Ennis Whatley

guard · 1983-84 – 1996-97 · CHI, CLE, WSB, SAS, ATL, LAC, POR · 416 games

Every comparison Ennis Whatley leads among players since 1946-47: 16 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

assists

set it28 straight games with 5+ assists in his first 80 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 225 careers, past 22 · held from game 63 to 110 · broken by Mark Jackson, 54, Apr 19, 1988 · said 1 other way28games

steals

set it4 games with 5+ steals in his first 70 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 15 careers, past 2 · held from game 56 to 80 · broken by Michael Jordan, 5, Mar 20, 1985 · said 1 other way4games

steals · a season

set it4 games with 3+ steals in CHI's first 5 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 187 player-seasons, past 3 · at game 5 only · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1988-89, 5, Nov 11, 1988 · said 2 other ways4games

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.