Dikembe Mutombo averaged the most rebounds per game in 1996-97, with 11.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA league leaders in rebounds with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games 1997

	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	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	11.6	1996-97	ATL	80	37.2	13.3	1.4	0.6	3.3	4.8	9.0	52.7	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.4	70.5	58.4	3.4	8.3	2.3	2,973	1,066	929	110	49	264	186	249	+432
2	Anthony Mason A. Mason	11.4	1996-97	CHA	73	43.1	16.2	5.7	1.0	0.5	5.9	11.3	52.5	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.4	5.9	74.5	58.5	2.5	8.8	2.3	3,143	1,186	829	414	76	33	165	202	+118
3	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	11.1	1996-97	DEN	82	31.7	7.1	0.9	0.8	2.8	3.0	5.7	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	61.5	54.3	2.8	8.3	1.4	2,599	582	913	71	65	227	118	288	-314
4	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	10.7	1996-97	NYK	78	37.0	22.4	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.4	17.2	48.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.6	7.5	75.4	54.8	2.2	8.4	3.4	2,887	1,751	834	156	69	189	269	250	+315
5	Chris Webber C. Webber	10.3	1996-97	WAS	72	39.0	20.1	4.6	1.7	1.9	8.4	16.2	51.8	0.8	2.1	39.7	2.5	4.3	56.5	55.4	3.3	7.0	3.2	2,806	1,445	743	331	122	137	230	258	+158
6	Vin Baker V. Baker	10.3	1996-97	MIL	78	40.5	21.0	2.7	1.0	1.4	8.1	16.0	50.5	0.2	0.7	27.8	4.6	6.7	68.7	55.3	3.4	6.9	3.1	3,159	1,637	804	211	81	112	245	275	-63
7	Loy Vaught L. Vaught	10.0	1996-97	LAC	82	34.6	14.9	1.3	1.0	0.3	6.6	13.2	50.0	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.6	2.3	70.2	52.2	2.7	7.3	1.7	2,838	1,220	817	110	85	25	137	241	-415
8	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	10.0	1996-97	SEA	81	34.0	18.7	1.9	1.5	1.0	6.5	12.7	51.0	0.1	0.4	36.4	5.6	7.5	74.2	58.3	3.4	6.6	3.5	2,750	1,516	807	156	125	81	280	320	+462
9	Tyrone Hill T. Hill	9.9	1996-97	CLE	74	34.9	12.9	1.2	0.9	0.4	4.8	8.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	5.1	63.3	62.6	3.5	6.4	2.0	2,582	955	736	92	63	30	147	268	+243
10	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	9.9	1996-97	MIA	66	35.2	19.8	1.6	0.8	2.9	7.2	13.4	53.4	0.0	0.1	11.1	5.5	8.6	64.2	57.8	2.9	7.1	3.4	2,320	1,310	656	104	56	189	226	272	+465
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	9.9	1996-97	UTA	82	36.6	27.4	4.5	1.4	0.6	10.5	19.2	55.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.4	8.4	75.5	60.0	2.4	7.5	2.8	2,998	2,249	809	368	113	48	233	217	+768
12	Will Perdue W. Perdue	9.8	1996-97	SAS	65	29.5	8.7	0.6	0.5	1.6	3.6	6.3	56.8	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.6	57.9	58.2	3.9	6.0	1.3	1,918	565	638	38	32	102	87	184	-186
13	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	9.8	1996-97	NYK	80	35.9	10.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	4.2	8.7	48.8	0.1	0.2	26.3	2.3	2.8	80.8	54.5	3.1	6.7	2.1	2,873	864	781	221	111	21	171	305	+105
14	Dale Davis D. Davis	9.7	1996-97	IND	80	32.4	10.4	0.7	0.8	1.0	4.6	8.6	53.8	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.7	42.8	53.2	3.8	5.9	1.4	2,589	832	772	59	60	77	108	233	+12
15	Michael Smith M. Smith	9.5	1996-97	SAC	81	31.2	6.6	2.4	1.0	0.7	2.5	4.6	53.9	0.0	0.0		1.6	3.2	49.6	54.5	3.2	6.3	1.6	2,526	532	769	191	82	60	130	251	-90
16	Rony Seikaly R. Seikaly	9.5	1996-97	ORL	74	35.3	17.3	1.2	0.7	1.4	6.2	12.3	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.8	71.4	56.7	3.7	5.8	2.9	2,615	1,277	701	92	49	107	218	275	-57
17	Olden Polynice O. Polynice	9.4	1996-97	SAC	82	35.3	12.5	2.2	0.6	1.0	5.4	11.8	45.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.7	3.1	56.2	47.6	3.3	6.1	2.0	2,893	1,025	772	178	46	80	166	298	-189
18	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9.2	1996-97	HOU	78	36.6	23.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	9.3	18.3	51.0	0.1	0.2	31.3	4.5	5.7	78.7	55.8	2.2	7.0	3.6	2,852	1,810	716	236	117	173	281	249	+382
19	Antoine Walker A. Walker	9.0	1996-97	BOS	82	36.2	17.5	3.2	1.3	0.6	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.6	1.9	32.7	2.8	4.5	63.1	47.4	3.5	5.5	2.8	2,970	1,435	741	262	105	53	230	271	-559
20	Grant Hill G. Hill	9.0	1996-97	DET	80	39.3	21.4	7.3	1.8	0.6	7.8	15.7	49.6	0.1	0.4	30.3	5.6	7.9	71.1	55.6	1.5	7.5	3.2	3,147	1,710	721	583	144	48	259	186	+413
21	Horace Grant H. Grant	9.0	1996-97	ORL	67	37.3	12.6	2.4	1.5	1.0	5.3	10.4	51.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.9	2.7	71.5	54.6	3.1	5.9	1.5	2,496	845	600	163	101	65	99	157	+87
22	Vlade Divac V. Divac	9.0	1996-97	CHA	81	35.1	12.6	3.7	1.3	2.2	5.2	10.5	49.4	0.1	0.6	23.4	2.2	3.2	68.3	53.3	3.0	6.0	2.4	2,840	1,024	725	301	103	180	193	277	+276
23	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	8.8	1996-97	ATL	82	38.3	18.1	2.7	1.2	0.8	6.7	13.8	48.6	0.4	1.1	35.2	4.4	5.4	81.6	56.2	2.6	6.2	2.7	3,140	1,486	720	223	102	64	218	277	+582
24	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	8.7	1996-97	MIN	81	38.7	20.6	4.1	1.6	1.1	7.3	16.5	44.2	0.3	1.1	25.8	5.7	7.0	82.0	52.6	2.3	6.4	3.6	3,131	1,672	702	335	130	89	293	237	-154
25	Popeye Jones P. Jones	8.6	1996-97	TOR	79	30.6	7.8	1.1	0.7	0.5	3.3	6.8	48.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	1.3	1.5	81.8	52.2	3.4	5.2	1.5	2,421	616	680	84	58	39	116	269	-107