NBA Referee Profile
Eric Dalen
Eric Dalen has worked 919 NBA games, and the numbers on his sheet tell a consistent story: he lets play run. His career average of 38.8 personal fouls per game runs 3.5% below league average, and his 44.4 free throw attempts per game sits at the same -3.5% clip. That combination means fewer stoppages, fewer trips to the line, and a faster pace of game than bettors typically expect. If you're fading unders built on foul-heavy assumptions, Dalen's assignments matter. The more significant number is his home team win rate of 58.2%, which sits meaningfully above the league's standard home-court baseline. That lean is consistent enough to factor into spread decisions — road teams facing longer odds already are fighting an additional statistical headwind when Dalen is on the crew. He doesn't manufacture that result, but it shows up in the data across nearly a thousand games. That's not noise.
Career stats
Games officiated
919
Personal fouls / g
38.8
-3.5% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
44.4
-3.5% vs league
Combined points / g
210.3
-1.0% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 58.2% of games officiated by Eric. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 26 | 36.4 | 40.4 | 206.4 | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 58 | 38.3 | 42.9 | 207.2 | 58.6% |
| 2015-16 | 61 | 38.8 | 45.3 | 203.0 | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31 | 37.8 | 43.4 | 193.8 | 64.5% |
| 2013-14 | 58 | 40.2 | 46.2 | 199.1 | 58.6% |
| 2012-13 | 58 | 39.1 | 43.0 | 191.2 | 60.3% |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 39.3 | 46.1 | 192.5 | 74.5% |
| 2010-11 | 59 | 39.0 | 45.7 | 196.7 | 61.0% |
| 2009-10 | 64 | 40.0 | 46.5 | 198.1 | 54.7% |
| 2008-09 | 46 | 41.3 | 49.9 | 201.5 | 47.8% |
Top team splits
Teams Eric has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 71 | 38-33 | 53.5% | 95.3 | 103.2 |
| LAL | 67 | 32-35 | 47.8% | 96.8 | 104.1 |
| CHA | 67 | 27-40 | 40.3% | 94.2 | 101.4 |
| TOR | 67 | 39-28 | 58.2% | 95.2 | 105.7 |
| SAS | 66 | 28-38 | 42.4% | 96.1 | 104.0 |
| MIN | 66 | 28-38 | 42.4% | 97.2 | 106.5 |
| WAS | 63 | 22-41 | 34.9% | 97.9 | 103.5 |
| PHI | 62 | 28-34 | 45.2% | 96.6 | 103.2 |
| CHI | 62 | 29-33 | 46.8% | 94.9 | 101.7 |
| HOU | 61 | 38-23 | 62.3% | 97.2 | 107.7 |
| BOS | 61 | 32-29 | 52.5% | 95.9 | 103.6 |
| PHO | 61 | 37-24 | 60.7% | 97.5 | 107.5 |
| MIA | 61 | 37-24 | 60.7% | 93.4 | 101.5 |
| UTA | 60 | 35-25 | 58.3% | 95.4 | 104.8 |
| IND | 58 | 32-26 | 55.2% | 96.2 | 103.6 |
| LAC | 58 | 29-29 | 50.0% | 96.5 | 104.3 |
| ATL | 56 | 28-28 | 50.0% | 96.2 | 106.0 |
| SAC | 56 | 23-33 | 41.1% | 97.6 | 106.1 |
| MEM | 56 | 35-21 | 62.5% | 96.7 | 107.6 |
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