most fouls per game by rookies

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

Interpreted as:
most fouls per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by rookies
NAMEPFSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOV+/-
1Monk Meineke
M. Meineke
4.9
1952-53
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
2Ron 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
3Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
4.8
1981-82
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
4Bob Brannum
B. Brannum
4.7
1949-50
59
12.1
3.5
4.0
12.2
32.6
4.2
6.0
69.0
40.8
713
205
5Lonnie Shelton
L. Shelton
4.4
1976-77
82
25.7
11.6
7.7
1.8
1.5
1.2
4.9
10.2
47.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
51.1
2.7
5.0
2,104
955
633
149
125
98
6Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
4.4
1950-51
65
17.2
9.8
2.1
5.4
13.3
40.7
6.4
8.1
79.3
51.2
1,121
640
138
7Red Rocha
R. Rocha
4.4
1947-48
48
12.7
0.8
4.8
15.4
31.4
3.1
4.4
69.0
36.6
611
39
8Warren Perkins
W. Perkins
4.3
1949-50
60
6.2
1.9
2.1
7.0
30.3
1.9
3.3
59.0
36.5
371
114
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
4.3
1970-71
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
3,076
1,373
1,216
228
10Charlie Black
C. Black
4.3
1948-49
TOT
58
9.8
2.4
3.5
11.9
29.4
2.8
5.0
55.3
34.6
567
140
11Willis Reed
W. Reed
4.2
1964-65
80
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
3,042
1,560
1,175
133
12Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
4.2
1956-57
72
29.9
16.2
9.8
1.6
6.2
15.6
39.7
3.8
4.8
79.0
45.6
2,150
1,163
705
117
13Dick Ricketts
D. Ricketts
4.2
1955-56
TOT
68
28.6
8.9
7.2
3.0
3.5
11.1
31.3
2.0
2.9
70.8
36.3
1,943
608
490
206
14Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
4.2
1981-82
81
33.1
17.2
6.9
1.8
0.7
0.6
6.8
13.0
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.7
62.0
55.3
2.6
4.3
2.7
2,682
1,392
561
146
58
46
220
15Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
4.2
1982-83
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
4.2
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
17Don Adams
D. Adams
4.2
1970-71
82
29.0
11.4
7.1
2.1
4.8
11.7
40.9
1.9
2.6
73.1
44.6
2,374
937
581
173
18Felton Spencer
F. Spencer
4.2
1990-91
81
25.9
7.1
7.9
0.3
0.6
1.5
2.4
4.7
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
72.2
58.1
3.4
4.6
1.0
2,099
572
641
25
48
121
77
19Jim Barnes
J. Barnes
4.2
1964-65
75
34.5
15.5
9.7
1.2
6.1
14.3
42.4
3.3
5.1
66.2
46.9
2,586
1,159
729
93
20Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
4.1
1950-51
65
8.6
7.6
2.5
3.2
10.1
32.2
2.2
4.0
53.2
36.4
562
491
162
21Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
4.1
1983-84
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
22Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
4.1
2000-01
68
33.4
12.0
7.4
1.9
1.1
1.7
5.1
11.4
44.5
0.0
0.2
9.1
1.8
2.8
63.0
47.2
2.0
5.4
2.0
2,272
814
502
131
78
113
138
-289
23Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
4.1
1961-62
80
31.4
12.1
9.1
1.8
4.7
11.6
40.4
2.7
3.3
82.4
46.3
2,509
966
729
145
24Alex Hannum
A. Hannum
4.1
1949-50
64
7.5
2.0
2.8
7.6
36.3
2.0
2.9
68.8
42.3
482
129
25Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
4.1
1955-56
67
34.7
16.8
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
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.732
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56
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.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
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32
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62
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63
.232
41.0
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17
65
.207
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64
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.780
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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45
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.549
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8
42
40
.512
22.0
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42
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