1997-98 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 AdamsNBA59160.453.745.6195.1+1.0+1.1+0.8+4.0.59378.628.621.898.9.40781.925.223.896.1+.186-3.3+3.4-1.9+2.8-.005-3.6+2.5-1.2-0.1
Pat AdamsNBA1159.078.053.0235.0-0.4+25.4+8.2+43.91.00079.043.025.0126.0.00080.035.028.0109.0+1.000-1.0+8.0-3.0+17.0+.809-1.3+7.1-2.3+14.1
Bruce AlexanderNBA63159.650.443.6190.4+0.2-2.2-1.2-0.7.65180.226.221.797.6.34979.424.321.992.8+.302+0.9+1.9-0.2+4.8+.111+0.6+1.0+0.5+1.9
Dick BavettaNBA71158.754.146.0191.4-0.7+1.5+1.2+0.3.60679.726.523.496.8.39479.027.522.694.5+.211+0.7-1.0+0.8+2.3+.020+0.4-1.9+1.5-0.6
Gary BensonNBA63156.753.244.6190.2-2.7+0.6-0.2-0.9.63577.727.621.397.5.36579.025.523.392.7+.270-1.2+2.1-2.0+4.7+.079-1.5+1.2-1.3+1.8
Ted BernhardtNBA67157.655.947.7195.7-1.8+3.3+2.9+4.6.56779.828.623.498.2.43377.827.424.497.5+.134+2.0+1.2-1.0+0.8-.057+1.7+0.3-0.3-2.1
Joe BorgiaNBA60159.152.444.4191.3-0.3-0.2-0.4+0.2.70080.726.021.898.8.30078.426.422.592.6+.400+2.2-0.5-0.7+6.2+.209+1.9-1.40.0+3.3
Tony BrothersNBA61161.454.545.5193.6+2.0+1.9+0.7+2.5.45980.227.722.796.5.54181.126.822.897.1-.082-0.9+0.9-0.1-0.7-.273-1.20.0+0.6-3.6
Mike CallahanNBA66161.848.541.5188.3+2.4-4.1-3.3-2.8.53080.924.320.794.1.47080.924.320.994.2+.0610.00.0-0.2-0.1-.130-0.3-0.9+0.5-3.0
James Capers Jr.NBA57160.950.543.8188.9+1.5-2.1-1.0-2.2.59680.325.521.795.6.40480.624.922.193.4+.193-0.3+0.6-0.4+2.2+.002-0.6-0.3+0.3-0.7
Jim ClarkNBA65157.752.644.8190.7-1.70.00.0-0.4.49279.526.422.296.0.50878.226.222.694.7-.015+1.4+0.1-0.4+1.3-.206+1.1-0.8+0.3-1.6
Sean CorbinNBA64157.154.645.6193.4-2.3+2.0+0.8+2.3.64179.027.522.598.4.35978.227.123.295.0+.281+0.8+0.4-0.7+3.4+.090+0.5-0.50.0+0.5
Dan CrawfordNBA67160.653.045.1192.3+1.2+0.4+0.3+1.2.53781.125.122.997.7.46379.527.922.294.6+.075+1.6-2.9+0.7+3.2-.116+1.3-3.8+1.4+0.3
Joe CrawfordNBA71163.545.740.2188.5+4.1-6.9-4.6-2.6.57781.923.119.995.4.42381.722.620.393.1+.155+0.2+0.5-0.5+2.4-.036-0.1-0.4+0.2-0.5
Bob DelaneyNBA63159.152.545.8192.0-0.3-0.1+1.0+0.9.58780.527.122.297.3.41378.725.423.794.7+.175+1.8+1.7-1.5+2.6-.016+1.5+0.8-0.8-0.3
Joe DeRosaNBA68159.051.944.8188.0-0.4-0.70.0-3.1.52979.926.421.994.5.47179.225.523.093.5+.059+0.7+0.9-1.1+1.0-.132+0.40.0-0.4-1.9
Tim DonaghyNBA65164.149.042.3193.6+4.7-3.6-2.5+2.5.63182.025.520.799.0.36982.023.621.594.7+.2620.0+1.9-0.8+4.3+.071-0.3+1.0-0.1+1.4
Terry DurhamNBA68159.155.346.6190.8-0.3+2.7+1.8-0.3.61877.527.823.196.8.38281.627.523.594.0+.235-4.0+0.3-0.3+2.8+.044-4.3-0.6+0.4-0.1
Hugh EvansNBA68158.155.747.7194.5-1.3+3.1+2.9+3.4.57479.328.823.199.1.42678.826.924.695.4+.147+0.5+1.9-1.5+3.7-.044+0.2+1.0-0.8+0.8
Kevin FehrNBA63157.150.643.6185.7-2.3-2.0-1.2-5.4.50878.225.421.993.6.49278.925.321.792.1+.016-0.7+0.1+0.2+1.5-.175-1.0-0.8+0.9-1.4
Nolan FineNBA65160.254.045.6193.6+0.8+1.4+0.8+2.5.63180.527.922.099.5.36979.826.123.794.1+.262+0.7+1.8-1.7+5.4+.071+0.4+0.9-1.0+2.5
Joe ForteNBA72157.955.445.6194.1-1.5+2.8+0.8+3.0.65379.928.122.599.7.34778.027.423.194.4+.306+1.9+0.7-0.6+5.3+.115+1.6-0.2+0.1+2.4
Scott FosterNBA65160.551.144.5189.7+1.1-1.5-0.3-1.4.55480.125.722.295.3.44680.525.422.394.4+.108-0.4+0.30.0+0.9-.083-0.7-0.6+0.7-2.0
Pat FraherNBA1150.062.046.0194.0-9.4+9.4+1.2+2.91.00077.035.021.0100.0.00073.027.025.094.0+1.000+4.0+8.0-4.0+6.0+.809+3.7+7.1-3.3+3.1
Bernie FryerNBA68163.051.742.6192.3+3.6-0.9-2.2+1.2.58881.827.120.497.7.41281.224.622.294.6+.176+0.6+2.5-1.8+3.1-.015+0.3+1.6-1.1+0.2
Ron GarretsonNBA71161.250.743.1193.1+1.8-1.9-1.7+2.0.70479.927.520.699.2.29681.323.222.593.9+.408-1.3+4.3-1.9+5.2+.217-1.6+3.4-1.2+2.3
Luis GrilloNBA66157.855.746.7194.2-1.6+3.1+1.9+3.1.59179.028.123.199.1.40978.827.623.695.2+.182+0.2+0.5-0.5+3.9-.009-0.1-0.4+0.2+1.0
Hue HollinsNBA69157.849.343.9187.7-1.6-3.3-0.9-3.4.63878.626.821.096.0.36279.222.522.991.7+.275-0.7+4.4-1.9+4.3+.084-1.0+3.5-1.2+1.4
Steve JavieNBA71159.251.344.4190.6-0.2-1.3-0.4-0.5.59280.326.521.596.1.40878.924.822.894.5+.183+1.5+1.8-1.3+1.5-.008+1.2+0.9-0.6-1.4
David JonesNBA64158.552.544.9192.0-0.9-0.1+0.1+0.9.62579.727.521.798.1.37578.725.023.293.9+.250+1.0+2.5-1.5+4.2+.059+0.7+1.6-0.8+1.3
Dee KantnerNBA56159.554.944.8193.6+0.1+2.30.0+2.5.55479.627.222.298.3.44679.927.622.695.3+.107-0.3-0.4-0.4+3.1-.084-0.6-1.3+0.3+0.2
Jim KinseyNBA59158.652.445.5192.5-0.8-0.2+0.7+1.4.52579.326.522.497.5.47579.325.923.195.0+.051-0.1+0.6-0.6+2.5-.140-0.4-0.3+0.1-0.4
Ken MauerNBA66159.450.043.0190.50.0-2.6-1.8-0.6.63679.525.721.197.0.36479.924.322.093.4+.273-0.4+1.4-0.9+3.6+.082-0.7+0.5-0.2+0.7
Woody MayfieldNBA43157.759.549.1198.8-1.7+6.9+4.3+7.7.55880.030.024.5100.9.44277.729.424.697.9+.116+2.3+0.6-0.1+2.9-.075+2.0-0.3+0.60.0
Monty McCutchenNBA64158.355.347.6192.3-1.1+2.7+2.8+1.2.60978.628.323.297.6.39179.726.924.494.7+.219-1.1+1.4-1.2+2.9+.028-1.4+0.5-0.50.0
Rashan MichelNBA53160.151.544.9188.5+0.7-1.1+0.1-2.6.45380.526.222.594.5.54779.625.322.494.1-.094+0.8+0.80.0+0.4-.285+0.5-0.1+0.7-2.5
Ed MiddletonNBA63160.654.745.3195.7+1.2+2.1+0.5+4.6.65179.929.321.8100.7.34980.725.423.595.1+.302-0.9+3.9-1.7+5.6+.111-1.2+3.0-1.0+2.7
Rodney MottNBA54158.752.645.3192.4-0.70.0+0.5+1.3.63080.825.322.998.9.37077.927.322.493.6+.259+3.0-2.0+0.5+5.3+.068+2.7-2.9+1.2+2.4
Jack NiesNBA72159.750.543.0189.3+0.3-2.1-1.8-1.8.51480.824.522.095.2.48678.926.021.094.1+.028+1.9-1.4+0.9+1.1-.163+1.6-2.3+1.6-1.8
Tommy Nunez Sr.NBA66159.057.447.9191.8-0.4+4.8+3.1+0.7.59178.329.523.597.1.40980.727.824.594.7+.182-2.4+1.7-1.0+2.4-.009-2.7+0.8-0.3-0.5
Ronnie NunnNBA69154.053.744.8187.3-5.4+1.10.0-3.8.62376.427.921.496.0.37777.625.823.491.3+.246-1.2+2.1-2.0+4.8+.055-1.5+1.2-1.3+1.9
Bill OakesNBA70159.651.845.5191.4+0.2-0.8+0.7+0.3.61479.425.722.796.8.38680.226.122.894.6+.229-0.8-0.4-0.1+2.2+.038-1.1-1.3+0.6-0.7
Ron OlesiakNBA65159.051.344.3188.6-0.4-1.3-0.5-2.5.63179.226.021.696.3.36979.825.322.792.2+.262-0.6+0.7-1.1+4.1+.071-0.9-0.2-0.4+1.2
Violet PalmerNBA54161.250.143.4189.6+1.8-2.5-1.4-1.5.68580.624.321.997.3.31580.625.821.492.3+.370-0.1-1.6+0.5+5.0+.179-0.4-2.5+1.2+2.1
Blane ReicheltNBA60158.456.746.2192.0-1.0+4.1+1.4+0.9.41780.227.623.595.7.58378.129.122.796.3-.167+2.1-1.4+0.7-0.6-.358+1.8-2.3+1.4-3.5
Derek RichardsonNBA58160.654.544.9195.9+1.2+1.9+0.1+4.8.58681.228.221.398.8.41479.426.323.697.2+.172+1.8+1.9-2.3+1.6-.019+1.5+1.0-1.6-1.3
Leroy RichardsonNBA65157.853.145.9190.3-1.6+0.5+1.1-0.8.55479.227.322.695.5.44678.625.823.394.8+.108+0.6+1.6-0.6+0.7-.083+0.3+0.7+0.1-2.2
Eddie F. RushNBA67158.849.943.7184.3-0.6-2.7-1.1-6.8.55278.825.921.693.0.44880.024.022.191.3+.104-1.1+1.9-0.4+1.7-.087-1.4+1.0+0.3-1.2
Ed T. RushNBA2162.544.040.0178.0+3.1-8.6-4.8-13.1.50077.526.516.583.0.50085.017.523.595.0.000-7.5+9.0-7.0-12.0-.191-7.8+8.1-6.3-14.9
Bennett SalvatoreNBA68157.455.647.9190.2-2.0+3.0+3.1-0.9.55979.727.524.196.1.44177.828.123.994.2+.118+1.9-0.6+0.2+1.9-.073+1.6-1.5+0.9-1.0
Michael SmithNBA58157.153.645.6187.4-2.3+1.0+0.8-3.7.67278.127.522.595.9.32878.926.023.191.5+.345-0.8+1.5-0.6+4.4+.154-1.1+0.6+0.1+1.5
Bill SpoonerNBA66159.751.743.8191.1+0.3-0.9-1.00.0.65279.726.421.697.0.34880.025.322.294.1+.303-0.4+1.2-0.6+2.9+.112-0.7+0.3+0.10.0
Derrick StaffordNBA69161.351.943.3192.1+1.9-0.7-1.5+1.0.75481.926.121.498.9.24679.425.821.893.3+.507+2.6+0.2-0.4+5.6+.316+2.3-0.7+0.3+2.7
Don VadenNBA18160.862.350.9200.8+1.4+9.7+6.1+9.7.55679.131.725.4101.3.44481.830.725.499.5+.111-2.7+1.00.0+1.8-.080-3.0+0.1+0.7-1.1
Scott WallNBA61162.649.243.1188.5+3.2-3.4-1.7-2.6.68981.426.220.996.6.31181.223.022.391.9+.377+0.2+3.2-1.4+4.6+.186-0.1+2.3-0.7+1.7
Tom WashingtonNBA59157.851.645.4188.9-1.6-1.0+0.6-2.2.54279.625.122.995.6.45878.226.622.593.2+.085+1.4-1.5+0.5+2.4-.106+1.1-2.4+1.2-0.5
Greg WillardNBA69162.149.642.2190.7+2.7-3.0-2.6-0.4.62381.825.221.197.3.37780.324.421.293.4+.246+1.5+0.8-0.1+4.0+.055+1.2-0.1+0.6+1.1
Leon WoodNBA58159.853.446.2188.9+0.4+0.8+1.4-2.2.62180.626.622.895.6.37979.226.823.393.3+.241+1.5-0.2-0.5+2.3+.050+1.2-1.1+0.2-0.6
Tommie WoodNBA30158.048.341.7186.4-1.4-4.3-3.1-4.7.66779.226.319.495.8.33378.922.022.390.6+.333+0.3+4.3-2.9+5.2+.1420.0+3.4-2.2+2.3
Mark WunderlichNBA63160.850.443.5190.1+1.4-2.2-1.3-1.0.57180.224.622.295.5.42980.625.821.394.6+.143-0.3-1.3+0.8+0.8-.048-0.6-2.2+1.5-2.1

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.