Karl Lane
NBA referee · #77 · Crew chief in 4, referee in 1 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 | 40.0 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −5.0 fouls |
| FTA | 42.2 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −8.5 FTA |
| Points | 223.0 pts | 226.8 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Pace | 101.8 poss | 103.1 poss | −1.3 poss |
| Home teams | 2-4 (33%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | ORL @ PHX | 104-117 | 38 fouls | 37 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 4 | TOR @ DEN | 109-128 | 41 fouls | 49 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 31 | CLE @ MIL | 136-111 | 30 fouls | 36 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | LAL @ LAC | 103-87 | 45 fouls | 60 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 26 | MEM @ UTA | 110-105 | 50 fouls | 47 FTA | referee |
| Oct 24 | SAS @ DAL | 122-106 | 36 fouls | 24 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
872 regular-season games over 16 seasons (2010-11 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.2 fouls, +0.2 FTA, +0.4 pts per game. Home teams won 58% of their games (league 57%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55 | 39.9 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 233.8 pts | 231.2 pts | 35-20 |
| 2024-25 | 58 | 37.0 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 227.7 pts | 227.7 pts | 31-27 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 37.8 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 230.3 pts | 228.4 pts | 35-29 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 39.4 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 229.8 pts | 229.4 pts | 37-27 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 39.5 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 222.0 pts | 221.2 pts | 35-25 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 38.0 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 225.1 pts | 224.2 pts | 33-19 |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 39.5 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 216.9 pts | 223.6 pts | 33-23 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 45.5 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 228.0 pts | 222.4 pts | 37-27 |
| 2017-18 | 63 | 0.0 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 213.1 pts | 212.7 pts | 37-26 |
| 2016-17 | 67 | 40.0 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 210.4 pts | 211.2 pts | 35-32 |
| 2015-16 | 52 | 41.2 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 207.1 pts | 205.3 pts | 34-18 |
| 2014-15 | 58 | 40.8 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 202.0 pts | 200.0 pts | 37-21 |
| 2013-14 | 55 | 42.1 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 200.2 pts | 202.0 pts | 27-28 |
| 2012-13 | 50 | 40.5 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 194.3 pts | 196.3 pts | 35-15 |
| 2011-12 | 44 | 39.9 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 192.2 pts | 192.5 pts | 25-19 |
| 2010-11 | 10 | 40.8 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 197.4 pts | 199.1 pts | 4-6 |
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