highest career average rebound per game by a small forward

Elgin Baylor has averaged the most career rebounds per game by a small forward, with 13.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career average rebound per game with a minimum of 400 games played by a small forward
NAMERPGGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
13.5
846
40.0
27.4
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
2Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
11.2
411
34.4
16.1
2.6
6.3
14.9
42.3
3.5
5.1
68.6
47.0
14,143
6,624
4,594
1,089
1,374
3Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
10.1
492
34.4
21.2
4.3
1.2
0.5
8.0
17.7
45.3
5.2
7.2
72.6
50.9
1.6
7.1
16,927
10,449
4,989
2,131
115
45
1,801
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.1
792
38.5
24.9
6.3
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.0
0.7
1.8
37.1
4.6
5.2
88.4
56.7
2.1
8.0
3.2
30,504
19,719
8,031
4,958
1,406
664
2,504
2,079
5Bailey Howell
B. Howell
10.0
635
33.4
19.1
2.2
7.0
14.6
48.0
5.1
6.6
77.0
54.6
21,237
12,124
6,364
1,376
2,389
6George Yardley
G. Yardley
8.9
472
33.4
19.2
1.7
6.8
16.0
42.2
5.7
7.3
78.0
49.9
15,767
9,063
4,220
815
1,426
7Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
8.9
403
31.4
13.4
2.0
5.3
11.7
45.1
2.8
3.9
73.5
50.0
12,654
5,397
3,595
799
1,511
8Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
8.6
713
38.4
22.8
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
16,266
6,129
1,665
2,764
9Shawn Marion
S. Marion
8.1
871
33.7
14.4
1.8
1.4
1.0
6.0
12.5
47.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
53.2
2.3
5.8
1.5
29,363
12,578
7,059
1,600
1,236
845
1,311
1,852
+843
10Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
8.1
449
35.4
15.3
2.0
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.5
47.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.4
4.6
73.2
52.5
2.5
5.6
2.1
15,877
6,859
3,622
886
514
461
939
1,043
-445
11Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
7.7
453
37.2
20.4
1.8
1.0
0.4
8.0
17.3
46.1
0.8
2.3
34.5
3.6
5.0
73.1
52.3
2.8
4.9
1.9
16,873
9,222
3,493
799
463
175
868
1,087
-762
12Armen Gilliam
A. Gilliam
7.7
472
31.4
15.7
1.2
0.7
0.8
6.0
12.2
49.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.6
78.2
55.2
2.6
5.0
1.9
14,832
7,396
3,625
583
352
368
915
1,017
13LeBron James
L. James
7.6
1,294
37.8
27.4
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.9
50.5
1.7
4.9
34.7
5.6
7.7
73.5
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
48,941
35,437
9,861
9,795
1,924
981
4,558
2,341
+6120
14John Drew
J. Drew
7.3
639
30.6
21.2
1.6
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
19,568
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
7.2
981
36.9
27.8
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.9
50.6
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.7
7.6
88.5
62.6
0.7
6.6
3.2
36,203
27,300
7,106
4,453
1,045
1,121
3,131
1,911
+5422
16Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
7.1
616
34.2
20.1
3.6
1.3
0.8
8.3
16.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
16.9
3.4
4.7
73.6
55.6
2.7
4.4
2.3
21,089
12,367
4,401
2,219
781
475
1,444
1,552
17Kenny Sears
K. Sears
7.1
529
28.2
13.9
1.6
4.7
10.2
45.5
4.6
5.6
82.6
54.8
14,927
7,355
3,755
843
1,470
18Julius Erving
J. Erving
7.1
702
34.6
22.8
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
19Juwan Howard
J. Howard
7.0
452
36.1
17.1
3.2
0.9
0.3
7.0
14.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
11.8
3.1
4.2
72.9
51.9
2.2
4.8
2.8
16,336
7,722
3,145
1,424
410
141
1,246
1,489
-377
20Calvin Natt
C. Natt
6.9
424
32.1
16.5
2.0
0.9
0.3
6.5
12.2
53.0
0.0
0.1
22.2
3.5
4.6
75.6
57.8
2.4
4.5
2.1
13,601
6,988
2,923
855
378
142
905
1,016
21Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
6.9
745
29.2
18.0
3.0
7.0
15.6
45.0
4.0
5.0
79.8
50.7
21,731
13,447
5,116
2,242
2,388
22Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
6.8
839
35.2
18.5
3.4
1.3
0.6
7.7
15.9
48.4
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.1
4.0
78.0
52.4
1.7
4.4
2.7
29,502
15,530
5,715
2,846
661
303
630
2,940
23Chet Walker
C. Walker
6.8
878
32.6
18.9
2.2
0.7
0.1
6.9
14.5
47.3
5.1
6.3
80.9
54.5
1.6
3.8
28,666
16,560
5,969
1,919
117
10
2,275
24Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
6.8
519
27.1
12.0
1.6
0.8
0.9
4.6
10.7
43.4
0.6
2.0
31.5
2.1
2.9
72.4
50.1
2.2
4.6
1.6
14,050
6,214
3,510
834
437
488
820
1,211
-992
25Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
6.8
751
31.7
19.5
2.3
7.7
17.1
45.0
4.1
5.3
78.0
50.2
23,809
14,666
5,070
1,738
2,531
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
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18 - 7

116

Final

114

PHX Suns

14 - 12

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
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20
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2
Knicks Knicks
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7
.720
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3
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15
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4
Magic Magic
15
11
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5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
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CLE CLE
100-108

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
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BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
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MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
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DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM