most rebounds per game in the 1971/72 nba season

Wilt Chamberlain grabbed the most rebounds per game in 1971-72, with 19.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in the 1971/72 NBA 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 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
2 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
3 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
4 Nate 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
5 Dave 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
6 Elmore 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
7 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
14.6
1971-72
HOU HOU
82
42.2
25.2
3.3
10.1
23.4
43.4
4.9
7.5
64.9
47.1
3,461
2,063
1,197
270
233
8 Clyde Lee
C. Lee
14.5
1971-72
GSW GSW
78
34.3
8.1
1.1
3.3
7.0
47.1
1.5
2.8
54.1
49.2
2,674
632
1,132
85
244
9 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
14.2
1971-72
DET DET
80
38.7
25.7
3.1
10.4
21.1
49.3
4.9
6.3
76.8
53.8
3,092
2,056
1,132
248
297
10 Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
13.5
1971-72
TOT
78
35.3
12.6
2.5
4.9
10.0
48.7
2.8
4.1
70.3
53.4
2,756
980
1,051
198
269
11 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
13.1
1971-72
NYK NYK
77
38.0
16.7
4.1
7.1
13.8
51.2
2.6
3.2
79.1
54.8
2,926
1,283
1,011
318
218
12 Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
13.1
1971-72
LAL LAL
80
34.4
13.1
2.4
4.6
10.0
46.1
3.9
5.0
77.9
53.8
2,748
1,047
1,045
193
251
13 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
12.8
1971-72
ATL ATL
82
38.9
18.6
3.2
7.2
13.3
54.5
4.1
7.1
58.5
56.7
3,187
1,526
1,049
262
255
14 Rick Roberson
R. Roberson
12.7
1971-72
CLE CLE
63
35.0
13.1
1.7
4.8
10.9
44.2
3.4
5.8
58.7
48.5
2,207
823
801
109
251
15 Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
12.7
1971-72
SEA SEA
73
43.4
26.2
2.0
9.8
21.3
46.1
6.6
8.0
81.9
52.7
3,167
1,914
926
148
208
16 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
12.2
1971-72
PHI PHI
75
38.7
23.3
5.9
8.8
19.0
46.1
5.7
8.0
71.2
51.5
2,900
1,744
918
443
295
17 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
12.0
1971-72
CIN CIN
81
35.0
11.6
2.1
5.1
12.0
42.2
1.5
2.1
70.4
44.9
2,832
939
968
173
284
18 Paul Silas
P. Silas
11.9
1971-72
PHX PHX
80
38.5
17.5
4.3
6.1
12.9
47.0
5.4
7.0
77.3
54.9
3,082
1,403
955
343
201
19 Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
11.8
1971-72
HOU HOU
78
34.5
15.0
1.5
6.4
12.9
49.5
2.2
3.1
72.3
52.6
2,689
1,172
923
117
193
20 Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
11.5
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
24.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
21 Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
11.3
1971-72
SEA SEA
58
30.7
13.8
2.1
5.6
12.9
42.9
2.7
3.7
72.0
47.2
1,780
798
654
124
178
22 Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
11.3
1971-72
NYK NYK
80
38.4
15.4
3.6
6.5
15.2
42.7
2.4
3.3
72.8
46.2
3,072
1,233
901
291
219
23 Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
11.2
1971-72
CHI CHI
80
25.3
7.0
3.5
2.7
6.3
43.8
1.5
2.3
65.6
48.0
2,022
556
897
281
253
24 Dale Schlueter
D. Schlueter
10.6
1971-72
POR POR
81
33.2
11.7
3.5
4.4
8.3
52.5
3.0
4.0
73.9
58.1
2,693
947
860
285
277
25 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
10.6
1971-72
CHI CHI
82
22.8
7.0
3.1
2.7
5.4
49.9
1.6
2.7
61.5
53.4
1,872
578
869
254
296
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
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.634
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3
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32
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5
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32
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
10/24
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
10/26
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/27
POR POR
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LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Wed
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LAL LAL
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MIN MIN
9:30 PM
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
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48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
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CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
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MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
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OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
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BKN BKN
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DAL DAL
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HOU HOU
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
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Tue
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LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
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BKN BKN
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CHA CHA
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MIA MIA
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ORL ORL
7:00 PM