James Capers
NBA referee · #19 · Crew chief in 6 of 7 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 7 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 7 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 42.9 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −2.1 fouls |
| FTA | 46.4 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −4.3 FTA |
| Points | 213.0 pts | 226.8 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Pace | 99.9 poss | 103.1 poss | −3.2 poss |
| Home teams | 7-0 (100%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | MIL @ BOS | 102-109 | 41 fouls | 44 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 2 | BKN @ NYK | 90-103 | 46 fouls | 56 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 30 | CHA @ WAS | 79-95 | 44 fouls | 47 FTA | — |
| Oct 27 | SAC @ SAS | 103-130 | 40 fouls | 32 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 25 | LAC @ OKC | 101-108 | 35 fouls | 32 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 23 | NOP @ UTA | 119-120 | 50 fouls | 60 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 21 | GSW @ LAL | 105-127 | 44 fouls | 54 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
1,292 regular-season games over 23 seasons (2003-04 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.1 fouls, −0.4 FTA, even per game. Home teams won 63% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61 | 38.9 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 234.0 pts | 231.2 pts | 40-21 |
| 2024-25 | 30 | 39.6 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 226.7 pts | 227.7 pts | 19-11 |
| 2023-24 | 47 | 37.3 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 225.7 pts | 228.4 pts | 23-24 |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 40.1 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 225.3 pts | 229.4 pts | 25-19 |
| 2021-22 | 49 | 39.7 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 219.4 pts | 221.2 pts | 32-17 |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 37.1 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 224.9 pts | 224.2 pts | 25-25 |
| 2019-20 | 51 | 41.7 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 228.1 pts | 223.6 pts | 34-17 |
| 2018-19 | 60 | 42.5 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 220.4 pts | 222.4 pts | 37-23 |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 208.5 pts | 212.7 pts | 45-14 |
| 2016-17 | 62 | 42.9 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 212.8 pts | 211.2 pts | 42-20 |
| 2015-16 | 59 | 41.2 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 206.0 pts | 205.3 pts | 37-22 |
| 2014-15 | 62 | 42.2 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 205.4 pts | 200.0 pts | 38-24 |
| 2013-14 | 61 | 41.8 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 200.8 pts | 202.0 pts | 39-22 |
| 2012-13 | 63 | 40.3 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 193.6 pts | 196.3 pts | 44-19 |
| 2011-12 | 46 | 37.9 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 189.8 pts | 192.5 pts | 26-20 |
| 2010-11 | 35 | 42.3 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 204.0 pts | 199.1 pts | 22-13 |
| 2009-10 | 67 | 41.7 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 205.7 pts | 200.9 pts | 44-23 |
| 2008-09 | 65 | 41.7 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 196.2 pts | 199.9 pts | 45-20 |
| 2007-08 | 61 | 43.0 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 201.3 pts | 199.8 pts | 38-23 |
| 2006-07 | 68 | 42.8 fouls | 44.4 fouls | 197.8 pts | 197.5 pts | 40-28 |
| 2005-06 | 62 | 45.7 fouls | 45.6 fouls | 194.2 pts | 194.0 pts | 44-18 |
| 2004-05 | 64 | 44.4 fouls | 45.3 fouls | 197.4 pts | 194.4 pts | 34-30 |
| 2003-04 | 66 | 42.5 fouls | 42.9 fouls | 182.0 pts | 186.8 pts | 45-21 |
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