Pooh Richardson

guard · 1989-90 – 1998-99 · MIN, IND, LAC · 645 games

Every comparison Pooh Richardson 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.

minutes

set it30 games with 45+ minutes in his first 120 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 200 careers, past 18 · held from game 87 to 265 (2 gaps) · broken by Latrell Sprewell, 39, Feb 4, 1994 · said 1 other way30games

minutes · a season

set it17 games with 45+ minutes in MIN's first 43 games of 1990-91a record when he got there, 1st of 1,436 player-seasons, past 12 · held from game 10 to 55 (2 gaps) · broken by Chris Mullin 1991-92, 18, Feb 5, 199217games

steals

leads5 straight games with 3+ steals in his first 35 gamesone of 4, of 2,418 careers · leads from game 32 to 37 · said 1 other way5games

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.