highest rpg by a rookie small forward in a season

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

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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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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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