most fouls in a game by one player in nba history

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

Interpreted as:

most fouls in a regular-season game by one player in NBA history

	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	Stephon Castle S. Castle	6	2/1/2025	SAS	vs	MIA	23	10	6	6	2	0	4	10	40.0	2	4	50.0	0	0		50.0	0	6	2	+9
14	Trey Jemison III T. Jemison III	6	1/30/2025	LAL	@	WAS	18	4	5	1	0	2	2	6	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	1	4	2	+12
15	Vít Krejčí V. Krejčí	6	1/30/2025	ATL	@	CLE	21	6	1	0	0	0	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	77.3	1	0	1	-22
16	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	6	1/30/2025	HOU	@	MEM	30	22	2	0	0	0	9	17	52.9	3	7	42.9	1	1	100.0	63.1	1	1	2	0
17	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	6	1/27/2025	BKN	vs	SAC	25	6	7	3	1	1	3	6	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	2	5	2	-20
18	Spencer Dinwiddie S. Dinwiddie	6	1/25/2025	DAL	vs	BOS	26	12	3	2	1	0	5	7	71.4	2	3	66.7	0	0		85.7	0	3	4	+2
19	Derrick Jones Jr. D. Jones Jr.	6	1/25/2025	LAC	vs	MIL	28	4	5	0	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	3	2	+11
20	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	6	1/24/2025	POR	@	CHA	31	13	9	0	0	0	5	13	38.5	1	6	16.7	2	3	66.7	45.4	1	8	2	-10
21	Kelly Oubre Jr. K. Oubre Jr.	6	1/24/2025	PHI	vs	CLE	39	22	13	3	3	0	8	16	50.0	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	60.4	7	6	4	+13
22	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	6	1/23/2025	POR	@	ORL	14	4	0	2	1	0	2	4	50.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		50.0	0	0	1	-2
23	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	6	1/21/2025	TOR	vs	ORL	19	8	3	0	0	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	1	2	1	-26
24	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	6	1/21/2025	ORL	@	TOR	30	10	10	3	0	0	4	11	36.4	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	42.1	7	3	3	-1
25	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	6	1/20/2025	HOU	vs	DET	40	17	6	5	3	0	7	14	50.0	0	2	0.0	3	4	75.0	53.9	1	5	1	-5