'Melo's actually outrebounding Iggy by 2 boards a game this year and outrebounded him by 1 full board a game last year. His per-36 rate has shown roughly the same margin and his rebounding rate has been superior in both seasons.
Talk of rebounding is only allowable in 'Melo's 2nd and 3rd season, which match Iggy's first and second seasons... when Karl had Melo leaking a lot more for the break and he wasn't working as hard at hitting the glass. He's clearly the superior rebounder now.
His overall rebounding rate was pretty much the same as Iggy's until this year. Iggy had always been the more prolific defensive rebounder, and Carmelo the more prolific offensive rebounder. This year Carmelo's defensive rebounding caught up. Any other stat, even a per minute stat, is completely warped by Denver's pace vs. Philly's pace.
