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1959-1960 NBA Rebounds per Game Leaders

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Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA in rebounds per game with 27.0 in the 1959-1960 season, 3.0 ahead of Bill Russell (24.0). It stands 2nd 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 1959-1960 Wilt Chamberlain PHW
27.0 Rebounds per Game 3.0 clear of Bill Russell
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# Player Team RPG GP MPG REB
1 Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain PHW 27.0 72 46.4 1,941
2 Bill Russell Bill Russell BOS 24.0 74 42.5 1,778
3 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit STL 17.0 72 40.2 1,221
4 Elgin Baylor Elgin Baylor MNL 16.4 70 41.0 1,150
5 Willie Naulls Willie Naulls NYK 14.2 65 34.6 921
6 Ken Sears Ken Sears NYK 13.7 64 32.8 876
7 Walter Dukes Walter Dukes DET 13.4 66 32.4 883
8 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 12.8 75 36.5 959
9 Johnny Kerr Johnny Kerr SYR 12.2 75 31.6 913
10 Cliff Hagan Cliff Hagan STL 10.7 75 37.3 803
11 Clyde Lovellette Clyde Lovellette STL 10.6 68 28.7 721
12 Tom Heinsohn Tom Heinsohn BOS 10.6 75 32.3 794
13 Bailey Howell Bailey Howell DET 10.5 75 31.3 790
14 Tom Gola Tom Gola PHW 10.4 75 38.3 779
15 Rudy LaRusso Rudy LaRusso MNL 9.6 71 29.5 679
16 Wayne Embry Wayne Embry CIN 9.5 73 21.8 692
17 Jack Twyman Jack Twyman CIN 8.9 75 40.3 664
18 Hub Reed Hub Reed CIN 8.6 71 25.6 614
19 Paul Arizin Paul Arizin PHW 8.6 72 36.4 621
20 Larry Foust Larry Foust MNL 8.6 72 27.3 621
21 Phil Jordon CIN 8.3 75 27.5 624
22 Gene Conley Gene Conley BOS 8.3 71 18.7 590
23 Charlie Tyra Charlie Tyra NYK 8.1 74 27.5 598
24 George Yardley George Yardley SYR 7.9 73 32.9 579
25 Johnny Green Johnny Green NYK 7.8 69 17.9 539
26 Frank Ramsey Frank Ramsey BOS 6.9 73 27.5 506
27 Richie Guerin Richie Guerin NYK 6.8 74 32.8 505
28 Connie Dierking Connie Dierking SYR 6.4 71 15.8 456
29 Woody Sauldsberry Woody Sauldsberry PHW 6.3 71 26.0 447
30 Tom Hawkins MNL 6.2 69 21.3 428
31 Bob Hopkins SYR 6.2 75 21.5 465
32 Dave Piontek Dave Piontek CIN 6.0 77 23.8 461
33 Guy Rodgers Guy Rodgers PHW 5.8 68 36.5 391
34 Shellie McMillon Shellie McMillon DET 5.7 75 18.9 431
35 Mike Farmer NYK 5.7 67 22.9 385
36 Larry Costello Larry Costello SYR 5.5 71 34.8 388
37 Gene Shue Gene Shue DET 5.5 75 44.5 409
38 Archie Dees DET 5.4 73 17.0 397
39 Rod Hundley Rod Hundley MNL 5.3 73 31.2 390
40 Jim Palmer NYK 5.3 74 20.0 389
41 Arlen Bockhorn Arlen Bockhorn CIN 5.1 75 28.0 382
42 Sam Jones Sam Jones BOS 5.1 74 20.4 375
43 Ed Conlin DET 4.9 70 23.4 346
44 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski PHW 4.9 73 17.4 358
45 Win Wilfong CIN 4.9 72 27.7 352
46 Gary Alcorn DET 4.8 58 11.6 279
47 Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd DET 4.7 68 23.7 322
48 John Richter John Richter BOS 4.7 66 12.2 312
49 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 4.7 75 34.5 352
50 Dick Garmaker Dick Garmaker MNL 4.5 70 27.6 313
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