most rebounds in a single game by a forward after 1970

Since 1970-71, Charles Oakley has gotten the most rebounds by a forward in a game, with 35 boards against the Cavaliers on April 22, 1988.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds in a single regular-season game by a forward after 1970
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
35
4/22/1988
vs
41
26
3
1
0
10
16
62.5
0
1
0.0
6
6
100.0
69.7
16
19
6
2
2Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
34
3/4/1992
vs
45
10
3
2
0
4
15
26.7
0
1
0.0
2
4
50.0
29.8
18
16
2
5
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
33
11/2/1996
@
45
20
2
0
2
5
8
62.5
0
1
0.0
10
14
71.4
70.6
8
25
3
4
+21
4Kevin Willis
K. Willis
33
2/19/1992
vs
45
20
1
2
4
10
27
37.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
35.9
16
17
3
3
5Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
32
1/22/1994
vs
43
8
5
1
1
4
8
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
9
23
2
1
6Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
32
1/28/1992
@
50
16
3
0
1
6
9
66.7
1
1
100.0
3
5
60.0
71.4
12
20
4
3
7Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
32
11/17/1973
@
48
43
0
15
23
65.2
13
15
86.7
72.6
4
28
5
8Bill Bridges
B. Bridges
32
3/19/1972
vs
40
18
2
7
16
43.8
4
5
80.0
49.5
3
9Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
32
12/27/1970
@
46
10
2
4
24
16.7
2
4
50.0
19.4
2
10Kevin Love
K. Love
31
11/12/2010
vs
41
31
5
0
1
11
26
42.3
1
4
25.0
8
10
80.0
51.0
12
19
2
3
+12
11Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
31
3/14/1992
@
48
7
0
3
1
3
5
60.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
59.5
9
22
6
4
12Kevin Willis
K. Willis
31
12/3/1991
@
40
29
3
3
0
9
18
50.0
0
0
11
15
73.3
58.9
11
20
2
2
13Larry Smith
L. Smith
31
3/28/1981
vs
45
23
5
1
0
10
19
52.6
0
0
3
8
37.5
51.1
14
17
1
5
14Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
31
1/23/1971
vs
44
31
7
7
14
50.0
17
20
85.0
68.0
4
15Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
30
2/21/1995
@
40
6
0
0
0
2
5
40.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
51.0
11
19
2
3
16Michael Cage
M. Cage
30
4/24/1988
vs
48
8
3
1
3
1
8
12.5
0
0
6
6
100.0
37.6
11
19
3
3
17Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
29
12/27/1997
vs
40
6
5
1
0
3
7
42.9
0
0
0
0
42.9
9
20
3
5
+14
18Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
29
11/9/1993
vs
47
13
4
0
1
5
5
100.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
102.8
11
18
2
5
19Herb Williams
H. Williams
29
1/23/1989
vs
40
21
1
1
3
9
21
42.9
0
0
3
5
60.0
45.3
4
25
0
2
20Mark Landsberger
M. Landsberger
29
1/28/1979
@
44
21
4
0
1
10
18
55.6
1
3
33.3
54.3
13
16
2
3
21Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
29
12/21/1973
vs
35
20
5
7
9
77.8
6
8
75.0
79.9
10
19
4
22Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
29
12/2/1973
vs
48
36
0
5
14
28
50.0
8
11
72.7
54.8
6
23
4
23Popeye Jones
P. Jones
28
1/9/1996
vs
47
11
5
0
2
5
16
31.3
0
0
1
2
50.0
32.6
11
17
3
5
24Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
28
12/1/1993
@
45
0
3
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
10
18
4
4
25Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
28
12/19/1970
vs
30
14
2
3
66.7
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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