Herb Williams

center · 1981-82 – 1998-99 · IND, DAL, NYK, TOR · 1,159 games

Every comparison Herb Williams leads among players since 1946-47: 5 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.

steals + blocks · a season

set it3 straight games with 8+ steals + blocks in IND's first 82 games of 1985-86a record when he got there, 1st of 348 player-seasons, past 2 · at game 82 only · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1989-90, 5, Apr 22, 19903games

offensive rebounds · a season

set it2 straight games with 8+ offensive rebounds in IND's first 60 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 98 player-seasons, past 1 · held from game 55 to 68 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1984-85, 3, Mar 3, 19852games

minutes · a season

set it1 game with 45+ minutes in IND's first 5 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 107 player-seasons, past 0 · held from the start to 5 (1 gap) · broken by Eddie A. Johnson 1983-84, 2, Nov 5, 1983 · said 2 other ways1games

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.