Mark Lindsay
NBA referee · #29 · Crew chief in 3, referee in 3 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 | 44.9 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −0.1 fouls |
| FTA | 50.3 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −0.4 FTA |
| Points | 229.3 pts | 226.8 pts | +2.5 pts |
| Pace | 102.6 poss | 103.1 poss | −0.5 poss |
| Home teams | 4-3 (57%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | ORL @ PHX | 104-117 | 38 fouls | 37 FTA | referee |
| Nov 2 | UTA @ SAS | 97-119 | 40 fouls | 52 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 31 | OKC @ HOU | 98-119 | 33 fouls | 38 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | NYK @ CHI | 133-127 | 44 fouls | 50 FTA | referee |
| Oct 25 | LAL @ UTA | 132-123 | 57 fouls | 65 FTA | referee |
| Oct 23 | MEM @ GSW | 111-108 | 55 fouls | 51 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 21 | SAC @ LAC | 96-121 | 47 fouls | 59 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
1,087 regular-season games over 19 seasons (2007-08 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.2 fouls, −0.1 FTA, −0.1 pts per game. Home teams won 59% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63 | 40.1 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 226.9 pts | 231.2 pts | 37-26 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 38.6 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 230.1 pts | 227.7 pts | 30-33 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 38.2 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 229.9 pts | 228.4 pts | 37-25 |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 38.7 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 232.6 pts | 229.4 pts | 19-15 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 39.1 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 222.3 pts | 221.2 pts | 37-25 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 38.6 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 222.4 pts | 224.2 pts | 12-16 |
| 2019-20 | 52 | 43.9 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 229.7 pts | 223.6 pts | 29-23 |
| 2018-19 | 63 | 41.8 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 223.2 pts | 222.4 pts | 37-26 |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 208.7 pts | 212.7 pts | 31-31 |
| 2016-17 | 65 | 39.0 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 211.1 pts | 211.2 pts | 37-28 |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 41.4 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 205.9 pts | 205.3 pts | 39-23 |
| 2014-15 | 67 | 40.3 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 197.9 pts | 200.0 pts | 39-28 |
| 2013-14 | 66 | 42.2 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 201.5 pts | 202.0 pts | 44-22 |
| 2012-13 | 64 | 39.3 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 195.4 pts | 196.3 pts | 38-26 |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 37.1 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 190.7 pts | 192.5 pts | 32-19 |
| 2010-11 | 54 | 39.6 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 198.1 pts | 199.1 pts | 35-19 |
| 2009-10 | 62 | 40.8 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 202.0 pts | 200.9 pts | 39-23 |
| 2008-09 | 51 | 40.4 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 199.5 pts | 199.9 pts | 34-17 |
| 2007-08 | 56 | 40.5 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 198.8 pts | 199.8 pts | 32-24 |
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