NBA Referee Profile
Violet Palmer
Violet Palmer has officiated 919 NBA games, and her numbers give bettors a clear read. Her personal foul rate sits 0.7% above league average at 43.4 per game — she reads a tight game and keeps her whistle active. That carries directly into the free throw line, where she averages 50 FTA per game, running 1.2% above league norms. When Palmer is on the floor, teams get to the line. Factor that into totals and player prop research on FTA markets. The number that demands the most attention is her home team win rate: 62.1%. The league baseline for home wins hovers around 58–59%, so Palmer's edge for the home side is statistically meaningful across a large sample. Bettors laying home chalk when Palmer officiates are working with a real historical lean, not noise. Fade road teams in close spots — her game environment consistently favors the home side.
Career stats
Games officiated
919
Personal fouls / g
43.4
+0.7% vs league
Free throw attempts / g
50.0
+1.2% vs league
Combined points / g
195.3
+0.4% vs league
Home vs visitor
Home teams win 62.1% of games officiated by Violet. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | 7 | 42.3 | 47.6 | 197.6 | 71.4% |
| 2008-09 | 62 | 42.8 | 51.0 | 201.0 | 69.4% |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 42.1 | 50.9 | 197.6 | 62.9% |
| 2006-07 | 68 | 44.8 | 52.6 | 194.0 | 60.3% |
| 2005-06 | 65 | 46.5 | 54.5 | 194.2 | 58.5% |
| 2004-05 | 62 | 45.5 | 52.5 | 195.6 | 71.0% |
| 2003-04 | 63 | 43.8 | 51.5 | 188.9 | 66.7% |
| 2002-03 | 39 | 44.5 | 48.6 | 192.5 | 66.7% |
| 2001-02 | 58 | 40.8 | 44.7 | 189.5 | 56.9% |
| 2000-01 | 58 | 45.8 | 51.2 | 189.9 | 60.3% |
Top team splits
Teams Violet has officiated the most, and how those franchises have fared under him.
| Team | Games | W-L | W% | Pace | PTS/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 73 | 40-33 | 54.8% | 91.7 | 98.7 |
| DEN | 72 | 30-42 | 41.7% | 94.8 | 98.9 |
| LAL | 72 | 47-25 | 65.3% | 93.4 | 102.3 |
| POR | 71 | 49-22 | 69.0% | 89.9 | 96.7 |
| UTA | 71 | 45-26 | 63.4% | 90.0 | 99.0 |
| SAC | 70 | 30-40 | 42.9% | 94.8 | 102.2 |
| MEM | 69 | 25-44 | 36.2% | 91.2 | 93.4 |
| PHI | 68 | 31-37 | 45.6% | 93.0 | 93.5 |
| LAC | 67 | 31-36 | 46.3% | 92.0 | 95.1 |
| BOS | 66 | 31-35 | 47.0% | 91.7 | 95.6 |
| NJN | 65 | 33-32 | 50.8% | 92.0 | 97.4 |
| TOR | 65 | 33-32 | 50.8% | 91.3 | 96.2 |
| MIL | 63 | 34-29 | 54.0% | 92.4 | 98.2 |
| CHI | 58 | 28-30 | 48.3% | 91.7 | 93.9 |
| IND | 57 | 28-29 | 49.1% | 92.4 | 97.4 |
| HOU | 57 | 32-25 | 56.1% | 91.7 | 98.6 |
| WAS | 56 | 17-39 | 30.4% | 91.6 | 93.0 |
| CLE | 56 | 26-30 | 46.4% | 90.7 | 93.6 |
| CHA | 51 | 26-25 | 51.0% | 91.5 | 95.2 |
| DAL | — | — | — | — | — |