NBA · 12,681 games logged

NBA Referees: what really happens in their games

Across 12,681 logged NBA games, the biggest scoring gap between referees is real: games with Matt Myers average 233.7 points, games with Brandon Adair just 223.1 — against a league average of 227.7. Every referee below links to their full record.

Referee	Games	Avg points	League	Home wins
Josh Tiven	240	225.7	227.7	58%
James Williams	237	226.8	227.7	61%
Marc Davis	237	228.1	227.7	51%
Zach Zarba	237	227.9	227.7	57%
Ray Acosta	235	226.2	227.7	53%
Tyler Ford	232	227.1	227.7	55%
Mitchell Ervin	230	228.8	227.7	55%
Gediminas Petraitis	230	227.1	227.7	49%
Justin Van Duyne	227	225.2	227.7	53%
Tony Brothers	227	226.7	227.7	59%
Jacyn Goble	225	228.8	227.7	55%
Nick Buchert	225	227.3	227.7	53%
Kevin Scott	223	224.4	227.7	52%
Brent Barnaky	221	224.2	227.7	52%
Pat Fraher	218	228.1	227.7	50%
Mark Lindsay	217	227.3	227.7	56%
Curtis Blair	217	225.2	227.7	58%
Courtney Kirkland	214	226.4	227.7	52%
Scott Foster	213	227.9	227.7	58%
Sean Wright	211	223.4	227.7	53%
Karl Lane	211	226.4	227.7	58%
Brian Forte	209	225.1	227.7	55%
Natalie Sago	205	226.6	227.7	56%
Sean Corbin	204	227.6	227.7	56%
Andy Nagy	202	229.7	227.7	54%
Kevin Cutler	200	227.4	227.7	53%
Marat Kogut	199	226.9	227.7	56%
John Butler	197	226.4	227.7	54%
J.B. DeRosa	194	227.6	227.7	57%
Eric Dalen	192	224.3	227.7	59%
Ed Malloy	187	227.0	227.7	62%
James Capers	187	226.3	227.7	58%
John Goble	184	226.5	227.7	58%
Phenizee Ransom	184	231.9	227.7	43%
Scott Twardoski	179	229.7	227.7	56%
Jason Goldenberg	173	229.4	227.7	56%
Mousa Dagher	171	227.7	227.7	49%
CJ Washington	168	231.7	227.7	50%
Bill Kennedy	166	228.2	227.7	55%
Nate Green	164	228.8	227.7	60%
J.T. Orr	164	227.5	227.7	57%
Dedric Taylor	157	226.6	227.7	56%
Ben Taylor	155	226.6	227.7	63%
Jenna Schroeder	154	227.2	227.7	58%
Matt Myers	153	233.7	227.7	59%
Tre Maddox	152	226.1	227.7	55%
Evan Scott	149	228.3	227.7	55%
Brandon Schwab	148	228.8	227.7	51%
Danielle Scott	137	229.1	227.7	55%
Michael Smith	137	230.2	227.7	57%
Jonathan Sterling	137	230.3	227.7	60%
Derrick Collins	136	228.6	227.7	57%
Suyash Mehta	136	225.4	227.7	56%
Robert Hussey	134	229.1	227.7	57%
Rodney Mott	132	225.9	227.7	56%
Brandon Adair	131	223.1	227.7	53%
Brett Nansel	130	226.2	227.7	58%
David Guthrie	129	225.1	227.7	50%
John Conley	123	228.0	227.7	58%
Matt Kallio	123	231.2	227.7	62%
Che Flores	119	229.5	227.7	53%
Sha'Rae Mitchell	116	227.9	227.7	57%
Ashley Moyer-Gleich	115	227.2	227.7	54%
Aaron Smith	114	226.4	227.7	65%
Tom Washington	99	224.8	227.7	65%
Intae Hwang	94	228.6	227.7	50%
Simone Jelks	93	231.9	227.7	46%
Derek Richardson	84	230.6	227.7	56%
Tyler Ricks	81	226.6	227.7	49%
Dannica Baroody	76	229.7	227.7	70%
Matt Boland	75	228.1	227.7	55%
Leon Wood	72	231.2	227.7	46%
Pat O'Connell	64	228.1	227.7	59%
Jenna Reneau	59	230.2	227.7	44%
Biniam Maru	51	232.2	227.7	51%
J.D. Ralls	50	229.5	227.7	44%
JD Ralls	45	225.5	227.7	58%
Scott Wall	40	227.6	227.7	60%
Brent Haskill	30	232.7	227.7	57%
Lauren Holtkamp small sample	16	231.4	227.7	44%
Tyler Mirkovich small sample	16	224.2	227.7	75%
Eric Lewis small sample	14	241.6	227.7	79%
Nate Cearley small sample	13	237.2	227.7	38%
Agon Abazi small sample	10	222.6	227.7	60%
Chelisa Painter small sample	8	218.5	227.7	50%
Clare Simmons small sample	6	224.2	227.7	67%
Gina Catanzariti small sample	6	236.8	227.7	67%
Klajdi Mulla small sample	6	239.3	227.7	50%

"Small sample" means we don't have enough of that referee's games yet to publish a full page — the row still shows what we do have. Averages update as new games are logged. Last build: 2026-08-29 22:14 UTC.

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Common questions

Do NBA referees really affect the score?

The numbers on this page are real averages from logged games, shown next to the league average so you can see the gap. Some of the gap is the referee, some is the games they happen to get. Treat it as one more thing to check — not a system on its own.

Where does this data come from?

Official game records: final scores, results and venues for every logged game each referee worked. We only publish a full page for referees with enough games to be meaningful.

How do bettors use referee stats?

Mostly for totals. If a referee's games run clearly above or below the league average, that's worth knowing before you take an over or under. Check the number, then check the price.

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