1961 NBA Personal Fouls Leaders
Personal fouls committed
Tom Meschery led the NBA in personal fouls in 1961 with 330, 3 ahead of Walter Dukes (327). It stands 60th among all single seasons in NBA history.
Led the NBA in 1961
Tom Meschery
PHW
330
Personal Fouls
3 clear of Walter Dukes
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Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | PF | GP | MPG | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Tom Meschery
|
PHW | 330 | 80 | 31.4 | — | — |
| 2 |
 Walter Dukes
|
DET | 327 | 77 | 24.6 | — | — |
| 3 |
 Jack Twyman
|
CIN | 323 | 80 | 37.4 | — | — |
| 4 |
 Bailey Howell
|
DET | 317 | 79 | 36.2 | — | — |
| 5 |
 Guy Rodgers
|
PHW | 312 | 80 | 33.1 | — | — |
| 6 |
 Paul Arizin
|
PHW | 307 | 78 | 35.7 | — | — |
| 7 |
 Richie Guerin
|
NYK | 299 | 78 | 42.9 | — | — |
| 8 |
 Bob Pettit
|
STL | 296 | 78 | 42.1 | — | — |
| 9 |
 Jim Krebs
|
LAL | 290 | 78 | 25.8 | — | — |
| 10 |
 Wayne Embry
|
CIN | 286 | 75 | 35.0 | — | — |
| 11 |
 Cliff Hagan
|
STL | 282 | 77 | 36.2 | — | — |
| 12 |
 Walt Bellamy
|
CHP | 281 | 79 | 42.3 | — | — |
| 13 |
 Arlen Bockhorn
|
CIN | 280 | 80 | 38.3 | — | — |
| 14 |
 Tom Heinsohn
|
BOS | 280 | 79 | 30.2 | — | — |
| 15 |
 Thomas Sanders
|
BOS | 279 | 80 | 29.1 | — | — |
| 16 |
 Alvin Attles
|
PHW | 279 | 75 | 32.9 | — | — |
| 17 |
 Al Ferrari
|
STL | 278 | 79 | 25.9 | — | — |
| 18 |
 Dave Gambee
|
SYR | 275 | 80 | 28.8 | — | — |
| 19 |
 Bob Boozer
|
CIN | 275 | 79 | 31.5 | — | — |
| 20 | Johnny Kerr | SYR | 272 | 80 | 34.6 | — | — |
| 21 |
 Hub Reed
|
CIN | 267 | 80 | 18.1 | — | — |
| 22 |
 Tom Gola
|
PHW | 267 | 60 | 41.0 | — | — |
| 23 | Ray Felix | LAL | 266 | 80 | 18.5 | — | — |
| 24 |
 Lee Shaffer
|
SYR | 266 | 75 | 27.8 | — | — |
| 25 |
 Johnny Green
|
NYK | 265 | 80 | 34.9 | — | — |
| 26 |
 Willie Naulls
|
NYK | 260 | 75 | 39.7 | — | — |
| 27 |
 Oscar Robertson
|
CIN | 258 | 79 | 44.3 | — | — |
| 28 | Phil Jordon | NYK | 258 | 76 | 28.9 | — | — |
| 29 |
 Rudy LaRusso
|
LAL | 255 | 80 | 34.4 | — | — |
| 30 |
 Hal Greer
|
SYR | 252 | 71 | 38.1 | — | — |
| 31 |
 Andy Johnson
|
CHP | 247 | 71 | 30.9 | — | — |
| 32 |
 Frank Ramsey
|
BOS | 245 | 79 | 24.2 | — | — |
| 33 | Tom Hawkins | LAL | 244 | 79 | 24.1 | — | — |
| 34 |
 Al Bianchi
|
SYR | 232 | 80 | 24.1 | — | — |
| 35 | Frank Selvy | LAL | 232 | 79 | 35.5 | — | — |
| 36 | Ray Scott | DET | 232 | 75 | 27.8 | — | — |
| 37 | Joe Roberts | SYR | 230 | 80 | 20.5 | — | — |
| 38 |
 Darrall Imhoff
|
NYK | 230 | 76 | 19.5 | — | — |
| 39 |
 Si Green
|
CHP | 226 | 71 | 33.6 | — | — |
| 40 |
 Larry Costello
|
SYR | 220 | 63 | 29.4 | — | — |
| 41 |
 Barney Cable
|
STL | 211 | 67 | 27.8 | — | — |
| 42 |
 Charlie Tyra
|
CHP | 210 | 78 | 20.6 | — | — |
| 43 |
 Bill Russell
|
BOS | 207 | 76 | 45.2 | — | — |
| 44 |
 K.C. Jones
|
BOS | 206 | 80 | 25.7 | — | — |
| 45 |
 Paul Neumann
|
SYR | 203 | 77 | 16.4 | — | — |
| 46 |
 Shellie McMillon
|
STL | 202 | 62 | 19.8 | — | — |
| 47 |
 Bob Ferry
|
DET | 199 | 80 | 24.0 | — | — |
| 48 |
 Horace Walker
|
CHP | 194 | 65 | 20.5 | — | — |
| 49 |
 Gene Shue
|
DET | 192 | 80 | 39.3 | — | — |
| 50 |
 Ralph Davis
|
CHP | 187 | 77 | 25.9 | — | — |
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