← the board · drewhoover.com
Dwight Howard
Every comparison Dwight Howard leads among players since 1946-47: 148 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.
rebounds
leads85 games with 20+ rebounds in his first 1,040 starts, playoffs included1st of 31 careers, next 41 · leads from start 710 to 118085games
defensive rebounds
leads129 games with 12+ defensive rebounds in his first 500 games, playoffs included1st of 784 careers, next 111 · leads from game 390 to 1360 (3 gaps) · said 2 other ways129games
double-doubles
leads695 games with a double-double in his first 1,000 starts1st of 24 careers, next 690 · leads from start 990 to 1070 · said 1 other way695games
free throw attempts
set it89 games with 15+ free throw attempts in his first 600 startsa record when he got there, 1st of 62 careers, past 67 · held from start 335 to 1000 (1 gap) · broken by James Harden, 110, Feb 6, 2020 · said 2 other ways89games
steals + blocks
leads21 games with 8+ steals + blocks in his first 950 startsone of 2, of 31 careers · leads from start 920 to 107021games
defensive rebounds · a season
leads22 games with 10+ defensive rebounds in ORL's first 25 games of 2007-081st of 9,320 player-seasons, next 18 · leads from game 14 to 4422games
offensive rebounds
leads280 games with 5+ offensive rebounds in his first 1,000 starts1st of 24 careers, next 210 · leads from start 920 to 1070280games
blocks
leads3 straight games with 5+ blocks in his first 800 startsone of 4, of 62 careers · leads from start 800 to 10703games
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.