Truck Robinson averaged the most rebounds per game in 1977-78, with 15.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

most rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in the NBA in 77-78

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	15.7	1977-78	NOJ	82	44.4	22.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	9.1	20.5	44.4	4.5	7.0	64.0	48.1	3.6	12.1	3.7	3,638	1,862	1,288	171	73	79	301	265
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	15.0	1977-78	HOU	59	35.7	19.4	0.5	0.8	1.3	7.0	14.0	49.9	5.4	7.5	71.8	55.9	6.4	8.6	3.7	2,107	1,144	886	31	48	76	220	179
3	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	14.0	1977-78	BOS	77	41.8	18.6	4.6	1.3	0.9	7.8	15.8	49.0	3.1	3.7	84.2	53.3	3.2	10.8	2.8	3,215	1,435	1,078	351	102	67	217	297
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	13.3	1977-78	WAS	81	40.1	19.7	1.8	1.2	2.0	7.9	17.4	45.1	4.0	6.3	63.4	48.9	4.1	9.1	2.8	3,246	1,598	1,075	149	96	159	229	313
5	Bill Walton B. Walton	13.2	1977-78	POR	58	33.3	18.9	5.0	1.0	2.5	7.9	15.2	52.2	3.1	4.2	72.0	55.4	2.0	11.2	3.6	1,929	1,097	766	291	60	146	206	145
6	Swen Nater S. Nater	13.2	1977-78	BUF	78	35.6	15.5	2.8	0.5	0.6	6.4	12.7	50.4	2.7	3.5	76.5	54.3	3.6	9.6	2.9	2,778	1,210	1,029	216	40	47	225	274
7	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	13.1	1977-78	CHI	82	37.4	22.9	3.2	0.5	2.2	8.6	15.4	55.9	5.7	8.2	70.4	60.4	3.9	9.2	4.5	3,067	1,879	1,071	263	42	181	366	261
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	12.9	1977-78	LAL	62	36.5	25.8	4.3	1.7	3.0	10.7	19.4	55.0	4.4	5.6	78.3	58.9	3.0	9.9	3.4	2,265	1,600	801	269	103	185	208	182
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	12.8	1977-78	NYK	79	40.3	26.5	3.8	1.3	1.6	10.3	19.8	52.0	5.9	8.2	72.7	56.7	3.0	9.8	4.4	3,182	2,097	1,010	298	105	126	346	297
10	Marvin Webster M. Webster	12.6	1977-78	SEA	82	35.5	14.0	2.5	0.6	2.0	5.2	10.4	50.2	3.5	5.6	62.9	54.3	4.4	8.2	3.1	2,910	1,144	1,035	203	48	162	257	262
11	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	11.9	1977-78	WAS	80	33.1	7.6	4.1	1.2	0.6	3.2	6.1	52.3	1.2	2.2	53.8	53.5	3.6	8.4	2.2	2,644	607	955	326	98	45	173	234
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	11.3	1977-78	DET	63	36.7	24.5	3.4	1.3	1.5	9.9	18.4	53.7	4.7	6.1	77.2	58.0	3.1	8.2	3.6	2,311	1,542	715	216	82	93	225	185
13	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	10.6	1977-78	MIL	80	34.6	19.5	2.4	1.2	1.3	7.9	15.1	52.2	3.8	5.1	73.6	56.3	3.7	6.9	2.2	2,765	1,557	847	190	92	103	175	221
14	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	10.4	1977-78	PHI	78	32.5	20.3	3.8	1.8	0.3	7.5	16.3	46.3	5.3	7.4	71.6	52.1	3.6	6.8	4.0	2,533	1,587	810	294	137	27	312	287
15	Jim Chones J. Chones	10.3	1977-78	CLE	82	35.4	15.0	1.6	0.6	0.7	6.4	13.6	47.2	2.2	3.0	72.0	50.3	2.7	7.6	2.2	2,906	1,230	844	131	52	58	184	235
16	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	10.2	1977-78	IND	79	30.7	13.4	2.5	1.0	1.9	5.3	10.9	48.9	2.8	3.8	72.7	53.4	3.5	6.7	2.5	2,423	1,060	802	196	81	149	194	297
17	Dan Issel D. Issel	10.1	1977-78	DEN	82	34.8	21.3	3.7	1.2	0.5	8.0	15.7	51.2	5.2	6.7	78.2	57.1	3.1	7.0	3.2	2,851	1,746	830	304	100	41	259	279
18	George Johnson G. Johnson	9.6	1977-78	NJN	81	29.8	8.7	1.4	1.0	3.4	3.5	8.9	39.5	1.6	2.3	71.9	43.8	3.0	6.6	2.7	2,411	703	779	111	78	274	221	339
19	Clifford Ray C. Ray	9.6	1977-78	GSW	79	28.7	8.8	1.9	0.9	1.1	3.4	6.0	57.1	1.9	3.1	60.9	59.4	3.0	6.6	1.9	2,268	692	758	147	74	90	150	291
20	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	9.5	1977-78	SAS	81	35.4	20.6	3.3	1.4	0.3	8.6	17.6	48.9	3.4	4.0	85.4	53.3	3.0	6.5	3.4	2,869	1,672	773	268	115	24	279	209
21	Bernard King B. King	9.5	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	24.2	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9	4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
22	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	9.3	1977-78	NOJ	82	25.8	10.2	2.8	1.1	1.6	3.7	7.3	50.5	2.7	3.5	77.9	57.1	3.0	6.2	2.7	2,119	833	759	233	89	129	225	293
23	Steve Hawes S. Hawes	9.2	1977-78	ATL	75	31.0	12.7	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.2	11.4	45.3	2.3	2.9	81.8	50.0	2.4	6.8	2.0	2,325	949	690	190	78	57	148	230
24	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	9.1	1977-78	POR	68	31.2	16.4	2.5	0.9	0.8	6.7	14.5	45.8	3.0	4.0	76.7	50.2	2.7	6.4	2.8	2,119	1,113	621	173	61	56	192	221
25	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	9.1	1977-78	CHI	81	35.4	18.3	3.3	1.1	0.8	6.9	15.0	46.2	4.5	5.5	81.2	52.6	2.7	6.4	3.3	2,870	1,484	738	267	92	68	270	317