Traditional totals
Personal fouls
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  | Andre Drummond  DET | 250 |
| 75 |  | Stanley Johnson DET | 169 |
| 85 |  | Tobias Harris DET/ LAC | 164 |
| 134 |  | Anthony Tolliver DET | 144 |
| 143 |  | Ish Smith DET | 140 |
| 146 |  | Blake Griffin LAC/DET | 139 |
| 160 |  | James Ennis III  MEM/DET | 134 |
| 213 |  | Eric Moreland DET | 116 |
| 266 |  | Avery Bradley DET/LAC | 92 |
| 277 |  | Reggie Jackson DET | 87 |
| 279 |  | Luke Kennard DET | 86 |
| 289 |  | Jameer Nelson  NOP/DET | 81 |
| 309 |  | Reggie Bullock Jr. DET | 70 |
| 332 |  | Willie Reed LAC/DET | 56 |
| 345 |  | Boban Marjanovic DET/LAC | 51 |
| 368 |  | Dwight Buycks DET | 39 |
| 369 |  | Langston Galloway DET | 39 |
| 414 |  | Henry Ellenson DET | 22 |
| 427 |  | Jon Leuer DET | 16 |
| 438 |  | Brice Johnson LAC/DET/MEM | 13 |
| 449 |  | Kay Felder  CHI/DET | 11 |
| 526 |  | Reggie Hearn DET | 0 |
| 531 |  | Luis Montero DET | 0 |
Top personal fouls leaders
The current 2017-18 Season NBA leaders in personal fouls are Karl-Anthony Towns (285, MIN), Julius Randle (274, LAL), Khris Middleton (270, MIL), Andre Drummond (250, DET), and Dwight Howard (249, CHA).