NBA Referee Profile
Bill Kennedy
Bill Kennedy has officiated 1,601 NBA games, building one of the longer careers on the floor. His personal fouls average sits at 41.7 per game with a PF rate exactly at league average — zero deviation. Same story on free throws: 47.8 attempts per game, dead even with the league norm. Kennedy doesn't tilt the whistle tight or loose. He calls the median game, which means pace and style matchups drive the foul totals here more than the official himself. Where bettors should pay attention is home-court advantage. Kennedy's home team wins at 58.0%, which runs above the standard NBA home-win baseline. That lean is consistent enough to factor into spread decisions, particularly in games where the home team is already a short favorite. The foul neutrality removes one variable; the home-team lean adds another. When Kennedy is on the card, the home side has historically covered more than it hasn't.
Career stats
Games officiated
1601
Personal fouls / g
41.7
+0.0% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
47.8
+0.0% vs league
Combined points / g
204.2
+0.3% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 58.0% of games officiated by Bill. Roughly in line with the ~57% league baseline — no strong home lean either way.
Recent seasons
| Season | Games | PF/g | FTA/g | PTS/g | Home W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 71 | 42.0 | 50.9 | 199.6 | 57.7% |
| 2008-09 | 68 | 42.1 | 49.4 | 198.4 | 57.4% |
| 2007-08 | 69 | 40.5 | 46.9 | 198.3 | 55.1% |
| 2006-07 | 70 | 44.9 | 53.2 | 198.9 | 67.1% |
| 2005-06 | 67 | 44.6 | 51.3 | 194.2 | 58.2% |
| 2004-05 | 66 | 42.5 | 47.7 | 194.3 | 56.1% |
| 2003-04 | 64 | 42.7 | 48.5 | 190.3 | 54.7% |
| 2002-03 | 58 | 42.8 | 47.7 | 187.7 | 70.7% |
| 2001-02 | 60 | 43.2 | 49.0 | 189.0 | 50.0% |
| 2000-01 | 57 | 44.7 | 48.9 | 193.1 | 71.9% |
Top team splits
Teams Bill has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 125 | 66-59 | 52.8% | 95.1 | 104.7 |
| POR | 123 | 70-53 | 56.9% | 92.2 | 99.6 |
| PHO | 123 | 61-62 | 49.6% | 96.5 | 105.5 |
| LAC | 123 | 55-68 | 44.7% | 94.0 | 101.9 |
| HOU | 114 | 67-47 | 58.8% | 94.5 | 104.0 |
| DAL | 113 | 61-52 | 54.0% | 93.0 | 102.0 |
| TOR | 113 | 64-49 | 56.6% | 93.7 | 102.0 |
| UTA | 113 | 64-49 | 56.6% | 93.1 | 101.6 |
| GSW | 111 | 58-53 | 52.3% | 97.8 | 106.2 |
| OKC | 107 | 60-47 | 56.1% | 94.3 | 104.8 |
| SAS | 107 | 73-34 | 68.2% | 92.8 | 101.9 |
| CLE | 103 | 44-59 | 42.7% | 92.8 | 98.1 |
| ATL | 102 | 45-57 | 44.1% | 93.4 | 100.5 |
| IND | 101 | 51-50 | 50.5% | 94.3 | 100.5 |
| CHA | 94 | 35-59 | 37.2% | 93.7 | 98.1 |
| LAL | 94 | 61-33 | 64.9% | 94.8 | 105.2 |
| ORL | 91 | 39-52 | 42.9% | 94.7 | 100.0 |
| BOS | 90 | 51-39 | 56.7% | 94.2 | 103.3 |
| NJN | 88 | 34-54 | 38.6% | 93.1 | 99.3 |
| SAC | — | — | — | — | — |