highest rpg by a player in a season from 1969-70 to 1978-79

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most rebounds per game in a season, with 19.2 per game in 1971-72.

Interpreted as:
highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season from 1969-70 to 1978-79
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt 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
2Wilt 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
3Wilt 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
4Elvin 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
5Moses 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
6Wes 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
7Gus 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
8Nate 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
9Wes 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
10Elvin 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
11Kareem 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
12Wes 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
13Kareem 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
14Elvin 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
15Dave 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
16Kareem 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
17Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
16.1
1971-72
GSW GSW
78
43.1
21.4
2.9
8.1
18.6
43.2
5.3
7.2
74.3
49.2
3,362
1,673
1,252
230
214
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.0
1970-71
MIL MIL
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
19Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
16.0
1975-76
BOS BOS
78
39.8
19.0
4.2
1.2
0.9
7.8
16.7
46.8
3.3
4.4
75.6
50.8
4.3
11.7
3,101
1,479
1,246
325
94
71
314
20Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
15.9
1972-73
BAL BAL
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
21Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
15.8
1970-71
SFW SFW
80
40.6
19.2
3.7
7.8
15.6
49.8
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.4
3,251
1,535
1,265
293
197
22Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.7
1973-74
BOS BOS
80
41.9
19.0
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
12.4
3,352
1,518
1,257
354
95
101
294
23Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
15.7
1977-78
NOJ NOJ
82
44.4
22.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
12.1
3.7
3,638
1,862
1,288
171
73
79
301
265
24Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.2
1971-72
BOS BOS
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
25Elmore 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
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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