players with highest rpg in a playoff season with a minimum of 15 games played as a small forward

Elgin Baylor has averaged the most rebounds per game by a small forward with 15+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 14.5 per game in 1967-68.

NAMERPGGPSEASONTMMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14.5
15
1967-68
LAL LAL
42.2
28.5
4.0
11.7
25.1
46.8
5.1
7.5
67.9
50.3
633
428
218
60
41
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
14.0
17
1980-81
BOS BOS
44.1
21.9
6.1
2.3
1.0
8.6
18.4
47.0
0.2
0.5
37.5
4.5
5.0
89.4
53.2
2.9
11.1
3.6
750
373
238
103
39
17
62
53
3Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
11.8
15
1990-91
DET DET
33.0
6.3
0.9
0.7
0.7
2.7
6.1
45.1
0.1
0.6
22.2
0.7
1.6
41.7
46.3
4.5
7.3
0.9
495
94
177
14
11
10
13
55
4LeBron James
L. James
11.3
20
2014-15
CLE CLE
42.2
30.1
8.5
1.7
1.1
11.4
27.2
41.7
1.3
5.5
22.7
6.1
8.4
73.1
48.7
1.9
9.5
4.1
844
601
226
169
33
21
82
58
+79
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
11.0
23
1983-84
BOS BOS
41.8
27.5
5.9
2.3
1.2
10.0
19.0
52.4
0.3
0.7
41.2
7.3
8.3
87.9
60.7
2.7
8.3
3.8
961
632
252
136
54
27
87
71
6LeBron James
L. James
10.8
21
2019-20
LAL LAL
36.3
27.6
8.8
1.2
0.9
10.2
18.2
56.0
2.1
5.7
37.0
5.1
7.1
72.0
64.7
1.3
9.4
4.0
762
580
226
184
26
18
84
40
+165
7Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
10.5
20
2022-23
BOS BOS
40.0
27.2
5.3
1.1
1.1
9.3
20.2
45.8
2.7
8.2
32.3
6.0
6.9
87.6
58.5
1.3
9.2
2.8
799
543
210
105
21
21
56
44
+79
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
10.0
23
1986-87
BOS BOS
44.1
27.0
7.2
1.2
0.8
9.4
19.7
47.6
0.6
1.8
34.1
7.7
8.4
91.2
57.7
1.8
8.3
3.1
1,015
622
231
165
27
19
71
55
9Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
10.0
17
1988-89
DET DET
24.1
5.8
0.9
0.4
0.7
2.2
4.1
52.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.4
2.1
68.6
57.4
3.3
6.7
1.4
409
98
170
16
6
12
24
58
10Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
9.9
17
1983-84
PHX PHX
33.5
17.4
3.6
0.7
0.5
6.8
13.4
51.1
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.6
80.8
56.4
2.5
7.5
1.7
570
295
169
61
12
8
29
66
11LeBron James
L. James
9.9
16
2022-23
LAL LAL
38.7
24.5
6.5
1.1
1.1
9.2
18.4
49.8
1.8
6.6
26.4
4.4
5.8
76.1
58.4
1.6
8.3
2.5
619
392
158
104
17
18
40
28
+12
12LeBron James
L. James
9.7
23
2011-12
MIA MIA
42.7
30.3
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
10.2
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
697
224
129
43
16
81
47
+199
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
9.7
19
2023-24
BOS BOS
40.4
25.0
6.3
1.1
0.7
8.4
19.6
42.7
2.1
7.3
28.3
6.2
7.2
86.1
54.9
0.9
8.8
2.6
768
475
184
119
20
13
50
54
+147
14Paul George
P. George
9.6
19
2020-21
LAC LAC
40.8
26.9
5.4
1.0
0.5
8.7
19.7
44.1
2.7
8.0
33.6
6.8
8.1
84.4
57.8
0.9
8.7
3.5
776
511
183
102
19
10
67
59
+73
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
9.6
18
1969-70
LAL LAL
37.1
18.7
4.6
7.7
16.4
46.6
3.3
4.5
74.1
50.7
667
336
173
83
50
16LeBron James
L. James
9.5
21
2015-16
CLE CLE
39.1
26.3
7.6
2.3
1.3
10.4
19.9
52.5
1.5
4.5
34.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
58.5
2.0
7.5
3.6
822
552
200
160
49
27
75
54
+209
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
9.3
18
1985-86
BOS BOS
42.8
25.9
8.2
2.1
0.6
9.5
18.4
51.7
1.3
3.1
41.1
5.6
6.1
92.7
61.5
1.9
7.4
2.6
770
466
168
148
37
11
47
55
18Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
9.2
18
1968-69
LAL LAL
35.6
15.4
4.1
5.9
15.4
38.5
3.5
5.4
64.9
43.2
640
277
166
74
56
19LeBron James
L. James
9.1
18
2016-17
CLE CLE
41.3
32.8
7.8
1.9
1.3
12.1
21.3
56.5
2.4
5.9
41.1
6.3
9.0
69.8
64.9
1.1
8.1
4.0
744
591
164
141
35
23
72
43
+195
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
9.1
20
1984-85
BOS BOS
40.8
26.0
5.8
1.7
1.0
9.8
21.3
46.1
0.4
1.3
28.0
6.1
6.8
89.0
53.6
2.7
6.5
2.9
815
520
182
115
34
19
57
54
21LeBron James
L. James
9.1
22
2017-18
CLE CLE
41.9
34.0
9.0
1.4
1.0
12.5
23.2
53.9
1.8
5.2
34.2
7.2
9.7
74.6
61.9
1.4
7.7
4.3
922
748
200
198
30
23
94
52
-22
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
9.1
24
2018-19
TOR TOR
39.1
30.5
3.9
1.7
0.7
10.1
20.7
49.0
2.3
6.0
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
61.9
2.3
6.8
3.1
939
732
218
94
40
17
74
56
+156
23John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
9.1
17
1965-66
BOS BOS
42.3
23.6
4.1
9.0
22.0
40.9
5.6
6.6
84.1
47.3
719
401
154
70
69
24Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
9.0
21
2012-13
SAS SAS
36.9
13.5
1.0
1.8
0.5
5.5
10.0
54.5
1.1
2.8
39.0
1.5
2.3
63.3
61.1
2.4
6.7
1.1
775
284
190
22
37
11
23
40
+130
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
8.9
19
2013-14
OKC OKC
42.9
29.6
3.9
1.0
1.3
10.2
22.2
46.0
2.3
6.6
34.4
6.9
8.6
81.0
57.0
1.3
7.6
3.8
815
563
170
75
19
25
72
41
+12
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LAL LAL
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Sun
12/28
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LAL LAL
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Thunder Thunder
24
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.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
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.750
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3
Rockets Rockets
16
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.727
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Spurs Spurs
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