most personal fouls per game by a finals mvp

Hakeem Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the most personal fouls per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 4.5 per game.

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most personal fouls per game by a finals mvp by a player
NAMEPFFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOV+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
4.5
1
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
44.8
32.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4.5
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
35.5
25.7
9.0
5.2
1.0
1.5
11.2
18.5
60.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.9
62.9
2.8
6.2
2.8
213
154
54
31
6
9
17
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
4.4
1
2013-14
NBA Finals
5
33.4
17.8
6.4
2.0
1.6
1.2
6.0
9.8
61.2
2.2
3.8
57.9
3.6
4.6
78.3
75.3
1.6
4.8
1.8
167
89
32
10
8
6
9
+62
4Willis Reed
W. Reed
4.4
1
1972-73
NBA Finals
5
30.0
16.4
9.2
2.6
7.4
15.0
49.3
1.6
1.8
88.9
51.9
150
82
46
13
5Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
4.0
1
2007-08
NBA Finals
6
38.8
21.8
4.5
6.3
1.2
0.3
6.3
14.7
43.2
1.8
4.7
39.3
7.3
8.8
83.0
58.8
0.5
4.0
3.7
233
131
27
38
7
2
22
+52
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
4.0
1
2000-01
NBA Finals
5
45.0
33.0
15.8
4.8
0.4
3.4
12.6
22.0
57.3
0.0
0.0
7.8
15.2
51.3
57.5
6.2
9.6
4.0
225
165
79
24
2
17
20
+40
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3.9
1
2009-10
NBA Finals
7
41.2
28.6
8.0
3.9
2.1
0.7
9.4
23.3
40.5
2.1
6.7
31.9
7.6
8.6
88.3
52.8
1.7
6.3
3.9
288
200
56
27
15
5
27
+8
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.8
1
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
41.7
16.2
10.8
8.0
2.5
0.3
5.3
10.0
53.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
62.9
3.3
7.5
4.3
250
97
65
48
15
2
26
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
3.8
1
1976-77
NBA Finals
6
37.7
18.5
19.0
5.2
1.0
3.7
8.0
14.7
54.5
2.5
3.2
78.9
57.6
3.8
15.2
226
111
114
31
6
22
10Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
3.8
1
1989-90
NBA Finals
5
38.4
27.6
5.2
7.0
1.6
0.4
10.4
19.2
54.2
2.2
3.2
68.8
4.6
6.2
74.2
62.9
1.6
3.6
5.0
192
138
26
35
8
2
25
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3.8
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
5
44.8
22.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
2.2
9.0
19.6
45.9
4.6
6.4
71.9
50.4
1.8
4.2
3.0
224
113
30
30
9
11
15
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
3.8
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
39.3
25.8
18.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
7.8
11.8
66.0
56.2
6.8
11.3
2.8
157
103
72
8
6
6
11
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3.7
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
43.1
26.9
9.1
3.6
1.6
3.9
10.7
21.4
50.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.3
6.1
86.0
55.6
1.9
7.3
3.6
302
188
64
25
11
27
25
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3.7
1
2005-06
NBA Finals
6
43.5
34.7
7.8
3.8
2.7
1.0
10.8
23.2
46.8
0.5
1.8
27.3
12.5
16.2
77.3
57.2
2.0
5.8
3.7
261
208
47
23
16
6
22
+22
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.6
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
44.0
31.2
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3.6
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
47.2
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
17Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
3.6
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
7
38.6
9.0
11.7
3.9
0.6
0.1
3.7
7.1
52.0
1.6
2.9
55.0
53.6
3.6
8.1
1.0
270
63
82
27
4
1
7
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.5
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
6
42.3
35.8
4.8
6.5
1.7
0.3
13.5
25.7
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.9
6.8
7.7
89.1
61.7
1.0
3.8
4.0
254
215
29
39
10
2
24
19Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
3.5
1
1980-81
NBA Finals
6
37.8
17.7
9.5
2.8
0.2
1.0
7.0
12.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
61.1
5.7
3.8
3.2
227
106
57
17
1
6
19
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.4
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
43.6
27.4
14.0
3.6
2.1
1.1
8.9
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
15
8
25
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3.4
1
2022-23
NBA Finals
5
41.1
30.2
14.0
7.2
0.8
1.4
11.2
19.2
58.3
1.6
3.8
42.1
6.2
7.4
83.8
67.2
1.8
12.2
3.4
205
151
70
36
4
7
17
+39
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3.3
1
1999-00
NBA Finals
6
45.5
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
100
14
6
16
13
+8
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.3
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
45.7
41.0
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
24Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
3.2
1
2023-24
NBA Finals
5
38.5
20.8
5.4
5.0
1.6
0.8
7.4
16.8
44.0
1.6
6.8
23.5
4.4
6.0
73.3
53.5
0.8
4.6
2.8
193
104
27
25
8
4
14
+14
25Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
3.2
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
46.5
21.7
4.3
5.8
1.5
0.0
7.8
17.8
43.9
6.0
6.8
87.8
52.0
0.5
3.8
279
130
26
35
9
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