Ray Acosta
NBA referee · #54 · Crew chief in 2, referee in 4 of 7 games with a posted crew
2026-27 regular season · through Nov 5
This season
Small sample: 7 games. Averages swing a lot this early.
| Per game | 7 games | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 44.7 fouls | 45.0 fouls | −0.3 fouls |
| FTA | 56.9 FTA | 50.7 FTA | +6.2 FTA |
| Points | 232.3 pts | 226.8 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Pace | 103.0 poss | 103.1 poss | −0.1 poss |
| Home teams | 6-1 (86%) | 52% | — |
Recent games
| Date | Game | Final | Fouls | FTA | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | CHI @ NYK | 105-135 | 44 fouls | 65 FTA | referee |
| Nov 2 | SAC @ DAL | 115-100 | 39 fouls | 50 FTA | referee |
| Oct 31 | MIN @ SAS | 111-121 | 42 fouls | 57 FTA | — |
| Oct 26 | ATL @ HOU | 110-120 | 47 fouls | 53 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 24 | GSW @ PHX | 122-131 | 44 fouls | 54 FTA | crew chief |
| Oct 23 | NOP @ UTA | 119-120 | 50 fouls | 60 FTA | referee |
| Oct 21 | SAC @ LAC | 96-121 | 47 fouls | 59 FTA | referee |
Career before this season
505 regular-season games over 9 seasons (2017-18 to 2025-26) in our archive.
Against the league average of the same seasons: −0.4 fouls, +0.3 FTA, −0.4 pts per game. Home teams won 55% of their games (league 56%).
Season by season
| Season | Games | Fouls | League | Points | League | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67 | 38.9 fouls | 39.7 fouls | 230.8 pts | 231.2 pts | 35-32 |
| 2024-25 | 67 | 36.3 fouls | 37.2 fouls | 226.8 pts | 227.7 pts | 36-31 |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 36.5 fouls | 37.5 fouls | 227.1 pts | 228.4 pts | 33-32 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 39.3 fouls | 40.0 fouls | 225.0 pts | 229.4 pts | 38-26 |
| 2021-22 | 63 | 39.5 fouls | 39.3 fouls | 222.9 pts | 221.2 pts | 28-35 |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 36.7 fouls | 38.6 fouls | 220.0 pts | 224.2 pts | 23-15 |
| 2019-20 | 49 | 42.4 fouls | 41.6 fouls | 230.9 pts | 223.6 pts | 28-21 |
| 2018-19 | 58 | 42.8 fouls | 41.8 fouls | 220.7 pts | 222.4 pts | 35-23 |
| 2017-18 | 34 | 0.0 fouls | 0.1 fouls | 214.8 pts | 212.7 pts | 22-12 |
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