Eric Dalen
NBA referee · #37 · Referee in 5 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 | 49.8 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +4.8 fouls |
| FTA | 53.5 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +2.8 FTA |
| Points | 231.2 pts | 226.8 pts | +4.4 pts |
| Pace | 104.2 poss | 103.1 poss | +1.1 poss |
| Home teams | 5-1 (83%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | BOS @ HOU | 93-109 | 41 fouls | 33 FTA | referee |
| Oct 31 | SAC @ MEM | 105-136 | 50 fouls | 56 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | ORL @ TOR | 99-129 | 53 fouls | 60 FTA | referee |
| Oct 26 | WAS @ CHA | 103-110 | 39 fouls | 32 FTA | referee |
| Oct 24 | BKN @ CLE | 121-125 | 58 fouls | 65 FTA | referee |
| Oct 21 | ATL @ ORL | 132-125 | 58 fouls | 75 FTA | referee |
Career before this season
917 regular-season games over 18 seasons (2008-09 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −1.2 fouls, −1.5 FTA, −2.2 pts per game. Home teams won 58% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62 | 40.2 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 230.3 pts | 231.2 pts | 32-30 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 35.7 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 223.2 pts | 227.7 pts | 28-18 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 37.9 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 228.9 pts | 228.4 pts | 36-23 |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 38.0 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 220.3 pts | 229.4 pts | 23-17 |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 36.3 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 220.1 pts | 221.2 pts | 24-20 |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 38.1 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 223.5 pts | 224.2 pts | 29-21 |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 39.0 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 227.7 pts | 223.6 pts | 25-19 |
| 2018-19 | 60 | 39.7 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 220.0 pts | 222.4 pts | 34-26 |
| 2017-18 | 26 | 0.0 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 206.4 pts | 212.7 pts | 13-13 |
| 2016-17 | 59 | 39.1 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 207.1 pts | 211.2 pts | 34-25 |
| 2015-16 | 63 | 39.6 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 202.7 pts | 205.3 pts | 37-26 |
| 2014-15 | 31 | 38.5 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 193.8 pts | 200.0 pts | 20-11 |
| 2013-14 | 58 | 40.4 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 199.1 pts | 202.0 pts | 34-24 |
| 2012-13 | 58 | 39.2 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 191.2 pts | 196.3 pts | 35-23 |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 39.3 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 192.5 pts | 192.5 pts | 38-13 |
| 2010-11 | 56 | 38.8 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 197.7 pts | 199.1 pts | 34-22 |
| 2009-10 | 64 | 40.0 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 198.1 pts | 200.9 pts | 35-29 |
| 2008-09 | 46 | 41.3 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 201.5 pts | 199.9 pts | 22-24 |
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