NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Personal Fouls

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.

Table
Season Lg Player Tot PF Reg PF Play PF Tm
2024-25 NBA Domantas Sabonis 46 46 0 SAC
2023-24 NBA Aaron Nesmith 307 241 66 IND
2022-23 NBA Domantas Sabonis 307 279 28 SAC
2021-22 NBA Jaren Jackson Jr. 325 272 53 MEM
2020-21 NBA Deandre Ayton 259 196 63 PHO
2019-20 NBA Nikola Jokić 290 222 68 DEN
2018-19 NBA Pascal Siakam 308 241 67 TOR
2017-18 NBA Khris Middleton 300 270 30 MIL
2016-17 NBA Markieff Morris 300 254 46 WAS
2015-16 NBA Draymond Green 321 240 81 GSW
2014-15 NBA Draymond Green 342 253 89 GSW
2013-14 NBA Roy Hibbert 331 269 62 IND
2012-13 NBA Roy Hibbert 353 279 74 IND
2011-12 NBA Blake Griffin 257 216 41 LAC
2011-12 NBA DeMarcus Cousins 257 257 0 SAC
2010-11 NBA DeMarcus Cousins 332 332 0 SAC
2009-10 NBA Dwight Howard 346 287 59 ORL
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard 372 270 102 ORL
2007-08 NBA Carlos Boozer 340 293 47 UTA
2006-07 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 334 295 39 PHO
2005-06 NBA Nenad Krstić 343 297 46 NJN
2004-05 NBA Jason Collins 341 322 19 NJN
2003-04 NBA Lamar Odom 331 273 58 MIA
2002-03 NBA Kenyon Martin 386 294 92 NJN
2001-02 NBA Kenyon Martin 347 261 86 NJN
2000-01 NBA Juwan Howard 330 292 38 TOT
1999-00 NBA Shawn Kemp 371 371 0 CLE
1998-99 NBA Kurt Thomas 235 159 76 NYK
1997-98 NBA Rick Fox 356 309 47 LAL
1996-97 NBA Shawn Kemp 375 320 55 SEA
1995-96 NBA Shawn Kemp 383 299 84 SEA
1994-95 NBA Shawn Kemp 354 337 17 SEA
1993-94 NBA Charles Oakley 380 293 87 NYK
1992-93 NBA Shawn Kemp 405 327 78 SEA
1991-92 NBA Clifford Robinson 358 274 84 POR
1990-91 NBA Shawn Kemp 339 319 20 SEA
1990-91 NBA Mark Eaton 339 298 41 UTA
1989-90 NBA Jerome Kersey 391 304 87 POR
1988-89 NBA Dennis Rodman* 350 292 58 DET
1987-88 NBA Roy Tarpley 382 313 69 DAL
1987-88 NBA John Salley 382 294 88 DET
1986-87 NBA Jack Sikma* 384 328 56 MIL
1985-86 NBA Ralph Sampson* 387 308 79 HOU
1984-85 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 366 344 22 HOU
1983-84 NBA Darryl Dawkins 438 386 52 NJN
1982-83 NBA Darryl Dawkins 386 379 7 NJN
1981-82 NBA Rick Mahorn 379 349 30 WSB
1980-81 NBA Robert Reid 405 325 80 HOU
1979-80 NBA Darryl Dawkins 403 328 75 PHI
1978-79 NBA Dan Roundfield 402 358 44 ATL
1977-78 NBA Jack Sikma* 401 300 101 SEA
1976-77 NBA Kevin Kunnert 412 361 51 HOU
1975-76 NBA Charlie Scott* 453 356 97 BOS
1975-76 ABA Artis Gilmore* 390 341 49 KEN
1974-75 NBA Kevin Porter 393 320 73 WSB
1974-75 ABA Wil Jones 413 353 60 KEN
1973-74 NBA Dave Cowens* 379 294 85 BOS
1973-74 ABA George McGinnis* 375 325 50 INA
1972-73 NBA Dave Cowens* 365 311 54 BOS
1972-73 ABA George McGinnis* 426 348 78 INA
1971-72 NBA Dave Cowens* 364 314 50 BOS
1971-72 ABA Julius Keye 376 346 30 DNR
1970-71 NBA Billy Cunningham* 356 328 28 PHI
1970-71 ABA Cincy Powell 406 323 83 KEN
1969-70 NBA Jim Davis 359 335 24 ATL
1969-70 ABA Gene Moore 443 382 61 KEN
1968-69 NBA Bailey Howell* 369 285 84 BOS
1968-69 ABA Skip Thoren 372 324 48 MMF
1967-68 NBA Bill Bridges 389 366 23 STL
1967-68 ABA Jackie Moreland 363 289 74 NOB
1966-67 NBA Bill Bridges 361 325 36 STL
1965-66 NBA Tom Sanders* 387 317 70 BOS
1964-65 NBA Bailey Howell* 383 345 38 BAL
1963-64 NBA Wayne Embry* 371 325 46 CIN
1962-63 NBA Zelmo Beaty* 359 312 47 STL
1961-62 NBA Walter Dukes 379 327 52 DET
1960-61 NBA Ray Felix 354 302 52 LAL
1959-60 NBA Tom Gola* 352 311 41 PHW
1958-59 NBA Walter Dukes 347 332 15 DET
1957-58 NBA Walter Dukes 349 311 38 DET
1956-57 NBA Tom Heinsohn* 344 304 40 BOS
1955-56 NBA Chuck Share 359 318 41 STL
1954-55 NBA Vern Mikkelsen* 355 319 36 MNL
1953-54 NBA Earl Lloyd* 337 303 34 SYR
1952-53 NBA Monk Meineke 371 334 37 FTW
1951-52 NBA George Mikan* 349 286 63 MNL
1950-51 NBA Arnie Johnson 358 290 68 ROC
1949-50 NBA George Mikan* 344 297 47 MNL
1948-49 BAA Kleggie Hermsen 310 257 53 WSC
1947-48 BAA Chuck Gilmur 258 231 27 CHS
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks* 231 199 32 PHW