most personal fouls per game by a mvp

Dave Cowens has the most personal fouls per game by an MVP in a season, with 3.8 per game in 1972-73.

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most personal fouls per game by a mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMEPFMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOV+/-
1Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
3.8
1
1972-73
82
41.8
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3.6
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.6
1
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3.5
1
1963-64
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
5Willis Reed
W. Reed
3.5
1
1969-70
81
38.1
21.7
13.9
2.0
8.7
17.1
50.7
4.3
5.7
75.6
55.2
3,089
1,755
1,126
161
6Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3.4
1
1974-75
82
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
7Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
3.4
1
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.3
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3.2
1
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
+706
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
3.2
1
2018-19
72
32.8
27.7
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
+654
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.2
1
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.2
1
1976-77
82
36.8
26.2
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
57.9
4.6
6.5
70.1
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
3.1
1
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
+424
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
3.1
1
2019-20
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
+682
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2.9
1
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2.9
1
1971-72
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2.9
1
2002-03
81
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
51.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.6
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3.1
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
+557
18Julius Erving
J. Erving
2.8
1
1980-81
82
35.0
24.6
8.0
4.4
2.1
1.8
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.1
6.5
78.7
57.2
3.0
5.0
3.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
19David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.8
1
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2.8
1
1955-56
72
38.8
25.7
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.8
1
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2.8
1
1958-59
72
39.9
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2.8
1
2007-08
82
38.9
28.3
6.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3.1
3,192
2,323
517
441
151
40
257
+598
24Karl Malone
K. Malone
2.7
1
1998-99
49
37.4
23.8
9.4
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.0
16.3
49.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
9.8
78.8
57.7
2.2
7.3
3.3
1,832
1,164
463
201
62
28
162
+355
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
2.7
1
1961-62
76
45.2
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
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