Stats

Every sport out there has a large amount of stats. Baseball keeps all sorts that nobody even knows what they mean. How many people know what a "whip" is besides my friend Brainiac and hardcore baseball fans? Hockey keeps track of the time every player's on the ice. They even break the number down further to how long a player's on the ice while killing a penalty or on the power play. Football keeps track of the yards a player makes after a catch. Every sport out there has a large amount of stats.

Why not keep track of the referee's stats. What percentage does the new hockey linesman have for making the correct call on an offside? He had good numbers at the junior level but will that translate to the NHL. Or how about how many times a football ref made the wrong call on a touchdown. I would like to know how many times a basketball ref made the wrong call on a foul. What's the percentage this umpire makes the correct call for balls and strikes?

Nobody wants to have bad stats so this would create a competitiveness amongst the officials to be the best. Who gets to ref the super bowl? The official with the biggest beer belly that's doing it the longest, fat chance. Give it to the guy with the best stats. Who gets to umpire the world series? That's a stupid question because we all know who the best umpire has been all season long. He just set a new record for making the correct call 99% of the time. He's in a league of his own behind the plate calling strikes and balls. Nobody else is even close.