most rpg by a rookie forward ever in the playoffs

Dave DeBusschere has the most rebounds per game by a rookie forward in a single NBA playoff run, with 15.8 per game in 1962-63.

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 Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
15.8
1962-63
DET DET
4
39.8
20.0
1.5
6.3
14.8
42.4
7.5
11.0
68.2
51.0
159
80
63
6
14
2 Ray Scott
R. Scott
14.5
1961-62
DET DET
10
40.0
17.3
4.3
6.9
17.0
40.6
3.5
6.7
52.2
43.4
400
173
145
43
39
3 Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
12.8
1984-85
DAL DAL
4
42.3
18.8
2.8
0.5
0.3
6.0
12.3
49.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
6.5
8.5
76.5
58.6
4.0
8.8
0.8
169
75
51
11
2
1
3
13
4 Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
12.7
2002-03
ORL ORL
7
33.4
14.0
0.6
0.4
0.9
5.1
12.9
40.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.7
5.1
72.2
46.3
4.0
8.7
1.7
234
98
89
4
3
6
12
23
-38
5 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
12.5
1963-64
CIN CIN
10
37.0
12.2
3.4
4.8
12.3
39.0
2.6
3.7
70.3
43.8
370
122
125
34
37
6 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
12.4
1977-78
MIL MIL
9
35.7
24.0
3.4
1.1
1.9
9.3
17.0
54.9
5.3
7.1
75.0
59.6
3.9
8.6
1.6
321
216
112
31
10
17
14
25
7 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
12.3
1963-64
SFW SFW
12
34.2
10.0
1.0
3.5
8.2
42.9
3.0
4.4
67.9
49.5
410
120
148
12
46
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
12.0
1958-59
MIN MIN
13
42.8
25.5
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
9 Don Henriksen
D. Henriksen
12.0
1952-53
BAL BAL
2
47.0
12.5
4.0
5.0
7.5
66.7
2.5
4.5
55.6
65.9
94
25
24
8
11
10 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
11.7
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
37.0
22.9
2.0
9.0
23.1
39.0
4.9
6.9
71.0
43.8
370
229
117
20
40
11 Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
11.5
1961-62
PHI PHI
12
42.3
20.1
2.7
7.4
18.7
39.7
5.3
6.1
86.3
47.0
508
241
138
32
48
12 Larry Bird
L. Bird
11.2
1979-80
BOS BOS
9
41.3
21.3
4.7
1.6
0.9
9.2
19.7
46.9
0.4
1.7
26.7
2.4
2.8
88.0
51.1
2.4
8.8
3.7
372
192
101
42
14
8
33
30
13 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
11.2
1956-57
STL STL
10
31.9
17.0
2.8
6.2
14.3
43.4
4.6
6.3
73.0
49.8
319
170
112
28
47
14 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
11.1
1984-85
PHI PHI
13
31.4
14.9
2.0
1.8
1.2
5.8
10.7
54.0
0.3
0.5
66.7
3.1
4.8
63.5
58.2
4.0
7.1
2.7
408
194
144
26
23
15
35
49
15 Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
11.0
1961-62
SYR SYR
5
34.8
18.8
1.4
7.0
19.8
35.4
4.8
6.2
77.4
41.7
174
94
55
7
17
16 Woody Sauldsberry
W. Sauldsberry
10.9
1957-58
PHI PHI
8
36.3
12.9
0.8
5.6
16.4
34.4
1.6
2.9
56.5
36.5
290
103
87
6
27
17 Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
10.5
1986-87
DAL DAL
4
28.5
13.3
0.3
0.3
1.8
6.0
12.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
71.4
51.9
4.5
6.0
1.8
114
53
42
1
1
7
7
18
18 Buck Williams
B. Williams
10.5
1981-82
NJN NJN
2
39.5
17.5
1.5
0.5
1.0
7.0
13.0
53.8
0.0
0.0
3.5
7.5
46.7
53.7
5.5
5.0
2.0
79
35
21
3
1
2
4
7
19 Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
10.3
1978-79
POR POR
3
40.3
19.7
2.0
0.7
1.7
9.0
18.0
50.0
1.7
3.3
50.0
50.5
3.0
7.3
1.7
121
59
31
6
2
5
5
11
20 Kenneth Faried
K. Faried
10.0
2011-12
DEN DEN
7
27.4
10.4
0.6
0.7
1.1
4.6
8.6
53.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.7
75.0
55.9
3.6
6.4
2.0
192
73
70
4
5
8
14
20
-14
21 Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
10.0
1985-86
CHI CHI
3
29.3
10.0
1.0
2.0
0.7
3.7
7.0
52.4
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.3
61.5
56.1
3.3
6.7
1.7
88
30
30
3
6
2
5
13
22 Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
10.0
1950-51
PHI PHI
2
20.5
1.5
7.0
13.5
51.9
6.5
8.0
81.3
60.2
41
20
3
10
23 Chet Walker
C. Walker
9.4
1962-63
SYR SYR
5
26.0
15.2
1.8
5.4
10.6
50.9
4.4
6.0
73.3
57.4
130
76
47
9
8
24 Luis Scola
L. Scola
9.3
2007-08
HOU HOU
6
36.7
14.0
1.3
0.7
0.2
5.0
11.2
44.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.0
5.8
68.6
51.0
4.0
5.3
2.0
220
84
56
8
4
1
12
30
-28
25 Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
9.0
2021-22
TOR TOR
4
33.3
12.8
4.3
1.0
0.3
4.5
10.5
42.9
0.5
3.0
16.7
3.3
4.0
81.3
52.0
1.8
7.3
1.3
133
51
36
17
4
1
5
12
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StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1951 playoffs.

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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IND IND
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5/12
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NYK NYK
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