Jason Goldenberg
NBA referee · #35 · Referee in 7 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 | 46.0 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +1.0 fouls |
| FTA | 55.2 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +4.5 FTA |
| Points | 222.0 pts | 226.8 pts | −4.8 pts |
| Pace | 103.2 poss | 103.1 poss | +0.1 poss |
| Home teams | 3-5 (38%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | MIA @ GSW | 100-120 | 44 fouls | 48 FTA | referee |
| Nov 4 | LAL @ SAC | 116-103 | 47 fouls | 66 FTA | referee |
| Nov 2 | TOR @ LAC | 125-118 | 60 fouls | 75 FTA | referee |
| Oct 31 | POR @ UTA | 112-90 | 52 fouls | 67 FTA | — |
| Oct 28 | WAS @ CLE | 111-121 | 35 fouls | 39 FTA | referee |
| Oct 25 | LAC @ OKC | 101-108 | 35 fouls | 32 FTA | referee |
| Oct 23 | MIN @ ORL | 115-93 | 45 fouls | 49 FTA | referee |
| Oct 21 | IND @ NOP | 123-120 | 50 fouls | 66 FTA | referee |
Career before this season
411 regular-season games over 11 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.4 fouls, +0.9 FTA, +0.9 pts per game. Home teams won 60% of their games (league 56%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60 | 39.0 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 234.4 pts | 231.2 pts | 30-30 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 37.4 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 226.5 pts | 227.7 pts | 35-22 |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 37.9 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 230.1 pts | 228.4 pts | 21-20 |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 41.0 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 235.2 pts | 229.4 pts | 29-18 |
| 2021-22 | 41 | 41.9 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 220.8 pts | 221.2 pts | 27-14 |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 38.8 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 222.8 pts | 224.2 pts | 26-10 |
| 2019-20 | 35 | 41.9 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 223.1 pts | 223.6 pts | 21-14 |
| 2018-19 | 49 | 42.2 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 221.7 pts | 222.4 pts | 26-23 |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 213.5 pts | 212.7 pts | 26-13 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 39.8 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 210.4 pts | 211.2 pts | 4-1 |
| 2015-16 | 1 | 46.0 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 199.0 pts | 205.3 pts | 1-0 |
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