most fouls in one game by one player nba ever

Lew Hitch and Don Otten are tied for the most personal fouls in a game, with 8 fouls.

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most fouls in one regular-season game by one player NBA ever

	NAME	PF	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	+/-
1	Lew Hitch L. Hitch	8	1/17/1952	MIN	@	SYR		15					4						7	10	70.0
2	Don Otten D. Otten	8	11/24/1949	TRI	@	SHE		12		3			4	11	36.4				4	8	50.0	41.3
3	Cal Bowdler C. Bowdler	7	11/13/1999	ATL	@	POR	15	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	0	2	0	-9
4	Adrian Smith A. Smith	7	1/24/1967	CIN	@	NYK		28	3				11	22	50.0				6	7	85.7	55.8
5	Cal Christensen C. Christensen	7	1/15/1953	ROC	@	SYR		7					2						3	6	50.0
6	Wally Osterkorn W. Osterkorn	7	11/15/1952	SYR	@	BAL		2					1						0	3	0.0
7	Wally Osterkorn W. Osterkorn	7	3/7/1952	SYR	@	IND		6					2						2	3	66.7
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	7	1/17/1952	MIN	@	SYR	47	18					6						6	6	100.0
9	Alex Hannum A. Hannum	7	12/26/1950	SYR	@	BOS		8					1						6	6	100.0
10	Mal McMullen M. McMullen	7	12/25/1949	IND	@	WAT		7					3						1	4	25.0
11	John Hargis J. Hargis	7	11/24/1949	AND	@	SYR		17					4						9	12	75.0
12	Rollie Seltz R. Seltz	7	11/24/1949	AND	@	SYR		5					1						3	5	60.0
13	Aaron Nesmith A. Nesmith	6	1/2/2026	IND	vs	SAS	29	9	3	3	0	1	3	6	50.0	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	65.4	0	3	3	+2
14	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	6	1/2/2026	MIL	vs	CHA	32	18	6	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	1	1	100.0	86.2	1	5	2	-7
15	Dominick Barlow D. Barlow	6	1/1/2026	PHI	@	DAL	18	5	1	0	1	0	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	64.4	0	1	0	-5
16	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	6	1/1/2026	BOS	@	SAC	35	29	10	4	0	0	11	25	44.0	1	9	11.1	6	7	85.7	51.6	1	9	5	-2
17	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	6	12/31/2025	NYK	@	SAS	24	20	2	2	0	0	8	17	47.1	4	6	66.7	0	0		58.8	2	0	0	+5
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	6	12/31/2025	NYK	@	SAS	33	20	7	4	1	0	5	10	50.0	2	5	40.0	8	8	100.0	74.0	1	6	3	-15
19	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	6	12/29/2025	ORL	@	TOR	32	9	6	2	1	1	4	10	40.0	1	5	20.0	0	0		45.0	1	5	1	+4
20	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	6	12/27/2025	ORL	vs	DEN	38	18	7	4	0	0	8	16	50.0	1	4	25.0	1	2	50.0	53.3	3	4	0	-18
21	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	6	12/27/2025	ATL	vs	NYK	36	31	14	1	1	0	10	16	62.5	6	10	60.0	5	7	71.4	81.2	3	11	0	0
22	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	6	12/25/2025	MIN	@	DEN	34	9	12	0	0	6	4	7	57.1	0	0		1	2	50.0	57.1	5	7	0	+18
23	Donte DiVincenzo D. DiVincenzo	6	12/25/2025	MIN	@	DEN	34	6	8	8	2	1	2	11	18.2	0	7	0.0	2	2	100.0	25.3	2	6	0	+12
24	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	6	12/23/2025	ATL	vs	CHI	36	10	7	3	0	0	4	9	44.4	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.6	1	6	1	-6
25	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	6	12/23/2025	NYK	@	MIN	35	40	13	1	1	0	14	24	58.3	3	6	50.0	9	11	81.8	69.3	4	9	5	+6

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