Detroit Pistons

How the Pistons play under each referee

Every Pistons game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Pistons are 315-505 (38.4%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 p.m.·2016-2026 (2016-10-25 – 2026-04-10)

315-505 (38.4%)

vs. opp avg .502 · baseline 204-206 · -46.1 above avg

Splits

Top 10 opponents47-91 (34.1%) · 138 gp
11–20 opponents52-87 (37.4%) · 139 gp
Bottom 10 opponents59-74 (44.4%) · 133 gp

Opponent tiers ranked by season-end win% within each season. Schedule context uses the same Pistons sample as the record above.

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Tyler Ricks
+36.6 pts vs team+0.9
Mark Lindsay
+20.4 pts vs team+0.1
Ray Acosta
+20.4 pts vs team-0.5
Dannica Baroody
+16.1 pts vs team-0.7
Marc Davis
+14.2 pts vs team+0.9
Andy Nagy
+13.8 pts vs team+1.1
Bill Kennedy
+11.6 pts vs team+1.2
Gediminas Petraitis
+9.4 pts vs team+0.3
Nick Buchert
+9.0 pts vs team+0.8
Brandon Schwab
+9.0 pts vs team+0.0
James Capers
+8.7 pts vs team+0.6
James Williams
+7.8 pts vs team+0.7
Ashley Moyer-Gleich
+7.8 pts vs team-0.3
Robert Hussey
+7.1 pts vs team+0.1
Michael Smith
+7.1 pts vs team+1.4
JD Ralls
+7.1 pts vs team+0.0
Phenizee Ransom
+6.6 pts vs team+1.6
Jenna Schroeder
+6.0 pts vs team+0.3
John Conley
+6.0 pts vs team-0.1
Josh Tiven
+4.5 pts vs team+1.0
Dedric Taylor
+3.7 pts vs team+2.2
Jacyn Goble
+3.1 pts vs team+1.0
Mousa Dagher
+2.8 pts vs team+1.5
Justin Van Duyne
+0.7 pts vs team+1.8
Scott Foster
-0.3 pts vs team+1.3
Courtney Kirkland
-0.9 pts vs team+0.4
Curtis Blair
-2.0 pts vs team+1.9
John Butler
-2.7 pts vs team+1.7
Matt Myers
-3.1 pts vs team+0.7
Tre Maddox
-3.1 pts vs team+1.0
Kevin Cutler
-3.1 pts vs team-1.3
Brett Nansel
-3.1 pts vs team+0.1
Natalie Sago
-5.1 pts vs team+0.5
Rodney Mott
-5.1 pts vs team+1.8
Brandon Adair
-6.8 pts vs team-0.1
CJ Washington
-7.6 pts vs team+0.7
Eric Dalen
-9.0 pts vs team+1.2
Evan Scott
-9.0 pts vs team+2.5
Pat Fraher
-9.8 pts vs team+1.0
Marat Kogut
-11.1 pts vs team+2.0
Che Flores
-11.1 pts vs team+2.8
Brent Barnaky
-11.5 pts vs team+1.8
Scott Twardoski
-11.7 pts vs team+2.1
Tony Brothers
-12.1 pts vs team+1.0
Eric Lewis
-13.4 pts vs team+0.0
Karl Lane
-15.7 pts vs team+2.7
Ben Taylor
-16.2 pts vs team-0.2
Aaron Smith
-17.0 pts vs team+0.5
Brian Forte
-18.4 pts vs team+0.1

Tight-game proxy

How Detroit Pistons compares in competitive late-game windows vs full games. (Based on official box scores, not L2M reports).

Close games (≤5 pt margin)

593 of 820 games match this window

Avg combined pts
Late-game avg
224.1
Season avg
222.7
Pressure impact
+1.4
Avg fouls
Late-game avg
40.8
Season avg
40.8
Pressure impact
+0.0
Over rate
Late-game avg
58.3%
Season avg
53.0%
Pressure impact
+5.3 pts

Over benchmark: 222 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 820 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

407 of 820 games match this window

Avg combined pts
Late-game avg
221.7
Season avg
222.7
Pressure impact
-1.0
Avg fouls
Late-game avg
40.9
Season avg
40.8
Pressure impact
+0.1
Over rate
Late-game avg
51.1%
Season avg
53.0%
Pressure impact
-1.9 pts

Over benchmark: 222 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 820 total games in sample

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Pistons games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Pistons went 315-505 (38.4%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Pistons.

Ref×team W-L from Basketball-Reference (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26). Foul and scoring from NBA Stats API game logs.

Detroit Pistons

How the Pistons play under each referee

Every Pistons game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Pistons are 315-505 (38.4%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 p.m.·2016-2026 (2016-10-25 – 2026-04-10)

315-505 (38.4%)

vs. opp avg .502 · baseline 204-206 · -46.1 above avg

Splits

Top 10 opponents47-91 (34.1%) · 138 gp
11–20 opponents52-87 (37.4%) · 139 gp
Bottom 10 opponents59-74 (44.4%) · 133 gp

Opponent tiers ranked by season-end win% within each season. Schedule context uses the same Pistons sample as the record above.

Sort by

Tyler Ricks
+36.6 pts vs team+0.9
Mark Lindsay
+20.4 pts vs team+0.1
Ray Acosta
+20.4 pts vs team-0.5
Dannica Baroody
+16.1 pts vs team-0.7
Marc Davis
+14.2 pts vs team+0.9
Andy Nagy
+13.8 pts vs team+1.1
Bill Kennedy
+11.6 pts vs team+1.2
Gediminas Petraitis
+9.4 pts vs team+0.3
Nick Buchert
+9.0 pts vs team+0.8
Brandon Schwab
+9.0 pts vs team+0.0
James Capers
+8.7 pts vs team+0.6
James Williams
+7.8 pts vs team+0.7
Ashley Moyer-Gleich
+7.8 pts vs team-0.3
Robert Hussey
+7.1 pts vs team+0.1
Michael Smith
+7.1 pts vs team+1.4
JD Ralls
+7.1 pts vs team+0.0
Phenizee Ransom
+6.6 pts vs team+1.6
Jenna Schroeder
+6.0 pts vs team+0.3
John Conley
+6.0 pts vs team-0.1
Josh Tiven
+4.5 pts vs team+1.0
Dedric Taylor
+3.7 pts vs team+2.2
Jacyn Goble
+3.1 pts vs team+1.0
Mousa Dagher
+2.8 pts vs team+1.5
Justin Van Duyne
+0.7 pts vs team+1.8
Scott Foster
-0.3 pts vs team+1.3
Courtney Kirkland
-0.9 pts vs team+0.4
Curtis Blair
-2.0 pts vs team+1.9
John Butler
-2.7 pts vs team+1.7
Matt Myers
-3.1 pts vs team+0.7
Tre Maddox
-3.1 pts vs team+1.0
Kevin Cutler
-3.1 pts vs team-1.3
Brett Nansel
-3.1 pts vs team+0.1
Natalie Sago
-5.1 pts vs team+0.5
Rodney Mott
-5.1 pts vs team+1.8
Brandon Adair
-6.8 pts vs team-0.1
CJ Washington
-7.6 pts vs team+0.7
Eric Dalen
-9.0 pts vs team+1.2
Evan Scott
-9.0 pts vs team+2.5
Pat Fraher
-9.8 pts vs team+1.0
Marat Kogut
-11.1 pts vs team+2.0
Che Flores
-11.1 pts vs team+2.8
Brent Barnaky
-11.5 pts vs team+1.8
Scott Twardoski
-11.7 pts vs team+2.1
Tony Brothers
-12.1 pts vs team+1.0
Eric Lewis
-13.4 pts vs team+0.0
Karl Lane
-15.7 pts vs team+2.7
Ben Taylor
-16.2 pts vs team-0.2
Aaron Smith
-17.0 pts vs team+0.5
Brian Forte
-18.4 pts vs team+0.1

Tight-game proxy

How Detroit Pistons compares in competitive late-game windows vs full games. (Based on official box scores, not L2M reports).

Close games (≤5 pt margin)

593 of 820 games match this window

Avg combined pts
Late-game avg
224.1
Season avg
222.7
Pressure impact
+1.4
Avg fouls
Late-game avg
40.8
Season avg
40.8
Pressure impact
+0.0
Over rate
Late-game avg
58.3%
Season avg
53.0%
Pressure impact
+5.3 pts

Over benchmark: 222 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 820 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

407 of 820 games match this window

Avg combined pts
Late-game avg
221.7
Season avg
222.7
Pressure impact
-1.0
Avg fouls
Late-game avg
40.9
Season avg
40.8
Pressure impact
+0.1
Over rate
Late-game avg
51.1%
Season avg
53.0%
Pressure impact
-1.9 pts

Over benchmark: 222 combined points · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 820 total games in sample

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Pistons games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Pistons went 315-505 (38.4%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Pistons.

Ref×team W-L from Basketball-Reference (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26). Foul and scoring from NBA Stats API game logs.

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