Nick Buchert
NBA referee · #3 · Crew chief in 4 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 | 47.5 fouls | 45.0 fouls | +2.5 fouls |
| FTA | 52.5 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +1.8 FTA |
| Points | 237.0 pts | 226.8 pts | +10.2 pts |
| Pace | 102.5 poss | 103.1 poss | −0.6 poss |
| Home teams | 3-3 (50%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | POR @ PHX | 132-119 | 53 fouls | 72 FTA | — |
| Nov 2 | MIA @ LAL | 117-138 | 51 fouls | 59 FTA | crew chief |
| Nov 1 | LAC @ GSW | 112-124 | 35 fouls | 33 FTA | — |
| Oct 27 | DET @ NYK | 97-111 | 51 fouls | 52 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 24 | HOU @ ATL | 121-114 | 41 fouls | 44 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 21 | MIN @ MIA | 131-106 | 54 fouls | 55 FTA | crew chief |
Career before this season
934 regular-season games over 17 seasons (2009-10 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: +0.3 fouls, +0.4 FTA, −0.6 pts per game. Home teams won 57% of their games (league 57%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63 | 40.8 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 228.4 pts | 231.2 pts | 30-33 |
| 2024-25 | 66 | 38.9 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 225.7 pts | 227.7 pts | 41-25 |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 37.3 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 232.8 pts | 228.4 pts | 28-31 |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 40.4 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 229.0 pts | 229.4 pts | 32-29 |
| 2021-22 | 63 | 37.4 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 217.7 pts | 221.2 pts | 35-28 |
| 2020-21 | 46 | 38.4 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 220.8 pts | 224.2 pts | 26-20 |
| 2019-20 | 55 | 43.0 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 218.6 pts | 223.6 pts | 31-24 |
| 2018-19 | 64 | 42.1 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 222.2 pts | 222.4 pts | 42-22 |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 0.1 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 221.3 pts | 212.7 pts | 42-20 |
| 2016-17 | 54 | 40.3 fouls | 40.2 fouls | 207.6 pts | 211.2 pts | 29-25 |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 41.1 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 204.5 pts | 205.3 pts | 35-29 |
| 2014-15 | 63 | 39.8 fouls | 40.7 fouls | 198.7 pts | 200.0 pts | 35-28 |
| 2013-14 | 56 | 42.9 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 200.3 pts | 202.0 pts | 32-24 |
| 2012-13 | 52 | 38.5 fouls | 39.8 fouls | 197.8 pts | 196.3 pts | 34-18 |
| 2011-12 | 44 | 40.8 fouls | 39.1 fouls | 193.4 pts | 192.5 pts | 26-18 |
| 2010-11 | 56 | 42.2 fouls | 41.4 fouls | 197.3 pts | 199.1 pts | 33-23 |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 46.8 fouls | 41.7 fouls | 205.5 pts | 200.9 pts | 4-2 |
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