Simone Jelks
NBA referee · #81 · Umpire in 3 of 4 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 4 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 4 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 39.2 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −5.8 fouls |
| FTA | 46.0 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −4.7 FTA |
| Points | 217.8 pts | 226.8 pts | −9.0 pts |
| Pace | 98.1 poss | 103.1 poss | −5.0 poss |
| Home teams | 4-0 (100%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
144 regular-season games over 6 seasons (2019-20 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.2 fouls, +0.5 FTA, +0.6 pts per game. Home teams won 46% of their games (league 55%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40 | 40.0 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 230.8 pts | 231.2 pts | 16-24 |
| 2024-25 | 48 | 36.9 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 234.5 pts | 227.7 pts | 23-25 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 34.7 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 217.0 pts | 229.4 pts | 3-3 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 47.0 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 230.0 pts | 221.2 pts | 1-0 |
| 2020-21 | 33 | 40.2 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 223.7 pts | 224.2 pts | 14-19 |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 41.9 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 214.6 pts | 223.6 pts | 10-6 |
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