In terms of the 2024-25 campaign, the Toronto Raptors lead the league in fouls per game with 24.4. Positioned in 2nd place are the Brooklyn Nets, owning a personal fouls per contest total of 23.8. Sitting with a number of 22.7, the Philadelphia 76ers come in at the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top 5 are the Washington Wizards (22.7) along with the Indiana Pacers (22.6).
2022-23 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Toronto Raptors |
24.4 |
2nd |
Brooklyn Nets |
23.8 |
3rd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
22.7 |
4th |
Washington Wizards |
22.7 |
5th |
Indiana Pacers |
22.6 |
6th |
Golden State Warriors |
22.3 |
7th |
Charlotte Hornets |
22.0 |
8th |
Dallas Mavericks |
21.9 |
9th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.6 |
10th |
Houston Rockets |
21.6 |
11th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
21.4 |
12th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
21.1 |
13th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.8 |
14th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.0 |
15th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.9 |
16th |
Orlando Magic |
19.8 |
17th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.6 |
18th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.6 |
19th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
19.2 |
20th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.2 |
21st |
Denver Nuggets |
19.1 |
22nd |
Utah Jazz |
18.3 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
17.9 |
24th |
Phoenix Suns |
17.8 |
25th |
Chicago Bulls |
17.5 |
26th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
17.3 |
27th |
New York Knicks |
17.2 |
28th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
16.8 |
29th |
San Antonio Spurs |
16.2 |
30th |
Boston Celtics |
16.0 |
2021-22 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Detroit Pistons |
21.9 |
2nd |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.8 |
3rd |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.1 |
4th |
Golden State Warriors |
21.0 |
5th |
Houston Rockets |
20.6 |
6th |
Miami Heat |
20.5 |
7th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.4 |
8th |
New York Knicks |
20.4 |
9th |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.4 |
10th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.2 |
11th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.0 |
12th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.9 |
13th |
Charlotte Hornets |
19.9 |
14th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.8 |
15th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
19.7 |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.7 |
17th |
Orlando Magic |
19.7 |
18th |
Toronto Raptors |
19.6 |
19th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
19.4 |
20th |
Sacramento Kings |
18.9 |
21st |
Utah Jazz |
18.9 |
22nd |
Washington Wizards |
18.8 |
23rd |
Chicago Bulls |
18.8 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
18.7 |
25th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
18.6 |
26th |
Boston Celtics |
18.5 |
27th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.3 |
28th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
18.2 |
29th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.1 |
30th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
17.5 |
2020-21 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Washington Wizards |
21.6 |
2nd |
Golden State Warriors |
21.2 |
3rd |
Toronto Raptors |
21.2 |
4th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.9 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.5 |
6th |
New York Knicks |
20.5 |
7th |
Boston Celtics |
20.4 |
8th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.2 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.2 |
10th |
Houston Rockets |
19.5 |
11th |
Sacramento Kings |
19.4 |
12th |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.4 |
13th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.3 |
14th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
19.2 |
15th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.1 |
16th |
Phoenix Suns |
19.1 |
17th |
Denver Nuggets |
19.1 |
18th |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.0 |
19th |
Miami Heat |
18.9 |
20th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
18.9 |
21st |
Chicago Bulls |
18.9 |
22nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
18.7 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
18.5 |
24th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
18.2 |
25th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
18.1 |
26th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.0 |
27th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
18.0 |
28th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.0 |
29th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
17.3 |
30th |
Orlando Magic |
17.2 |
2019-20 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Atlanta Hawks |
23.1 |
2nd |
Washington Wizards |
22.7 |
3rd |
New York Knicks |
22.2 |
4th |
Sacramento Kings |
22.2 |
5th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
22.1 |
6th |
Phoenix Suns |
22.0 |
7th |
Chicago Bulls |
21.8 |
8th |
Houston Rockets |
21.8 |
9th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.7 |
10th |
Toronto Raptors |
21.7 |
11th |
Boston Celtics |
21.6 |
12th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
21.4 |
13th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.2 |
14th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.2 |
15th |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.0 |
16th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20.9 |
17th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.7 |
18th |
Miami Heat |
20.6 |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
20.4 |
20th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.3 |
21st |
Golden State Warriors |
20.1 |
22nd |
Indiana Pacers |
19.8 |
23rd |
Detroit Pistons |
19.7 |
24th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.6 |
25th |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.5 |
26th |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.4 |
27th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
19.3 |
28th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.8 |
29th |
Orlando Magic |
18.3 |
30th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
18.3 |
2018-19 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Atlanta Hawks |
23.6 |
2nd |
Phoenix Suns |
23.6 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Clippers |
23.3 |
4th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.4 |
5th |
Detroit Pistons |
22.1 |
6th |
Houston Rockets |
22.0 |
7th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
22.0 |
8th |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.5 |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
21.4 |
10th |
Sacramento Kings |
21.4 |
11th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.3 |
12th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21.1 |
13th |
Utah Jazz |
21.1 |
14th |
Toronto Raptors |
21.0 |
15th |
New York Knicks |
20.9 |
16th |
Miami Heat |
20.9 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
20.7 |
18th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.7 |
19th |
Boston Celtics |
20.4 |
20th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
20.4 |
21st |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.3 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
20.3 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.1 |
24th |
Denver Nuggets |
20.0 |
25th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.0 |
26th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
19.6 |
27th |
Indiana Pacers |
19.4 |
28th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.9 |
29th |
Orlando Magic |
18.6 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.1 |
2017-18 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Memphis Grizzlies |
23.2 |
2nd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
22.1 |
3rd |
Phoenix Suns |
22.0 |
4th |
Toronto Raptors |
21.7 |
5th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
21.4 |
6th |
Washington Wizards |
21.3 |
7th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
21.2 |
8th |
Brooklyn Nets |
20.6 |
9th |
New York Knicks |
20.5 |
10th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.2 |
11th |
Miami Heat |
20.1 |
12th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.0 |
13th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
20.0 |
14th |
Boston Celtics |
19.7 |
15th |
Utah Jazz |
19.6 |
16th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.6 |
17th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.6 |
18th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.5 |
19th |
Houston Rockets |
19.5 |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
19.3 |
21st |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.2 |
22nd |
Chicago Bulls |
19.2 |
23rd |
New Orleans Pelicans |
19.1 |
24th |
Indiana Pacers |
18.8 |
25th |
Denver Nuggets |
18.7 |
26th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
18.6 |
27th |
Detroit Pistons |
18.4 |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
18.2 |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
17.2 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
17.2 |
2016-17 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Phoenix Suns |
24.8 |
2nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
22.4 |
3rd |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.9 |
4th |
Washington Wizards |
21.3 |
5th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.2 |
6th |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.0 |
7th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.9 |
8th |
Toronto Raptors |
20.8 |
9th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.7 |
10th |
Boston Celtics |
20.6 |
11th |
Miami Heat |
20.5 |
12th |
New York Knicks |
20.3 |
13th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.3 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.2 |
15th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.1 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
19.9 |
17th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
19.8 |
18th |
Indiana Pacers |
19.5 |
19th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.3 |
20th |
Orlando Magic |
19.3 |
21st |
Denver Nuggets |
19.1 |
22nd |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.1 |
23rd |
Utah Jazz |
18.8 |
24th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.3 |
25th |
Atlanta Hawks |
18.2 |
26th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
18.2 |
27th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
18.1 |
28th |
Detroit Pistons |
17.9 |
29th |
Chicago Bulls |
17.7 |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
16.6 |
2015-16 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Phoenix Suns |
22.7 |
2nd |
Boston Celtics |
21.9 |
3rd |
Houston Rockets |
21.8 |
4th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
21.7 |
5th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
21.7 |
6th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.7 |
7th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
21.3 |
8th |
Denver Nuggets |
21.0 |
9th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
20.9 |
10th |
Washington Wizards |
20.8 |
11th |
Golden State Warriors |
20.7 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
20.7 |
13th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20.7 |
14th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.7 |
15th |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
20.6 |
16th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.4 |
17th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.3 |
18th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
20.3 |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
20.2 |
20th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.0 |
21st |
New York Knicks |
19.7 |
22nd |
Toronto Raptors |
19.6 |
23rd |
Dallas Mavericks |
19.5 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.1 |
25th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.0 |
26th |
Chicago Bulls |
18.8 |
27th |
Miami Heat |
18.3 |
28th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.1 |
29th |
Brooklyn Nets |
18.0 |
30th |
San Antonio Spurs |
17.5 |
2014-15 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Denver Nuggets |
23.0 |
2nd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.3 |
3rd |
Milwaukee Bucks |
22.1 |
4th |
Houston Rockets |
22.0 |
5th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21.7 |
6th |
New York Knicks |
21.6 |
7th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
21.3 |
8th |
Phoenix Suns |
21.3 |
9th |
Indiana Pacers |
21.2 |
10th |
Los Angeles Lakers |
21.2 |
11th |
Boston Celtics |
21.2 |
12th |
Orlando Magic |
20.9 |
13th |
Toronto Raptors |
20.9 |
14th |
Washington Wizards |
20.8 |
15th |
Sacramento Kings |
20.7 |
16th |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.0 |
17th |
Miami Heat |
20.0 |
18th |
Golden State Warriors |
19.9 |
19th |
Utah Jazz |
19.3 |
20th |
Brooklyn Nets |
19.3 |
21st |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
19.2 |
22nd |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.1 |
23rd |
San Antonio Spurs |
19.1 |
24th |
Detroit Pistons |
19.0 |
25th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
18.7 |
26th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
18.4 |
27th |
Chicago Bulls |
18.2 |
28th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
18.2 |
29th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.2 |
30th |
Atlanta Hawks |
17.8 |
2013-14 NBA Team Personal Fouls Per Game Leaders
PF Rank |
Team |
PF |
1st |
Denver Nuggets |
23.0 |
2nd |
Toronto Raptors |
23.0 |
3rd |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
22.7 |
4th |
New Orleans Pelicans |
22.6 |
5th |
Sacramento Kings |
22.5 |
6th |
Philadelphia 76ers |
22.5 |
7th |
New York Knicks |
22.1 |
8th |
Phoenix Suns |
21.9 |
9th |
Golden State Warriors |
21.8 |
10th |
Brooklyn Nets |
21.7 |
11th |
Los Angeles Clippers |
21.5 |
12th |
Boston Celtics |
21.3 |
13th |
Milwaukee Bucks |
20.9 |
14th |
Utah Jazz |
20.7 |
15th |
Orlando Magic |
20.5 |
16th |
Houston Rockets |
20.4 |
17th |
Washington Wizards |
20.4 |
18th |
Indiana Pacers |
20.4 |
19th |
Detroit Pistons |
20.3 |
20th |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
20.0 |
21st |
Dallas Mavericks |
20.0 |
22nd |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19.8 |
23rd |
Miami Heat |
19.5 |
24th |
Atlanta Hawks |
19.2 |
25th |
Portland Trail Blazers |
19.2 |
26th |
Memphis Grizzlies |
19.1 |
27th |
Chicago Bulls |
19.1 |
28th |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
18.3 |
29th |
San Antonio Spurs |
18.2 |
30th |
Charlotte Hornets |
18.2 |