NBA Referee Profile
Jason Goldenberg
Jason Goldenberg has worked 413 NBA games and the numbers say he reads a tight whistle. His career average of 40 personal fouls per game runs 1.3% above league average, and his 46 free throw attempts per game sits 2.4% above the norm — both signals that Goldenberg is not shy about stopping play and sending players to the line. For bettors, that translates cleanly: game totals trending toward pace disruption, foul trouble arriving earlier, and late-game free throw volume running higher than a neutral crew would produce. The more actionable number may be his home team win rate of 59.6%, which sits meaningfully above the league baseline. That kind of lean is not noise across 413 games — it's a pattern. When Goldenberg is on the assignment, home-court advantage is getting amplified somewhere in the margin. Fade the road team at your discretion, but do not ignore the foul environment when building a total.
Career stats
Games officiated
413
Personal fouls / g
40.0
+1.3% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
46.0
+2.4% vs league
Combined points / g
226.0
+0.4% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 59.6% of games officiated by Jason. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 39.0 | 46.8 | 234.5 | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 37.4 | 45.9 | 226.5 | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 38.4 | 44.2 | 230.2 | 51.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 41.1 | 49.7 | 235.6 | 60.4% |
| 2021-22 | 41 | 41.9 | 46.9 | 220.8 | 65.9% |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 222.8 | 73.0% |
| 2019-20 | 35 | 41.9 | 47.8 | 223.1 | 60.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49 | 42.2 | 44.9 | 221.7 | 53.1% |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 40.4 | 45.3 | 213.5 | 66.7% |
| 2016-17 | 4 | 39.5 | 42.8 | 211.5 | 75.0% |
Top team splits
Teams Jason has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 35 | 10-25 | 28.6% | 97.5 | 105.1 |
| CHA | 34 | 15-19 | 44.1% | 98.1 | 109.4 |
| LAL | 34 | 16-18 | 47.1% | 99.3 | 111.7 |
| LAC | 32 | 18-14 | 56.3% | 98.5 | 116.6 |
| HOU | 32 | 21-11 | 65.6% | 98.9 | 114.7 |
| DET | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 97.7 | 107.1 |
| MIN | 30 | 14-16 | 46.7% | 100.1 | 115.5 |
| PHO | 30 | 16-14 | 53.3% | 99.7 | 114.3 |
| PHI | 29 | 17-12 | 58.6% | 100.8 | 114.2 |
| CLE | 29 | 16-13 | 55.2% | 97.9 | 110.6 |
| TOR | 28 | 18-10 | 64.3% | 98.9 | 112.7 |
| IND | 28 | 19-9 | 67.9% | 99.0 | 116.3 |
| MIL | 27 | 16-11 | 59.3% | 100.4 | 113.6 |
| BOS | 26 | 19-7 | 73.1% | 98.5 | 115.4 |
| CHI | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 100.4 | 113.2 |
| NYK | 24 | 8-16 | 33.3% | 96.6 | 110.0 |
| MEM | 21 | 8-13 | 38.1% | 100.5 | 111.6 |
| GSW | 20 | 13-7 | 65.0% | 100.2 | 114.2 |
| WAS | 19 | 7-12 | 36.8% | 100.8 | 114.9 |
| ATL | — | — | — | — | — |