NBA Referee Profile
Jess Kersey
Jess Kersey has worked 1,076 NBA games as an official, and his foul tendencies lean slightly below league average — he calls personal fouls at a rate 0.7% under the norm, averaging 44.8 per game. That gap is small but consistent, which means Kersey lets physicality slide more than the average crew. He is not a whistle-happy ref. Free throw attempts tell a slightly different story: his 53 FTA per game runs 0.6% above league average, meaning the fouls he does call tend to send players to the line at a marginally higher rate than peers. The most actionable number for bettors is his home team win rate of 61.3%. The league-wide home win rate historically sits around 59-60%, and Kersey runs above that threshold. Teams playing at home under Kersey cover the built-in home-court advantage at a rate worth tracking — road teams face a steeper climb when he is on the crew.
Career stats
Games officiated
1076
Personal fouls / g
44.8
-0.7% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
53.0
+0.6% vs league
Combined points / g
200.8
+0.2% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 61.3% of games officiated by Jess. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 61 | 44.1 | 53.7 | 199.5 | 45.9% |
| 2005-06 | 64 | 44.8 | 50.3 | 194.5 | 65.6% |
| 2004-05 | 63 | 43.4 | 50.3 | 191.6 | 52.4% |
| 2003-04 | 63 | 41.2 | 46.9 | 187.5 | 68.3% |
| 2002-03 | 58 | 43.7 | 49.7 | 185.8 | 58.6% |
| 2001-02 | 53 | 40.6 | 46.8 | 192.6 | 52.8% |
| 2000-01 | 41 | 45.5 | 53.0 | 191.4 | 53.7% |
Top team splits
Teams Jess has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 46 | 24-22 | 52.2% | 90.3 | 98.4 |
| ATL | 42 | 15-27 | 35.7% | 89.8 | 92.0 |
| PHI | 42 | 22-20 | 52.4% | 90.2 | 94.4 |
| WAS | 40 | 23-17 | 57.5% | 91.3 | 95.8 |
| NYK | 39 | 25-14 | 64.1% | 89.1 | 94.9 |
| SAC | 39 | 19-20 | 48.7% | 92.9 | 98.0 |
| CLE | 39 | 17-22 | 43.6% | 89.1 | 92.7 |
| LAC | 39 | 15-24 | 38.5% | 90.0 | 92.9 |
| MIN | 38 | 19-19 | 50.0% | 89.1 | 91.5 |
| GSW | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 94.2 | 100.2 |
| DET | 38 | 27-11 | 71.1% | 87.5 | 94.0 |
| SAS | 36 | 23-13 | 63.9% | 87.8 | 92.8 |
| CHI | 36 | 16-20 | 44.4% | 91.7 | 93.6 |
| PHO | 35 | 18-17 | 51.4% | 93.6 | 99.3 |
| TOR | 34 | 13-21 | 38.2% | 90.7 | 97.1 |
| MEM | 32 | 11-21 | 34.4% | 89.5 | 92.2 |
| HOU | 32 | 17-15 | 53.1% | 87.9 | 92.6 |
| CHA | 32 | 12-20 | 37.5% | 91.3 | 95.1 |
| DEN | 28 | 8-20 | 28.6% | 91.6 | 94.5 |
| BOS | — | — | — | — | — |