highest career average rebounds per game by a small forward

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

Interpreted as:
highest career average rebounds 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
1,287
37.8
27.4
7.6
1.5
0.8
10.0
19.9
50.5
1.7
4.9
34.7
5.7
7.7
73.5
59.0
1.2
6.5
3.5
48,701
35,307
9,819
9,750
1,919
974
4,537
2,328
+6103
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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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
12
4
.750
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
12
4
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10
4
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5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/25
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
11:00 PM
Fri
11/28
DAL DAL
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
11/30
NOP NOP
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Mon
12/1
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Last Game
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12 - 4

108

Final

106

UTA Jazz

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Lakers Lakers
12
4
.750
4.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
12
4
.750
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
10
4
.714
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
11
5
.688
5.0
6
Suns Suns
11
6
.647
5.5
EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
14
2
.875
2
Raptors Raptors
12
5
.706
2.5
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
6
.667
3.0
4
Heat Heat
11
6
.647
3.5
5
Hawks Hawks
11
7
.611
4.0
6
Knicks Knicks
9
6
.600
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
10/26
PHX PHX
@
UTA UTA
134-138
Sun
10/26
MEM MEM
@
GSW GSW
118-131
Sun
10/26
POR POR
@
LAL LAL
122-108
Mon
10/27
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
139-134
Mon
10/27
CHA CHA
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MIA MIA
117-144

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/24
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IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/24
CLE CLE
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TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
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Mon
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MIA MIA
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Mon
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POR POR
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MIL MIL
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