Traditional totals
Personal fouls
All players, no minimum games played
| # | Player | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 |  | Kyle O'Quinn  NYK | 192 |
| 44 |  | Enes Kanter NYK | 187 |
| 59 |  | Frank Ntilikina NYK | 181 |
| 131 |  | Michael Beasley NYK | 145 |
| 141 |  | Kristaps Porziņģis NYK | 141 |
| 158 |  | Lance Thomas NYK | 134 |
| 188 |  | Tim Hardaway Jr. NYK | 123 |
| 194 |  | Doug McDermott NYK/ DAL | 122 |
| 225 |  | Courtney Lee NYK | 109 |
| 250 |  | Jarrett Jack NYK | 98 |
| 298 |  | Emmanuel Mudiay  DEN/NYK | 80 |
| 316 |  | Willy Hernangomez NYK/ CHA | 64 |
| 359 |  | Isaiah Hicks NYK | 45 |
| 363 |  | Trey Burke NYK | 43 |
| 380 |  | Troy Williams   HOU/NYK | 34 |
| 381 |  | Damyean Dotson NYK | 34 |
| 383 |  | Ron Baker NYK | 33 |
| 392 |  | Ramon Sessions NYK/ WAS | 29 |
| 396 |  | Luke Kornet NYK | 28 |
| 483 |  | Joakim Noah NYK | 5 |
| 534 |  | Mindaugas Kuzminskas NYK | 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).