NBA Referee Profile
Pat O'Connell
Pat O'Connell has officiated 64 NBA games, and the numbers paint a clear picture for anyone tracking officiating trends. His personal foul rate sits at 40.2 per game, running 2.6% above league average — O'Connell reads a tight game and he calls it. Whistles come, and they come often. Free throw attempts follow the same pattern at 46.7 per game, 1.3% above league average, meaning foul trouble is a live variable in every game he works. Bettors building totals models should account for the additional possessions that free throw volume creates. The more telling number is his home team win rate: 57.8%. League-wide home teams win at roughly 58-60% historically, so O'Connell tracks in line with expected home-court lean — no significant bias in either direction. The key angle here is the whistle volume. In O'Connell games, the rulebook gets enforced. Stars get to the line. Foul trouble is real.
Career stats
Games officiated
64
Personal fouls / g
40.2
+2.6% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
46.7
+1.3% vs league
Combined points / g
227.2
-1.2% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 57.8% of games officiated by Pat. 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 | 42 | 40.3 | 47.8 | 228.9 | 64.3% |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 39.7 | 42.8 | 218.3 | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 40.4 | 47.6 | 232.6 | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 43.2 | 48.7 | 233.8 | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 195.7 | 66.7% |
Top team splits
Teams Pat has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 96.4 | 112.9 |
| SAC | 7 | 3-4 | 42.9% | 98.5 | 110.0 |
| PHI | 7 | 3-4 | 42.9% | 96.6 | 106.4 |
| TOR | 7 | 2-5 | 28.6% | 98.1 | 112.7 |
| WAS | 6 | 2-4 | 33.3% | 100.4 | 113.5 |
| IND | 5 | 2-3 | 40.0% | 99.6 | 111.6 |
| DAL | 5 | 1-4 | 20.0% | 100.5 | 105.0 |
| OKC | 5 | 5-0 | 100.0% | 97.6 | 112.8 |
| MIL | 4 | 1-3 | 25.0% | 97.3 | 106.8 |
| ATL | 4 | 0-4 | 0.0% | 102.1 | 114.5 |
| POR | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 99.3 | 111.0 |
| UTA | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 101.2 | 122.1 |
| SAS | 4 | 3-1 | 75.0% | 99.5 | 122.3 |
| HOU | 3 | 3-0 | 100.0% | 94.9 | 108.2 |
| MEM | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 96.9 | 119.8 |
| DET | 2 | 1-1 | 50.0% | 97.8 | 110.5 |
| MIN | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0% | 98.3 | 110.7 |
| CLE | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 95.0 | 92.7 |
| PHO | 2 | 2-0 | 100.0% | 96.3 | 114.5 |
| NYK | — | — | — | — | — |