NBA Referee Profile
Mike Mathis
Mike Mathis has worked 745 career games, and the numbers he produces tell a specific story bettors should not ignore. His personal foul rate sits 0.7% above league average at 46 per game — he reads a tight game and he calls it. That tendency toward contact does not translate to free throw volume the way you might expect: his FTA rate runs 3.2% below league average at 51.9 attempts per game, meaning he is tagging fouls without always sending players to the line. That gap is worth tracking when you are handicapping total free throw props or pace-dependent over/unders. The number that demands the most attention is his home team win rate of 62.5%. League home win rates run well below that figure historically, which means games under Mathis tilt toward the home side at a rate that cannot be written off as noise. Back home favorites, fade road teams in close spots, and watch the foul count climb.
Career stats
Games officiated
745
Personal fouls / g
46.0
+0.7% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
51.9
-3.2% vs league
Combined points / g
201.5
-1.2% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 62.5% of games officiated by Mike. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 17 | 41.4 | 45.1 | 187.5 | 52.9% |
| 2000-01 | 51 | 44.5 | 47.4 | 186.6 | 62.7% |
Top team splits
Teams Mike has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 23 | 14-9 | 60.9% | 91.2 | 90.2 |
| SAS | 19 | 12-7 | 63.2% | 89.7 | 95.9 |
| HOU | 18 | 9-9 | 50.0% | 90.2 | 92.8 |
| ATL | 17 | 5-12 | 29.4% | 89.6 | 86.2 |
| WAS | 17 | 5-12 | 29.4% | 91.8 | 92.8 |
| BOS | 17 | 6-11 | 35.3% | 93.1 | 92.8 |
| POR | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% | 88.4 | 89.3 |
| MIA | 15 | 7-8 | 46.7% | 89.6 | 87.2 |
| CLE | 15 | 4-11 | 26.7% | 91.2 | 89.4 |
| MEM | 15 | 6-9 | 40.0% | 91.9 | 92.4 |
| UTA | 15 | 8-7 | 53.3% | 89.6 | 91.9 |
| NJN | 14 | 6-8 | 42.9% | 91.4 | 89.1 |
| CHI | 14 | 6-8 | 42.9% | 89.6 | 86.3 |
| LAL | 14 | 8-6 | 57.1% | 93.2 | 96.4 |
| OKC | 13 | 8-5 | 61.5% | 92.3 | 98.3 |
| PHO | 12 | 10-2 | 83.3% | 94.6 | 100.8 |
| DAL | 12 | 3-9 | 25.0% | 91.6 | 92.6 |
| SAC | 10 | 4-6 | 40.0% | 93.2 | 92.4 |
| LAC | 10 | 2-8 | 20.0% | 93.4 | 91.4 |
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