highest rebound average in a season by a small forward since 1980

Since 1979-80, Dennis Rodman has the most rebounds per game by a small forward in a season, with 12.5 per game in 1990-91.

Interpreted as:

highest rebound with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games average in a season by a small forward since 1980

	NAME	RPG	SEASON	TM	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	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	12.5	1990-91	DET	82	33.5	8.2	1.0	0.8	0.7	3.4	6.8	49.3	0.1	0.4	20.0	1.4	2.1	63.1	52.5	4.4	8.1	1.1	2,747	669	1,026	85	65	55	94	281
2	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	12.1	2001-02	MIN	81	39.2	21.2	5.2	1.2	1.6	8.1	17.3	47.0	0.5	1.4	31.9	4.4	5.5	80.1	53.6	3.0	9.1	2.8	3,175	1,714	981	422	96	126	229	184	+358
3	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	11.5	1989-90	PHI	79	39.1	25.2	3.9	1.9	0.6	8.9	14.9	60.0	0.3	1.2	21.7	7.1	9.4	74.9	66.1	4.6	6.9	3.1	3,085	1,989	909	307	148	50	243	250
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	11.0	1982-83	BOS	79	37.7	23.6	5.8	1.9	0.9	9.5	18.7	50.4	0.3	1.0	28.6	4.4	5.3	84.0	56.1	2.4	8.6	3.0	2,982	1,867	870	458	148	71	240	197
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.9	1980-81	BOS	82	39.5	21.2	5.5	2.0	0.8	8.8	18.3	47.8	0.2	0.9	27.0	3.5	4.0	86.3	52.8	2.3	8.6	3.5	3,239	1,741	895	451	161	63	289	239
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.9	1981-82	BOS	77	38.0	22.9	5.8	1.9	0.9	9.2	18.4	50.3	0.1	0.7	21.2	4.3	4.9	86.3	55.7	2.6	8.3	3.3	2,923	1,761	837	447	143	66	254	244
7	Shawn Marion S. Marion	10.7	2000-01	PHX	79	36.2	17.3	2.0	1.7	1.4	7.1	14.7	48.0	0.3	1.0	25.6	3.0	3.7	81.0	53.2	2.8	7.9	1.6	2,857	1,369	848	160	132	108	129	211	+274
8	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	10.6	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	23.7	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.5	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	28.7	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.4	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
11	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	10.4	1982-83	PHX	77	33.6	16.5	2.8	0.7	0.6	6.4	13.6	47.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	3.6	4.6	78.1	52.8	2.6	7.8	2.9	2,586	1,269	799	219	56	43	221	274
12	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	10.3	2025-26	ATL	72	35.2	22.5	7.9	1.2	0.4	8.3	17.1	48.9	1.7	4.7	35.2	4.2	5.3	78.8	58.1	1.4	8.9	3.4	2,532	1,621	740	566	89	31	244	151	+187
13	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	10.1	1993-94	PHI	82	38.4	18.4	2.3	1.2	1.4	7.3	15.2	48.3	0.0	0.2	23.5	3.6	5.2	69.3	52.5	3.1	7.0	2.4	3,147	1,506	832	192	100	116	195	152
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.1	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
15	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	10.1	1999-00	VAN	82	39.3	20.3	3.3	1.1	1.1	7.2	15.6	46.5	0.4	1.2	30.2	5.4	6.7	80.9	54.7	2.7	7.4	3.0	3,223	1,663	825	271	89	87	249	244	-328
16	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	10.0	2009-10	CHA	76	41.0	18.2	2.1	1.5	1.1	6.0	12.4	48.4	0.7	1.8	37.1	5.6	7.2	77.6	58.6	2.0	8.1	2.3	3,119	1,386	762	161	117	83	178	194	+137
17	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	10.0	1999-00	GSW	64	32.4	14.2	2.6	1.1	1.1	5.2	13.1	39.4	0.8	2.2	35.5	3.1	4.0	78.0	47.8	3.0	7.0	1.9	2,071	910	637	167	68	68	123	180	-442
18	Shawn Marion S. Marion	9.9	2001-02	PHX	81	38.4	19.1	2.0	1.8	1.1	8.1	17.2	46.9	0.6	1.5	39.3	2.4	2.8	84.5	51.8	2.6	7.3	1.8	3,109	1,547	803	162	149	86	144	214	-10
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	9.8	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.6	49.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	6.0	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
20	Shawn Marion S. Marion	9.8	2006-07	PHX	80	37.6	17.5	1.7	2.0	1.5	7.0	13.4	52.4	1.0	3.2	31.7	2.5	3.1	81.0	59.4	2.2	7.7	1.4	3,010	1,403	785	134	156	122	114	216	+602
21	Grant Hill G. Hill	9.8	1995-96	DET	80	40.8	20.2	6.9	1.3	0.6	7.1	15.3	46.2	0.1	0.3	19.2	6.1	8.1	75.1	53.7	1.6	8.2	3.3	3,260	1,618	783	548	100	48	263	242
22	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	9.7	1981-82	PHX	74	37.1	19.1	2.4	0.6	0.4	7.8	15.2	51.3	0.0	0.0	100.0	3.4	5.0	68.7	54.8	2.7	7.0	2.7	2,745	1,414	721	179	42	28	202	215
23	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	9.7	1983-84	PHX	75	30.8	15.9	2.7	0.7	0.5	6.0	12.1	49.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.1	76.5	55.5	2.8	6.9	2.4	2,309	1,195	725	203	55	39	177	235
24	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	9.7	1989-90	DET	82	29.0	8.8	0.9	0.6	0.7	3.5	6.0	58.1	0.0	0.1	11.1	1.7	2.6	65.4	60.8	4.1	5.6	1.1	2,377	719	792	72	52	60	90	276
25	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	9.7	1995-96	PHI	78	39.7	16.7	2.0	1.4	1.4	6.3	13.0	48.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.5	74.6	54.1	3.0	6.6	2.3	3,096	1,300	753	158	112	108	179	214

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0