highest rpg by a forward in a season

Jerry Lucas has the most rebounds per game by a forward in a season, with 21.1 per game in 1965-66.

Interpreted as:
highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a forward in a season
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
21.1
1965-66
79
44.5
21.5
2.7
8.7
19.3
45.3
4.0
5.1
78.7
49.9
3,517
1,697
1,668
213
274
2Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20.3
1960-61
76
39.8
27.9
3.4
10.1
22.6
44.7
7.7
10.6
72.4
51.1
3,027
2,120
1,540
262
217
3Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
20.0
1964-65
66
43.4
21.4
2.4
8.5
17.0
49.8
4.5
5.5
81.4
55.1
2,864
1,414
1,321
157
214
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
19.8
1960-61
73
42.9
34.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
19.1
1966-67
81
43.9
17.8
3.3
7.1
15.5
45.9
3.5
4.4
79.1
50.8
3,558
1,438
1,547
268
280
6Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
19.0
1967-68
82
44.1
21.5
3.1
8.6
16.6
51.9
4.2
5.4
77.8
56.5
3,619
1,760
1,560
251
243
7Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
18.7
1961-62
78
42.1
31.1
3.7
11.1
24.7
45.0
8.9
11.6
77.1
52.2
3,282
2,429
1,459
289
296
8Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
18.7
1991-92
82
40.3
9.8
2.3
0.8
0.9
4.2
7.7
53.9
0.4
1.2
31.7
1.0
1.7
60.0
57.4
6.4
12.3
1.7
3,301
800
1,530
191
68
70
140
248
9Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
18.4
1968-69
74
41.6
18.3
4.1
7.5
13.6
55.1
3.3
4.4
75.5
59.0
3,075
1,357
1,360
306
206
10Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
18.3
1992-93
62
38.9
7.5
1.6
0.8
0.7
3.0
6.9
42.7
0.2
1.2
20.5
1.4
2.6
53.4
46.7
5.9
12.3
1.7
2,410
468
1,132
102
48
45
103
201
11Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
18.1
1957-58
63
39.0
16.9
6.4
6.6
18.7
35.1
3.8
5.3
71.5
40.2
2,460
1,066
1,142
403
226
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
18.1
1973-74
81
44.5
21.4
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
3,602
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
13Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
17.4
1956-57
72
38.3
15.6
4.6
6.0
17.3
34.7
3.6
5.3
66.5
39.6
2,761
1,124
1,256
331
287
14Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.4
1963-64
79
41.4
17.7
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
17.4
1957-58
70
36.1
24.6
2.2
8.3
20.3
41.0
8.0
10.6
74.9
49.2
2,528
1,719
1,216
157
222
16Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
17.3
1993-94
79
37.8
4.7
2.3
0.7
0.4
2.0
3.7
53.4
0.1
0.3
20.8
0.7
1.3
52.0
54.9
5.7
11.6
1.7
2,989
370
1,367
184
52
32
138
229
17Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
17.1
1970-71
66
38.5
18.2
2.9
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.2
4.4
73.8
49.4
2,538
1,202
1,128
192
227
18Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
17.0
1959-60
72
40.2
26.1
3.6
9.3
21.2
43.8
7.6
10.0
75.3
51.0
2,896
1,882
1,221
257
204
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
16.4
1959-60
70
41.0
29.6
3.5
10.8
25.4
42.4
8.1
11.0
73.2
48.9
2,873
2,074
1,150
243
234
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.4
1958-59
72
39.9
29.2
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
21Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
16.4
1950-51
66
17.0
3.8
5.0
14.1
35.7
6.9
9.2
75.2
46.8
1,121
1,080
251
271
22Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.3
1955-56
67
34.7
16.8
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
23Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
16.2
1955-56
72
38.8
25.7
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
24Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
15.8
1970-71
80
40.6
19.2
3.7
7.8
15.6
49.8
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.4
3,251
1,535
1,265
293
197
25Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
15.7
1977-78
82
44.4
22.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
12.1
3.7
3,638
1,862
1,288
171
73
79
301
265
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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53
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