Bill Kennedy
NBA referee · #55 · Crew chief in 1, referee in 3 of 6 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 6 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 6 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 43.2 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −1.8 fouls |
| FTA | 45.5 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −5.2 FTA |
| Points | 213.2 pts | 226.8 pts | −13.6 pts |
| Pace | 100.2 poss | 103.1 poss | −2.9 poss |
| Home teams | 5-1 (83%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | MIA @ GSW | 100-120 | 44 fouls | 48 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 1 | BKN @ IND | 98-90 | 51 fouls | 61 FTA | — |
| Oct 30 | NYK @ PHI | 93-98 | 30 fouls | 30 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | CHA @ DET | 89-97 | 47 fouls | 39 FTA | referee |
| Oct 26 | MIN @ CLE | 125-127 | 44 fouls | 45 FTA | referee |
| Oct 23 | LAC @ LAL | 117-125 | 43 fouls | 50 FTA | referee |
Career before this season
1,311 regular-season games over 22 seasons (2003-04 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.3 fouls, −0.3 FTA, +0.5 pts per game. Home teams won 58% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35 | 38.3 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 238.3 pts | 231.2 pts | 19-16 |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 37.7 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 227.8 pts | 227.7 pts | 25-17 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 38.1 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 228.6 pts | 228.4 pts | 31-30 |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 40.0 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 231.4 pts | 229.4 pts | 34-28 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 39.6 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 219.6 pts | 221.2 pts | 32-28 |
| 2020-21 | 41 | 36.7 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 218.0 pts | 224.2 pts | 25-16 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 41.3 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 225.2 pts | 223.6 pts | 18-14 |
| 2017-18 | 61 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 210.5 pts | 212.7 pts | 34-27 |
| 2016-17 | 65 | 39.5 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 210.9 pts | 211.2 pts | 37-28 |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 40.7 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 206.4 pts | 205.3 pts | 34-30 |
| 2014-15 | 66 | 41.4 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 202.0 pts | 200.0 pts | 37-29 |
| 2013-14 | 65 | 44.7 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 202.3 pts | 202.0 pts | 36-29 |
| 2012-13 | 67 | 39.7 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 198.7 pts | 196.3 pts | 44-23 |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 37.5 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 192.4 pts | 192.5 pts | 30-21 |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 41.3 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 202.7 pts | 199.1 pts | 41-22 |
| 2009-10 | 72 | 41.9 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 199.5 pts | 200.9 pts | 42-30 |
| 2008-09 | 67 | 42.1 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 198.6 pts | 199.9 pts | 39-28 |
| 2007-08 | 69 | 40.4 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 198.3 pts | 199.8 pts | 38-31 |
| 2006-07 | 70 | 44.9 fouls | 44.4 fouls | 198.9 pts | 197.5 pts | 47-23 |
| 2005-06 | 68 | 44.6 fouls | 45.6 fouls | 194.5 pts | 194.0 pts | 40-28 |
| 2004-05 | 66 | 42.5 fouls | 45.3 fouls | 194.3 pts | 194.4 pts | 37-29 |
| 2003-04 | 64 | 42.6 fouls | 42.9 fouls | 190.2 pts | 186.8 pts | 35-29 |
Scoring and foul rates changed a lot across these seasons, so each season is compared with its own league average.
From box scores, regular season only. Fouls and free-throw attempts count both teams; pace is an estimate of possessions per team. A referee works with a different crew and different teams every night, so these numbers describe their games, not their whistle alone. Roles come from the NBA's daily assignment page. All referees