List of National Basketball Association top rookie rebounding averages

NBA minimum requirements for rebounding average are 70 games played or 800 rebounds.

Rank	Season	Player	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1	1959-60	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,941	27.0
2	1956-57	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	48	943	19.6
3	1961-62	Walt Bellamy	Chicago Packers	79	1,500	19.0
4	1968-69	Wes Unseld	Baltimore Bullets	82	1,491	18.2
5	1963-64	Jerry Lucas	Cincinnati Royals	79	1,375	17.4
6	1968-69	Elvin Hayes	San Diego Rockets	82	1,406	17.1
7	1955-56	Maurice Stokes	Rochester Royals	67	1,094	16.3
8	1971-72	Elmore Smith	Buffalo Braves	78	1,184	15.2
9	1970-71	Dave Cowens	Boston Celtics	81	1,216	15.0
10	1958-59	Elgin Baylor	Minneapolis Lakers	70	1,050	15.0
11	1964-65	Willis Reed	New York Knicks	80	1,175	14.7
12	1969-70	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	82	1,190	14.5
13	1992-93	Shaquille O'Neal	Orlando Magic	81	1,122	13.9
14	1954-55	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	72	994	13.8
15	1963-64	Gus Johnson	Baltimore Bullets	78	1,064	13.6
16	1951-52	Mel Hutchins	Milwaukee Hawks	66	880	13.3
17	1953-54	Ray Felix	Baltimore Bullets	72	958	13.3

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