most rebounds per game averaged by a small forward in a finals series

Elgin Baylor has averaged the most rebounds per game by a small forward in an NBA Finals, with 17.9 per game.

NAME RPG SEASON SERIES 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
17.9
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
45.9
40.6
3.7
14.4
33.6
43.0
11.7
14.1
82.8
51.0
321
284
125
26
22
2 Larry Bird
L. Bird
15.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
42.8
15.3
7.0
2.3
0.5
6.5
15.5
41.9
0.2
0.5
33.3
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.0
2.7
12.7
3.2
257
92
92
42
14
3
19
16
3 George Yardley
G. Yardley
15.2
1955-56
NBA Finals
FTW FTW
5
24.8
2.2
8.2
20.0
41.0
8.4
10.0
84.0
50.8
124
76
11
13
4 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
42.9
25.0
2.3
9.3
23.4
39.6
6.4
8.3
77.6
46.2
300
175
105
16
17
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
15.0
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
45.7
33.8
4.3
12.7
27.2
46.6
8.5
10.2
83.6
53.5
274
203
90
26
21
6 Larry Bird
L. Bird
14.0
1983-84
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
43.6
27.4
3.6
2.1
1.1
8.9
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
15
8
25
24
7 LeBron James
L. James
13.3
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
6
45.7
35.8
8.8
1.3
0.5
13.0
32.7
39.8
2.2
7.0
31.0
7.7
11.2
68.7
47.7
1.8
11.5
3.5
274
215
80
53
8
3
21
19
-25
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.5
1967-68
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
41.7
26.2
4.3
11.0
23.7
46.5
4.2
6.5
64.1
49.3
250
157
75
26
15
9 LeBron James
L. James
12.0
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
42.4
33.6
10.0
1.4
1.0
13.2
23.4
56.4
2.4
6.2
38.7
4.8
7.4
64.9
63.0
1.8
10.2
4.2
212
168
60
50
7
5
21
13
-7
10 LeBron James
L. James
11.8
2019-20
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.4
29.8
8.5
1.2
0.5
11.3
19.2
59.1
2.5
6.0
41.7
4.7
7.0
66.7
67.1
2.0
9.8
3.5
236
179
71
51
7
3
21
13
+36
11 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
11.8
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
5
41.4
29.4
4.4
11.0
21.6
50.9
7.4
8.2
90.2
58.3
207
147
59
22
18
12 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11.8
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
4
42.3
22.8
8.5
25.5
33.3
5.8
8.8
65.7
38.8
169
91
47
18
13 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
11.6
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
7
31.4
16.1
5.4
12.7
42.7
5.3
7.4
71.2
50.5
220
113
81
33
14 LeBron James
L. James
11.3
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
7
41.7
29.7
8.9
2.6
2.3
11.7
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
18
16
31
16
+26
15 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11.3
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
40.0
17.9
4.7
7.4
15.3
48.6
3.0
3.9
77.8
52.6
280
125
79
33
22
16 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
11.1
2012-13
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
7
36.5
14.6
0.9
2.0
0.4
5.9
11.4
51.3
1.1
3.3
34.8
1.7
2.4
70.6
58.3
3.0
8.1
1.0
255
102
78
6
14
3
7
16
+12
17 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
10.8
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
41.3
28.8
7.5
0.8
2.3
10.0
19.0
52.6
2.3
5.5
40.9
6.5
6.8
96.3
65.4
0.5
10.3
2.3
165
115
43
30
3
9
9
12
+86
18 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
10.3
1968-69
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
36.6
18.0
3.9
6.9
17.3
39.7
4.3
6.9
62.5
44.3
256
126
72
27
25
19 LeBron James
L. James
10.2
2011-12
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
5
44.1
28.6
7.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
21.6
47.2
0.6
3.2
18.8
7.6
9.2
82.6
55.8
3.0
7.2
3.8
220
143
51
37
8
2
19
10
+31
20 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
10.1
1959-60
NBA Finals
STL STL
7
37.9
23.6
2.7
8.9
20.9
42.5
5.9
6.9
85.4
49.4
265
165
71
19
28
21 Robert Horry
R. Horry
10.0
1994-95
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
46.8
17.8
3.8
3.0
2.3
5.8
13.3
43.4
2.8
7.3
37.9
3.5
5.3
66.7
57.0
2.3
7.8
1.3
187
71
40
15
12
9
5
9
22 Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
10.0
1988-89
NBA Finals
DET DET
4
23.5
5.0
1.3
0.5
0.3
1.8
3.8
46.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.5
1.8
85.7
55.3
3.3
6.8
2.3
94
20
40
5
2
1
9
12
23 Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.0
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
42.3
24.2
5.5
1.2
1.2
8.8
19.8
44.5
0.7
1.3
50.0
5.8
6.3
92.1
53.4
1.8
8.2
3.0
254
145
60
33
7
7
18
9
24 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
10.0
1965-66
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
43.1
23.3
4.0
9.1
21.4
42.7
5.0
5.6
89.7
48.8
302
163
70
28
32
25 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
9.8
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
6
40.5
28.5
4.2
2.0
1.2
8.2
18.8
43.4
2.5
7.0
35.7
9.7
10.7
90.6
60.6
2.7
7.2
3.0
243
171
59
25
12
7
18
15
+15
StatMuse has game-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1956 Finals.

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68
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Rockets Rockets
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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