which small forward averaged the most rebounds in a finals

Elgin Baylor has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a small forward in an NBA Finals in 1961-62, 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	7	36.5	14.6	0.9	2.0	0.4	5.9	11.4	51.2	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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

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Elgin Baylor has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a small forward in an NBA Finals in 1961-62, with 17.9 per game.

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