1996-97 NBA Referees

Referee data is available for the 1988-89 through 2026-27 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
Bennie AdamsNBA55160.150.143.2196.4+1.5-0.6-1.0+2.6.60080.525.920.9100.7.40079.624.122.295.7+.200+0.9+1.8-1.3+5.1+.049-0.1+1.2-0.9+2.5
Bruce AlexanderNBA61158.849.944.8191.0+0.2-0.8+0.6-2.8.63978.826.421.897.5.36180.023.523.093.5+.279-1.2+2.9-1.3+4.0+.128-2.2+2.3-0.9+1.4
Hank ArmstrongNBA29161.852.544.9193.5+3.2+1.8+0.7-0.3.55281.026.622.897.9.44880.826.022.195.6+.103+0.2+0.6+0.7+2.2-.048-0.80.0+1.1-0.4
Dick BavettaNBA70156.352.545.8193.9-2.3+1.8+1.6+0.1.52980.524.823.597.9.47175.927.722.396.0+.057+4.6-2.9+1.2+1.9-.094+3.6-3.5+1.6-0.7
Gary BensonNBA61161.547.341.5195.5+2.9-3.4-2.7+1.7.60781.424.220.699.6.39380.123.120.995.9+.213+1.3+1.0-0.3+3.8+.062+0.3+0.4+0.1+1.2
Ted BernhardtNBA62157.547.843.5189.9-1.1-2.9-0.7-3.9.61379.824.321.496.4.38777.823.522.293.5+.226+2.0+0.8-0.8+2.9+.075+1.0+0.2-0.4+0.3
Joe BorgiaNBA62157.552.044.7195.6-1.1+1.3+0.5+1.8.59779.027.121.6100.1.40378.524.923.295.5+.194+0.5+2.2-1.6+4.6+.043-0.5+1.6-1.2+2.0
Tony BrothersNBA63161.448.643.6192.2+2.8-2.1-0.6-1.6.61980.325.021.498.7.38181.123.622.293.5+.238-0.8+1.4-0.8+5.2+.087-1.8+0.8-0.4+2.6
Mike CallahanNBA63157.851.944.5191.4-0.8+1.2+0.3-2.4.54079.325.622.496.9.46078.426.322.194.5+.079+0.9-0.7+0.3+2.4-.072-0.1-1.3+0.7-0.2
James Capers Jr.NBA52159.849.343.0193.6+1.2-1.4-1.2-0.2.53880.225.820.697.7.46279.523.522.495.9+.077+0.7+2.3-1.9+1.8-.074-0.3+1.7-1.5-0.8
Jim ClarkNBA61161.147.441.5192.6+2.5-3.3-2.7-1.2.60780.324.020.797.9.39380.823.420.894.7+.213-0.5+0.5-0.1+3.2+.062-1.5-0.1+0.3+0.6
Sean CorbinNBA57160.345.841.9193.2+1.7-4.9-2.3-0.6.64981.323.020.698.7.35179.022.821.394.5+.298+2.4+0.2-0.6+4.2+.147+1.4-0.4-0.2+1.6
Dan CrawfordNBA71161.849.344.5194.1+3.2-1.4+0.3+0.3.64881.025.422.099.0.35280.823.922.595.1+.296+0.2+1.5-0.5+3.9+.145-0.8+0.9-0.1+1.3
Joe CrawfordNBA75160.647.140.8192.9+2.0-3.6-3.4-0.9.54781.223.919.998.6.45379.423.220.994.3+.093+1.9+0.7-0.9+4.3-.058+0.9+0.1-0.5+1.7
Bob DelaneyNBA66158.050.445.9191.1-0.6-0.3+1.7-2.7.54579.725.223.296.2.45578.325.222.794.8+.091+1.40.0+0.5+1.4-.060+0.4-0.6+0.9-1.2
Joe DeRosaNBA64157.751.044.6194.2-0.9+0.3+0.4+0.4.64180.124.922.599.4.35977.526.122.194.8+.281+2.6-1.2+0.4+4.7+.130+1.6-1.8+0.8+2.1
Tim DonaghyNBA55159.452.346.2194.5+0.8+1.6+2.0+0.7.50980.325.124.097.9.49179.127.322.296.7+.018+1.2-2.2+1.8+1.2-.133+0.2-2.8+2.2-1.4
Terry DurhamNBA64159.448.543.1193.0+0.8-2.2-1.1-0.8.67280.324.021.599.3.32879.124.521.693.7+.344+1.2-0.4-0.2+5.6+.193+0.2-1.0+0.2+3.0
Hugh EvansNBA70156.054.247.5195.6-2.6+3.5+3.3+1.8.60078.227.123.699.0.40077.827.123.996.6+.200+0.40.0-0.3+2.4+.049-0.6-0.6+0.1-0.2
Kevin FehrNBA49158.850.044.6194.9+0.2-0.7+0.4+1.1.51079.625.622.297.3.49079.224.522.397.6+.020+0.4+1.1-0.1-0.3-.131-0.6+0.5+0.3-2.9
Nolan FineNBA68155.359.149.3199.7-3.3+8.4+5.1+5.9.48578.729.424.699.6.51576.629.824.8100.1-.029+2.2-0.4-0.2-0.5-.180+1.2-1.0+0.2-3.1
Joe ForteNBA74157.854.545.5198.7-0.8+3.8+1.3+4.9.50079.827.222.599.1.50077.927.423.199.6.000+1.9-0.2-0.6-0.5-.151+0.9-0.8-0.2-3.1
Scott FosterNBA61158.351.044.5194.4-0.3+0.3+0.3+0.6.54180.525.722.398.1.45977.725.422.296.3+.082+2.8+0.3+0.1+1.8-.069+1.8-0.3+0.5-0.8
Bernie FryerNBA63160.249.742.4194.0+1.6-1.0-1.8+0.2.55680.925.221.097.9.44479.324.521.496.1+.111+1.7+0.7-0.4+1.8-.040+0.7+0.10.0-0.8
Ron GarretsonNBA73159.046.141.6190.1+0.4-4.6-2.6-3.7.63080.023.920.296.8.37079.022.221.493.3+.260+1.1+1.6-1.2+3.6+.109+0.1+1.0-0.8+1.0
Luis GrilloNBA69160.151.143.7197.6+1.5+0.4-0.5+3.8.50780.725.921.6100.3.49379.425.222.197.3+.014+1.3+0.8-0.6+3.0-.137+0.3+0.2-0.2+0.4
Hue HollinsNBA70156.948.141.2190.9-1.7-2.6-3.0-2.9.55779.124.720.497.4.44377.723.420.893.5+.114+1.4+1.3-0.4+3.9-.037+0.4+0.70.0+1.3
Steve JavieNBA70162.845.740.6191.8+4.2-5.0-3.6-2.0.50081.922.120.796.9.50080.923.619.994.9.000+1.0-1.4+0.7+2.0-.1510.0-2.0+1.1-0.6
David JonesNBA65158.646.842.5189.90.0-3.9-1.7-3.9.63179.623.921.096.5.36979.022.921.593.4+.262+0.7+1.0-0.5+3.2+.111-0.3+0.4-0.1+0.6
Jess KerseyNBA69158.547.642.2193.3-0.1-3.1-2.0-0.5.60979.125.020.698.3.39179.422.621.695.0+.217-0.3+2.3-1.0+3.2+.066-1.3+1.7-0.6+0.6
Jim KinseyNBA53159.348.944.9191.7+0.7-1.8+0.7-2.1.62380.025.222.097.2.37779.323.822.994.6+.245+0.7+1.4-0.8+2.6+.094-0.3+0.8-0.40.0
Joe LindsayNBA1167.056.051.0203.0+8.4+5.3+6.8+9.21.00081.033.022.0105.0.00086.023.029.098.0+1.000-5.0+10.0-7.0+7.0+.849-6.0+9.4-6.6+4.4
Mike MathisNBA43157.450.944.9186.0-1.2+0.2+0.7-7.8.60579.825.821.895.5.39577.725.023.190.5+.209+2.1+0.8-1.3+5.0+.058+1.1+0.2-0.9+2.4
Ken MauerNBA63157.254.045.5196.8-1.4+3.3+1.3+3.0.54081.026.822.599.3.46076.327.323.097.5+.079+4.7-0.5-0.5+1.9-.072+3.7-1.1-0.1-0.7
Woody MayfieldNBA40155.354.745.7190.2-3.3+4.0+1.5-3.6.57578.327.822.797.0.42577.026.923.093.2+.150+1.4+0.9-0.4+3.8-.001+0.4+0.30.0+1.2
Monty McCutchenNBA62157.152.646.0193.3-1.5+1.9+1.8-0.5.58179.325.523.197.6.41977.827.122.995.6+.161+1.4-1.6+0.2+2.0+.010+0.4-2.2+0.6-0.6
Ed MiddletonNBA66156.852.246.0191.5-1.8+1.5+1.8-2.3.60678.026.223.097.4.39478.826.022.994.1+.212-0.8+0.2+0.1+3.3+.061-1.8-0.4+0.5+0.7
Paul MihalakNBA41158.854.346.7196.2+0.2+3.6+2.5+2.4.53780.726.823.399.0.46378.127.523.497.2+.073+2.6-0.6-0.1+1.8-.078+1.6-1.2+0.3-0.8
Jack NiesNBA70157.054.745.2195.7-1.6+4.0+1.0+1.9.54379.727.322.598.8.45777.427.422.796.9+.086+2.30.0-0.1+2.0-.065+1.3-0.6+0.3-0.6
Tommy Nunez Sr.NBA68153.552.045.3190.4-5.1+1.3+1.1-3.4.54478.225.022.895.8.45675.327.122.494.7+.088+2.9-2.1+0.4+1.1-.063+1.9-2.7+0.8-1.5
Ronnie NunnNBA63160.055.546.1199.5+1.4+4.8+1.9+5.7.57179.629.322.1101.1.42980.426.224.098.3+.143-0.8+3.2-1.8+2.8-.008-1.8+2.6-1.4+0.2
Bill OakesNBA71159.747.744.1192.2+1.1-3.0-0.1-1.6.59280.223.922.197.2.40879.423.822.095.0+.183+0.8+0.1+0.1+2.3+.032-0.2-0.5+0.5-0.3
Ron OlesiakNBA67159.147.341.9190.4+0.5-3.4-2.3-3.4.56779.724.520.696.3.43379.422.921.394.0+.134+0.2+1.6-0.7+2.3-.017-0.8+1.0-0.3-0.3
Blane ReicheltNBA62158.352.343.8194.1-0.3+1.6-0.4+0.3.56579.026.821.898.3.43579.325.522.095.8+.129-0.3+1.3-0.2+2.5-.022-1.3+0.7+0.2-0.1
Derek RichardsonNBA2156.062.551.0196.5-2.6+11.8+6.8+2.71.00080.529.027.0101.5.00075.533.524.095.0+1.000+5.0-4.5+3.0+6.5+.849+4.0-5.1+3.4+3.9
Leroy RichardsonNBA53159.453.845.0199.5+0.8+3.1+0.8+5.7.52879.827.122.699.3.47279.626.722.4100.2+.057+0.2+0.3+0.2-0.8-.094-0.8-0.3+0.6-3.4
Eddie F. RushNBA67158.948.742.6192.4+0.3-2.0-1.6-1.4.47879.725.420.695.9.52279.123.322.096.6-.045+0.6+2.1-1.4-0.7-.196-0.4+1.5-1.0-3.3
Ed T. RushNBA68158.150.544.6193.0-0.5-0.2+0.4-0.8.57479.326.121.997.3.42678.824.422.795.7+.147+0.5+1.6-0.8+1.6-.004-0.5+1.0-0.4-1.0
Bennett SalvatoreNBA66158.854.046.4197.7+0.2+3.3+2.2+3.9.71278.029.122.5101.1.28880.824.923.996.7+.424-2.8+4.2-1.3+4.4+.273-3.8+3.6-0.9+1.8
Michael SmithNBA59157.154.146.6197.5-1.5+3.4+2.4+3.7.52579.826.823.499.1.47577.327.323.198.3+.051+2.4-0.6+0.3+0.8-.100+1.4-1.2+0.7-1.8
Bill SpoonerNBA67158.650.242.3193.10.0-0.5-1.9-0.7.55279.426.420.798.1.44879.223.821.795.0+.104+0.3+2.5-1.0+3.1-.047-0.7+1.9-0.6+0.5
Derrick StaffordNBA68162.350.545.6194.1+3.7-0.2+1.4+0.3.60380.725.822.697.9.39781.524.723.096.2+.206-0.8+1.1-0.3+1.7+.055-1.8+0.5+0.1-0.9
George ToliverNBA36158.051.646.2194.4-0.6+0.9+2.0+0.6.63978.326.122.799.7.36179.825.623.594.7+.278-1.5+0.5-0.8+5.0+.127-2.5-0.1-0.4+2.4
Don VadenNBA66157.451.143.7196.9-1.2+0.4-0.5+3.1.53079.225.022.199.1.47078.226.121.697.8+.061+1.0-1.1+0.5+1.3-.0900.0-1.7+0.9-1.3
Scott WallNBA48158.548.243.3187.8-0.1-2.5-0.9-6.0.66779.524.121.795.3.33379.024.121.692.6+.333+0.5-0.1+0.1+2.7+.182-0.5-0.7+0.5+0.1
Tom WashingtonNBA63159.954.446.7199.2+1.3+3.7+2.5+5.4.63580.428.722.4101.3.36579.525.724.397.9+.270+0.9+3.1-1.9+3.4+.119-0.1+2.5-1.5+0.8
Greg WillardNBA67160.048.443.0192.8+1.4-2.3-1.2-1.0.61279.625.321.199.3.38880.423.021.993.4+.224-0.7+2.3-0.7+5.9+.073-1.7+1.7-0.3+3.3
Leon WoodNBA51155.952.544.7193.1-2.7+1.8+0.5-0.7.56978.326.521.997.4.43177.626.022.795.7+.137+0.7+0.5-0.8+1.7-.014-0.3-0.1-0.4-0.9
Tommie WoodNBA60158.152.044.7197.3-0.5+1.3+0.5+3.5.48380.025.722.098.1.51778.126.322.699.2-.033+2.0-0.6-0.6-1.1-.184+1.0-1.2-0.2-3.7
Mark WunderlichNBA64156.749.344.0191.4-1.9-1.4-0.2-2.4.54778.825.121.896.2.45377.924.322.295.2+.094+0.9+0.8-0.5+1.0-.057-0.1+0.2-0.1-1.6

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.