highest career average rebounds per game by small forward

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

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Assumption:400+ GP
Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1950-51

	NAME	RPG	GP	MPG	PPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin 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
2	Dave 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
3	Billy 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
4	Larry 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
5	Bailey 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
6	George 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
7	Tom 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
8	Paul 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
9	Shawn 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
10	Clarence 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
11	Antawn 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
12	Armen 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
13	LeBron James L. James	7.6	1,353	37.6	27.1	7.6	1.5	0.8	9.9	19.6	50.5	1.7	4.8	34.5	5.6	7.6	73.5	58.9	1.1	6.4	3.5	50,889	36,653	10,233	10,217	2,001	1,016	4,736	2,424	+6252
14	John 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
15	Kevin 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	+5423
16	Marques 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
17	Kenny 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
18	Julius 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
19	Juwan 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
20	Calvin 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
21	Cliff 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
22	Bob 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
23	Chet 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
24	Donyell 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
25	Jack 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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40.1

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10.4

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7.7

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Team Rankings

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122.2

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DRTG

114.5

20th

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7.7

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37.9

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	LAL	@	DET	6:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM

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6 - 2

118

Final

124

Lakers

8 - 2

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PPG Leaders

40.1

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31.3

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29.9

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RPG Leaders

14.6

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13.6

Towns

12.7

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APG Leaders

9.1

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8.9

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8.8

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SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

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2.4

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BPG Leaders

3.9

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2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

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TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

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ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

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DRtg Rankings

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105.5

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10.6

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9.5

9.3

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1-7

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FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

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36.1

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MPG Leaders

36.9

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36.6

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36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

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1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

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1.86

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1.70

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Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

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1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
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Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
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Elgin Baylor has grabbed the most career rebounds per game by a small forward, with 13.5 per game.

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