10 players are tied for the most personal fouls per game played with more than 0 games played in a 2026 playoff game, with 6. The first three are Max Strus on May 21, Donovan Mitchell on May 17 and Ausar Thompson on May 15.
Interpreted as:
highest average fouls per game in 2026 playoffs NBA per game by a player| NAME | PF/GP | GP | PF | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Strus | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5/21/2026 | @ | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 31.7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -17 | ||
| 2 |  | D. Mitchell | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5/17/2026 | @ | 31 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 52.8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +17 | ||
| 3 |  | A. Thompson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5/15/2026 | @ | 24 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 68.3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 4 |  | S. Castle | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5/4/2026 | vs | 28 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 73.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +4 | ||
| 5 |  | W. Carter Jr. | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5/1/2026 | vs | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 66.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | ||
| 6 | | S. Castle | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/28/2026 | vs | 33 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 63.1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | +12 | ||
| 7 |  | D. Avdija | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/26/2026 | vs | 37 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 72.4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | -16 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Duren | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/25/2026 | @ | 27 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 9 |  | A. Bona | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/24/2026 | vs | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 65.4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +9 | |||
| 10 | | W. Carter Jr. | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/22/2026 | @ | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 21.8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -29 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Brooks | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/22/2026 | @ | 38 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -11 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Suggs | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4/19/2026 | @ | 36 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +11 | ||
| 13 |  | D. Fox | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6/3/2026 | vs | 38 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 25.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | V. Wembanyama | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/30/2026 | @ | 42 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 60.8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 15 |  | K. Johnson | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/26/2026 | @ | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 57.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | |||
| 16 | | S. Castle | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/26/2026 | @ | 33 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 82.6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -9 | ||
| 17 |  | L. Dort | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/24/2026 | @ | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -16 | |||
| 18 | | S. Castle | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/24/2026 | vs | 30 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 19 | | M. Strus | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/23/2026 | vs | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -3 | ||
| 20 |  | I. Hartenstein | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/22/2026 | @ | 21 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 21 | | K. Johnson | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/22/2026 | vs | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 42.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -23 | ||
| 22 | | S. Castle | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/22/2026 | vs | 35 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 49.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -17 | ||
| 23 | | D. Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/21/2026 | @ | 39 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 59.2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -8 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Hart | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/21/2026 | vs | 33 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 59.4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +18 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5/20/2026 | vs | 38 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +14 | ||
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