John Butler
NBA referee · #30 · Referee in 5 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 | 43.3 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −1.7 fouls |
| FTA | 47.4 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −3.3 FTA |
| Points | 229.3 pts | 226.8 pts | +2.5 pts |
| Pace | 104.1 poss | 103.1 poss | +1.0 poss |
| Home teams | 5-2 (71%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | CLE @ OKC | 116-124 | 47 fouls | 54 FTA | referee |
| Nov 2 | MIL @ MIN | 100-112 | 36 fouls | 38 FTA | referee |
| Oct 30 | LAL @ GSW | 95-112 | 42 fouls | 41 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | SAS @ UTA | 117-111 | 36 fouls | 40 FTA | referee |
| Oct 25 | MEM @ SAC | 123-112 | 50 fouls | 49 FTA | referee |
| Oct 24 | NOP @ DEN | 135-141 | 57 fouls | 69 FTA | referee |
| Oct 21 | PHX @ POR | 83-124 | 35 fouls | 41 FTA | — |
Career before this season
345 regular-season games over 8 seasons (2018-19 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.7 fouls, −0.3 FTA, −1.6 pts per game. Home teams won 54% of their games (league 55%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62 | 39.3 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 228.5 pts | 231.2 pts | 30-32 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 34.9 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 222.8 pts | 227.7 pts | 32-28 |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 36.9 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 230.4 pts | 228.4 pts | 31-24 |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 39.4 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 227.2 pts | 229.4 pts | 27-21 |
| 2021-22 | 44 | 39.8 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 221.2 pts | 221.2 pts | 22-22 |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 39.1 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 223.0 pts | 224.2 pts | 23-14 |
| 2019-20 | 30 | 39.9 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 224.1 pts | 223.6 pts | 16-14 |
| 2018-19 | 9 | 39.2 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 216.7 pts | 222.4 pts | 6-3 |
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