James Williams
NBA referee · #60 · Crew chief in 4 of 4 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 4 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 4 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 40.8 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −4.2 fouls |
| FTA | 41.8 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −8.9 FTA |
| Points | 219.0 pts | 226.8 pts | −7.8 pts |
| Pace | 99.2 poss | 103.1 poss | −3.9 poss |
| Home teams | 3-1 (75%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
834 regular-season games over 14 seasons (2012-13 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.6 fouls, −0.6 FTA, +0.4 pts per game. Home teams won 57% of their games (league 57%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64 | 38.2 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 233.6 pts | 231.2 pts | 39-25 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 35.7 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 224.8 pts | 227.7 pts | 34-29 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 35.8 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 228.6 pts | 228.4 pts | 38-21 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 36.7 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 228.0 pts | 229.4 pts | 36-27 |
| 2021-22 | 59 | 39.3 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 222.9 pts | 221.2 pts | 34-25 |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 39.4 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 225.6 pts | 224.2 pts | 18-27 |
| 2019-20 | 57 | 41.4 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 221.9 pts | 223.6 pts | 32-25 |
| 2018-19 | 63 | 42.3 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 226.3 pts | 222.4 pts | 36-27 |
| 2017-18 | 61 | 0.2 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 214.0 pts | 212.7 pts | 41-20 |
| 2016-17 | 69 | 40.0 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 214.3 pts | 211.2 pts | 39-30 |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 41.0 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 210.0 pts | 205.3 pts | 34-31 |
| 2014-15 | 62 | 40.7 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 196.7 pts | 200.0 pts | 33-29 |
| 2013-14 | 54 | 40.8 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 201.7 pts | 202.0 pts | 32-22 |
| 2012-13 | 50 | 40.4 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 191.9 pts | 196.3 pts | 27-23 |
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