Nate Cearley
NBA referee · #84 · Umpire in 2 of 3 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 3 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 3 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 53.0 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +8.0 fouls |
| FTA | 62.3 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +11.6 FTA |
| Points | 252.0 pts | 226.8 pts | +25.2 pts |
| Pace | 106.5 poss | 103.1 poss | +3.4 poss |
| Home teams | 1-2 (33%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
Career before this season
8 regular-season games over 1 season (2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +1.5 fouls, −1.2 FTA, +2.8 pts per game. Home teams won 50% of their games (league 55%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8 | 41.2 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 234.0 pts | 231.2 pts | 4-4 |
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