highest rpg by an undrafted rookie

Elgin Baylor has averaged the most rebounds per game by an undrafted rookie, with 15.0 per game in 1958-59.

NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1958-59
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
2Eddie Miller
E. Miller
9.6
1952-53
TOT
70
28.8
10.5
1.6
3.9
11.2
35.0
2.7
4.1
65.2
40.4
2,018
733
669
115
250
3Kenny Sears
K. Sears
8.8
1955-56
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
4Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
8.7
1956-57
TOT
71
25.0
10.1
1.2
4.1
11.5
35.7
1.9
2.7
67.7
39.6
1,778
718
617
84
186
5Chuck Cooper
C. Cooper
8.5
1950-51
66
9.3
2.6
3.1
9.1
34.4
3.0
4.0
75.3
42.8
615
562
174
219
6Cal Christensen
C. Christensen
7.8
1950-51
67
6.6
2.4
2.0
6.6
30.1
2.6
3.7
71.4
40.1
443
523
161
266
7Swede Halbrook
S. Halbrook
7.0
1960-61
79
14.3
4.9
0.4
2.0
5.9
33.5
1.0
1.8
54.3
36.8
1,131
386
550
31
262
8Monk Meineke
M. Meineke
6.9
1952-53
68
33.1
10.7
2.2
3.5
9.3
38.1
3.6
4.6
78.3
47.2
2,250
725
466
148
334
9Wally Osterkorn
W. Osterkorn
6.7
1951-52
66
26.1
7.4
1.8
2.2
6.3
35.1
3.0
5.1
59.4
43.6
1,721
489
444
117
226
10Earl Lloyd
E. Lloyd
6.7
1950-51
7
6.1
1.6
2.3
5.0
45.7
1.6
1.9
84.6
52.8
43
47
11
26
11Walt Davis
W. Davis
6.4
1953-54
68
23.1
5.9
0.9
2.5
6.7
36.7
1.0
1.5
64.4
39.9
1,568
399
435
58
207
12Jack George
J. George
5.4
1953-54
71
37.3
9.5
4.4
3.6
10.4
35.2
2.2
3.7
59.0
39.6
2,648
675
386
312
210
13Ken Murray
K. Murray
5.4
1950-51
TOT
66
12.9
3.1
4.6
13.4
33.9
3.8
5.0
74.7
41.1
850
355
202
164
14Dave Piontek
D. Piontek
4.9
1956-57
71
24.8
9.0
1.5
3.6
9.0
40.3
1.7
2.6
66.7
44.3
1,759
636
351
108
141
15Gene Conley
G. Conley
4.4
1952-53
39
11.8
2.3
0.5
0.9
2.8
32.4
0.5
0.8
58.1
36.2
461
88
171
19
74
16Bob Burrow
B. Burrow
4.4
1956-57
67
15.3
6.0
0.6
2.0
5.5
37.4
1.9
3.1
61.6
44.0
1,028
404
293
41
165
17George King
G. King
4.2
1951-52
66
28.6
10.0
3.7
3.6
8.8
40.6
2.8
4.0
71.2
47.3
1,889
658
274
244
199
18Blaine Denning
B. Denning
4.0
1952-53
1
9.0
5.0
0.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
46.0
9
5
4
0
3
19Lou Tsioropoulos
L. Tsioropoulos
4.0
1956-57
52
12.9
4.4
0.6
1.5
4.9
30.9
1.3
1.7
77.5
38.5
670
227
207
33
135
20Joe Holup
J. Holup
3.9
1956-57
71
18.1
7.4
1.2
2.3
6.9
32.9
2.9
3.6
80.6
43.8
1,284
524
279
84
177
21Phil Jordon
P. Jordon
3.8
1956-57
9
10.1
4.9
0.2
2.0
5.4
36.7
0.9
1.3
66.7
40.5
91
44
34
2
15
22Bob Hopkins
B. Hopkins
3.8
1956-57
62
12.3
5.7
0.4
2.1
5.5
37.9
1.5
2.0
74.6
44.4
764
354
233
22
106
23Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
3.7
1956-57
67
14.5
5.5
1.3
2.0
5.5
36.1
1.5
2.2
69.0
42.3
971
368
247
86
165
24Alan Sawyer
A. Sawyer
3.7
1950-51
33
6.6
0.8
2.6
7.1
37.0
1.3
1.5
86.0
42.2
217
121
25
75
25Bill Thieben
B. Thieben
3.6
1956-57
58
10.9
4.1
0.3
1.6
4.4
35.2
1.0
1.5
65.5
40.3
633
237
207
17
78
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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