Matt Kallio
NBA referee · #53 · Umpire in 4 of 5 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 5 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 5 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 42.4 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −2.6 fouls |
| FTA | 48.2 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −2.5 FTA |
| Points | 227.2 pts | 226.8 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Pace | 103.2 poss | 103.1 poss | +0.1 poss |
| Home teams | 3-2 (60%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
174 regular-season games over 6 seasons (2020-21 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.4 fouls, +0.1 FTA, +2.1 pts per game. Home teams won 56% of their games (league 55%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41 | 38.4 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 231.9 pts | 231.2 pts | 28-13 |
| 2024-25 | 41 | 37.8 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 231.4 pts | 227.7 pts | 23-18 |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 37.5 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 232.0 pts | 228.4 pts | 20-14 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 40.1 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 233.6 pts | 229.4 pts | 13-18 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 37.5 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 218.5 pts | 221.2 pts | 3-7 |
| 2020-21 | 17 | 37.2 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 221.5 pts | 224.2 pts | 11-6 |
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