most average rebounds for a small forward in a season

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

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Assumption:All-time
Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
Data note: Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1950-51

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	19.8	1960-61	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
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	16.4	1959-60	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
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	15.0	1958-59	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
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	14.3	1962-63	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
5	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	13.6	1969-70	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
6	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	13.5	1967-68	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
7	Johnny Green J. Green	13.3	1961-62	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
8	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	13.0	1967-68	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
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12.8	1964-65	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
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12.8	1966-67	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
11	Bailey Howell B. Howell	12.6	1961-62	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
12	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	12.5	1990-91	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
13	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	12.2	1971-72	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
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12.2	1967-68	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
15	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	12.1	2001-02	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
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12.0	1963-64	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
17	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	11.8	1966-67	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
18	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	11.7	1966-67	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
19	Paul Silas P. Silas	11.7	1967-68	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
20	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	11.7	1970-71	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
21	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	11.6	1965-66	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
22	Bailey Howell B. Howell	11.5	1962-63	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
23	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	11.5	1989-90	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
24	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	11.3	1951-52	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
25	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	11.2	1952-53	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

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

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