NBA Referee Profile
Sha'Rae Mitchell
Sha'Rae Mitchell has worked 123 NBA games and the numbers point to a referee bettors should track. At 38.4 personal fouls per game, Mitchell sits 0.5% above league average — not a dramatic whistle-happy outlier, but consistently on the tighter side of the ledger. That half-percent lean matters over a sample because it nudges total foul counts up and keeps teams in penalty situations slightly earlier than neutral officiating would. The free throw number amplifies that signal: 45.2 FTA per game, running 1.3% above league average, which translates directly into more clock stoppages, more late-game intentional foul windows, and a pace that favors teams built around the stripe. The home team wins 56.9% of games under Mitchell, which runs notably above the league's baseline home-win rate. That is not noise across 123 games. When Mitchell is assigned, lean toward home-team moneylines and factor the above-average foul environment into any totals consideration.
Career stats
Games officiated
123
Personal fouls / g
38.4
+0.5% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
45.2
+1.3% vs league
Combined points / g
228.8
+0.0% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 56.9% of games officiated by Sha'Rae. 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 | 35 | 39.5 | 47.0 | 230.3 | 48.6% |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 38.3 | 44.5 | 229.0 | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 36.3 | 42.5 | 226.9 | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 41.0 | 49.0 | 235.7 | 42.9% |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 43.5 | 53.3 | 218.8 | 75.0% |
Top team splits
Teams Sha'Rae has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 14 | 4-10 | 28.6% | 100.1 | 112.9 |
| UTA | 13 | 5-8 | 38.5% | 100.1 | 114.5 |
| LAC | 11 | 7-4 | 63.6% | 97.3 | 118.6 |
| CHA | 10 | 4-6 | 40.0% | 97.5 | 111.0 |
| DEN | 10 | 9-1 | 90.0% | 100.2 | 120.8 |
| IND | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 98.5 | 108.6 |
| SAC | 9 | 5-4 | 55.6% | 100.1 | 117.0 |
| NJN | 9 | 1-8 | 11.1% | 95.5 | 100.4 |
| PHO | 8 | 5-3 | 62.5% | 96.0 | 118.3 |
| SAS | 8 | 3-5 | 37.5% | 100.3 | 111.2 |
| ORL | 8 | 4-4 | 50.0% | 97.9 | 106.4 |
| MIL | 8 | 5-3 | 62.5% | 100.8 | 114.5 |
| CLE | 7 | 6-1 | 85.7% | 100.1 | 126.1 |
| GSW | 7 | 4-3 | 57.1% | 96.5 | 112.7 |
| NYK | 7 | 5-2 | 71.4% | 94.5 | 115.1 |
| HOU | 7 | 3-4 | 42.9% | 98.2 | 111.3 |
| WAS | 7 | 1-6 | 14.3% | 103.1 | 110.0 |
| NOH | 4 | 2-2 | 50.0% | 98.7 | 107.2 |
| BOS | 4 | 4-0 | 100.0% | 95.3 | 112.8 |
| DET | — | — | — | — | — |