NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Personal Fouls Per 36 Minutes

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

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  Year-by-Year PF/36 MP   Active PF/36 MP   Career PF/36 MP   Single Season PF/36 MP
1951-52Al Cervi* 7.45   Al Cervi* 9.41   Al Cervi* 9.41   Noble Jorgensen 7.20
1952-53Dillard Crocker 9.23   Al Cervi* 10.86   Al Cervi* 10.86   Chuck Share 8.18
1953-54Ernie Barrett 6.51   Alex Hannum* 8.73   Al Cervi* 10.86   Chuck Share 8.18
1954-55Alex Hannum* 6.82   Alex Hannum* 8.73   Al Cervi* 10.86   Chuck Share 8.18
1955-56Walt Davis 7.55   Alex Hannum* 8.53   Al Cervi* 10.86   Chuck Share 8.18
1956-57Alex Hannum* 7.57   Alex Hannum* 8.58   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1957-58Walt Davis 7.76   Chuck Share 7.88   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1958-59Connie Dierking 7.34   Chuck Share 7.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1959-60Gene Conley 7.31   Chuck Share 7.49   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1960-61Swede Halbrook 8.34   Gene Conley 8.89   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1961-62Hub Reed 6.65   Jim Loscutoff 7.54   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1962-63Hub Reed 7.23   Gene Conley 8.89   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1963-64Frank Ramsey* 7.19   Gene Conley 8.89   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1964-65Em Bryant 5.73   Dave Gambee 6.03   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1965-66Mel Counts 7.30   Willie Naulls 6.83   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1966-67Jim Barnes 6.85   Dave Gambee 6.13   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1967-68Tom Thacker 7.60   Gene Tormohlen 8.09   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1968-69Nate Bowman 8.42   Mel Counts 6.52   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1969-70Nate Bowman 9.15   Nate Bowman 9.37   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1970-71Phil Jackson* 7.89   Nate Bowman 9.37   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1971-72Willie Norwood 6.48   Mel Counts 6.83   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1972-73Joby Wright 6.34   Mel Counts 6.55   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1973-74Jim Davis 6.01   Hank Finkel 6.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1974-75LaRue Martin 6.27   Mel Counts 6.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1975-76Bill Robinzine 7.87   Mel Counts 6.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1976-77Tom Boswell 7.88   George Trapp 6.19   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1977-78Tree Rollins 6.54   Wally Walker 7.43   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1978-79Kim Hughes 7.13   Wally Walker 7.55   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1979-80Tom LaGarde 6.37   Joe Bryant 7.09   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1980-81Len Elmore 6.93   Joe Bryant 7.09   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1981-82Jim Smith 7.76   Joe Bryant 7.09   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1982-83Steve Johnson 7.53   Joe Bryant 7.09   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1983-84Darren Tillis 8.68   Wally Walker 6.59   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1984-85James Bailey 7.94   Paul Mokeski 6.71   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1985-86Joe Kleine 6.83   Greg Kite 8.45   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1986-87Jeff Turner 7.18   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1987-88Olden Polynice 7.17   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1988-89Eric Leckner 8.04   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1989-90Eric Leckner 7.40   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1990-91Tyrone Hill 7.97   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1991-92Tyrone Hill 6.01   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1992-93Byron Houston 7.15   Greg Kite 8.72   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1993-94Byron Houston 7.52   Bill Wennington 8.82   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1994-95Bill Wennington 7.46   Greg Kite 8.98   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1995-96George Zídek 6.89   Bill Wennington 7.87   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1996-97Andrew DeClercq 7.74   Bill Wennington 7.87   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1997-98Jim McIlvaine 7.13   Bill Wennington 7.68   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1998-99Malik Rose 7.11   Sean Rooks 8.54   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
1999-00Chris Anstey 6.43   Travis Knight 9.30   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2000-01Mikki Moore 6.30   Travis Knight 9.47   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2001-02Joel Przybilla 6.35   Travis Knight 9.47   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2002-03Andrew DeClercq 7.00   Travis Knight 9.47   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2003-04Andrew DeClercq 6.45   Sean Rooks 8.54   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2004-05Jerome James 7.55   Stanislav Medvedenko 7.83   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2005-06Dan Gadzuric 6.96   Stanislav Medvedenko 7.83   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2006-07Jake Voskuhl 6.87   Stanislav Medvedenko 7.83   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2007-08Jason Collins 5.96   Ronny Turiaf 7.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2008-09Roy Hibbert 7.67   Ronny Turiaf 7.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2009-10Amir Johnson 6.32   Ronny Turiaf 7.48   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2010-11Johan Petro 7.18   D.J. Mbenga 8.92   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2011-12Lou Amundson 5.98   Ryan Hollins 7.23   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2012-13Greg Smith 5.68   Ian Mahinmi 7.94   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2013-14Ryan Hollins 6.50   Hilton Armstrong 8.14   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2014-15Jusuf Nurkić 6.76   Ryan Hollins 7.68   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2015-16Cole Aldrich 6.25   Ryan Hollins 7.68   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2016-17Marreese Speights 6.41   Ian Mahinmi 6.74   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2017-18Ian Mahinmi 7.23   Ian Mahinmi 6.75   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2018-19Harry Giles 6.59   Ian Mahinmi 6.75   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2019-20Tony Bradley 6.24   Ian Mahinmi 6.75   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2020-21Dwight Howard 6.02   Mason Plumlee 6.25   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2021-22Dewayne Dedmon 5.88   Dewayne Dedmon 7.64   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2022-23Paul Reed 5.86   Dewayne Dedmon 7.64   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2023-24Isaiah Jackson 6.40   Thanasis Antetokounmpo 8.16   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37
2024-25Donovan Clingan 5.14   Mason Plumlee 6.27   Al Cervi* 10.86   Arnie Risen* 11.37