Magic Johnson

guard · 1979-80 – 1995-96 · LAL · 1,096 games

Every comparison Magic Johnson leads among players since 1946-47: 159 claims in 10 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

triple-doubles

leads71 games with a triple-double in his first 375 games, playoffs included1st of 1,091 careers, next 61 · leads from game 215 to 440 (1 gap)71games

assists

set it86 games with 15+ assists in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 28 careers, past 18 · held from game 190 to 800 · broken by John Stockton, 131, Nov 24, 1990 · said 3 other ways86games

triple-doubles · a season

set it18 games with a triple-double in LAL's first 82 games of 1981-82a record when he got there, 1st of 672 player-seasons, past 7 · held from the start to 82 · broken by Russell Westbrook 2016-17, 42, Apr 12, 2017 · said 1 other way18games

assists · a season

leads27 straight games with 10+ assists in LAL's first 60 games of 1983-84one of 2, of 9,962 player-seasons · leads from game 57 to 6927games

double-doubles

set it521 games with a double-double in his first 750 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 363 · held from game 380 to 800 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon, 582, Apr 12, 1994 · said 1 other way521games

wins

leads660 wins through his first 900 games, playoffs included1st of 382 careers, next 652 wins · leads from game 860 to 1090660wins

points + rebounds + assists

set it339 games with 40+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 750 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 240 · held from game 740 to 790 · broken by Larry Bird, 417, Jan 19, 1990339games

minutes · a season

set it25 straight games with 36+ minutes in LAL's first 82 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 122 player-seasons, past 16 · held from game 51 to 82 · broken by Michael Jordan 1988-89, 37, Apr 23, 198925games

steals · a season

set it6 straight games with 3+ steals in LAL's first 20 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 161 player-seasons, past 5 · held from game 13 to 20 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1986-87, 7, Dec 13, 19866games

3-pointers made

set it12 3-pointers made through his first 2 seasons, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 19 careers, past 5 3-pointers made · at season 2 only · broken by Billyray Bates, 25 3-pointers made, Apr 5, 1981123-pointers made

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.