Ben Taylor
NBA referee · #46 · Crew chief in 5 of 6 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 6 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 6 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 41.8 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −3.2 fouls |
| FTA | 42.5 FTA | 50.7 FTA | −8.2 FTA |
| Points | 226.2 pts | 226.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Pace | 104.4 poss | 103.1 poss | +1.3 poss |
| Home teams | 1-5 (17%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | IND @ MEM | 107-103 | 34 fouls | 32 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 31 | PHI @ CHA | 109-104 | 38 fouls | 39 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | MIA @ ATL | 129-117 | 41 fouls | 37 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 25 | TOR @ MIN | 94-117 | 46 fouls | 46 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 23 | CHI @ MIL | 132-125 | 46 fouls | 56 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 20 | OKC @ SAS | 116-104 | 46 fouls | 45 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
703 regular-season games over 15 seasons (2011-12 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.8 fouls, +0.8 FTA, +1.3 pts per game. Home teams won 57% of their games (league 57%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17 | 38.2 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 237.1 pts | 231.2 pts | 13-4 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 37.5 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 225.7 pts | 227.7 pts | 40-23 |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 38.1 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 231.7 pts | 228.4 pts | 23-18 |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 41.1 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 230.5 pts | 229.4 pts | 39-23 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 40.1 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 224.7 pts | 221.2 pts | 36-30 |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 40.2 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 222.5 pts | 224.2 pts | 25-23 |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 43.5 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 224.3 pts | 223.6 pts | 33-23 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 42.5 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 223.8 pts | 222.4 pts | 40-24 |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 214.6 pts | 212.7 pts | 40-22 |
| 2016-17 | 51 | 42.6 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 214.0 pts | 211.2 pts | 26-25 |
| 2015-16 | 56 | 41.0 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 206.1 pts | 205.3 pts | 27-29 |
| 2014-15 | 53 | 41.7 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 204.8 pts | 200.0 pts | 26-27 |
| 2013-14 | 47 | 41.0 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 201.0 pts | 202.0 pts | 28-19 |
| 2012-13 | 8 | 40.8 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 191.2 pts | 196.3 pts | 4-4 |
| 2011-12 | 9 | 40.8 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 193.9 pts | 192.5 pts | 3-6 |
Scoring and foul rates changed a lot across these seasons, so each season is compared with its own league average.
From box scores, regular season only. Fouls and free-throw attempts count both teams; pace is an estimate of possessions per team. A referee works with a different crew and different teams every night, so these numbers describe their games, not their whistle alone. Roles come from the NBA's daily assignment page. All referees