Patrick Ewing

center · 1985-86 – 2001-02 · NYK, SEA, ORL · 1,322 games

Every comparison Patrick Ewing leads among players since 1946-47: 35 claims in 8 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

steals + blocks · a season

set it44 games with 5+ steals + blocks in NYK's first 75 games of 1988-89a record when he got there, 1st of 816 player-seasons, past 41 · held from game 69 to 80 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1988-89, 50, Apr 11, 198944games

minutes

set it16 games with 36+ minutes in his first 20 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 113 careers, past 10 · held from the start to 55 · broken by Dikembe Mutombo, 18, Dec 12, 1991 · said 1 other way16games

blocks · a season

leads5 straight games with 5+ blocks in NYK's first 15 games of 1990-91one of 2, of 9,429 player-seasons · leads from game 4 to 17 · said 5 other ways5games

defensive rebounds

leads2 straight games with 15+ defensive rebounds in his first 100 gamesone of 2, of 1,835 careers · leads from game 21 to 135 · said 2 other ways2games

steals + blocks

set it4 straight games with 8+ steals + blocks in his first 400 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 47 careers, past 3 · held from game 365 to 435 · broken by David Robinson, 5, Nov 16, 1994 · said 1 other way4games

blocks

leads2 straight games with 7+ blocks in his first 1,300 games, playoffs includedone of 4, of 49 careers · leads from game 1300 to 13202games

minutes · a season

set it4 straight games with 45+ minutes in NYK's first 80 games of 1989-90a record when he got there, 1st of 1,176 player-seasons, past 3 · held from game 75 to 81 · broken by Pooh Richardson 1989-90, 6, Apr 19, 19904games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it2 straight games with 15+ defensive rebounds in NYK's first 50 games of 1985-86a record when he got there, 1st of 420 player-seasons, past 1 · held from game 23 to 58 · broken by Kevin Willis 1991-92, 3, Feb 14, 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.