Michael Jordan

guard · 1984-85 – 2002-03 · CHI, WAS · 1,251 games

Every comparison Michael Jordan leads among players since 1946-47: 379 claims in 20 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

field goal attempts

leads50 games with 30+ field goal attempts in his first 300 games1st of 1,273 careers, next 20 · leads from game 105 to 1070 · said 4 other ways50games

points + rebounds + assists

leads39 games with 60+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 520 games1st of 763 careers, next 23 · leads from game 520 to 73039games

points

leads710 straight games with 10+ points in his first 800 games1st of 455 careers, next 562 · leads from game 600 to 1070710games

free throws made

leads73 games with 10+ free throws made in his first 175 games, playoffs includedone of 3, of 2,272 careers · leads from game 175 to 31573games

steals

leads211 games with 3+ steals in his first 400 gamesone of 2, of 925 careers · leads from game 100 to 490 (3 gaps) · said 6 other ways211games

triple-doubles

leads7 straight games with a triple-double in his first 600 games1st of 634 careers, next 4 · leads from game 335 to 790 · said 1 other way7games

field goals made

leads674 games with 10+ field goals made in his first 900 games, playoffs included1st of 382 careers, next 666 · leads from game 840 to 1250674games

field goal attempts · a season

leads57 games with 25+ field goal attempts in CHI's first 82 games of 1986-871st of 10,089 player-seasons, next 55 · leads from game 4 to 8257games

minutes

set it754 games with 36+ minutes in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 31 careers, past 700 · held from game 28 to 1070 · broken by Kevin Garnett, 783, Oct 31, 2008 · said 4 other ways754games

steals · a season

leads54 games with 3+ steals in CHI's first 80 games of 1987-88one of 2, of 8,850 player-seasons · leads from game 32 to 81 (1 gap)54games

steals + blocks

set it9 games with 10+ steals + blocks in his first 600 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 3 · held from game 580 to 770 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon, 55, Jan 8, 19929games

points + rebounds + assists · a season

leads35 games with 40+ points + rebounds + assists in CHI's first 40 games of 1988-89one of 4, of 10,275 player-seasons · leads from game 34 to 4835games

minutes · a season

leads37 straight games with 36+ minutes in CHI's first 40 games of 1988-89one of 3, of 9,267 player-seasons · leads from game 24 to 40 · said 1 other way37games

triple-doubles · a season

set it7 straight games with a triple-double in CHI's first 82 games of 1988-89a record when he got there, 1st of 1,806 player-seasons, past 4 · held from game 70 to 82 · broken by Russell Westbrook 2018-19, 11, Apr 10, 20197games

wins · a season

set it62 wins through CHI's first 70 games of 1995-96a record when he got there, 1st of 4,487 player-seasons, past 59 wins · held from game 53 to 77 · broken by Draymond Green 2015-16, 63 wins, Mar 21, 201662wins

free throw attempts

leads5 straight games with 15+ free throw attempts in his first 1,050 games1st of 123 careers, next 4 · leads from game 1050 to 10705games

3-pointers made

set it1 game with 7+ 3-pointers made in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 116 careers, past 0 · held from game 385 to 500 · broken by Michael Adams, 4, Dec 6, 1991 · said 3 other ways1games

steals + blocks · a season

set it8 games with 8+ steals + blocks in CHI's first 37 games of 1987-88a record when he got there, 1st of 761 player-seasons, past 7 · held from game 34 to 37 (2 gaps) · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1988-89, 10, Jan 19, 19898games

defensive rebounds

set it33 games with 10+ defensive rebounds in his first 750 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 32 · held from game 720 to 750 (1 gap) · broken by A.C. Green, 46, Apr 23, 199333games

3-point attempts

set it2 games with 10+ 3-point attempts in his first 500 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 1 · held from game 475 to 540 · broken by Chuck Person, 3, Nov 17, 19922games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. Fields are careers that began in 1946-47 or later, or player-seasons where he played the window (started half the team’s games or averaged 15 minutes). The method is in the board's notes.