NBA Referee Profile
Bill Spooner
Bill Spooner has worked 1,541 NBA games, and the numbers he carries into every assignment matter to anyone with money on the line. His career average of 42.5 personal fouls per game sits 2.1% below the league average — Spooner lets play run. He is not hunting contact. His free throw attempts average of 49.6 per game tracks just 0.8% under the league norm, meaning the gap between fouls called and foul shots taken is narrow — when he does blow the whistle, it converts to the line at a normal rate. Neither of those figures points toward a high-variance foul-fest; bettors targeting unders in physical matchups should note his name on the assignment sheet. The more significant number is his home team win rate of 57.6%, which runs above the standard home-court baseline. Teams hosting games with Spooner officiating win at a rate worth tracking before you touch a spread.
Career stats
Games officiated
1541
Personal fouls / g
42.5
-2.1% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
49.6
-0.8% vs league
Combined points / g
199.8
+0.4% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 57.6% 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 | 60 | 41.3 | 50.6 | 207.9 | 65.0% |
| 2008-09 | 56 | 42.6 | 51.8 | 198.5 | 53.6% |
| 2007-08 | 61 | 39.4 | 48.0 | 202.2 | 63.9% |
| 2006-07 | 3 | 47.7 | 57.7 | 187.0 | 33.3% |
| 2005-06 | 61 | 43.9 | 51.7 | 198.0 | 65.6% |
| 2004-05 | 65 | 45.2 | 52.7 | 193.9 | 56.9% |
| 2003-04 | 41 | 40.5 | 45.8 | 189.7 | 63.4% |
| 2002-03 | 63 | 42.3 | 47.0 | 189.8 | 68.3% |
| 2001-02 | 63 | 44.2 | 50.8 | 192.5 | 55.6% |
| 2000-01 | 57 | 43.4 | 48.5 | 187.4 | 50.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 102 | 64-38 | 62.7% | 91.3 | 98.2 |
| LAC | 97 | 47-50 | 48.5% | 92.6 | 99.5 |
| SAC | 91 | 43-48 | 47.3% | 95.3 | 102.6 |
| DET | 90 | 50-40 | 55.6% | 90.6 | 96.1 |
| OKC | 88 | 48-40 | 54.5% | 93.2 | 100.4 |
| GSW | 86 | 43-43 | 50.0% | 95.3 | 102.2 |
| IND | 86 | 48-38 | 55.8% | 92.3 | 99.1 |
| BOS | 84 | 38-46 | 45.2% | 93.0 | 96.3 |
| CHI | 79 | 35-44 | 44.3% | 92.2 | 93.3 |
| CHA | 79 | 35-44 | 44.3% | 92.0 | 95.5 |
| MIL | 78 | 36-42 | 46.2% | 91.6 | 96.1 |
| PHI | 74 | 30-44 | 40.5% | 93.4 | 97.6 |
| NJN | 71 | 32-39 | 45.1% | 92.2 | 94.4 |
| ORL | 71 | 29-42 | 40.8% | 92.5 | 96.9 |
| MIN | 70 | 31-39 | 44.3% | 94.0 | 99.7 |
| MEM | 70 | 20-50 | 28.6% | 91.8 | 92.8 |
| ATL | 68 | 29-39 | 42.6% | 91.3 | 95.1 |
| MIA | 66 | 37-29 | 56.1% | 89.7 | 95.3 |
| NYK | 66 | 33-33 | 50.0% | 92.9 | 98.0 |
| CLE | — | — | — | — | — |