Natalie Sago
NBA referee · #9 · Referee in 4 of 5 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 5 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 5 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 44.6 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −0.4 fouls |
| FTA | 51.0 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +0.3 FTA |
| Points | 228.0 pts | 226.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Pace | 103.5 poss | 103.1 poss | +0.4 poss |
| Home teams | 4-1 (80%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
420 regular-season games over 8 seasons (2018-19 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.2 fouls, +0.4 FTA, −0.9 pts per game. Home teams won 53% of their games (league 56%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63 | 38.7 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 230.8 pts | 231.2 pts | 36-27 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 36.6 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 224.3 pts | 227.7 pts | 33-32 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 36.4 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 224.9 pts | 228.4 pts | 35-29 |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 40.4 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 233.1 pts | 229.4 pts | 28-33 |
| 2021-22 | 62 | 39.6 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 224.3 pts | 221.2 pts | 32-30 |
| 2020-21 | 42 | 38.7 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 222.9 pts | 224.2 pts | 23-19 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 42.1 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 219.6 pts | 223.6 pts | 17-15 |
| 2018-19 | 31 | 42.0 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 217.9 pts | 222.4 pts | 17-14 |
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