Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most rebounds per game in a season, with 27.2 per game in 1960-61.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player ever in a season

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.2	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	1.9	15.8	31.1	50.9	6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9	3,773	3,033	2,149	148	130
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.0	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	2.3	14.8	32.1	46.1	8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3	3,338	2,707	1,941	168	150
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25.7	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	2.4	20.0	39.5	50.6	10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6	3,882	4,029	2,052	192	123
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.7	1963-64	BOS	78	44.6	15.0	4.7	6.0	13.8	43.3	3.0	5.5	55.0	46.1	3,482	1,168	1,930	370	190
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.6	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	5.2	13.6	25.2	54.0	6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7	3,737	2,649	1,943	414	171
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.3	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	3.4	18.3	34.6	52.8	8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0	3,806	3,586	1,946	275	136
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.2	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	7.8	9.7	14.2	68.3	4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7	3,682	1,956	1,957	630	143
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.1	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	5.3	5.5	12.6	43.8	3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2	3,466	1,102	1,878	410	204
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	24.0	1959-60	BOS	74	42.5	18.2	3.7	7.5	16.1	46.7	3.2	5.3	61.2	49.6	3,146	1,350	1,778	277	210
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.9	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	3.4	6.8	16.0	42.6	3.3	6.0	55.0	45.4	3,458	1,322	1,868	268	155
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23.8	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	8.6	10.0	16.8	59.5	4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7	3,836	1,992	1,952	702	160
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.6	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	4.5	6.6	15.2	43.2	3.7	6.6	55.5	46.4	3,500	1,309	1,843	348	189
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.6	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	4.5	7.6	16.6	45.7	3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9	3,433	1,436	1,790	341	207
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.0	1958-59	BOS	70	42.6	16.7	3.2	6.5	14.2	45.7	3.7	6.1	59.8	49.3	2,979	1,168	1,612	222	161
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.9	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	34.7	3.4	14.6	28.5	51.0	5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3	3,301	2,534	1,673	250	146
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.8	1965-66	BOS	78	43.4	12.9	4.8	5.0	12.1	41.5	2.9	5.2	55.1	44.8	3,386	1,005	1,779	371	221
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.7	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	2.9	6.6	15.0	44.2	3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5	2,640	1,142	1,564	202	181
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.3	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	36.9	5.0	15.1	28.7	52.4	6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7	3,689	2,948	1,787	403	182
19	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	21.3	1966-67	SFW	65	42.5	18.7	2.6	7.2	16.4	43.7	4.3	6.8	62.9	48.0	2,761	1,214	1,382	166	183
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21.1	1968-69	LAL	81	45.3	20.5	4.5	7.9	13.6	58.3	4.7	10.6	44.6	56.4	3,669	1,664	1,712	366	142
21	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	21.1	1965-66	CIN	79	44.5	21.5	2.7	8.7	19.3	45.3	4.0	5.1	78.7	49.9	3,517	1,697	1,668	213	274
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	21.0	1966-67	BOS	81	40.7	13.3	5.8	4.9	10.7	45.4	3.5	5.8	61.0	50.0	3,297	1,075	1,700	472	258
23	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20.3	1960-61	STL	76	39.8	27.9	3.4	10.1	22.6	44.7	7.7	10.6	72.4	51.1	3,027	2,120	1,540	262	217
24	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	20.0	1964-65	CIN	66	43.4	21.4	2.4	8.5	17.0	49.8	4.5	5.5	81.4	55.1	2,864	1,414	1,321	157	214
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	19.8	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	34.8	5.1	12.8	29.7	43.0	9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8	3,133	2,538	1,447	371	279