highest rpg in a playoffs by a small forward

Kevin Garnett has averaged the most rebounds per game by a small forward in a single NBA playoff run, with 18.7 per game in 2001-02.

NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
18.7
2001-02
3
43.3
24.0
5.0
1.7
1.7
8.0
18.7
42.9
0.3
0.7
50.0
7.7
10.7
71.9
51.4
5.3
13.3
4.0
130
72
56
15
5
5
12
11
-14
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
17.7
1961-62
13
43.9
38.6
3.6
14.3
32.7
43.8
10.0
12.9
77.4
50.3
571
502
230
47
45
3Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
16.2
1967-68
6
43.8
19.3
2.2
7.5
17.7
42.5
4.3
7.5
57.8
46.1
263
116
97
13
23
4Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
15.8
1962-63
4
39.8
20.0
1.5
6.3
14.8
42.4
7.5
11.0
68.2
51.0
159
80
63
6
14
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
15.5
1989-90
10
41.9
24.7
4.3
0.8
0.7
8.8
16.2
54.3
0.6
1.8
33.3
6.5
10.8
60.2
58.9
6.6
8.9
3.0
419
247
155
43
8
7
30
36
6Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
15.4
1970-71
7
43.0
25.9
5.7
9.6
20.3
47.2
6.7
9.6
70.1
52.8
301
181
108
40
28
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.3
1960-61
12
45.0
38.1
4.6
14.2
30.2
47.0
9.8
11.8
82.4
53.8
540
457
183
55
44
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14.5
1967-68
15
42.2
28.5
4.0
11.7
25.1
46.8
5.1
7.5
67.9
50.3
633
428
218
60
41
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14.1
1959-60
9
45.3
33.4
3.4
12.3
26.0
47.4
8.8
10.4
84.0
54.7
408
301
127
31
38
10Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14.1
1965-66
14
41.9
26.8
3.7
10.4
23.4
44.2
6.1
7.5
81.0
50.1
586
375
197
52
38
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
14.0
1980-81
17
44.1
21.9
6.1
2.3
1.0
8.6
18.4
47.0
0.2
0.5
37.5
4.5
5.0
89.4
53.2
2.9
11.1
3.6
750
373
238
103
39
17
62
53
12George Yardley
G. Yardley
13.9
1955-56
10
40.6
23.0
2.6
7.7
18.3
42.1
7.6
9.8
77.6
50.9
406
230
139
26
25
13Connie Hawkins
C. Hawkins
13.9
1969-70
7
46.9
25.4
5.9
8.9
21.4
41.3
7.7
9.4
81.8
49.7
328
178
97
41
22
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
13.6
1962-63
13
43.2
32.6
4.5
12.3
27.8
44.2
8.0
9.7
82.5
50.8
562
424
177
58
48
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
13.0
1966-67
3
40.3
23.7
3.0
9.3
25.3
36.8
5.0
6.7
75.0
41.9
121
71
39
9
6
16Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
12.7
1951-52
3
40.0
25.7
2.7
8.0
17.7
45.3
9.7
11.0
87.9
57.0
120
77
38
8
17
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
12.5
1982-83
6
40.0
20.5
6.8
2.2
0.5
8.2
19.3
42.2
0.2
0.7
25.0
4.0
4.8
82.8
47.8
3.3
9.2
3.2
240
123
75
41
13
3
19
15
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
12.5
1981-82
12
40.8
17.8
5.6
1.9
1.4
7.3
17.2
42.7
0.1
0.5
16.7
3.1
3.8
82.2
47.4
2.8
9.8
3.2
490
214
150
67
23
17
38
43
19Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
12.4
1977-78
9
35.7
24.0
3.4
1.1
1.9
9.3
17.0
54.9
5.3
7.1
75.0
59.6
3.9
8.6
1.6
321
216
112
31
10
17
14
25
20A.C. Green
A.C. Green
12.0
1994-95
10
36.8
12.8
1.3
0.6
0.2
3.6
7.8
46.2
0.1
1.2
8.3
5.5
6.3
87.3
60.5
3.8
8.2
1.0
368
128
120
13
6
2
10
22
21Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.0
1958-59
13
42.8
25.5
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
22Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
12.0
1958-59
6
43.2
28.5
2.7
10.5
20.5
51.2
7.5
9.0
83.3
58.3
259
171
72
16
21
23Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
11.8
1990-91
15
33.0
6.3
0.9
0.7
0.7
2.7
6.1
45.1
0.1
0.6
22.2
0.7
1.6
41.7
46.3
4.5
7.3
0.9
495
94
177
14
11
10
13
55
24Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
11.8
1998-99
4
43.0
18.3
5.5
1.8
0.8
5.8
17.5
32.9
1.5
5.5
27.3
5.3
6.5
80.8
44.8
5.0
6.8
3.3
172
73
47
22
7
3
13
12
-9
25Shawn Marion
S. Marion
11.7
2002-03
6
47.0
18.5
2.0
1.8
1.8
6.7
17.8
37.4
1.5
4.7
32.1
3.7
4.3
84.6
46.9
3.5
8.2
2.2
282
111
70
12
11
11
13
17
-17
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