#RefWin ratevs baselineClose gamesOpponent whistle volume minus team volume per game. Positive means your team is whistled less (or the opponent more), a favorable minors/flags edge.
Individual refs: stats for one official across all Sun games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Sun went 39-45 (46.4%) 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 Sun.
528 WNBA games from ESPN with scores, foul totals, and referee crews. Matrix: 438/467 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 3 games skipped (no officials listed). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.