highest rpg by a player in his third year sense 1980 to 2025

Yolanda Griffith had the most rebounds per game by a player in her 3rd season, with 11.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest rpg with a minimum of 20 games played per 44 team games by a player in his third year sense 1980 to 2025
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
11.2
2001
SAC SAC
32
33.8
16.2
1.7
2.0
1.2
6.0
11.5
52.2
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.8
72.0
57.6
5.1
6.1
2.3
1,080
518
357
54
63
37
75
114
+157
2Tina Charles
T. Charles
10.5
2012
CON CON
33
33.2
18.0
1.7
0.5
1.4
7.6
15.2
49.9
0.0
0.2
20.0
2.8
3.5
80.2
53.8
3.7
6.7
2.2
1,096
594
345
57
17
47
74
64
+138
3Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
9.9
2010
CHI CHI
34
32.0
17.8
1.5
1.1
2.6
6.7
11.5
58.2
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.4
5.8
76.0
63.4
2.2
7.8
2.4
1,087
606
338
51
39
88
82
75
+14
4Natalie Williams
N. Williams
9.9
2001
UTA UTA
31
34.4
14.2
1.8
1.3
0.3
5.5
11.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
4.3
72.9
53.9
3.6
6.4
2.3
1,066
439
308
55
41
10
70
128
+22
5Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
9.8
2005
DET DET
33
28.2
9.5
0.8
1.0
1.4
3.6
8.5
43.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
4.5
48.7
45.4
3.4
6.3
2.1
932
313
322
26
33
46
69
143
+70
6Crystal Langhorne
C. Langhorne
9.7
2010
WAS WAS
34
34.1
16.3
1.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
11.0
58.9
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.3
4.3
77.2
63.2
2.9
6.8
2.6
1,158
555
330
39
30
7
90
74
+107
7Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
9.7
2018
DAL DAL
32
29.5
23.0
2.3
0.5
1.7
8.7
14.8
58.9
0.4
1.2
32.4
5.3
7.2
73.8
64.3
2.3
7.3
2.8
945
737
309
73
15
54
89
89
+73
8Teaira McCowan
T. McCowan
9.6
2021
IND IND
32
26.5
11.3
1.1
0.6
1.6
4.3
8.0
53.7
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.1
64.4
57.3
3.4
6.2
1.7
848
361
308
34
18
51
53
107
-99
9Brianna Turner
B. Turner
9.4
2021
PHX PHX
32
31.1
7.8
1.8
0.8
1.3
3.4
6.1
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
71.7
57.8
2.4
7.0
1.5
994
249
302
56
24
42
47
70
+149
10Lauren Jackson
L. Jackson
9.3
2003
SEA SEA
33
33.6
21.2
1.9
1.2
1.9
7.7
15.9
48.3
1.2
3.7
31.7
4.6
5.5
82.5
57.5
2.5
6.8
2.1
1,110
698
307
62
38
64
69
106
+120
11Glory Johnson
G. Johnson
9.2
2014
TUL TUL
33
32.7
14.7
1.4
1.4
0.4
5.2
11.7
44.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.2
5.5
76.0
52.1
2.9
6.4
2.6
1,078
485
305
46
45
13
87
107
-12
12Myisha Hines-Allen
M. Hines-Allen
8.9
2020
WAS WAS
22
30.0
17.0
2.6
1.5
0.2
6.8
13.4
51.0
1.2
2.8
42.6
2.2
2.6
82.8
58.5
1.6
7.3
2.2
659
374
195
57
32
5
48
63
+48
13Chamique Holdsclaw
C. Holdsclaw
8.8
2001
WAS WAS
29
33.6
16.8
2.3
1.5
0.5
6.4
16.1
40.0
0.4
1.6
23.9
3.5
5.1
68.2
45.7
2.5
6.3
3.2
975
486
256
66
44
14
94
49
-87
14A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
8.5
2020
LVA LVA
22
31.7
20.5
2.0
1.2
2.0
7.5
15.7
48.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.9
78.1
54.6
1.5
7.0
1.6
697
450
188
45
27
44
35
49
+178
15Monique Billings
M. Billings
8.5
2020
ATL ATL
22
27.1
8.5
1.2
1.1
0.8
3.1
7.7
40.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.0
76.1
46.9
2.6
5.9
1.9
596
187
187
27
24
18
42
62
-78
16Elena Delle Donne
E. Delle Donne
8.4
2015
CHI CHI
31
32.8
23.4
1.4
1.1
2.0
7.7
16.7
46.0
1.4
4.3
31.3
6.7
7.0
95.0
59.1
1.9
6.5
1.2
1,016
725
260
42
33
63
36
52
+211
17Breanna Stewart
B. Stewart
8.4
2018
SEA SEA
34
31.6
21.8
2.5
1.4
1.4
7.9
15.0
52.9
1.8
4.3
41.5
4.1
5.1
82.0
63.3
1.1
7.2
1.8
1,074
742
284
86
46
49
61
69
+275
18Aliyah Boston
A. Boston
8.2
2025
IND IND
44
30.2
15.0
3.7
1.2
0.9
6.2
11.5
53.8
0.1
0.7
20.7
2.5
3.3
76.2
58.0
2.4
5.8
1.8
1,327
660
361
163
52
41
81
136
+185
19Brittney Griner
B. Griner
8.1
2015
PHX PHX
26
30.3
15.1
1.3
0.3
4.0
5.7
10.0
56.5
0.0
0.0
3.8
4.9
77.3
62.1
1.7
6.4
2.2
787
393
210
34
8
105
56
71
+100
20Tari Phillips
T. Phillips
8.0
2001
NYL NYL
32
32.8
15.3
1.1
1.5
0.5
6.5
12.8
50.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.3
3.9
58.4
52.6
2.8
5.3
2.6
1,051
489
257
34
48
17
84
110
+97
21Candice Dupree
C. Dupree
7.9
2008
CHI CHI
34
33.1
16.3
2.3
1.0
1.3
6.1
13.4
45.7
0.0
0.2
14.3
4.1
5.2
78.0
52.1
2.2
5.7
2.9
1,124
555
267
77
35
44
98
78
+14
22Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
7.8
1999
LAS LAS
32
28.9
15.6
1.8
1.1
1.5
5.7
12.2
46.7
0.7
1.6
42.3
3.6
4.9
73.1
54.5
2.3
5.5
2.9
926
500
248
56
36
49
94
136
+132
23Michelle Snow
M. Snow
7.7
2004
HOU HOU
31
28.9
8.9
1.0
0.9
1.1
3.4
7.4
45.4
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.6
60.2
49.5
2.0
5.7
2.3
895
276
239
31
28
35
71
89
-24
24Kristin Folkl
K. Folkl
7.7
2001
POR POR
32
26.9
5.6
1.4
0.6
1.1
2.2
5.2
42.8
0.2
0.4
41.7
1.0
1.3
82.5
49.0
1.5
6.1
1.2
862
180
245
45
20
34
39
56
-42
25Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
7.6
2001
ORL ORL
32
33.1
12.6
2.2
1.6
1.6
4.9
10.3
47.4
0.1
0.3
20.0
2.7
3.7
74.4
52.7
3.6
4.0
2.5
1,060
403
243
69
52
50
80
74
-32
StatMuse has season-level data for GP/44TG and rebounds per game going back to the 1997 season.