Sha'Rae Mitchell
NBA referee · #98 · Referee in 1, umpire in 4 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 | 44.5 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −0.5 fouls |
| FTA | 52.3 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +1.6 FTA |
| Points | 217.0 pts | 226.8 pts | −9.8 pts |
| Pace | 103.5 poss | 103.1 poss | +0.4 poss |
| Home teams | 4-2 (67%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | MIA @ LAC | 117-116 | 44 fouls | 46 FTA | referee |
| Nov 2 | UTA @ SAS | 97-119 | 40 fouls | 52 FTA | umpire |
| Oct 31 | OKC @ HOU | 98-119 | 33 fouls | 38 FTA | — |
| Oct 25 | DET @ PHI | 106-93 | 42 fouls | 48 FTA | umpire |
| Oct 23 | NYK @ BOS | 103-107 | 45 fouls | 37 FTA | umpire |
| Oct 21 | CHI @ TOR | 92-135 | 63 fouls | 93 FTA | umpire |
Career before this season
121 regular-season games over 5 seasons (2021-22 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.2 fouls, +0.6 FTA, +0.1 pts per game. Home teams won 56% of their games (league 55%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35 | 39.5 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 230.3 pts | 231.2 pts | 17-18 |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 38.3 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 229.0 pts | 227.7 pts | 30-12 |
| 2023-24 | 33 | 36.2 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 227.2 pts | 228.4 pts | 15-18 |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 41.0 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 235.7 pts | 229.4 pts | 3-4 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 43.5 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 218.8 pts | 221.2 pts | 3-1 |
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