Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Moses Malone averaged the most rebounds per game in a season, with 15.3 per game in 1982-83.

Interpreted as:

most rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season past 1980's

	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	15.3	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
2	Swen Nater S. Nater	15.0	1979-80	SDC	81	35.3	13.4	2.9	0.6	0.5	5.5	9.9	55.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	58.9	4.3	10.7	3.2	2,860	1,082	1,216	233	45	37	257	259
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.8	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	27.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
4	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.7	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	31.1	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
5	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	14.6	1986-87	PHI	68	40.3	23.0	4.9	1.8	1.5	8.2	13.8	59.4	0.3	1.5	20.2	6.3	8.3	76.1	66.0	5.7	8.9	4.7	2,740	1,564	994	331	119	104	322	252
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	14.5	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	25.8	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
7	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	13.5	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	24.8	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	13.4	1983-84	PHI	71	36.8	22.7	1.4	1.0	1.5	7.5	15.5	48.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.7	10.2	75.0	56.6	5.0	8.4	3.5	2,613	1,609	950	96	71	110	250	188
9	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	13.3	1979-80	WAS	82	36.3	9.7	4.5	0.8	0.7	4.0	7.8	51.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.7	2.5	66.5	54.5	4.1	9.3	1.9	2,973	794	1,094	366	65	61	153	249
10	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	13.1	1985-86	DET	82	35.3	16.6	1.8	0.7	0.8	6.6	13.5	49.2	0.0	0.2	28.6	3.2	3.9	83.4	54.5	3.7	9.4	1.6	2,891	1,360	1,075	146	59	65	133	291
11	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	13.1	1986-87	CHI	82	36.3	14.5	3.6	1.0	0.4	5.7	12.8	44.5	0.1	0.4	36.7	3.0	4.4	68.6	49.3	3.6	9.5	3.6	2,980	1,192	1,074	296	85	36	299	315
12	Moses Malone M. Malone	13.1	1984-85	PHI	79	37.4	24.6	1.6	0.8	1.6	7.6	16.3	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	11.4	81.5	57.7	4.9	8.2	3.6	2,957	1,941	1,031	130	67	123	286	216
13	Michael Cage M. Cage	13.0	1987-88	LAC	72	36.9	14.5	1.5	1.3	0.8	5.0	10.6	47.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.8	53.7	5.2	7.9	2.2	2,660	1,046	938	110	91	58	160	194
14	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	13.0	1987-88	CHI	82	34.3	12.4	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	1,066	248	68	28	241	272
15	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	12.8	1985-86	PHI	80	36.9	20.0	3.9	2.2	1.6	7.4	13.0	57.2	0.2	0.9	22.7	5.0	7.2	68.5	61.9	4.4	8.4	4.4	2,952	1,603	1,026	312	173	125	350	333
16	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	12.7	1981-82	SEA	82	37.2	19.6	3.4	1.2	1.3	7.1	14.8	47.9	0.0	0.2	15.4	5.5	6.4	85.5	55.9	2.7	9.9	2.6	3,049	1,611	1,038	277	102	107	213	268
17	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.5	1982-83	NJN	82	36.1	17.0	1.5	1.1	1.3	6.5	11.1	58.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	6.4	62.0	61.1	4.5	8.1	3.0	2,961	1,396	1,027	125	91	110	246	270
18	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	12.5	1988-89	PHI	79	39.1	25.8	4.1	1.6	0.8	8.9	15.3	57.9	0.4	2.1	21.6	7.6	10.1	75.3	65.3	5.1	7.4	3.2	3,088	2,037	986	325	126	67	254	262
19	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.5	1986-87	NJN	82	36.3	18.0	1.6	1.0	1.1	6.4	11.4	55.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	7.2	73.1	61.6	3.9	8.5	3.4	2,976	1,472	1,023	129	78	91	280	315
20	Robert Parish R. Parish	12.5	1988-89	BOS	80	35.5	18.6	2.2	1.0	1.5	7.5	13.1	57.0	0.0	0.0		3.7	5.1	71.9	60.7	4.3	8.2	2.5	2,840	1,486	996	175	79	116	200	209
21	Swen Nater S. Nater	12.4	1980-81	SDC	82	34.3	15.6	2.4	0.6	0.6	6.3	11.4	55.3	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.7	79.5	59.7	3.6	8.8	2.6	2,809	1,278	1,017	199	49	46	211	295
22	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	12.4	1984-85	DET	82	35.3	17.5	1.9	0.8	0.9	7.3	14.4	50.6	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.0	3.7	79.7	54.8	3.6	8.8	1.6	2,892	1,438	1,013	154	69	71	129	308
23	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.3	1983-84	NJN	81	37.1	15.7	1.6	1.0	1.5	6.1	11.4	53.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	6.1	57.0	55.6	4.4	8.0	2.9	3,003	1,274	1,000	130	81	125	237	298
24	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	12.3	1983-84	WAS	75	41.1	22.2	3.9	0.9	1.0	8.0	13.8	57.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.2	8.5	73.3	63.3	3.5	8.8	4.6	3,082	1,665	922	296	68	72	342	285
25	Buck Williams B. Williams	12.3	1984-85	NJN	82	38.8	18.2	2.0	0.8	1.3	7.0	13.3	53.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	4.1	6.6	62.5	56.2	3.9	8.3	2.9	3,182	1,491	1,005	167	63	110	238	293