most rebounds by a rookie forward in a single season in nba history

Jerry Lucas has grabbed the most boards by a rookie forward, with 1,375 boards in 1963-64.

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	1,375	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	204				300
2	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	1,094	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	328				276
3	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	1,064	1963-64	BAL	78	36.5	17.3	13.6	2.2			7.3	17.0	43.0				2.7	4.1	65.8	46.0				2,847	1,352	169				321
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,050	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	287				270
5	Buck Williams B. Williams	1,005	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	107	84	84	235	285
6	Larry Smith L. Smith	994	1980-81	GSW	82	31.4	9.6	12.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	3.7	7.2	51.2	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.7	58.8	54.0	5.3	6.8	1.8	2,578	785	93	70	63	146	316
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	994	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	229				258
8	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	989	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	312	63	45	223	252	-146
9	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	980	1964-65	PHI	76	34.1	14.8	12.9	1.2			5.5	13.3	41.4				3.8	5.3	71.3	47.3				2,590	1,126	93				251
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	977	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	224	55	206	279	254	+429
11	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	943	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	350				186
12	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	899	1991-92	CHA	82	37.2	19.2	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	7.5	15.3	49.0	0.1	0.3	22.7	4.1	5.0	82.9	54.8	3.9	7.0	2.0	3,047	1,576	292	81	51	160	225
13	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	880	1951-52	MIL	66	39.7	9.2	13.3	2.9			3.5	9.6	36.5				2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5				2,618	607	190				192
14	Ray Scott R. Scott	865	1961-62	DET	75	27.8	13.3	11.5	1.8			4.9	12.7	38.7				3.4	5.2	65.7	44.2				2,087	995	132				232
15	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	860	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	10.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	1,625	223	141	43	217	298
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	852	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	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	370	143	53	263	279
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	850	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				2,990	2,059	173				297
18	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	847	1977-78	MIL	80	34.6	19.5	10.6	2.4	1.2	1.3	7.9	15.1	52.2				3.8	5.1	73.6	56.3	3.7	6.9	2.2	2,765	1,557	190	92	103	175	221
19	John Drew J. Drew	836	1974-75	ATL	78	29.3	18.5	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.8	42.8				5.0	7.0	71.3	49.1	4.6	6.1		2,289	1,442	138	119	39		274
20	Dwight Howard D. Howard	823	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	12.0	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	75	77	136	165	232	-179
21	Elton Brand E. Brand	810	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	155	66	132	228	259	-647
22	Greg Smith G. Smith	804	1968-69	MIL	79	27.9	8.1	10.2	1.7			3.5	7.8	45.0				1.2	2.0	58.7	47.2				2,207	643	137				264
23	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	795	2004-05	CHA	73	35.6	15.1	10.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	6.1	13.7	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.7	60.9	47.9	3.8	7.1	1.7	2,600	1,105	64	62	125	125	214	-344
24	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	790	1963-64	SFW	76	25.9	7.0	10.4	1.1			2.9	7.3	39.5				1.3	2.3	54.9	42.3				1,966	533	86				184
25	Bailey Howell B. Howell	790	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	17.8	10.5	0.8			6.8	14.9	45.6				4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0				2,346	1,332	63				282

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