Every Liberty game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Liberty are 144-89 (61.8%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
Tim Greene has the most Liberty games in this sample (33).
New York Liberty commits 1.0 more fouls per game on the road.
Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (612) exceed 233 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.
#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.
How New York Liberty compares in tight final-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores, not last-two-minute reports.
Close games (≤5 pt margin)
55 of 233 games match this window
Avg combined points
Tight-game avg
171.7
Season avg
166.8
Pressure impact
+4.9
Avg fouls
Tight-game avg
36.3
Season avg
34.4
Pressure impact
+1.9
Over rate
Tight-game avg
60.0%
Season avg
48.5%
Pressure impact
+11.5 pp
Over benchmark: 166.8 combined points · Seasons: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 · 233 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
Individual refs: stats for one official across all Liberty games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Liberty went 144-89 (61.8%) 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 Liberty.
1471 WNBA games from ESPN with scores, foul totals, and referee crews. Matrix: 680/807 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 13 games skipped (no officials listed). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.