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	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	6	12/19/2024	DET	vs	UTA	39	33	4	7	1	4	13	23	56.5	3	8	37.5	4	4	100.0	66.6	0	4	4	-5
14	Ausar Thompson A. Thompson	6	12/19/2024	DET	vs	UTA	20	9	2	4	1	0	3	9	33.3	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	41.8	2	0	0	0
15	Dru Smith D. Smith	6	12/16/2024	MIA	@	DET	31	7	0	2	6	0	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	71.7	0	0	1	+21
16	Shake Milton S. Milton	6	12/16/2024	BKN	vs	CLE	17	5	5	1	0	0	2	9	22.2	1	2	50.0	0	0		27.8	2	3	1	-13
17	Noah Clowney N. Clowney	6	12/16/2024	BKN	vs	CLE	17	2	2	1	0	1	1	4	25.0	0	2	0.0	0	0		25.0	0	2	2	-28
18	CJ McCollum	6	12/15/2024	NOP	@	IND	31	15	3	2	1	0	6	18	33.3	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	39.7	2	1	3	-10
19	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	6	12/15/2024	WAS	vs	BOS	28	14	6	1	0	2	6	18	33.3	2	6	33.3	0	0		38.9	2	4	3	+10
20	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	6	12/15/2024	MEM	@	LAL	29	25	5	2	1	0	9	13	69.2	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	79.9	1	4	2	-13
21	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	6	12/15/2024	ORL	vs	NYK	32	9	5	8	1	3	4	19	21.1	1	5	20.0	0	0		23.7	1	4	2	-15
22	AJ Green	6	12/14/2024	MIL	vs	ATL	19	9	1	1	0	0	3	6	50.0	3	6	50.0	0	0		75.0	0	1	2	+6
23	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	6	12/12/2024	TOR	@	MIA	21	12	2	6	0	0	4	6	66.7	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	82.0	1	1	1	-7
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	6	12/11/2024	NYK	vs	ATL	37	19	19	5	3	3	7	15	46.7	2	6	33.3	3	6	50.0	53.9	4	15	4	-11
25	Wendell Carter Jr. W. Carter Jr.	6	12/10/2024	ORL	@	MIL	34	8	11	5	1	1	2	5	40.0	0	2	0.0	4	4	100.0	59.2	3	8	2	+14