-76
LAL LAL
82
41.2
27.7
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
21 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
16.7
1969-70
BAL BAL
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
22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.6
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
34.8
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
23 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16.6
1970-71
SDR SDR
82
44.3
28.7
2.3
11.6
27.0
42.8
5.5
8.2
67.2
46.8
3,633
2,350
1,362
186
225
24 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
16.2
1972-73
BOS BOS
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
25 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.1
1972-73
MIL MIL
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
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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
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