For the 2023-24 campaign, the Boston Celtics are the best in the league in fouls alllowed per contest with 17.3. Positioned in second place are the Charlotte Hornets, with a fouls conceded per contest total of 17.5. Recording a tally of 17.8, the Detroit Pistons are sitting in the third position. Finishing out the top 5 are the Denver Nuggets (17.9) along with the Portland Trail Blazers (17.9).
2022-23 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Boston Celtics |
17.3 |
2nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
17.5 |
3rd |
Detroit Pistons |
17.8 |
4th |
Denver Nuggets |
17.9 |
5th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
17.9 |
6th |
San Antonio Spurs |
17.9 |
7th |
Golden State Warriors |
17.9 |
8th |
Washington Wizards |
18.0 |
9th |
Toronto Raptors |
18.1 |
10th |
Brooklyn Nets |
18.2 |
11th |
Indiana Pacers |
18.3 |
12th |
Sacramento Kings |
18.3 |
13th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
18.4 |
14th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
18.5 |
15th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
18.7 |
16th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.7 |
17th |
Chicago Bulls |
18.8 |
18th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
18.8 |
19th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.9 |
20th |
Miami Heat |
18.9 |
21st |
New York Knicks |
19.1 |
22nd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.2 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
19.2 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.4 |
25th |
Houston Rockets |
19.6 |
26th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.7 |
27th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.7 |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.9 |
29th |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.3 |
30th |
Orlando Magic |
20.9 |
2021-22 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
17.8 |
2nd |
Golden State Warriors |
18.0 |
3rd |
Chicago Bulls |
18.2 |
4th |
Orlando Magic |
18.3 |
5th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.5 |
6th |
Phoenix Suns |
18.9 |
7th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.9 |
8th |
Toronto Raptors |
19.1 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
19.2 |
10th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.4 |
11th |
Boston Celtics |
19.4 |
12th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
19.4 |
13th |
Charlotte Hornets |
19.6 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.7 |
15th |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.7 |
16th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.8 |
17th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.8 |
18th |
Denver Nuggets |
19.9 |
19th |
Washington Wizards |
19.9 |
20th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.0 |
21st |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.1 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.1 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
20.3 |
24th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.3 |
25th |
Atlanta Hawks |
20.3 |
26th |
New York Knicks |
20.4 |
27th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.5 |
28th |
Miami Heat |
20.6 |
29th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.9 |
30th |
Houston Rockets |
22.1 |
2020-21 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Chicago Bulls |
17.7 |
2nd |
New York Knicks |
17.9 |
3rd |
Phoenix Suns |
18.0 |
4th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.1 |
5th |
Indiana Pacers |
18.1 |
6th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
18.3 |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.3 |
8th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.6 |
9th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.6 |
10th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.6 |
11th |
Orlando Magic |
18.7 |
12th |
Sacramento Kings |
18.7 |
13th |
Brooklyn Nets |
18.9 |
14th |
Utah Jazz |
19.0 |
15th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.1 |
16th |
Denver Nuggets |
19.2 |
17th |
Houston Rockets |
19.3 |
18th |
Boston Celtics |
19.3 |
19th |
Toronto Raptors |
19.5 |
20th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.5 |
21st |
Miami Heat |
19.6 |
22nd |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.8 |
23rd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.9 |
24th |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.1 |
25th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.2 |
26th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.4 |
27th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.0 |
28th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
21.3 |
29th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.3 |
30th |
Washington Wizards |
22.0 |
2019-20 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Indiana Pacers |
18.8 |
2nd |
Chicago Bulls |
19.2 |
3rd |
Orlando Magic |
19.5 |
4th |
Sacramento Kings |
19.5 |
5th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.6 |
6th |
New York Knicks |
19.8 |
7th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.8 |
8th |
San Antonio Spurs |
20.1 |
9th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.1 |
10th |
Golden State Warriors |
20.1 |
11th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.2 |
12th |
Toronto Raptors |
20.4 |
13th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.5 |
14th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.5 |
15th |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.6 |
16th |
Boston Celtics |
20.7 |
17th |
Utah Jazz |
20.8 |
18th |
Atlanta Hawks |
21.0 |
19th |
Houston Rockets |
21.0 |
20th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.1 |
21st |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.1 |
22nd |
Dallas Mavericks |
21.3 |
23rd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.6 |
24th |
Miami Heat |
21.7 |
25th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
21.7 |
26th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
21.7 |
27th |
Washington Wizards |
22.2 |
28th |
Phoenix Suns |
22.6 |
29th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.8 |
30th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.9 |
2018-19 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Chicago Bulls |
18.7 |
2nd |
Orlando Magic |
18.7 |
3rd |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.4 |
4th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.5 |
5th |
Boston Celtics |
19.5 |
6th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.6 |
7th |
Houston Rockets |
20.0 |
8th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.0 |
9th |
Miami Heat |
20.1 |
10th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.2 |
11th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.4 |
12th |
Toronto Raptors |
20.5 |
13th |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.6 |
14th |
Phoenix Suns |
20.7 |
15th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.7 |
16th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.8 |
17th |
New York Knicks |
20.8 |
18th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.0 |
19th |
Washington Wizards |
21.2 |
20th |
Detroit Pistons |
21.3 |
21st |
Sacramento Kings |
21.4 |
22nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.4 |
23rd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.9 |
24th |
Brooklyn Nets |
22.0 |
25th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
22.1 |
26th |
Atlanta Hawks |
22.2 |
27th |
Utah Jazz |
22.4 |
28th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.5 |
29th |
Dallas Mavericks |
23.2 |
30th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
24.0 |
2017-18 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Sacramento Kings |
17.3 |
2nd |
Chicago Bulls |
17.4 |
3rd |
New York Knicks |
18.4 |
4th |
Detroit Pistons |
18.4 |
5th |
Indiana Pacers |
18.5 |
6th |
Golden State Warriors |
18.5 |
7th |
Orlando Magic |
19.0 |
8th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.1 |
9th |
Boston Celtics |
19.2 |
10th |
Miami Heat |
19.4 |
11th |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.6 |
12th |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.7 |
13th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.7 |
14th |
Toronto Raptors |
19.9 |
15th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.9 |
16th |
Washington Wizards |
20.0 |
17th |
Atlanta Hawks |
20.3 |
18th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.4 |
19th |
Houston Rockets |
20.4 |
20th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.4 |
21st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.4 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.5 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
20.5 |
24th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.7 |
25th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.7 |
26th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.9 |
27th |
Phoenix Suns |
20.9 |
28th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.3 |
29th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.0 |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
22.4 |
2016-17 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Detroit Pistons |
17.5 |
2nd |
New York Knicks |
18.5 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Lakers |
18.5 |
4th |
Miami Heat |
18.7 |
5th |
Orlando Magic |
18.7 |
6th |
Chicago Bulls |
18.8 |
7th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.3 |
8th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
19.3 |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.4 |
10th |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.4 |
11th |
Indiana Pacers |
19.5 |
12th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
19.6 |
13th |
Washington Wizards |
19.8 |
14th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.8 |
15th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.8 |
16th |
Charlotte Hornets |
19.9 |
17th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.1 |
18th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.2 |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
20.2 |
20th |
Boston Celtics |
20.3 |
21st |
Toronto Raptors |
20.3 |
22nd |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.4 |
23rd |
Houston Rockets |
20.4 |
24th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.5 |
25th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.6 |
26th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.7 |
27th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.8 |
28th |
Atlanta Hawks |
21.6 |
29th |
Phoenix Suns |
22.2 |
30th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.4 |
2015-16 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Orlando Magic |
18.3 |
2nd |
Atlanta Hawks |
18.3 |
3rd |
Brooklyn Nets |
18.4 |
4th |
New York Knicks |
18.5 |
5th |
Chicago Bulls |
18.7 |
6th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
19.2 |
7th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.2 |
8th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.5 |
9th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.5 |
10th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.5 |
11th |
Miami Heat |
19.6 |
12th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.8 |
13th |
Utah Jazz |
19.9 |
14th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
19.9 |
15th |
Washington Wizards |
20.1 |
16th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.2 |
17th |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.4 |
18th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.4 |
19th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.6 |
20th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.9 |
21st |
Boston Celtics |
21.0 |
22nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.1 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
21.4 |
24th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.6 |
25th |
Phoenix Suns |
21.6 |
26th |
Detroit Pistons |
21.6 |
27th |
Sacramento Kings |
22.0 |
28th |
Toronto Raptors |
22.0 |
29th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.5 |
30th |
Houston Rockets |
22.5 |
2014-15 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Orlando Magic |
17.9 |
2nd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
18.7 |
3rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
18.7 |
4th |
Golden State Warriors |
18.8 |
5th |
Boston Celtics |
18.8 |
6th |
New York Knicks |
19.1 |
7th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.3 |
8th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.4 |
9th |
Utah Jazz |
19.6 |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
19.6 |
11th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.6 |
12th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.7 |
13th |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.0 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.1 |
15th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.2 |
16th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
20.3 |
17th |
Phoenix Suns |
20.3 |
18th |
Toronto Raptors |
20.3 |
19th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.4 |
20th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.5 |
21st |
Denver Nuggets |
20.7 |
22nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.8 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
20.9 |
24th |
Houston Rockets |
21.1 |
25th |
Chicago Bulls |
21.2 |
26th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.4 |
27th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.4 |
28th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
21.5 |
29th |
Dallas Mavericks |
22.1 |
30th |
Sacramento Kings |
23.9 |
2013-14 NBA Team Personal Fouls Committed Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Orlando Magic |
18.3 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
18.9 |
3rd |
Boston Celtics |
19.1 |
4th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.3 |
5th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.3 |
6th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.3 |
7th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.5 |
8th |
Washington Wizards |
19.5 |
9th |
New York Knicks |
19.6 |
10th |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.9 |
11th |
Atlanta Hawks |
20.0 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.3 |
13th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.4 |
14th |
Utah Jazz |
20.4 |
15th |
Miami Heat |
20.4 |
16th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.6 |
17th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.6 |
18th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.7 |
19th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.7 |
20th |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.8 |
21st |
Chicago Bulls |
20.9 |
22nd |
Charlotte Hornets |
20.9 |
23rd |
Phoenix Suns |
21.3 |
24th |
Denver Nuggets |
21.7 |
25th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.9 |
26th |
Toronto Raptors |
22.1 |
27th |
Sacramento Kings |
23.1 |
28th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
23.4 |
29th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
23.6 |
30th |
Houston Rockets |
24.3 |