NBA Referee Profile
Tim Donaghy
Tim Donaghy worked 753 NBA games as an official, and his numbers carry a clear signature bettors should know. His career average of 45.9 personal fouls per game ran 2.7% above league average — he read a tight game, called the contact, and kept his whistle active. That translates directly to the line: more fouls mean more stoppages, more free throw opportunities, and more variance in pace. His 52.6 free throw attempts per game, sitting 3.1% above league average, confirms the pattern. Games under Donaghy went to the stripe at an elevated rate, which matters when you're evaluating total projections or betting team pace profiles. The home team won 60.4% of games he officiated — a number that sits notably above the standard home-court win rate. That lean is not coincidence. Bettors tracking home spreads in his assignments had a structural edge worth building into any model covering his tenure.
Career stats
Games officiated
753
Personal fouls / g
45.9
+2.7% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
52.6
+3.1% vs league
Combined points / g
194.3
+0.8% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 60.4% of games officiated by Tim. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 68 | 46.5 | 55.3 | 201.4 | 52.9% |
| 2005-06 | 63 | 49.1 | 58.6 | 197.0 | 52.4% |
| 2004-05 | 63 | 47.1 | 55.2 | 193.8 | 71.4% |
| 2003-04 | 66 | 44.7 | 50.2 | 184.6 | 65.2% |
| 2002-03 | 64 | 44.5 | 49.6 | 193.6 | 54.7% |
| 2001-02 | 63 | 44.3 | 49.7 | 194.1 | 68.3% |
| 2000-01 | 61 | 46.2 | 53.4 | 192.2 | 54.1% |
Top team splits
Teams Tim has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 53 | 30-23 | 56.6% | 89.6 | 93.0 |
| NJN | 50 | 23-27 | 46.0% | 90.9 | 94.7 |
| TOR | 50 | 24-26 | 48.0% | 91.6 | 95.7 |
| SAS | 50 | 29-21 | 58.0% | 88.8 | 91.4 |
| DEN | 49 | 22-27 | 44.9% | 91.8 | 95.9 |
| POR | 49 | 24-25 | 49.0% | 88.4 | 95.7 |
| PHI | 48 | 25-23 | 52.1% | 91.2 | 94.9 |
| MIA | 48 | 29-19 | 60.4% | 89.2 | 91.8 |
| CLE | 47 | 19-28 | 40.4% | 89.9 | 93.2 |
| GSW | 47 | 18-29 | 38.3% | 93.3 | 96.2 |
| HOU | 46 | 22-24 | 47.8% | 90.5 | 97.2 |
| WAS | 45 | 22-23 | 48.9% | 93.1 | 97.0 |
| MIL | 43 | 23-20 | 53.5% | 90.3 | 98.3 |
| CHI | 42 | 15-27 | 35.7% | 92.1 | 93.5 |
| PHO | 42 | 26-16 | 61.9% | 93.5 | 102.3 |
| OKC | 42 | 16-26 | 38.1% | 89.7 | 96.2 |
| LAC | 41 | 15-26 | 36.6% | 91.4 | 96.3 |
| DAL | 39 | 25-14 | 64.1% | 89.8 | 99.6 |
| LAL | 37 | 28-9 | 75.7% | 92.0 | 101.1 |
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