highest rpg by a rookie small forward in a season

Elgin Baylor has the most rebounds per game by a rookie small forward, with 15.0 per game in 1958-59.

Interpreted as:
highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie small forward in a season
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 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1958-59
MIN MIN
70
40.8
24.9
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
2 John Drew
J. Drew
10.7
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
29.3
18.5
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
2,289
1,442
836
138
119
39
274
3 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
10.6
1982-83
SDC 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
4 Rick Barry
R. Barry
10.6
1965-66
SFW SFW
80
37.4
25.7
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,990
2,059
850
173
297
5 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
10.6
1977-78
MIL MIL
80
34.6
19.5
2.4
1.2
1.3
7.9
15.1
52.2
3.8
5.1
73.6
56.3
3.7
6.9
2.2
2,765
1,557
847
190
92
103
175
221
6 Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.4
1979-80
BOS 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
7 Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
9.8
1950-51
PHI PHI
65
17.2
2.1
5.4
13.3
40.7
6.4
8.1
79.3
51.2
1,121
640
138
284
8 Bernard King
B. King
9.5
1977-78
NJN NJN
79
39.1
24.2
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
9 Calvin Natt
C. Natt
8.9
1979-80
TOT
78
36.6
19.9
2.2
1.3
0.4
8.0
16.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.9
5.4
73.0
52.4
3.1
5.8
2.5
2,857
1,553
691
169
102
34
198
205
10 Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
8.8
1990-91
SAC SAC
79
37.7
18.0
4.0
1.4
1.1
6.9
16.5
42.2
0.0
0.1
27.3
4.1
5.5
73.6
47.6
2.4
6.4
2.9
2,978
1,421
697
315
113
85
230
249
11 Kenny Sears
K. Sears
8.8
1955-56
NYK NYK
70
29.6
12.8
1.6
4.6
10.4
43.8
3.7
4.6
79.6
51.5
2,069
896
616
114
201
12 Jim Loscutoff
J. Loscutoff
8.8
1955-56
BOS BOS
71
22.3
8.3
0.9
3.2
8.8
36.0
2.0
2.9
67.1
41.1
1,582
591
622
65
213
13 Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
8.7
1962-63
DET DET
80
29.4
12.7
2.6
5.1
11.8
43.0
2.6
3.6
71.8
47.6
2,352
1,018
694
207
247
14 Chuck Cooper
C. Cooper
8.5
1950-51
BOS BOS
66
9.3
2.6
3.1
9.1
34.4
3.0
4.0
75.3
42.8
615
562
174
219
15 Juwan Howard
J. Howard
8.4
1994-95
WAS WAS
65
36.1
17.0
2.5
0.8
0.2
7.0
14.3
48.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.5
66.4
52.1
2.8
5.6
2.6
2,348
1,104
545
165
52
15
166
236
16 Chuck Person
C. Person
8.3
1986-87
IND IND
82
36.0
18.8
3.6
1.1
0.2
7.7
16.6
46.8
0.6
1.7
35.5
2.7
3.6
74.7
51.8
2.0
6.2
2.6
2,956
1,541
677
295
90
16
211
310
17 Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
8.0
1962-63
CHI CHI
57
40.2
25.5
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
18 Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
8.0
1985-86
SEA SEA
82
33.0
17.1
2.4
1.2
0.5
7.0
14.3
49.0
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.0
4.4
68.7
52.5
3.7
4.2
3.0
2,706
1,404
655
193
101
37
248
305
19 Lamar Odom
L. Odom
7.8
1999-00
LAC LAC
76
36.4
16.6
4.2
1.2
1.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
0.8
2.2
36.0
4.0
5.5
71.9
52.1
2.1
5.7
3.4
2,767
1,259
595
317
91
95
258
291
-451
20 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
7.7
1969-70
MIL MIL
81
30.4
13.2
3.6
5.4
11.0
48.5
2.5
3.3
75.4
52.8
2,461
1,067
625
292
279
21 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
7.6
1976-77
BUF BUF
77
36.6
20.3
1.9
1.2
0.2
7.1
13.6
52.0
6.2
7.6
81.8
60.1
3.3
4.4
2,816
1,564
587
144
91
15
215
22 Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
7.5
2021-22
TOR TOR
74
35.4
15.3
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
23 Paul Silas
P. Silas
7.3
1964-65
STL STL
79
15.7
4.6
0.6
1.8
4.7
37.3
1.1
2.1
50.6
40.6
1,243
363
576
48
161
24 Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
7.2
1992-93
PHI PHI
82
32.4
15.6
1.8
1.0
0.8
6.0
12.8
46.9
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.0
71.3
51.9
2.2
5.0
2.1
2,654
1,280
589
147
85
67
176
188
25 Horace Walker
H. Walker
7.2
1961-62
CHI CHI
65
20.5
6.7
1.1
2.3
6.8
33.9
2.2
3.0
72.5
41.8
1,331
438
466
69
194
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1
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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Nuggets Nuggets
50
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.610
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Clippers Clippers
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64
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61
21
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
GSW GSW
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MIA MIA
86-112
Mon
3/24
ATL ATL
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HOU HOU
114-121
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3/24
MEM MEM
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SAC SAC
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/2
HOU HOU
@
GSW GSW
9:00 PM
Sat
5/3
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
7:30 PM
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
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HOU HOU
8:30 PM
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5/5
NYK NYK
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BOS BOS
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