NBA Referee Profile
Ted Bernhardt
Ted Bernhardt has worked 934 NBA games, and the numbers say he reads a tight game. His career average of 45.7 personal fouls per game runs 1.6% above league average — he is blowing the whistle more than most officials. That foul rate pulls free throw attempts up with it: 53.1 FTA per game, sitting 1.7% above the league norm. When Bernhardt is on the floor, teams get to the line at an elevated clip, which matters for totals and player prop bettors tracking pace-of-play signals. The number that demands the most attention is his home team win rate of 62.0%. The league baseline for home wins hovers around 58%, so Bernhardt's home teams are closing out at a meaningfully higher rate. Bettors fading road teams or playing home spreads should have his name flagged. The foul tendencies and home lean are consistent enough across 934 games to treat them as a real edge, not noise.
Career stats
Games officiated
934
Personal fouls / g
45.7
+1.6% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
53.1
+1.7% vs league
Combined points / g
199.6
+0.4% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 62.0% of games officiated by Ted. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 199.8 | 60.0% |
| 2003-04 | 65 | 43.1 | 51.1 | 190.4 | 49.2% |
| 2002-03 | 65 | 41.7 | 48.7 | 192.8 | 63.1% |
| 2001-02 | 66 | 43.0 | 48.3 | 191.4 | 60.6% |
| 2000-01 | 65 | 46.2 | 51.0 | 188.6 | 72.3% |
Top team splits
Teams Ted has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 43 | 21-22 | 48.8% | 88.6 | 91.4 |
| SAS | 41 | 26-15 | 63.4% | 89.5 | 95.4 |
| SAC | 41 | 28-13 | 68.3% | 94.6 | 99.7 |
| LAL | 38 | 32-6 | 84.2% | 91.5 | 101.9 |
| MIL | 37 | 18-19 | 48.6% | 90.7 | 99.2 |
| OKC | 36 | 25-11 | 69.4% | 90.8 | 99.0 |
| CLE | 35 | 12-23 | 34.3% | 90.2 | 90.9 |
| PHO | 33 | 15-18 | 45.5% | 92.9 | 97.1 |
| ORL | 33 | 17-16 | 51.5% | 91.1 | 96.2 |
| POR | 33 | 23-10 | 69.7% | 90.5 | 96.8 |
| WAS | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 90.6 | 94.6 |
| MEM | 31 | 7-24 | 22.6% | 91.6 | 91.4 |
| LAC | 30 | 9-21 | 30.0% | 89.6 | 91.5 |
| PHI | 30 | 13-17 | 43.3% | 91.0 | 92.8 |
| GSW | 30 | 9-21 | 30.0% | 92.3 | 97.2 |
| CHI | 28 | 12-16 | 42.9% | 90.0 | 92.9 |
| DAL | 27 | 13-14 | 48.1% | 93.3 | 98.2 |
| CHA | 27 | 18-9 | 66.7% | 88.9 | 94.4 |
| BOS | 26 | 7-19 | 26.9% | 92.3 | 94.6 |
| MIN | — | — | — | — | — |