Swen Nater got the most rebounds per game in 1979-80, with 15.0 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 79-80

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	11.9	1979-80	PHI	80	34.6	7.4	2.1	0.5	2.0	2.9	6.7	43.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.2	69.7	48.2	2.7	9.1	2.7	2,771	588	950	164	43	162	218	298
5	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	11.1	1979-80	SEA	82	34.1	14.3	3.4	0.8	0.9	5.7	12.1	47.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.6	80.5	52.6	2.4	8.7	2.5	2,793	1,175	908	279	68	77	202	232
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	11.1	1979-80	WAS	81	39.3	23.0	1.6	0.8	2.3	9.4	20.7	45.4	0.0	0.2	23.1	4.1	5.9	69.9	49.2	3.3	7.7	2.7	3,183	1,859	896	129	62	189	215	309
7	Robert Parish R. Parish	10.9	1979-80	GSW	72	29.4	17.0	1.7	0.8	1.6	7.1	14.0	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	71.5	54.1	3.4	7.4	3.1	2,119	1,223	783	122	58	115	225	248
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	10.8	1979-80	LAL	82	38.3	24.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
9	Kermit Washington K. Washington	10.5	1979-80	POR	80	33.2	13.4	2.1	0.9	1.6	5.3	9.5	55.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.5	64.2	58.4	4.1	6.5	2.1	2,657	1,073	842	167	73	131	170	307
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.4	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
11	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	10.3	1979-80	ATL	81	32.0	16.5	2.3	1.2	1.7	6.2	12.4	49.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.7	71.0	55.1	3.6	6.7	2.9	2,588	1,334	837	184	101	139	233	317
12	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	9.9	1979-80	SAS	78	35.9	20.1	3.0	1.4	0.2	8.3	17.1	48.5	0.0	0.1	11.1	3.5	4.4	78.3	52.7	3.3	6.6	3.0	2,798	1,565	775	231	111	18	232	192
13	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	9.6	1979-80	TOT	73	30.2	14.7	4.6	1.4	0.3	5.5	12.1	45.1	0.0	0.2	13.3	3.7	6.7	55.3	48.7	3.0	6.5	3.8	2,208	1,072	699	333	101	23	281	303
14	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	9.4	1979-80	ATL	82	25.9	8.9	0.9	0.7	3.0	3.5	6.3	55.8	0.0	0.0		1.9	2.7	71.4	59.8	3.5	6.0	1.2	2,123	731	774	76	54	244	99	322
15	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	9.4	1979-80	CHI	82	34.0	16.3	2.2	0.7	1.6	6.1	12.8	47.4	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	5.1	81.0	54.1	2.7	6.7	2.6	2,791	1,334	773	182	60	129	210	313
16	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	9.4	1979-80	PHX	82	33.0	17.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	6.6	13.0	51.2	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.9	66.7	55.3	2.6	6.8	3.1	2,710	1,415	770	142	58	59	251	262
17	Calvin Natt C. Natt	8.9	1979-80	TOT	78	36.6	19.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.9	5.4	73.0	52.4	3.1	5.8	2.5	2,857	1,553	691	169	102	34	198	205
18	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	8.9	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
19	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	8.8	1979-80	BOS	80	34.3	16.9	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.7	9.4	60.9	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	78.7	67.9	3.6	5.3	2.9	2,744	1,350	704	199	76	61	230	266
20	Dan Issel D. Issel	8.8	1979-80	DEN	82	35.8	23.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	8.7	17.3	50.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.3	8.1	77.5	57.1	2.9	5.9	2.0	2,938	1,951	719	198	88	54	163	190
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	8.8	1979-80	TOT	63	33.8	19.2	2.9	1.2	1.4	7.4	13.8	53.7	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.4	5.6	78.2	59.2	2.4	6.3	2.6	2,131	1,210	552	184	74	89	162	200
22	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	8.7	1979-80	PHI	80	31.8	14.7	1.9	0.6	1.8	6.2	11.8	52.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.6	65.3	54.8	2.5	6.2	2.9	2,541	1,178	693	149	49	142	230	328
23	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	8.5	1979-80	TOT	63	29.9	14.7	3.3	0.7	1.0	5.9	12.9	45.6	0.0	0.1	22.2	2.8	3.8	74.9	50.3	2.3	6.3	3.5	1,884	923	537	208	42	62	218	223
24	Mickey Johnson M. Johnson	8.3	1979-80	IND	82	32.3	19.1	4.2	1.9	1.4	7.2	15.5	46.3	0.1	0.4	15.6	4.7	5.9	79.9	52.8	3.1	5.2	3.5	2,647	1,566	681	344	153	112	286	291
25	Alvan Adams A. Adams	8.1	1979-80	PHX	75	28.9	14.9	4.3	1.4	0.7	6.2	11.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.1	79.7	57.1	2.1	6.0	2.9	2,168	1,118	609	322	108	55	218	237