Zach Zarba
NBA referee · #15 · Crew chief in 5 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 | 48.3 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +3.3 fouls |
| FTA | 49.8 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −0.9 FTA |
| Points | 211.5 pts | 226.8 pts | −15.3 pts |
| Pace | 102.0 poss | 103.1 poss | −1.1 poss |
| Home teams | 4-2 (67%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | CHA @ BKN | 104-114 | 63 fouls | 64 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 2 | ATL @ IND | 108-104 | 37 fouls | 31 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 30 | HOU @ DAL | 111-116 | 47 fouls | 60 FTA | — |
| Oct 26 | CHI @ BOS | 99-134 | 56 fouls | 60 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 25 | DET @ PHI | 106-93 | 42 fouls | 48 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 22 | DEN @ OKC | 84-96 | 45 fouls | 36 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
1,420 regular-season games over 23 seasons (2003-04 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: even, −0.3 FTA, +0.6 pts per game. Home teams won 55% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 39.5 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 232.9 pts | 231.2 pts | 34-26 |
| 2024-25 | 60 | 34.6 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 227.0 pts | 227.7 pts | 37-23 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 37.4 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 233.4 pts | 228.4 pts | 36-28 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 37.5 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 230.4 pts | 229.4 pts | 38-26 |
| 2021-22 | 59 | 37.1 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 222.5 pts | 221.2 pts | 33-26 |
| 2020-21 | 51 | 38.3 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 224.3 pts | 224.2 pts | 28-23 |
| 2019-20 | 52 | 40.5 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 220.3 pts | 223.6 pts | 27-25 |
| 2018-19 | 63 | 41.9 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 223.6 pts | 222.4 pts | 36-27 |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 0.0 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 213.8 pts | 212.7 pts | 28-32 |
| 2016-17 | 61 | 40.0 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 211.7 pts | 211.2 pts | 30-31 |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 45.4 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 208.8 pts | 205.3 pts | 41-27 |
| 2014-15 | 67 | 43.2 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 197.6 pts | 200.0 pts | 41-26 |
| 2013-14 | 71 | 42.0 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 201.1 pts | 202.0 pts | 39-32 |
| 2012-13 | 68 | 42.2 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 200.0 pts | 196.3 pts | 35-33 |
| 2011-12 | 55 | 40.2 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 195.0 pts | 192.5 pts | 35-20 |
| 2010-11 | 61 | 42.2 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 198.0 pts | 199.1 pts | 35-26 |
| 2009-10 | 69 | 43.0 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 202.0 pts | 200.9 pts | 38-31 |
| 2008-09 | 61 | 43.0 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 200.9 pts | 199.9 pts | 30-31 |
| 2007-08 | 67 | 41.4 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 198.6 pts | 199.8 pts | 44-23 |
| 2006-07 | 64 | 44.3 fouls | 44.4 fouls | 201.0 pts | 197.5 pts | 26-38 |
| 2005-06 | 59 | 45.1 fouls | 45.6 fouls | 192.0 pts | 194.0 pts | 29-30 |
| 2004-05 | 62 | 42.5 fouls | 45.3 fouls | 190.5 pts | 194.4 pts | 38-24 |
| 2003-04 | 54 | 42.9 fouls | 42.9 fouls | 187.2 pts | 186.8 pts | 29-25 |
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