Tim Hardaway

guard · 1989-90 – 2002-03 · GSW, MIA, DAL, DEN, IND · 923 games

Every comparison Tim Hardaway leads among players since 1946-47: 50 claims in 9 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

assists
leads89 games with 10+ assists in his first 180 gamesone of 2, of 1,612 careers · leads from game 155 to 180 · said 1 other way89games
minutes
set it51 games with 45+ minutes in his first 300 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 143 careers, past 40 · held from game 190 to 420 (1 gap) · broken by Latrell Sprewell, 87, Apr 2, 199651games
3-pointers made
set it227 games with 3+ 3-pointers made in his first 800 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 128 careers, past 216 · held from game 660 to 920 · broken by Nick Van Exel, 231, Dec 10, 2003227games
steals
leads27 games with 4+ steals in his first 110 gamesone of 2, of 1,778 careers · leads from game 110 to 120 (1 gap) · said 1 other way27games
3-point attempts
set it7 straight games with 10+ 3-point attempts in his first 650 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 114 careers, past 4 · held from game 520 to 860 · broken by James Harden, 8, Dec 31, 2017 · said 1 other way7games
minutes · a season
set it58 games with 40+ minutes in GSW's first 82 games of 1991-92a record when he got there, 1st of 1,553 player-seasons, past 55 · held from game 52 to 82 · broken by Latrell Sprewell 1993-94, 65, Apr 24, 199458games
3-point attempts · a season
set it11 games with 10+ 3-point attempts in GSW's first 58 games of 1994-95a record when he got there, 1st of 2,385 player-seasons, past 9 · held from game 49 to 60 · broken by Dennis Scott 1995-96, 15, Mar 2, 199611games
3-pointers made · a season
set it168 3-pointers made through GSW's first 65 games of 1994-95a record when he got there, 1st of 2,821 player-seasons, past 162 3-pointers made · held from game 61 to 67 · broken by John Starks 1994-95, 174 3-pointers made, Mar 23, 19951683-pointers made
points + rebounds + assists
set it3 straight games with 50+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 120 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 384 careers, past 2 · at game 120 only · broken by Allen Iverson, 5, Feb 11, 19983games

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.