Nate Thurmond averaged the most rebounds per game with 41+ games played in 1969-70, with 17.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

most rpg by a player in 1970 41+ gp

	NAME	RPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	17.7	43	1969-70	SFW	44.6	21.9	3.5	7.9	19.2	41.4	6.1	8.0	75.4	48.3	1,919	943	762	150	110
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	16.9	82	1969-70	SDR	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
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	16.7	82	1969-70	BAL	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
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	14.5	82	1969-70	MIL	43.1	28.8	4.1	11.4	22.1	51.8	5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2	3,534	2,361	1,190	337	283
5	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	14.4	82	1969-70	ATL	39.9	14.8	4.2	5.4	11.4	47.5	4.0	5.5	73.4	53.8	3,269	1,217	1,181	345	292
6	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	14.2	67	1969-70	TOT	36.1	15.1	2.6	6.0	11.9	50.7	3.0	3.8	78.4	55.4	2,420	1,010	951	173	166
7	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	13.9	78	1969-70	BAL	37.4	17.3	3.4	7.4	16.4	45.1	2.5	3.5	72.4	48.3	2,919	1,353	1,086	264	269
8	Willis Reed W. Reed	13.9	81	1969-70	NYK	38.1	21.7	2.0	8.7	17.1	50.7	4.3	5.7	75.6	55.2	3,089	1,755	1,126	161	287
9	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	13.6	81	1969-70	PHI	39.4	26.1	4.3	9.9	21.1	46.9	6.3	8.6	72.9	52.4	3,194	2,114	1,101	352	331
10	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	12.5	81	1969-70	CHI	28.8	10.4	2.8	4.3	9.6	44.9	1.9	2.8	66.4	48.4	2,335	846	1,016	229	255
11	Paul Silas P. Silas	11.7	78	1969-70	PHX	36.4	12.8	2.7	4.8	10.3	46.4	3.2	5.3	60.7	50.5	2,836	996	916	214	266
12	Clyde Lee C. Lee	11.3	82	1969-70	SFW	32.2	11.0	1.0	4.4	10.0	44.0	2.2	3.7	59.3	47.3	2,641	902	929	80	263
13	Otto Moore O. Moore	11.1	81	1969-70	DET	31.1	11.9	1.3	4.7	9.9	47.6	2.4	3.8	63.6	51.1	2,523	960	900	104	232
14	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	11.1	70	1969-70	TOT	34.7	18.5	1.7	6.9	13.9	49.6	4.7	5.9	78.9	55.9	2,427	1,292	775	121	230
15	Johnny Green J. Green	10.8	78	1969-70	CIN	29.2	15.6	1.4	6.2	11.0	55.9	3.3	5.5	59.2	58.0	2,278	1,216	841	112	268
16	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	10.4	81	1969-70	PHX	40.9	24.6	4.8	8.8	17.9	49.0	7.1	9.1	77.9	56.3	3,312	1,995	846	391	287
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	10.4	54	1969-70	LAL	41.0	24.0	5.4	9.5	19.5	48.6	5.1	6.6	77.3	53.7	2,213	1,298	559	292	132
18	Bob Rule B. Rule	10.3	80	1969-70	SEA	37.0	24.6	1.8	9.9	21.3	46.3	4.8	6.8	71.4	50.6	2,959	1,965	825	144	278
19	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	10.0	79	1969-70	NYK	33.3	14.6	2.5	6.2	13.7	45.1	2.2	3.2	68.8	48.2	2,627	1,152	790	194	244
20	Jim Davis J. Davis	9.7	82	1969-70	ATL	32.0	13.6	2.9	5.3	11.5	46.4	2.9	3.9	75.5	51.5	2,623	1,116	796	238	335
21	Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff	9.5	79	1969-70	PHI	31.3	13.6	2.7	5.4	10.1	54.0	2.7	4.2	65.0	57.1	2,474	1,075	754	211	294
22	Jim Washington J. Washington	9.3	79	1969-70	PHI	31.1	12.7	1.3	5.1	10.7	47.6	2.6	3.5	74.7	52.3	2,459	1,006	734	104	262
23	Rick Roberson R. Roberson	9.1	74	1969-70	LAL	27.1	8.7	1.2	3.5	7.9	44.7	1.6	2.9	56.6	47.4	2,005	644	672	92	256
24	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	8.9	79	1969-70	TOT	25.7	11.6	1.8	4.4	8.5	52.3	2.7	4.7	57.6	54.9	2,028	917	707	143	260
25	Bob Boozer B. Boozer	8.7	82	1969-70	SEA	31.1	15.2	1.3	6.0	12.3	49.1	3.2	3.9	82.2	54.5	2,549	1,249	717	110	237