Brian Forte
NBA referee · #45 · Crew chief in 2, referee in 3 of 8 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 8 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 8 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 44.9 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −0.1 fouls |
| FTA | 52.1 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +1.4 FTA |
| Points | 240.8 pts | 226.8 pts | +14.0 pts |
| Pace | 104.8 poss | 103.1 poss | +1.7 poss |
| Home teams | 4-4 (50%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | CHI @ NYK | 105-135 | 44 fouls | 65 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 1 | TOR @ LAL | 125-131 | 47 fouls | 57 FTA | — |
| Oct 30 | DEN @ PHX | 127-120 | 35 fouls | 41 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | HOU @ MIL | 132-100 | 36 fouls | 44 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 25 | IND @ BKN | 136-109 | 49 fouls | 59 FTA | referee |
| Oct 24 | NOP @ DEN | 135-141 | 57 fouls | 69 FTA | — |
| Oct 23 | NYK @ BOS | 103-107 | 45 fouls | 37 FTA | referee |
| Oct 20 | OKC @ SAS | 116-104 | 46 fouls | 45 FTA | referee |
Career before this season
1,120 regular-season games over 19 seasons (2007-08 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.4 fouls, −0.6 FTA, −1.6 pts per game. Home teams won 56% of their games (league 58%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54 | 39.4 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 223.2 pts | 231.2 pts | 25-29 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 36.1 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 227.8 pts | 227.7 pts | 43-22 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 35.9 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 225.4 pts | 228.4 pts | 33-29 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 39.3 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 228.8 pts | 229.4 pts | 36-27 |
| 2021-22 | 61 | 39.3 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 221.0 pts | 221.2 pts | 28-33 |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 38.0 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 220.4 pts | 224.2 pts | 25-25 |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 41.9 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 223.3 pts | 223.6 pts | 24-32 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 41.8 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 218.8 pts | 222.4 pts | 37-27 |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 211.4 pts | 212.7 pts | 36-26 |
| 2016-17 | 65 | 38.8 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 211.6 pts | 211.2 pts | 42-23 |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 38.5 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 201.4 pts | 205.3 pts | 37-28 |
| 2014-15 | 66 | 39.8 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 198.9 pts | 200.0 pts | 36-30 |
| 2013-14 | 65 | 40.1 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 202.4 pts | 202.0 pts | 39-26 |
| 2012-13 | 68 | 40.1 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 192.8 pts | 196.3 pts | 30-38 |
| 2011-12 | 48 | 40.5 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 192.7 pts | 192.5 pts | 26-22 |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 43.0 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 198.0 pts | 199.1 pts | 32-18 |
| 2009-10 | 60 | 41.0 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 197.9 pts | 200.9 pts | 40-20 |
| 2008-09 | 50 | 41.8 fouls | 42.1 fouls | 199.6 pts | 199.9 pts | 30-20 |
| 2007-08 | 46 | 42.7 fouls | 42.0 fouls | 203.3 pts | 199.8 pts | 24-22 |
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