Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Charles Barkley got the most rebounds per game by a forward, with 12.0 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest rpg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in the 80s by a forward

	NAME	RPG	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	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	12.0	389	36.8	22.1	3.5	1.6	1.2	7.8	13.5	57.7	0.3	1.3	23.4	6.3	8.5	73.9	64.3	4.6	7.4	3.7	14,297	8,616	4,660	1,377	613	479	1,439	1,426
2	Buck Williams B. Williams	11.9	635	36.4	16.4	1.5	0.9	1.1	6.3	11.4	55.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	3.9	6.0	64.9	58.6	4.1	7.9	2.9	23,100	10,440	7,576	976	599	696	1,811	2,244
3	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	11.3	323	31.5	12.4	2.7	1.0	0.3	4.8	9.9	48.4	0.1	0.3	28.0	2.7	3.8	71.0	53.4	3.8	7.6	3.0	10,172	4,007	3,665	864	325	108	963	1,107
4	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	10.9	109	36.5	19.3	3.6	0.9	0.9	7.3	13.2	55.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.8	6.8	69.9	59.8	3.7	7.3	3.8	3,976	2,105	1,191	393	97	102	418	412
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	10.5	325	35.9	23.3	2.5	1.4	0.7	8.9	17.4	51.3	0.0	0.1	16.7	5.5	8.2	66.9	55.6	3.0	7.5	3.5	11,656	7,576	3,412	812	470	224	1,126	1,200
6	Larry Smith L. Smith	10.4	617	29.2	8.5	1.2	0.8	0.6	3.6	6.6	53.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.4	55.0	55.1	4.4	6.0	1.7	18,023	5,225	6,440	723	516	384	1,034	2,244
7	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	10.3	204	35.7	19.5	3.1	1.1	1.7	8.1	16.4	49.4	0.0	0.1	8.3	3.2	5.0	65.4	52.4	2.8	7.5	3.6	7,276	3,972	2,104	627	220	355	737	783
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.2	717	38.4	25.0	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.8	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.6	5.3	88.0	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,560	17,899	7,319	4,396	1,300	603	2,261	1,906
9	Roy Tarpley R. Tarpley	9.8	175	24.6	11.3	0.9	1.1	1.1	4.6	9.3	49.6	0.0	0.1	11.1	2.1	2.9	71.3	53.4	3.5	6.2	1.8	4,303	1,982	1,710	155	187	195	318	615
10	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	9.6	526	32.0	15.6	2.3	0.8	1.3	5.8	12.1	48.3	0.0	0.1	11.5	3.9	5.2	74.8	54.2	3.2	6.5	2.7	16,836	8,186	5,058	1,224	435	661	1,403	1,663
11	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	9.5	260	32.7	18.9	2.9	1.5	0.4	7.7	15.5	49.7	0.1	0.3	33.8	3.4	4.5	75.7	54.0	3.3	6.3	2.8	8,514	4,918	2,482	764	381	105	731	858
12	Kermit Washington K. Washington	9.3	179	29.3	11.3	1.9	1.0	1.3	4.4	8.0	55.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.9	63.4	58.4	3.4	5.9	1.9	5,251	2,020	1,664	345	171	237	337	634
13	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	9.0	386	34.0	15.1	2.0	0.7	0.5	6.2	12.3	50.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.8	4.3	64.9	53.2	2.6	6.4	2.7	13,139	5,847	3,491	769	270	179	1,058	1,158
14	Michael Cage M. Cage	8.9	385	29.3	10.9	1.3	1.0	0.6	4.0	8.0	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	71.1	55.5	3.4	5.6	1.7	11,294	4,180	3,434	499	385	243	642	939
15	Kevin Willis K. Willis	8.8	238	29.5	13.4	0.6	0.8	0.6	5.5	10.5	52.5	0.0	0.1	8.3	2.3	3.5	67.4	55.6	3.4	5.5	2.1	7,017	3,185	2,100	135	199	147	488	847
16	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	8.8	63	35.0	21.5	1.7	1.4	2.3	8.4	16.7	50.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.7	6.6	71.3	54.9	2.5	6.3	3.6	2,206	1,356	555	104	89	147	229	248
17	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	8.8	550	34.6	22.1	2.4	1.4	0.8	9.1	18.5	49.2	0.0	0.1	28.6	3.9	5.5	70.9	52.9	3.2	5.6	2.4	19,052	12,159	4,834	1,345	772	436	1,346	1,974
18	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	8.6	82	35.6	16.5	3.4	1.1	1.0	6.3	12.9	48.6	0.0	0.2	21.4	3.9	4.2	92.2	55.8	2.4	6.3	1.9	2,923	1,352	709	279	93	80	157	316
19	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	8.6	723	30.6	11.2	2.1	0.8	1.0	4.3	9.1	47.7	0.0	0.0	14.8	2.5	3.3	76.8	53.2	2.5	6.1	1.9	22,147	8,129	6,238	1,550	550	705	1,387	2,393
20	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	8.5	403	31.7	15.9	2.1	0.6	0.6	6.0	11.0	54.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	71.8	59.5	2.8	5.7	2.4	12,756	6,415	3,419	864	259	224	952	1,304
21	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	8.4	562	27.7	13.2	2.3	0.7	0.6	5.2	10.8	47.9	0.0	0.1	8.8	2.9	3.8	75.8	53.0	2.3	6.1	2.2	15,593	7,436	4,718	1,286	384	321	1,264	1,843
22	Kenny Carr K. Carr	8.2	550	27.8	12.6	1.5	0.8	0.5	4.9	9.5	51.4	0.0	0.1	7.9	2.8	4.1	69.0	55.8	2.5	5.7	2.2	15,285	6,957	4,499	837	428	251	1,233	1,874
23	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	8.2	547	30.7	17.4	1.9	1.1	0.7	7.2	15.3	47.1	0.0	0.1	18.2	2.9	4.0	72.5	50.8	2.2	6.0	2.5	16,804	9,493	4,465	1,055	599	409	1,377	1,671
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	8.1	406	30.6	14.9	1.5	0.6	1.4	6.0	13.2	45.7	0.0	0.1	14.7	2.9	4.3	66.4	49.5	2.6	5.5	2.2	12,442	6,064	3,308	600	258	573	894	1,251
25	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	8.1	395	32.9	14.1	1.7	1.0	1.0	5.3	11.2	47.4	0.1	0.5	26.7	3.3	4.0	82.3	54.2	2.6	5.5	1.6	12,989	5,560	3,195	679	397	380	639	1,168