National Basketball Association (NBA)
Career Leaders 1950-2021 (72 seasons)

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NBA Career Leaders
Personal Fouls

1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1970-1989

4,657

2

1986-2004

4,578

3

1977-1997

4,443

4

1986-2004

4,421

5

Hakeem Olajuwon

1985-2002

4,383

6

1982-1998

4,267

7

1969-1984

4,193

8

Clifford Robinson

1990-2007

4,175

9

1985-2007

4,172

10

1985-2001

4,146

11

Shaquille O'Neal

1993-2011

4,146

12

1978-1996

4,042

13

1986-2002

4,034

14

1999-2020

3,995

15

1985-2003

3,942

16

2005-2022

3,912

17

1978-1991

3,879

18

1959-1973

3,855

19

1983-2000

3,836

20

1990-2003

3,826

21

1982-1998

3,742

22

1999-2017

3,643

23

1981-1994

3,633

24

1990-2005

3,609

25

1999-2019

3,601

26

1996-2013

3,579

27

1996-2016

3,561

28

Carmelo Anthony

2004-2022

3,543

29

1962-1975

3,536

30

1977-1990

3,527

31

1981-1999

3,499

32

1960-1971

3,498

33

1982-1999

3,494

34

1995-2013

3,493

35

1971-1983

3,473

36

1985-2001

3,455

37

1950-1964

3,432

38

Dikembe Mutombo

1992-2009

3,383

39

1978-1995

3,377

40

1963-1975

3,375

41

Detlef Schrempf

1986-2001

3,360

42

1997-2016

3,353

43

1988-2004

3,329

44

1998-2016

3,304

45

Charles Barkley

1985-2000

3,287

46

1984-1998

3,285

47

1961-1975

3,285

48

1963-1978

3,281

49

2002-2020

3,268

50

Rasheed Wallace

1996-2013

3,259

51

1971-1983

3,250

52

2007-2022

3,248

53

1994-2008

3,218

54

1991-2007

3,217

55

1976-1988

3,214

56

1987-2002

3,199

57

1982-1998

3,179

58

1985-2001

3,177

59

1979-1992

3,144

60

LaSalle Thompson

1983-1997

3,143

61

1984-2000

3,136

62

2000-2016

3,115

63

1965-1980

3,105

64

1975-1986

3,101

65

1977-1990

3,087

66

Antonio McDyess

1996-2011

3,077

67

1977-1995

3,076

68

1999-2014

3,069

69

1985-2000

3,063

70

1971-1984

3,048

71

1961-1973

3,044

72

1977-1991

3,027

73

1989-2000

3,011

74

1979-1991

3,008

75

1991-2005

3,006

76

1977-1988

2,986

77

1996-2011

2,974

78

1982-1994

2,971

79

1981-1993

2,966

80

1982-1999

2,962

81

1989-2003

2,957

82

1983-1993

2,955

83

1970-1982

2,940

84

2003-2019

2,934

85

Oscar Robertson

1961-1974

2,931

86

Tom Van Arsdale

1966-1977

2,922

87

1971-1983

2,920

88

2000-2013

2,916

89

Jermaine O'Neal

1997-2014

2,896

90

1989-2003

2,895

91

1978-1991

2,893

92

1991-2004

2,893

93

1978-1993

2,885

94

1977-1987

2,883

95

2000-2016

2,882

96

1992-2007

2,878

97

1982-1999

2,876

98

1997-2012

2,869

99

1977-1988

2,865

100

1997-2014

2,858

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1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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