Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most boards by a player in his 3rd season, with 2,052 rebounds.

Interpreted as:

most all-time rebound by a player in a 3rd season

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,052	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	4,029	192				123
2	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	1,668	1965-66	CIN	79	44.5	21.5	21.1	2.7			8.7	19.3	45.3				4.0	5.1	78.7	49.9				3,517	1,697	213				274
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	1,612	1958-59	BOS	70	42.6	16.7	23.0	3.2			6.5	14.2	45.7				3.7	6.1	59.8	49.3				2,979	1,168	222				161
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,447	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	34.8	19.8	5.1			12.8	29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	2,538	371				279
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,444	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	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	147	79	119	326	223
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,362	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	186				225
7	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1,361	1963-64	BAL	80	42.4	27.0	17.0	1.6			10.1	19.8	51.3				6.7	10.3	65.1	55.5				3,394	2,159	126				300
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,346	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	370				235
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,329	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	333				311
10	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	1,312	1965-66	SFW	73	39.6	16.3	18.0	1.5			6.2	15.3	40.6				3.8	5.9	65.4	45.4				2,891	1,188	111				223
11	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1,253	1970-71	BAL	74	39.2	14.1	16.9	4.0			5.7	11.4	50.1				2.7	4.1	65.7	53.5				2,904	1,047	293				235
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1,205	1972-73	DET	81	38.9	23.8	14.9	3.2			10.0	20.4	49.0				3.8	4.9	77.3	52.7				3,150	1,927	260				278
13	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	1,155	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	179	92	174		278
14	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	1,142	1957-58	CIN	63	39.0	16.9	18.1	6.4			6.6	18.7	35.1				3.8	5.3	71.5	40.2				2,460	1,066	403				226
15	Willis Reed W. Reed	1,136	1966-67	NYK	78	36.2	20.9	14.6	1.6			8.1	16.6	48.9				4.6	6.2	73.5	53.8				2,824	1,628	126				293
16	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	1,133	1970-71	CHI	82	28.9	10.8	13.8	4.8			4.4	9.0	48.5				2.0	2.8	72.4	52.6				2,370	882	397				275
17	Kevin Love K. Love	1,112	2010-11	MIN	73	35.8	20.2	15.2	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	184	45	28	155	148	-272
18	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1,104	2014-15	DET	82	30.5	13.8	13.5	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	55	73	153	120	285	-54
19	Ray Scott R. Scott	1,078	1963-64	DET	80	37.1	17.6	13.5	3.1			6.7	16.3	41.2				4.1	5.7	71.9	46.6				2,964	1,406	244				296
20	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	1,066	1987-88	CHI	82	34.3	12.4	13.0	3.0	0.8	0.3	4.6	9.5	48.3	0.0	0.1	25.0	3.2	4.4	72.7	54.3	4.0	9.0	2.9	2,816	1,014	248	68	28	241	272
21	Johnny Green J. Green	1,066	1961-62	NYK	80	34.9	15.9	13.3	2.4			6.3	14.6	43.6				3.3	5.4	60.1	47.0				2,789	1,275	191				265
22	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	1,043	1978-79	CHI	82	39.8	23.7	12.7	3.3	0.6	1.9	9.2	16.0	57.5				5.3	7.2	73.9	61.9	3.6	9.1	3.8	3,265	1,940	274	50	156	310	280
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	1,037	1956-57	STL	71	35.1	24.7	14.6	1.9			8.6	20.8	41.5				7.5	9.6	77.3	49.4				2,491	1,755	133				181
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,012	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	21.3	12.3	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	199	64	115	159	285	+371
25	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,008	2006-07	ORL	82	36.9	17.6	12.3	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	158	70	156	317	245	+94