NBA Referee Profile
Mark Lindsay
Mark Lindsay has worked 1,097 NBA games, which is enough of a sample to draw real conclusions. His personal foul rate sits at 39.9 per game, running 0.7% below league average — Lindsay lets play run. He is not the ref who bails teams out with touch fouls or keeps his whistle busy in crunch time. Free throw attempts follow the same logic: 46 per game, just 0.2% under league average, so the foul-line volume is slightly suppressed but not dramatically so. The bigger number for bettors is his home team win rate of 58.7%. The league baseline for home winning percentage already leans toward the home side, but that figure is worth tracking against the spread when Lindsay is assigned. Teams hosting with a motivated crowd may get a marginal edge in how the game is managed. Bet totals knowing the whistle stays in his pocket.
Career stats
Games officiated
1097
Personal fouls / g
39.9
-0.7% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
46.0
-0.2% vs league
Combined points / g
211.4
+0.0% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 58.7% of games officiated by Mark. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 64 | 38.9 | 45.4 | 211.0 | 57.8% |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 41.0 | 47.1 | 205.9 | 62.9% |
| 2014-15 | 66 | 39.9 | 44.4 | 198.0 | 57.6% |
| 2013-14 | 67 | 42.0 | 48.4 | 201.7 | 67.2% |
| 2012-13 | 64 | 39.2 | 43.9 | 195.4 | 59.4% |
| 2011-12 | 51 | 37.1 | 43.0 | 190.7 | 62.7% |
| 2010-11 | 61 | 40.4 | 48.0 | 198.6 | 65.6% |
| 2009-10 | 62 | 40.8 | 48.0 | 202.0 | 62.9% |
| 2008-09 | 52 | 40.3 | 46.5 | 200.0 | 65.4% |
| 2007-08 | 56 | 40.5 | 49.5 | 198.8 | 57.1% |
Top team splits
Teams Mark has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 91 | 42-49 | 46.2% | 95.8 | 102.9 |
| CHA | 84 | 40-44 | 47.6% | 94.9 | 101.5 |
| BOS | 82 | 54-28 | 65.9% | 95.1 | 107.8 |
| UTA | 79 | 35-44 | 44.3% | 94.6 | 105.1 |
| SAS | 79 | 41-38 | 51.9% | 95.2 | 103.3 |
| MIL | 78 | 41-37 | 52.6% | 96.7 | 105.0 |
| LAC | 77 | 44-33 | 57.1% | 95.4 | 106.2 |
| GSW | 77 | 51-26 | 66.2% | 98.2 | 111.7 |
| IND | 76 | 41-35 | 53.9% | 95.9 | 103.7 |
| ORL | 75 | 32-43 | 42.7% | 94.9 | 102.0 |
| NYK | 74 | 28-46 | 37.8% | 94.4 | 104.2 |
| MEM | 71 | 37-34 | 52.1% | 95.0 | 100.9 |
| MIN | 68 | 26-42 | 38.2% | 96.3 | 103.5 |
| POR | 68 | 34-34 | 50.0% | 94.1 | 104.8 |
| LAL | 68 | 36-32 | 52.9% | 96.9 | 106.8 |
| CLE | 67 | 31-36 | 46.3% | 94.3 | 102.0 |
| CHI | 65 | 28-37 | 43.1% | 94.6 | 104.4 |
| ATL | 65 | 34-31 | 52.3% | 96.5 | 106.0 |
| SAC | 62 | 21-41 | 33.9% | 96.3 | 104.7 |
| DEN | — | — | — | — | — |