NBA referee tendency rankings

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Officiating intelligence for the third team on the court.

Showing 2016-2026

12,301 games · 55 officials · 10 seasons · Updated Sep. 29, 2026

League reference

222.4 combined points per game · 41.0 fouls called per game

Above-reference frequency uses each game's stored scoring reference. It is not a sportsbook over/under record.

Referee rankings

Rank	Official		Average combined points			Fouls per game		Evidence
1	Brett Nansel#44	398	223.2	+0.8	73.1% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.1	High
2	Dannica Baroody#89	372	223.1	+0.8	73.9% above scoring reference	41.4	+0.5	High
3	Marat Kogut#32	374	223.2	+0.8	73.5% above scoring reference	40.8	-0.1	High
4	Andy Nagy#83	739	223.0	+0.6	70.9% above scoring reference	41.2	+0.2	High
5	Ben Taylor#46	1,108	222.9	+0.5	71.7% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.1	High
6	Evan Scott#78	377	222.9	+0.5	69.0% above scoring reference	41.2	+0.2	High
7	Mark Lindsay#29	732	222.8	+0.5	71.0% above scoring reference	41.2	+0.2	High
8	Ray Acosta#54	400	222.9	+0.5	72.5% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.1	High
9	Pat Fraher#26	1,181	222.8	+0.4	70.5% above scoring reference	40.8	-0.2	High
10	Courtney Kirkland#61	752	222.5	+0.2	69.7% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
11	John Conley#56	368	222.5	+0.2	73.1% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
12	Karl Lane#77	765	222.6	+0.2	71.2% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.1	High
13	Bill Kennedy#55	1,149	222.4	+0.1	70.5% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.1	High
14	Brandon Adair#67	777	222.4	+0.1	69.9% above scoring reference	41.2	+0.2	High
15	CJ Washington#12	386	222.5	+0.1	71.2% above scoring reference	40.9	+0.0	High
16	Eric Dalen#37	1,202	222.4	+0.1	68.8% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
17	Jenna Schroeder#20	1,210	222.5	+0.1	68.8% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
18	John Butler#30	373	222.4	+0.1	66.8% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
19	Josh Tiven#58	787	222.5	+0.1	68.9% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
20	Matt Myers#43	1,208	222.4	+0.1	69.3% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.1	High
21	Nick Buchert#3	386	222.5	+0.1	71.2% above scoring reference	40.9	+0.0	High
22	Tre Maddox#23	743	222.4	+0.1	70.0% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.1	High
23	Brent Barnaky#36	761	222.4	+0.0	71.5% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.2	High
24	Che Flores#91	768	222.3	+0.0	68.4% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
25	James Williams#60	1,145	222.4	+0.0	71.6% above scoring reference	40.8	-0.2	High
26	Justin Van Duyne#64	782	222.4	+0.0	71.5% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
27	Scott Foster#48	819	222.3	+0.0	69.1% above scoring reference	40.8	-0.1	High
28	Scott Twardoski#52	365	222.3	+0.0	69.9% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
29	Aaron Smith#51	366	222.3	-0.1	69.1% above scoring reference	40.7	-0.3	High
30	Dedric Taylor#21	776	222.2	-0.1	69.3% above scoring reference	41.2	+0.3	High
31	Jacyn Goble#68	1,542	222.2	-0.1	68.0% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
32	Marc Davis#8	370	222.2	-0.1	68.9% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.1	High
33	Natalie Sago#9	391	222.2	-0.1	70.6% above scoring reference	40.6	-0.4	High
34	Pat O'Connell#90	424	222.3	-0.1	69.6% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
35	Phenizee Ransom#70	718	222.3	-0.1	69.6% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
36	Biniam Maru#94	1,148	222.2	-0.2	69.5% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
37	Brian Forte#45	1,201	222.2	-0.2	69.3% above scoring reference	40.9	+0.0	High
38	Jenna Reneau#93	1,101	222.2	-0.2	67.5% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
39	Tony Brothers#25	792	222.1	-0.2	69.3% above scoring reference	40.6	-0.3	High
40	Ashley Moyer-Gleich#13	362	222.1	-0.3	68.2% above scoring reference	41.4	+0.4	High
41	Eric Lewis#84	747	222.1	-0.3	68.9% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
42	John Goble#10	362	222.1	-0.3	68.2% above scoring reference	41.4	+0.4	High
43	Kevin Cutler#34	706	222.0	-0.3	69.7% above scoring reference	41.1	+0.1	High
44	Robert Hussey#85	400	222.1	-0.3	70.8% above scoring reference	41.2	+0.2	High
45	Sha'Rae Mitchell#98	803	222.1	-0.3	70.0% above scoring reference	40.9	+0.0	High
46	Curtis Blair#74	794	222.0	-0.4	68.4% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
47	James Capers#19	799	222.0	-0.4	69.8% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
48	Michael Smith#38	399	221.9	-0.4	68.9% above scoring reference	40.8	-0.2	High
49	Mousa Dagher#28	372	221.9	-0.4	70.7% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
50	Tyler Ricks#95	372	221.9	-0.4	70.7% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
51	Gediminas Petraitis#50	768	221.9	-0.5	67.3% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High
52	JD Ralls#80	372	221.7	-0.7	70.7% above scoring reference	41.0	+0.0	High
53	Rodney Mott#71	389	221.7	-0.7	69.2% above scoring reference	40.9	-0.1	High

Share of historical games finishing above the stored scoring reference for that game.

Notable patterns

No large tendency deviations meet the current evidence threshold.