most rebounds per game 1969-70 to 1979-80

Between the 1969-70 and 1979-80 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most rebounds per game, with 18.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player 1969-70 to 1979-80
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.7
258
43.2
16.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
15.1
305
36.5
20.9
1.4
0.9
1.6
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.9
8.1
72.1
56.9
6.5
8.6
3.8
11,143
6,377
4,592
414
274
483
846
887
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14.4
855
40.8
28.3
4.5
1.2
3.5
11.7
21.0
55.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.9
71.1
58.7
3.0
10.6
3.5
34,914
24,175
12,346
3,811
657
1,875
787
2,615
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.0
726
39.3
18.2
3.9
1.2
1.0
7.7
16.8
46.0
0.0
0.2
8.3
2.7
3.5
78.2
49.6
3.1
10.2
2.4
28,551
13,192
10,170
2,828
569
473
499
2,783
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
13.9
896
41.3
23.2
2.0
1.2
2.4
9.3
20.7
45.2
0.0
0.2
23.1
4.5
6.7
67.9
49.1
3.5
9.4
2.8
37,046
20,781
12,461
1,814
668
1,387
679
2,985
6Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.8
839
36.7
10.7
4.1
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
51.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.8
2.9
63.8
53.9
3.6
8.5
2.0
30,830
8,986
11,605
3,439
576
331
482
2,315
7Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.2
223
33.0
16.9
4.3
1.0
2.6
7.0
13.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.4
66.9
54.1
2.6
10.6
3.4
7,370
3,772
2,948
957
212
571
243
615
8Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.8
551
35.7
13.9
2.9
0.5
2.1
5.3
12.3
42.8
3.3
4.8
70.1
48.1
2.8
6.8
19,660
7,659
7,062
1,587
125
553
1,494
9Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
12.6
204
32.1
14.5
2.6
6.1
13.8
44.1
2.3
3.2
72.5
47.7
6,542
2,967
2,576
538
642
10Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
12.3
294
36.7
21.1
3.0
0.6
2.0
7.9
14.2
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.2
7.4
70.3
60.4
3.5
8.8
3.8
10,777
6,201
3,616
869
165
599
809
974
11Swen Nater
S. Nater
12.3
310
31.0
13.1
2.2
0.6
0.5
5.4
10.1
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.0
75.5
57.3
3.6
8.7
2.7
9,604
4,076
3,811
697
177
164
652
991
12Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
12.2
409
34.1
15.0
2.3
0.8
0.2
5.5
11.3
48.4
4.1
5.2
78.3
55.3
4.2
8.9
13,952
6,152
4,973
931
116
28
1,296
13Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
421
33.9
11.0
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.2
9.2
46.2
2.6
3.7
69.4
51.1
2.6
3.9
14,259
4,652
5,002
1,181
69
36
1,458
14Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
11.8
583
39.3
26.8
2.9
1.2
1.9
10.6
20.9
50.6
0.1
0.4
12.5
5.7
7.5
75.4
55.5
3.0
9.3
4.1
22,922
15,627
6,888
1,674
602
937
801
2,010
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
11.7
253
34.3
17.4
1.9
0.6
1.1
7.1
14.8
48.0
3.2
4.2
76.4
52.3
2.5
4.9
8,683
4,399
2,956
487
12
21
799
16Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
11.7
707
35.9
22.5
3.3
1.2
1.9
9.1
17.9
50.9
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.3
3.1
8.2
3.1
25,379
15,896
8,242
2,318
540
888
562
2,300
17Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
11.5
395
33.9
14.8
2.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
11.0
51.2
3.6
6.1
58.2
54.1
3.4
6.2
13,379
5,855
4,525
1,003
52
48
1,264
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.4
337
37.6
22.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
1,281
19Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11.2
368
33.2
13.6
3.6
0.4
0.3
5.6
11.2
50.2
2.3
2.9
78.1
54.1
0.8
4.3
12,225
4,987
4,111
1,331
28
24
872
20George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
11.1
383
34.0
20.5
4.1
1.9
0.5
7.6
16.8
45.1
0.0
0.2
13.3
5.3
7.9
67.6
50.6
3.5
7.6
4.1
13,008
7,833
4,251
1,571
728
180
939
1,544
21Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
10.9
804
34.5
11.6
3.9
1.5
1.7
4.8
10.9
44.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
73.5
48.1
2.5
8.0
2.7
27,743
9,322
8,765
3,160
853
977
642
2,823
22Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
10.7
388
36.4
15.9
3.1
0.9
0.5
6.8
15.4
43.9
2.4
3.4
72.1
47.2
1.9
8.8
14,116
6,188
4,136
1,217
67
39
1,137
23Elmore Smith
E. Smith
10.6
562
31.8
13.4
1.4
0.8
2.9
5.6
11.7
48.2
2.1
3.7
57.9
50.3
2.3
7.1
1.7
17,879
7,541
5,962
808
325
1,183
183
1,941
24Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
10.6
246
32.5
13.5
2.7
0.9
0.7
5.2
11.3
46.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
3.8
80.2
52.2
2.5
8.0
2.6
7,989
3,332
2,599
674
218
184
641
827
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.4
82
36.0
21.3
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
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.646
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