Michael Smith
NBA referee · #38 · Umpire in 1 of 2 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 2 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 2 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 45.0 fouls | 45.0 fouls | even |
| FTA | 53.0 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +2.3 FTA |
| Points | 229.5 pts | 226.8 pts | +2.7 pts |
| Pace | 104.7 poss | 103.1 poss | +1.6 poss |
| Home teams | 1-1 (50%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
1,322 regular-season games over 23 seasons (2003-04 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.9 fouls, +0.8 FTA, +0.2 pts per game. Home teams won 58% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39 | 41.6 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 231.6 pts | 231.2 pts | 25-14 |
| 2024-25 | 38 | 38.3 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 227.4 pts | 227.7 pts | 23-15 |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 39.1 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 231.8 pts | 228.4 pts | 26-27 |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 40.5 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 229.9 pts | 229.4 pts | 38-16 |
| 2021-22 | 56 | 40.7 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 216.9 pts | 221.2 pts | 36-20 |
| 2020-21 | 46 | 38.1 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 226.6 pts | 224.2 pts | 28-18 |
| 2019-20 | 50 | 42.8 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 220.6 pts | 223.6 pts | 22-28 |
| 2018-19 | 56 | 43.8 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 223.3 pts | 222.4 pts | 32-24 |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 0.0 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 212.6 pts | 212.7 pts | 35-25 |
| 2016-17 | 59 | 40.1 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 209.1 pts | 211.2 pts | 39-20 |
| 2015-16 | 58 | 41.1 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 206.1 pts | 205.3 pts | 32-26 |
| 2014-15 | 59 | 43.4 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 202.0 pts | 200.0 pts | 28-31 |
| 2013-14 | 64 | 43.6 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 204.5 pts | 202.0 pts | 33-31 |
| 2012-13 | 64 | 40.0 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 193.3 pts | 196.3 pts | 40-24 |
| 2011-12 | 53 | 39.4 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 192.4 pts | 192.5 pts | 30-23 |
| 2010-11 | 56 | 41.8 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 198.6 pts | 199.1 pts | 38-18 |
| 2009-10 | 67 | 42.8 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 200.5 pts | 200.9 pts | 41-26 |
| 2008-09 | 66 | 43.1 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 200.7 pts | 199.9 pts | 32-34 |
| 2007-08 | 67 | 43.5 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 200.0 pts | 199.8 pts | 34-33 |
| 2006-07 | 69 | 45.0 fouls | 44.4 fouls | 199.9 pts | 197.5 pts | 45-24 |
| 2005-06 | 67 | 46.6 fouls | 45.6 fouls | 196.8 pts | 194.0 pts | 38-29 |
| 2004-05 | 59 | 45.7 fouls | 45.3 fouls | 194.8 pts | 194.4 pts | 34-25 |
| 2003-04 | 62 | 43.0 fouls | 42.9 fouls | 184.8 pts | 186.8 pts | 40-22 |
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