Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most rebounds per game with 41+ games played in 1971-72, with 19.2 per game.

Interpreted as:

most rpg by a player in 1972 41+ gp

	NAME	RPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	19.2	82	1971-72	LAL	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	76	1971-72	BAL	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	81	1971-72	MIL	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	78	1971-72	GSW	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	79	1971-72	BOS	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	78	1971-72	BUF	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	82	1971-72	HOU	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	78	1971-72	GSW	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	80	1971-72	DET	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	78	1971-72	TOT	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	77	1971-72	NYK	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	80	1971-72	LAL	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	82	1971-72	ATL	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	63	1971-72	CLE	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	73	1971-72	SEA	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	75	1971-72	PHI	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	81	1971-72	CIN	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	80	1971-72	PHX	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	78	1971-72	HOU	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	82	1971-72	POR	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	58	1971-72	SEA	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	80	1971-72	NYK	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	80	1971-72	CHI	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	81	1971-72	POR	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	82	1971-72	CHI	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