highest personal fouls per game in a single season in nba history

Monk Meineke has the most personal fouls per game in a season, with 4.9 per game in his rookie season in 1952-53.

Interpreted as:

highest personal fouls per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a single season in NBA history

	NAME	PF	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	+/-
1	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	4.9	1952-53	FTW	68	33.1	10.7	6.9	2.2			3.5	9.3	38.1				3.6	4.6	78.3	47.2				2,250	725	466	148
2	Ron Livingstone R. Livingstone	4.8	1949-50	TOT	54		8.3		2.6			3.0	10.7	28.2				2.3	3.3	68.9	34.1					448		141
3	Chuck Gilmur C. Gilmur	4.8	1947-48	CHI	48		9.6		1.6			3.8	12.4	30.3				2.0	3.1	65.5	34.7					459		77
4	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	4.8	1981-82	KCK	78	22.3	12.8	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	5.1	8.3	61.3	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.2	64.2	63.5	1.9	3.9	2.5	1,741	1,002	459	91	39	89	197
5	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	4.8	1983-84	NJN	81	29.8	16.8	6.7	1.5	0.7	1.7	6.3	10.6	59.3	0.0	0.1	40.0	4.2	5.7	73.5	64.1	2.0	4.7	2.9	2,417	1,357	541	123	60	136	231
6	Bob Brannum B. Brannum	4.7	1949-50	SHE	59		12.1		3.5			4.0	12.2	32.6				4.2	6.0	69.0	40.8					713		205
7	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	4.7	1959-60	DET	66	32.4	15.2	13.4	1.2			4.8	13.2	36.1				5.7	7.7	74.0	45.9				2,140	1,004	883	80
8	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	4.7	1982-83	NJN	81	25.8	12.0	5.2	1.4	0.8	1.9	5.0	8.3	59.9	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.2	64.6	61.9	1.6	3.6	3.5	2,093	968	420	114	67	152	281
9	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	4.6	1958-59	DET	72	32.5	13.0	13.3	0.9			4.4	12.6	35.2				4.1	6.3	65.7	42.3				2,338	933	958	64
10	Doug Smith D. Smith	4.6	1992-93	DAL	61	25.0	10.4	5.4	1.7	0.8	0.9	4.7	10.9	43.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.2	75.7	45.4	1.6	3.8	1.9	1,524	634	328	104	48	52	115
11	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	4.6	1952-53	PHI	70	29.8	11.9	5.5	2.0			4.7	13.7	34.6				2.4	3.3	72.7	39.2				2,085	832	387	138
12	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	4.6	1948-49	PHI	60		15.3		2.7			5.7	14.0	40.5				4.0	5.8	68.6	46.3					920		160
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	4.5	1950-51	MIN	68		28.4	14.1	3.1			10.0	23.3	42.8				8.5	10.5	80.3	50.9					1,932	958	208
14	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	4.5	1999-00	CLE	82	30.4	17.8	8.8	1.7	1.2	1.2	5.9	14.1	41.7	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.0	7.7	77.6	50.8	2.8	6.0	3.5	2,492	1,463	725	138	100	96	291	-136
15	James Edwards J. Edwards	4.5	1981-82	CLE	77	33.0	16.7	7.5	1.6	0.3	1.5	6.9	13.4	51.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.4	68.4	54.5	2.5	5.1	2.1	2,539	1,288	581	123	24	117	162
16	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	4.5	1954-55	MIN	71	36.0	18.7	10.2	2.0			6.2	14.7	42.2				6.3	8.4	74.7	50.8				2,559	1,327	722	145
17	Bill Robinzine B. Robinzine	4.5	1978-79	KCK	82	26.6	13.4	7.8	1.3	1.3	0.2	5.6	10.2	54.8				2.2	3.0	73.2	58.1	2.7	5.1	2.2	2,179	1,098	638	104	105	15	179
18	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	4.5	1978-79	ATL	80	31.7	15.3	10.8	1.6	1.1	2.2	5.8	11.5	50.4				3.8	5.3	71.4	55.6	4.1	6.7	2.6	2,539	1,224	865	131	87	176	209
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	4.5	1951-52	MIN	64	40.2	23.8	13.5	3.0			8.5	22.1	38.5				6.8	8.7	78.0	45.9				2,572	1,523	866	194
20	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	4.5	1967-68	STL	82	39.0	15.6	13.4	3.1			5.7	12.3	46.2				4.2	5.9	71.7	52.3				3,197	1,279	1,102	253
21	Kevin Kunnert K. Kunnert	4.5	1976-77	HOU	81	25.3	9.4	8.3	1.9	0.4	1.3	4.1	8.5	48.6				1.1	1.6	73.8	51.3	2.6	5.7		2,050	759	669	154	35	105
22	Tom Gola T. Gola	4.5	1961-62	PHI	60	41.0	13.7	9.8	4.9			5.4	12.8	42.1				2.9	3.8	76.5	47.3				2,462	820	587	295
23	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	4.4	1963-64	STL	59	32.6	13.1	10.7	1.3			4.9	11.0	44.4				3.4	4.6	74.1	50.5				1,922	774	633	79
24	Joe Meriweather J. Meriweather	4.4	1976-77	ATL	73	28.3	11.2	8.2	1.1	0.6	1.1	4.4	8.3	52.6				2.5	3.5	71.4	57.0	3.0	5.2		2,068	820	596	82	41	82
25	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	4.4	1955-56	MIN	72	29.2	13.4	8.4	2.4			4.4	11.4	38.6				4.6	5.7	80.4	48.1				2,100	962	608	173