highest rpg in a nba season by a small forward

Elgin Baylor has gotten the most rebounds per game by a small forward in a season, with 19.8 per game in 1960-61.

Interpreted as:
highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a NBA season by a small forward
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
19.8
1960-61
LAL LAL
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
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
16.4
1959-60
MIN MIN
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
3Elgin 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
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14.3
1962-63
LAL LAL
80
42.1
34.0
4.8
12.9
28.4
45.3
8.3
9.9
83.7
51.9
3,370
2,719
1,146
386
226
5Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
13.6
1969-70
PHI PHI
81
39.4
26.1
4.3
9.9
21.1
46.9
6.3
8.6
72.9
52.4
3,194
2,114
1,101
352
331
6Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
13.5
1967-68
DET DET
80
39.1
17.9
2.3
7.2
16.2
44.2
3.6
5.4
66.4
48.3
3,125
1,435
1,081
181
304
7Johnny Green
J. Green
13.3
1961-62
NYK NYK
80
34.9
15.9
2.4
6.3
14.6
43.6
3.3
5.4
60.1
47.0
2,789
1,275
1,066
191
265
8Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
13.0
1967-68
BAL BAL
60
37.9
19.1
2.7
8.0
17.2
46.7
3.0
4.5
66.7
49.7
2,271
1,144
782
159
223
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.8
1964-65
LAL LAL
74
41.3
27.1
3.8
10.3
25.7
40.1
6.5
8.2
79.2
46.3
3,056
2,009
950
280
235
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.8
1966-67
LAL LAL
70
38.7
26.6
3.1
10.2
23.7
42.9
6.3
7.7
81.3
49.1
2,706
1,862
898
215
211
11Bailey Howell
B. Howell
12.6
1961-62
DET DET
79
36.2
19.9
2.4
7.0
15.1
46.4
5.9
7.7
76.8
53.9
2,857
1,576
996
186
317
12Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
12.5
1990-91
DET DET
82
33.5
8.2
1.0
0.8
0.7
3.4
6.8
49.3
0.1
0.4
20.0
1.4
2.1
63.1
52.5
4.4
8.1
1.1
2,747
669
1,026
85
65
55
94
281
13Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
12.2
1971-72
PHI PHI
75
38.7
23.3
5.9
8.8
19.0
46.1
5.7
8.0
71.2
51.5
2,900
1,744
918
443
295
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.2
1967-68
LAL LAL
77
39.3
26.0
4.6
9.8
22.2
44.3
6.3
8.1
78.6
50.5
3,029
2,002
941
355
232
15Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
12.1
2001-02
MIN MIN
81
39.2
21.2
5.2
1.2
1.6
8.1
17.3
47.0
0.5
1.4
31.9
4.4
5.5
80.1
53.6
3.0
9.1
2.8
3,175
1,714
981
422
96
126
229
184
+358
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.0
1963-64
LAL LAL
78
40.6
25.4
4.4
9.7
22.8
42.5
6.0
7.5
80.4
48.7
3,164
1,983
936
347
235
17Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
11.8
1966-67
DET DET
78
37.1
18.2
2.8
6.8
16.4
41.5
4.6
6.6
70.5
47.3
2,897
1,423
924
216
297
18Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
11.7
1966-67
BAL BAL
73
36.0
20.7
2.7
8.5
18.9
45.0
3.7
5.2
70.8
48.9
2,626
1,511
855
194
281
19Paul Silas
P. Silas
11.7
1967-68
STL STL
82
32.3
13.4
2.0
4.9
10.6
45.8
3.6
5.2
70.5
51.9
2,652
1,097
958
162
243
20Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
11.7
1970-71
PHI PHI
81
38.1
23.0
4.9
8.7
18.8
46.2
5.6
7.7
73.4
51.9
3,090
1,859
946
395
328
21Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
11.6
1965-66
DET DET
79
34.1
16.4
2.6
6.6
16.3
40.8
3.2
4.8
65.9
44.7
2,696
1,297
916
209
252
22Bailey Howell
B. Howell
11.5
1962-63
DET DET
79
37.6
22.7
2.9
8.1
15.6
51.6
6.6
8.2
79.8
58.9
2,971
1,793
910
232
300
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.5
1989-90
PHI PHI
79
39.1
25.2
3.9
1.9
0.6
8.9
14.9
60.0
0.3
1.2
21.7
7.1
9.4
74.9
66.1
4.6
6.9
3.1
3,085
1,989
909
307
148
50
243
250
24Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
11.3
1951-52
PHI PHI
66
44.5
25.4
2.6
8.3
18.5
44.8
8.8
10.7
81.8
54.6
2,939
1,674
745
170
250
25Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
11.2
1952-53
MIL MIL
71
40.7
11.7
3.2
4.5
11.9
37.9
2.7
4.2
65.4
42.8
2,891
831
793
227
214
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

More Lakers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

7th

DRTG

117.7

21st

NETRTG

1.6

14th

3P%

36.1

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

17 - 7

132

Final

119

LAL Lakers

17 - 7

Wed 10 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM