NBA Progressive Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Personal Fouls

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

Table
  Year-by-Year PF   Active PF   Career PF   Single Season PF
1946-47Joe Fulks* 231   Joe Fulks* 231   Joe Fulks* 231   Joe Fulks* 231
1947-48Chuck Gilmur 258   Joe Fulks* 448   Joe Fulks* 448   Chuck Gilmur 258
1948-49Kleggie Hermsen 310   Joe Fulks* 711   Joe Fulks* 711   Kleggie Hermsen 310
1949-50George Mikan* 344   Joe Fulks* 961   Joe Fulks* 961   George Mikan* 344
1950-51Arnie Johnson 358   Joe Fulks* 1217   Joe Fulks* 1217   Arnie Johnson 358
1951-52George Mikan* 349   Joe Fulks* 1485   Joe Fulks* 1485   Arnie Johnson 358
1952-53Monk Meineke 371   Joe Fulks* 1804   Joe Fulks* 1804   Monk Meineke 371
1953-54Earl Lloyd* 337   George Mikan* 2000   George Mikan* 2000   Monk Meineke 371
1954-55Vern Mikkelsen* 355   Connie Simmons 1957   George Mikan* 2000   Monk Meineke 371
1955-56Chuck Share 359   Vern Mikkelsen* 2269   Vern Mikkelsen* 2269   Monk Meineke 371
1956-57Tom Heinsohn* 344   Vern Mikkelsen* 2610   Vern Mikkelsen* 2610   Monk Meineke 371
1957-58Walter Dukes 349   Vern Mikkelsen* 2909   Vern Mikkelsen* 2909   Monk Meineke 371
1958-59Walter Dukes 347   Vern Mikkelsen* 3209   Vern Mikkelsen* 3209   Monk Meineke 371
1959-60Tom Gola* 352   Dolph Schayes* 3017   Vern Mikkelsen* 3209   Monk Meineke 371
1960-61Ray Felix 354   Dolph Schayes* 3345   Dolph Schayes* 3345   Monk Meineke 371
1961-62Walter Dukes 379   Dolph Schayes* 3533   Dolph Schayes* 3533   Walter Dukes 379
1962-63Zelmo Beaty* 359   Dolph Schayes* 3727   Dolph Schayes* 3727   Walter Dukes 379
1963-64Wayne Embry* 371   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Walter Dukes 379
1964-65Bailey Howell* 383   Tom Heinsohn* 2871   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Bailey Howell* 383
1965-66Tom Sanders* 387   Jack Twyman* 2913   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Tom Sanders* 387
1966-67Bill Bridges 361   Richie Guerin* 2837   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Tom Sanders* 387
1967-68Bill Bridges 389   Bailey Howell* 2985   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Bill Bridges 389
1968-69Bailey Howell* 369   Bailey Howell* 3354   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Bill Bridges 389
1969-70Jim Davis 359   Bailey Howell* 3615   Dolph Schayes* 3803   Bill Bridges 389
1970-71Billy Cunningham* 356   Bailey Howell* 3874   Bailey Howell* 3874   Bill Bridges 389
1971-72Dave Cowens* 364   Hal Greer* 4136   Hal Greer* 4136   Bill Bridges 389
1972-73Dave Cowens* 365   Hal Greer* 4212   Hal Greer* 4212   Bill Bridges 389
1973-74Dave Cowens* 379   Bill Bridges 3695   Hal Greer* 4212   Bill Bridges 389
1974-75Kevin Porter 393   Bill Bridges 3783   Hal Greer* 4212   Kevin Porter 393
1975-76Charlie Scott* 453   John Havlicek* 3382   Hal Greer* 4212   Charlie Scott* 453
1976-77Kevin Kunnert 412   John Havlicek* 3623   Hal Greer* 4212   Charlie Scott* 453
1977-78Jack Sikma* 401   John Havlicek* 3808   Hal Greer* 4212   Charlie Scott* 453
1978-79Dan Roundfield 402   Paul Silas 3425   Hal Greer* 4212   Charlie Scott* 453
1979-80Darryl Dawkins 403   Elvin Hayes* 3617   Hal Greer* 4212   Charlie Scott* 453
1980-81Robert Reid 405   Elvin Hayes* 3917   Hal Greer* 4212   Charlie Scott* 453
1981-82Rick Mahorn 379   Elvin Hayes* 4216   Elvin Hayes* 4216   Charlie Scott* 453
1982-83Darryl Dawkins 386   Elvin Hayes* 4448   Elvin Hayes* 4448   Charlie Scott* 453
1983-84Darryl Dawkins 438   Elvin Hayes* 4571   Elvin Hayes* 4571   Charlie Scott* 453
1984-85Hakeem Olajuwon* 366   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4315   Elvin Hayes* 4571   Charlie Scott* 453
1985-86Ralph Sampson* 387   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4617   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4617   Charlie Scott* 453
1986-87Jack Sikma* 384   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4918   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4918   Charlie Scott* 453
1987-88John Salley
Roy Tarpley
382   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5215   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5215   Charlie Scott* 453
1988-89Dennis Rodman* 350   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1989-90Jerome Kersey 391   Jack Sikma* 4089   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1990-91Mark Eaton
Shawn Kemp
339   Jack Sikma* 4311   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1991-92Clifford Robinson 358   Robert Parish* 4399   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1992-93Shawn Kemp 405   Robert Parish* 4614   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1993-94Charles Oakley 380   Robert Parish* 4804   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1994-95Shawn Kemp 354   Robert Parish* 4938   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1995-96Shawn Kemp 383   Robert Parish* 5018   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1996-97Shawn Kemp 375   Robert Parish* 5060   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1997-98Rick Fox 356   Buck Williams 4653   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1998-99Kurt Thomas 235   Hakeem Olajuwon* 4560   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
1999-00Shawn Kemp 371   Hakeem Olajuwon* 4648   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2000-01Juwan Howard 330   Hakeem Olajuwon* 4789   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2001-02Kenyon Martin 347   Hakeem Olajuwon* 4945   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2002-03Kenyon Martin 386   Karl Malone* 5059   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2003-04Lamar Odom 331   Karl Malone* 5240   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2004-05Jason Collins 341   Kevin Willis 4455   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2005-06Nenad Krstić 343   Clifford Robinson 4572   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2006-07Amar'e Stoudemire 334   Clifford Robinson 4671   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2007-08Carlos Boozer 340   Shaquille O'Neal* 4328   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2008-09Dwight Howard 372   Shaquille O'Neal* 4581   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2009-10Dwight Howard 346   Shaquille O'Neal* 4791   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2010-11DeMarcus Cousins 332   Shaquille O'Neal* 4915   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2011-12DeMarcus Cousins
Blake Griffin
257   Kurt Thomas 3827   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2012-13Roy Hibbert 353   Rasheed Wallace 3904   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2013-14Roy Hibbert 331   Kobe Bryant* 3833   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2014-15Draymond Green 342   Paul Pierce* 4004   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2015-16Draymond Green 321   Paul Pierce* 4139   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2016-17Markieff Morris 300   Paul Pierce* 4190   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2017-18Khris Middleton 300   Vince Carter* 4021   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2018-19Pascal Siakam 308   Vince Carter* 4162   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2019-20Nikola Jokić 290   Vince Carter* 4252   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2020-21Deandre Ayton 259   Dwight Howard 4264   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2021-22Jaren Jackson Jr. 325   Dwight Howard 4379   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2022-23Domantas Sabonis 307   Kyle Lowry 3377   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2023-24Aaron Nesmith 307   Kyle Lowry 3546   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453
2024-25            Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5454   Charlie Scott* 453