highest rpg by a forward minimum 800 games played

Elgin Baylor averaged the most rebounds per game by a forward when playing 800+ games, with 13.5 per game.

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
2Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
13.1
911
31.7
7.3
1.8
0.7
0.6
3.0
5.8
52.1
0.1
0.4
23.1
1.2
2.0
58.4
54.6
4.8
8.4
1.6
28,839
6,683
11,954
1,600
611
531
1,484
2,843
+827
3Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
12.1
860
34.2
18.8
3.0
6.0
15.8
38.0
6.8
7.9
85.6
48.7
27,145
16,138
10,386
2,599
2,975
4Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
11.9
926
33.3
11.9
2.8
0.7
0.4
4.5
10.2
44.2
2.9
4.1
69.3
49.4
2.6
3.9
30,878
11,012
11,054
2,553
69
36
3,375
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.7
1,073
36.7
22.1
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
11.2
975
36.5
18.8
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.5
16.4
45.8
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
49.8
3.1
7.8
2.4
35,546
18,317
10,928
1,667
864
1,771
1,358
3,199
7Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
11.0
875
35.7
16.1
2.9
0.9
0.5
6.5
15.1
43.2
3.0
4.3
69.9
47.2
1.9
8.8
31,202
14,053
9,618
2,497
67
39
2,801
8Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
10.5
1,233
36.1
19.0
4.0
1.3
1.5
7.6
15.3
49.8
0.1
0.5
28.1
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.9
2.4
8.1
2.3
44,471
23,445
12,969
4,952
1,636
1,857
2,847
3,034
+4585
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
10.1
1,476
37.2
25.0
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
10Buck Williams
B. Williams
10.1
1,266
33.0
13.1
1.3
0.8
0.9
5.0
9.1
55.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.1
4.7
66.3
58.8
3.5
6.6
2.2
41,726
16,582
12,834
1,625
1,063
1,085
2,746
4,174
+143
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.0
897
38.4
24.3
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
12Kevin Love
K. Love
9.9
849
28.8
16.2
2.4
0.6
0.4
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.9
5.1
36.6
3.7
4.5
82.8
57.1
2.2
7.7
1.8
24,419
13,731
8,432
2,052
513
303
1,501
1,570
+861
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9.9
895
32.7
24.1
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
14Bailey Howell
B. Howell
9.9
950
32.2
18.7
2.0
6.9
14.3
48.0
5.0
6.6
76.2
54.4
30,627
17,770
9,383
1,853
3,498
15Paul Silas
P. Silas
9.9
1,254
27.9
9.4
2.1
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.9
43.2
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
67.3
48.9
3.6
5.6
1.4
34,989
11,782
12,357
2,572
358
138
333
3,105
16Kevin Willis
K. Willis
9.6
1,022
30.4
14.1
1.1
0.8
0.6
5.8
11.7
49.6
0.0
0.2
22.2
2.5
3.4
71.1
53.3
3.3
6.2
2.0
31,109
14,399
9,798
1,117
768
563
2,095
3,264
-119
17Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
9.5
1,282
31.4
9.7
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
2,785
4,421
+171
18Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
9.5
802
31.2
16.1
2.2
0.9
0.4
6.8
12.9
52.2
0.0
0.0
7.1
2.6
3.6
72.4
55.5
2.4
7.1
2.1
25,019
12,943
7,627
1,783
720
328
1,675
2,426
+28
19Elton Brand
E. Brand
9.4
860
36.3
18.3
2.3
1.0
1.9
7.1
14.2
50.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.0
5.5
73.9
55.1
3.5
5.9
2.2
31,258
15,724
8,086
2,000
824
1,617
1,914
2,645
-912
20Larry Smith
L. Smith
9.2
883
25.9
6.7
1.1
0.8
0.5
2.9
5.4
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.8
53.1
54.1
3.9
5.3
1.4
22,879
5,904
8,125
941
699
457
1,280
2,966
21Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
9.1
1,047
30.9
16.6
1.8
0.7
0.3
6.6
14.1
47.2
0.2
0.6
27.3
3.1
4.1
76.3
52.3
3.0
6.1
2.0
32,372
17,361
9,498
1,909
775
285
2,104
2,435
-63
22Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
8.6
890
28.3
15.0
1.7
1.1
1.3
5.4
10.8
50.0
0.0
0.1
27.7
4.2
5.6
73.7
56.5
3.0
5.6
2.7
25,168
13,347
7,658
1,511
1,019
1,150
2,373
3,216
+700
23Johnny Green
J. Green
8.6
1,057
23.3
11.6
1.4
4.7
9.5
49.3
2.2
4.0
55.3
51.4
24,617
12,281
9,089
1,445
2,855
24Shawn Marion
S. Marion
8.4
1,082
34.0
14.7
1.9
1.5
1.0
6.1
12.7
48.0
0.6
1.9
33.1
1.9
2.4
81.0
53.7
2.3
6.2
1.5
36,834
15,931
9,142
2,055
1,599
1,096
1,625
2,312
+1559
25Lamar Odom
L. Odom
8.4
961
33.4
13.3
3.7
0.9
0.9
5.0
10.8
46.3
0.7
2.2
31.2
2.6
3.7
69.3
53.4
1.9
6.5
2.3
32,131
12,781
8,059
3,554
848
892
2,253
2,916
+1556
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54
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53
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.646
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52
30
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