Dave Cowens has gotten the most rebounds per game with fewer than 16.3 rebounds per game in a season, with 16.2 per game in 1972-73.

Interpreted as:

most <16.3 rpg by a player in a season

	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	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	16.2	1972-73	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
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	16.2	1955-56	STL	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
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.1	1972-73	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
4	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	16.1	1996-97	CHI	55	35.4	5.7	3.1	0.6	0.3	2.3	5.2	44.8	0.1	0.3	26.3	0.9	1.6	56.8	47.9	5.8	10.2	2.0	1,947	311	883	170	32	19	111	172	+573
5	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	16.1	1971-72	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
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16.0	1970-71	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
7	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	16.0	2017-18	DET	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
8	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	16.0	1975-76	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
9	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	15.9	1972-73	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
10	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	15.8	1970-71	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
11	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	15.7	1973-74	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
12	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	15.7	1977-78	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
13	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	15.7	1965-66	TOT	80	41.9	22.8	2.9			8.7	17.2	50.6				5.4	8.6	62.4	54.3				3,352	1,820	1,254	235				294
14	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	15.6	2018-19	DET	79	33.5	17.3	1.4	1.7	1.7	7.1	13.3	53.3	0.1	0.5	13.2	3.1	5.2	59.0	55.5	5.4	10.2	2.2	2,647	1,370	1,232	112	136	138	175	272	+176
15	Kevin Willis K. Willis	15.5	1991-92	ATL	81	36.6	18.3	2.1	0.9	0.7	7.3	15.1	48.3	0.1	0.5	16.2	3.6	4.5	80.4	53.5	5.2	10.4	2.4	2,962	1,480	1,258	173	72	54	197	223
16	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	15.4	2002-03	DET	73	39.4	6.9	1.6	1.4	3.2	2.9	6.0	48.1	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.2	2.6	45.0	48.6	4.0	11.4	1.2	2,873	506	1,126	120	104	230	88	179	+222
17	Moses Malone M. Malone	15.3	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	15.3	1963-64	STL	80	41.2	27.4	3.2			9.9	21.4	46.3				7.6	9.6	78.9	53.5				3,296	2,190	1,224	259				300
19	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	15.3	1953-54	NYK	72	37.4	13.2	2.1			3.6	8.9	40.4				6.0	7.7	78.4	53.8				2,690	949	1,098	153				208
20	Kevin Love K. Love	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
21	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	15.2	1971-72	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
22	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	15.2	2017-18	LAC	77	31.5	12.0	1.5	0.5	0.9	4.8	7.5	64.5	0.0	0.0		2.4	4.1	58.0	64.8	4.3	10.9	1.8	2,424	927	1,171	117	39	70	137	203	-126
23	Elmore Smith E. Smith	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	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	15.2	2019-20	TOT	57	33.0	17.7	2.7	1.9	1.6	7.3	13.8	53.3	0.1	0.6	14.3	3.0	5.2	57.5	55.3	4.4	10.8	3.6	1,879	1,010	864	152	109	93	203	201	-191
25	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	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