highest rpg rookie season since 1980 by a small forward

Since 1979-80, Terry Cummings has the most rebounds per game by a rookie small forward, with 10.6 per game in 1982-83.

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highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games rookie season since 1980 by a small forward

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	6.9	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	20.0	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
12	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	6.6	2025-26	DAL	57	33.5	20.2	4.5	1.1	0.9	7.8	16.5	47.1	1.0	3.4	29.1	3.7	4.6	80.4	54.6	1.2	5.5	2.3	1,912	1,150	377	255	64	50	130	121	-191
13	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	6.6	2023-24	HOU	62	22.4	9.5	2.6	1.3	0.6	3.9	7.2	53.6	0.1	0.9	13.8	1.7	2.5	68.4	57.6	2.4	4.2	1.5	1,388	592	409	163	78	38	90	141	+45
14	Drew Gooden D. Gooden	6.5	2002-03	TOT	70	26.8	12.5	1.2	0.8	0.5	5.1	11.1	45.7	0.2	0.7	29.2	2.2	3.0	71.2	50.3	2.3	4.2	2.1	1,873	875	455	83	53	35	150	172	-141
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	6.4	1998-99	BOS	48	34.0	16.5	2.4	1.7	1.0	5.9	13.5	43.9	1.8	4.3	41.2	2.9	4.1	71.3	54.0	2.4	4.0	2.4	1,632	791	309	115	82	50	113	139	-64
16	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	6.4	1994-95	MIL	80	37.0	21.9	2.5	1.4	0.3	8.0	17.6	45.1	1.1	3.4	32.1	5.0	6.2	79.6	53.8	2.1	4.3	3.9	2,958	1,755	513	197	115	22	313	234
17	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	6.4	2023-24	DET	63	25.1	8.8	1.9	1.1	0.9	3.7	7.6	48.3	0.3	1.8	18.6	1.1	1.9	59.7	52.2	2.0	4.3	1.3	1,583	556	402	120	68	59	84	175	-231
18	Grant Hill G. Hill	6.4	1994-95	DET	70	38.3	19.9	5.0	1.8	0.9	7.3	15.2	47.7	0.1	0.4	14.8	5.3	7.3	73.2	54.1	1.8	4.6	2.9	2,678	1,394	445	353	124	62	202	203
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	6.3	1995-96	MIN	80	28.7	10.4	1.8	1.1	1.6	4.5	9.2	49.1	0.1	0.4	28.6	1.3	1.9	70.5	52.2	2.2	4.1	1.4	2,293	835	501	145	86	131	110	189
20	Roy Hinson R. Hinson	6.2	1983-84	CLE	80	23.2	5.5	0.9	0.4	1.8	2.3	4.6	49.6	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.5	59.0	51.7	2.2	4.1	1.4	1,858	437	499	69	31	145	109	306
21	Jamario Moon J. Moon	6.2	2007-08	TOR	78	27.8	8.5	1.2	1.0	1.4	3.6	7.4	48.5	0.5	1.6	32.8	0.8	1.1	74.1	54.0	1.2	5.0	0.7	2,166	661	484	90	80	108	51	152	+271
22	Josh Smith J. Smith	6.2	2004-05	ATL	74	27.7	9.7	1.7	0.8	1.9	3.7	8.1	45.5	0.1	0.3	17.4	2.2	3.2	68.8	50.6	2.0	4.2	1.8	2,050	715	457	127	59	144	135	157	-374
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	6.1	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	21.0	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	1,725	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
24	Mike O'Koren M. O'Koren	6.1	1980-81	NJN	79	31.3	11.0	3.2	1.1	0.3	4.6	9.5	48.6	0.1	0.2	27.8	1.7	2.7	63.7	51.5	2.3	3.8	1.8	2,473	870	478	252	86	27	146	243
25	Tari Eason T. Eason	6.0	2022-23	HOU	82	21.5	9.3	1.1	1.2	0.6	3.6	8.0	44.8	0.7	2.1	34.3	1.3	1.8	75.2	52.5	2.4	3.7	1.2	1,767	760	496	88	96	47	101	189	-157

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