1988-89 NBA Referees

Referee data is available for the 1988-89 through 2023-24 seasons.
Some stats are relative to league average (+ ⇒ above average, − ⇒ below average).
Personal fouls include all fouls, not just fouls called by this referee.

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
Per Game Per Game Relative Home Teams Visitor Teams Home Minus Visitor Relative to Average*
Referee Lg G FGA FTA PF PTS FGA FTA PF PTS W/L% FGA FTA PF PTS W/L% FGA FTA PF PTS W/L% FGA FTA PF PTS W/L% FGA FTA PF PTS
Bruce AlexanderNBA67180.252.143.9216.4+2.3-5.5-3.4-1.9.62790.125.822.0110.0.37390.126.321.9106.4+.2540.0-0.5+0.1+3.5-.100-0.5-2.7+1.4-2.1
Hank ArmstrongNBA53178.461.648.7223.1+0.5+4.0+1.4+4.8.69888.432.223.5114.6.30290.029.425.2108.5+.396-1.6+2.8-1.8+6.1+.042-2.1+0.6-0.5+0.5
Dick BavettaNBA71175.161.150.6218.4-2.8+3.5+3.3+0.1.62089.030.725.6111.9.38086.130.425.0106.4+.239+2.9+0.4+0.6+5.5-.115+2.4-1.8+1.9-0.1
Gary BensonNBA47179.357.945.0217.9+1.4+0.3-2.3-0.4.66088.730.821.3111.6.34090.627.123.7106.3+.319-2.0+3.6-2.4+5.3-.035-2.5+1.4-1.1-0.3
Ted BernhardtNBA48179.556.346.6222.0+1.6-1.3-0.7+3.7.68888.529.222.6113.6.31390.927.124.0108.4+.375-2.4+2.1-1.5+5.2+.021-2.9-0.1-0.2-0.4
Joe BorgiaNBA57179.756.746.3218.5+1.8-0.9-1.0+0.2.77289.629.622.1112.0.22890.127.124.2106.5+.544-0.5+2.5-2.1+5.5+.190-1.0+0.3-0.8-0.1
James Capers Sr.NBA50176.758.749.4216.5-1.2+1.1+2.1-1.8.54089.629.324.5111.4.46087.129.424.9105.1+.080+2.5-0.1-0.5+6.4-.274+2.0-2.3+0.8+0.8
Jim ClarkNBA69177.761.049.6217.5-0.2+3.4+2.3-0.8.50789.631.724.4109.5.49388.129.225.2108.0+.014+1.6+2.5-0.8+1.5-.340+1.1+0.3+0.5-4.1
Dan CrawfordNBA64180.555.645.0217.2+2.6-2.0-2.3-1.1.68889.828.821.9111.2.31390.726.823.1106.0+.375-0.9+2.0-1.3+5.3+.021-1.4-0.20.0-0.3
Joe CrawfordNBA69182.953.244.7219.4+5.0-4.4-2.6+1.1.69692.127.321.7113.1.30490.825.823.0106.3+.391+1.3+1.5-1.2+6.8+.037+0.8-0.7+0.1+1.2
Bob DelaneyNBA63177.457.647.5218.9-0.50.0+0.2+0.6.63588.830.522.9112.9.36588.627.024.6106.0+.270+0.2+3.5-1.8+7.0-.084-0.3+1.3-0.5+1.4
Terry DurhamNBA43177.859.648.7217.4-0.1+2.0+1.4-0.9.67488.631.123.8111.4.32689.228.424.8106.0+.349-0.6+2.7-1.0+5.3-.005-1.1+0.5+0.3-0.3
Hugh EvansNBA71178.557.947.0219.0+0.6+0.3-0.3+0.7.69088.930.722.5111.8.31089.527.224.5107.2+.380-0.6+3.4-2.0+4.6+.026-1.1+1.2-0.7-1.0
Nolan FineNBA58175.955.646.2212.4-2.0-2.0-1.1-5.9.62190.128.422.9109.0.37985.827.323.4103.4+.241+4.3+1.1-0.5+5.6-.113+3.8-1.1+0.80.0
Joe ForteNBA68175.754.445.3213.1-2.2-3.2-2.0-5.2.63287.927.822.1108.8.36887.826.623.2104.3+.265+0.1+1.2-1.1+4.5-.089-0.4-1.0+0.2-1.1
Bernie FryerNBA61178.253.345.0216.3+0.3-4.3-2.3-2.0.62390.128.021.7109.9.37788.125.323.2106.4+.246+2.1+2.8-1.5+3.5-.108+1.6+0.6-0.2-2.1
Darell GarretsonNBA46173.657.647.0214.6-4.30.0-0.3-3.7.78387.728.623.0111.0.21785.929.024.0103.7+.565+1.8-0.3-0.9+7.3+.211+1.3-2.5+0.4+1.7
Ron GarretsonNBA61180.454.344.4218.8+2.5-3.3-2.9+0.5.73890.628.321.1113.3.26289.826.023.3105.5+.475+0.8+2.3-2.1+7.8+.121+0.3+0.1-0.8+2.2
Luis GrilloNBA46177.259.248.8223.3-0.7+1.6+1.5+5.0.76188.531.823.3114.5.23988.727.525.4108.8+.522-0.2+4.3-2.1+5.6+.168-0.7+2.1-0.80.0
Rusty HerringNBA45177.956.948.0219.30.0-0.7+0.7+1.0.57891.127.624.2111.4.42286.829.323.8107.9+.156+4.3-1.8+0.4+3.6-.198+3.8-4.0+1.7-2.0
Hue HollinsNBA69175.359.649.7218.9-2.6+2.0+2.4+0.6.60988.930.824.3112.6.39186.428.825.4106.2+.217+2.6+2.0-1.0+6.4-.137+2.1-0.2+0.3+0.8
Jim HuetterNBA42178.656.546.4214.8+0.7-1.1-0.9-3.5.64389.127.423.4110.1.35789.529.123.0104.7+.286-0.4-1.6+0.5+5.4-.068-0.9-3.8+1.8-0.2
Steve JavieNBA66181.457.046.5220.2+3.5-0.6-0.8+1.9.75891.728.922.7114.4.24289.828.023.9105.8+.515+1.9+0.9-1.2+8.6+.161+1.4-1.3+0.1+3.0
Lee JonesNBA60176.158.647.2218.2-1.8+1.0-0.1-0.1.75088.131.722.3113.0.25088.026.924.9105.2+.5000.0+4.8-2.6+7.8+.146-0.5+2.6-1.3+2.2
Jess KerseyNBA69177.760.547.5219.4-0.2+2.9+0.2+1.1.75488.132.122.7113.6.24689.628.424.7105.8+.507-1.4+3.8-2.0+7.8+.153-1.9+1.6-0.7+2.2
Jim KinseyNBA49179.660.048.7224.2+1.7+2.4+1.4+5.9.65390.332.223.3115.0.34789.327.825.3109.2+.306+0.9+4.3-2.0+5.8-.048+0.4+2.1-0.7+0.2
Mike LauermanNBA64178.758.749.7219.5+0.8+1.1+2.4+1.2.68889.830.924.2113.6.31388.927.825.5105.9+.375+0.9+3.1-1.3+7.8+.021+0.4+0.90.0+2.2
Jack MaddenNBA52178.355.847.0216.8+0.4-1.8-0.3-1.5.55890.927.723.6109.2.44287.428.223.4107.6+.115+3.5-0.5+0.2+1.6-.239+3.0-2.7+1.5-4.0
Mike MathisNBA72176.853.446.8212.6-1.1-4.2-0.5-5.7.63987.928.023.0108.6.36189.025.423.9104.0+.278-1.1+2.6-0.9+4.6-.076-1.6+0.4+0.4-1.0
Ken MauerNBA52180.955.145.7217.2+3.0-2.5-1.6-1.1.75090.829.521.7112.0.25090.125.624.1105.2+.500+0.7+4.0-2.4+6.8+.146+0.2+1.8-1.1+1.2
Woody MayfieldNBA54176.655.646.7213.8-1.3-2.0-0.6-4.5.57487.928.923.0109.0.42688.726.823.7104.9+.148-0.8+2.1-0.7+4.1-.206-1.3-0.1+0.6-1.5
Ed MiddletonNBA66177.163.952.0222.9-0.8+6.3+4.7+4.6.72788.333.325.2114.7.27388.830.626.8108.3+.455-0.5+2.7-1.6+6.4+.101-1.0+0.5-0.3+0.8
Paul MihalakNBA65177.358.947.7221.1-0.6+1.3+0.4+2.8.67787.731.222.9113.1.32389.627.624.9108.0+.354-1.9+3.6-2.0+5.0.000-2.4+1.4-0.7-0.6
Jack NiesNBA65178.059.748.0220.2+0.1+2.1+0.7+1.9.66288.231.423.3112.9.33889.828.424.7107.3+.323-1.6+3.0-1.4+5.6-.031-2.1+0.8-0.10.0
Tommy Nunez Sr.NBA71172.158.149.5214.5-5.8+0.5+2.2-3.8.78987.029.524.5110.8.21185.128.625.1103.7+.577+1.9+1.0-0.6+7.0+.223+1.4-1.2+0.7+1.4
Ronnie NunnNBA64179.261.949.3222.4+1.3+4.3+2.0+4.1.64189.433.523.5112.9.35989.828.425.8109.5+.281-0.3+5.1-2.3+3.4-.073-0.8+2.9-1.0-2.2
Bill OakesNBA68177.757.846.5215.8-0.2+0.2-0.8-2.5.63289.628.623.2110.7.36888.129.223.3105.0+.265+1.5-0.6-0.1+5.7-.089+1.0-2.8+1.2+0.1
Jake O'DonnellNBA74175.557.547.7218.5-2.4-0.1+0.4+0.2.78487.730.223.0112.6.21687.827.424.7105.9+.568-0.1+2.8-1.8+6.6+.214-0.6+0.6-0.5+1.0
Ron OlesiakNBA51175.162.851.1219.7-2.8+5.2+3.8+1.4.74588.731.825.4113.8.25586.431.125.8106.0+.490+2.3+0.7-0.4+7.8+.136+1.8-1.5+0.9+2.2
Blane ReicheltNBA64177.361.849.8224.4-0.6+4.2+2.5+6.1.71988.731.724.7115.5.28188.630.125.1108.9+.4380.0+1.6-0.4+6.6+.084-0.5-0.6+0.9+1.0
Wally RooneyNBA62178.955.647.6218.5+1.0-2.0+0.3+0.2.66189.428.523.5110.8.33989.527.124.2107.7+.3230.0+1.5-0.7+3.1-.031-0.5-0.7+0.6-2.5
Eddie F. RushNBA65180.556.446.7218.8+2.6-1.2-0.6+0.5.75489.629.722.4113.0.24690.926.824.3105.7+.508-1.3+2.9-1.9+7.3+.154-1.8+0.7-0.6+1.7
Ed T. RushNBA66180.057.845.6219.1+2.1+0.2-1.7+0.8.68290.530.621.6112.2.31889.527.224.0106.9+.364+1.0+3.4-2.3+5.3+.010+0.5+1.2-1.0-0.3
Bill SaarNBA55178.060.247.7222.5+0.1+2.6+0.4+4.2.67389.332.122.7114.4.32788.628.025.1108.1+.345+0.7+4.1-2.4+6.3-.009+0.2+1.9-1.1+0.7
Bennett SalvatoreNBA67177.057.746.7220.6-0.9+0.1-0.6+2.3.67288.230.522.8112.2.32888.827.223.9108.4+.343-0.6+3.3-1.1+3.8-.011-1.1+1.1+0.2-1.8
Derrick StaffordNBA44177.560.348.6222.0-0.4+2.7+1.3+3.7.75089.231.423.5114.6.25088.328.925.0107.4+.500+0.8+2.6-1.5+7.3+.146+0.3+0.4-0.2+1.7
Earl StromNBA66180.851.241.2214.1+2.9-6.4-6.1-4.2.66790.526.120.2110.0.33390.425.121.0104.1+.333+0.1+1.1-0.9+5.9-.021-0.4-1.1+0.4+0.3
Jess ThompsonNBA51177.354.145.6216.2-0.6-3.5-1.7-2.1.52988.228.022.1109.4.47189.126.123.5106.8+.059-0.9+1.8-1.4+2.6-.295-1.4-0.4-0.1-3.0
George ToliverNBA46175.158.747.7216.2-2.8+1.1+0.4-2.1.67488.231.323.4109.5.32687.027.424.3106.7+.348+1.2+3.9-0.9+2.8-.006+0.7+1.7+0.4-2.8
Don VadenNBA55175.159.949.1217.2-2.8+2.3+1.8-1.1.60088.030.824.3110.3.40087.029.124.9106.9+.200+1.0+1.7-0.6+3.4-.154+0.5-0.5+0.7-2.2
Greg WillardNBA53183.952.043.5216.9+6.0-5.6-3.8-1.4.79291.927.220.6112.5.20891.924.822.8104.4+.5850.0+2.4-2.2+8.1+.231-0.5+0.2-0.9+2.5
Tommie WoodNBA50176.660.549.7217.9-1.3+2.9+2.4-0.4.76089.431.724.0112.9.24087.228.825.6105.0+.520+2.2+2.9-1.6+7.8+.166+1.7+0.7-0.3+2.2

Playoffs

* These columns take the referee's value for "Home Minus Visitor" and subtract the league average. For example, if the home team outscored the visiting team by 3.5 points per game in games officiated by this referee and the league average was 3.0 points per game, then the associated "Relative to Average" column would have a value of 3.5 - 3.0 = +0.5.