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1971-1972 NBA Rebounds per Game Leaders

Rebounds per game

Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in rebounds per game in 1971-1972 with 19.2, 1.6 ahead of Wes Unseld (17.6). It stands 28th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 11 times Wilt Chamberlain led in rebounds per game.

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Wilt Chamberlain Led the NBA in 1971-1972 Wilt Chamberlain LAL
19.2 Rebounds per Game 1.6 clear of Wes Unseld
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# Player Team RPG GP MPG REB
1 Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain LAL 19.2 82 42.3 1,572
2 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld BLT 17.6 76 41.7 1,336
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 16.6 81 44.2 1,346
4 Nate Thurmond Nate Thurmond GOS 16.1 78 43.1 1,252
5 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 15.2 79 40.3 1,203
6 Elmore Smith Elmore Smith BUF 15.2 78 40.8 1,184
7 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes HOU 14.6 82 42.2 1,197
8 Clyde Lee Clyde Lee GOS 14.5 78 34.3 1,132
9 Bob Lanier Bob Lanier DET 14.2 80 38.7 1,132
10 Jerry Lucas Jerry Lucas NYK 13.1 77 38.0 1,011
11 Happy Hairston Happy Hairston LAL 13.1 80 34.4 1,045
12 Walt Bellamy Walt Bellamy ATL 12.8 82 38.9 1,049
13 Rick Roberson Rick Roberson CLE 12.7 63 35.0 801
14 Spencer Haywood SEA 12.7 73 43.4 926
15 Billy Cunningham Billy Cunningham PHL 12.2 75 38.7 918
16 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey CIN 12.0 81 35.0 968
17 Paul Silas Paul Silas PHX 11.9 80 38.5 955
18 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 11.8 78 34.5 923
19 Sidney Wicks Sidney Wicks POR 11.5 82 39.6 943
20 Zaid Abdul-Aziz Zaid Abdul-Aziz SEA 11.3 58 30.7 654
21 Dave DeBusschere Dave DeBusschere NYK 11.3 80 38.4 901
22 Tom Boerwinkle Tom Boerwinkle CHI 11.2 80 25.3 897
23 Dale Schlueter Dale Schlueter POR 10.6 81 33.2 860
24 Clifford Ray Clifford Ray CHI 10.6 82 22.8 869
25 Bob Kauffman Bob Kauffman BUF 10.2 77 41.6 787
26 Walt Wesley Walt Wesley CLE 8.7 82 26.6 711
27 Curtis Rowe Curtis Rowe DET 8.5 82 32.5 699
28 Jerry Sloan Jerry Sloan CHI 8.4 82 37.0 691
29 Connie Hawkins Connie Hawkins PHX 8.3 76 36.8 633
30 Neal Walk Neal Walk PHX 8.2 81 26.4 665
31 John Havlicek John Havlicek BOS 8.2 82 45.1 672
32 John Johnson John Johnson CLE 7.7 82 37.1 631
33 Bob Dandridge MIL 7.7 80 37.0 613
34 Garfield Heard SEA 7.6 58 25.8 442
35 Gary Gregor Gary Gregor POR 7.2 82 28.9 591
36 Pete Cross SEA 6.9 74 19.2 509
37 Johnny Green Johnny Green CIN 6.8 82 23.3 560
38 Jack Marin Jack Marin BLT 6.8 78 37.5 528
39 Otto Moore PHX 6.7 81 20.0 540
40 Walt Frazier Walt Frazier NYK 6.7 77 40.6 513
41 Cliff Meely HOU 6.6 77 23.6 507
42 Bob Love Bob Love CHI 6.6 79 39.3 518
43 Jim McMillian Jim McMillian LAL 6.5 80 38.1 522
44 Bingo Smith Bingo Smith CLE 6.1 82 33.3 502
45 Cornell Warner BUF 6.1 62 20.0 379
46 Chet Walker Chet Walker CHI 6.1 78 33.2 473
47 Jojo White Jojo White BOS 5.6 79 41.3 446
48 Jeff Mullins Jeff Mullins GOS 5.6 80 40.2 444
49 Don Nelson Don Nelson BOS 5.5 82 25.4 453
50 Bill Hewitt DET 5.4 68 17.7 370
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