NBA Referee Profile
Bennett Salvatore
Bennett Salvatore has officiated 1,520 NBA games, and his foul tendencies carry a clear pattern bettors should track. His personal foul average of 45.1 per game runs 2.0% above league average, and his free throw attempt rate of 53 per game sits 3.3% above the norm — meaning Salvatore reads contact and whistles it. When he's on the court, expect the pace to slow, foul trouble to factor early, and free throw shooting to become a significant scoring channel. Teams built around drawing fouls and getting to the line gain a structural edge in his games. The number that demands the most attention is his home team win rate of 63.4%, which sits well above the league baseline. That isn't noise — it's a consistent lean toward home squads that bettors fading the road team should recognize. Salvatore's assignment on a given night is information worth building into your line evaluation.
Career stats
Games officiated
1520
Personal fouls / g
45.1
+2.0% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
53.0
+3.3% vs league
Combined points / g
200.2
+0.6% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 63.4% of games officiated by Bennett. That's well above the league's ~57% home-court baseline — a signal his crews lean home when the game is close.
Recent seasons
| Season | Games | PF/g | FTA/g | PTS/g | Home W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 61 | 42.2 | 51.9 | 204.1 | 68.9% |
| 2008-09 | 64 | 42.8 | 50.2 | 198.9 | 62.5% |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 43.4 | 53.2 | 202.8 | 62.9% |
| 2006-07 | 63 | 46.5 | 55.0 | 203.2 | 63.5% |
| 2005-06 | 61 | 44.7 | 51.0 | 189.0 | 60.7% |
| 2004-05 | 65 | 45.2 | 52.8 | 196.2 | 60.0% |
| 2003-04 | 68 | 41.5 | 45.7 | 187.5 | 73.5% |
| 2002-03 | 68 | 45.2 | 49.9 | 190.7 | 63.2% |
| 2001-02 | 66 | 43.2 | 48.4 | 188.7 | 63.6% |
| 2000-01 | 43 | 44.0 | 52.2 | 194.1 | 65.1% |
Top team splits
Teams Bennett has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 84 | 45-39 | 53.6% | 92.3 | 98.9 |
| NYK | 78 | 34-44 | 43.6% | 90.8 | 95.4 |
| DET | 78 | 41-37 | 52.6% | 89.5 | 96.0 |
| UTA | 75 | 41-34 | 54.7% | 89.5 | 98.5 |
| SAS | 75 | 44-31 | 58.7% | 91.1 | 96.1 |
| POR | 74 | 35-39 | 47.3% | 89.6 | 95.2 |
| LAC | 74 | 29-45 | 39.2% | 92.4 | 97.3 |
| MIA | 73 | 35-38 | 47.9% | 90.1 | 95.6 |
| GSW | 71 | 26-45 | 36.6% | 94.6 | 99.0 |
| PHO | 70 | 47-23 | 67.1% | 92.8 | 102.2 |
| WAS | 70 | 33-37 | 47.1% | 91.8 | 97.0 |
| PHI | 69 | 32-37 | 46.4% | 92.2 | 93.2 |
| DAL | 69 | 36-33 | 52.2% | 92.6 | 101.4 |
| ATL | 68 | 32-36 | 47.1% | 89.6 | 94.1 |
| DEN | 68 | 29-39 | 42.6% | 94.0 | 99.6 |
| IND | 66 | 37-29 | 56.1% | 90.7 | 94.8 |
| CHI | 65 | 27-38 | 41.5% | 92.1 | 93.5 |
| CHA | 62 | 25-37 | 40.3% | 91.2 | 95.0 |
| HOU | 59 | 35-24 | 59.3% | 92.0 | 99.7 |
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