NBA Referee Profile
Joe DeRosa
Joe DeRosa has worked 1,195 NBA games, and his foul numbers tell a consistent story: he lets play run. His career average of 44 personal fouls per game sits 1.1% below league average, meaning DeRosa is not the official who stops the game to sort out contact. He compensates slightly on the free throw side — 51.7 FTA per game, running 0.4% above league average — so teams do get to the line, just not because DeRosa is whistle-happy in the half court. The number bettors need to flag is his home team win rate: 60.6%. The league baseline for home wins hovers around 58%, and DeRosa runs nearly three points above that. That is not noise across 1,195 games. When DeRosa is on the assignment, home-court lean is real, and fading road teams in close spots deserves a second look before the line moves.
Career stats
Games officiated
1195
Personal fouls / g
44.0
-1.1% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
51.7
+0.4% vs league
Combined points / g
197.2
-0.1% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 60.6% of games officiated by Joe. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 61 | 40.4 | 48.6 | 201.8 | 63.9% |
| 2008-09 | 63 | 42.3 | 50.3 | 198.4 | 52.4% |
| 2007-08 | 69 | 42.3 | 52.7 | 206.9 | 60.9% |
| 2006-07 | 68 | 43.0 | 52.8 | 196.8 | 60.3% |
| 2005-06 | 65 | 44.8 | 54.7 | 198.6 | 53.8% |
| 2004-05 | 70 | 47.9 | 58.5 | 195.5 | 60.0% |
| 2003-04 | 34 | 42.3 | 47.9 | 185.7 | 61.8% |
| 2002-03 | 66 | 44.6 | 52.1 | 189.1 | 62.1% |
| 2001-02 | 66 | 42.3 | 48.2 | 192.2 | 68.2% |
| 2000-01 | 67 | 45.6 | 52.1 | 191.2 | 62.7% |
Top team splits
Teams Joe has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 66 | 39-27 | 59.1% | 88.0 | 94.9 |
| CLE | 65 | 34-31 | 52.3% | 90.2 | 97.0 |
| UTA | 65 | 37-28 | 56.9% | 89.9 | 99.5 |
| DEN | 64 | 29-35 | 45.3% | 94.2 | 100.7 |
| OKC | 62 | 27-35 | 43.5% | 91.1 | 98.2 |
| BOS | 62 | 31-31 | 50.0% | 92.4 | 96.4 |
| NYK | 60 | 26-34 | 43.3% | 89.6 | 91.8 |
| TOR | 59 | 26-33 | 44.1% | 90.6 | 95.4 |
| LAL | 59 | 41-18 | 69.5% | 91.2 | 101.2 |
| NJN | 59 | 27-32 | 45.8% | 91.8 | 94.0 |
| DET | 58 | 37-21 | 63.8% | 89.0 | 95.4 |
| LAC | 57 | 15-42 | 26.3% | 91.4 | 91.8 |
| CHA | 57 | 26-31 | 45.6% | 90.3 | 95.2 |
| SAC | 56 | 33-23 | 58.9% | 94.7 | 103.7 |
| IND | 55 | 26-29 | 47.3% | 90.5 | 95.0 |
| MIA | 53 | 33-20 | 62.3% | 88.3 | 95.4 |
| DAL | 52 | 29-23 | 55.8% | 91.7 | 98.4 |
| MEM | 49 | 22-27 | 44.9% | 91.4 | 97.9 |
| MIN | 48 | 19-29 | 39.6% | 91.2 | 92.7 |
| ATL | — | — | — | — | — |