Sam Bowie

center · 1984-85 – 1994-95 · POR, NJN, LAL · 540 games

Every comparison Sam Bowie leads among players since 1946-47: 20 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.

blocks

set it21 games with 5+ blocks in his first 100 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 43 careers, past 15 · held from game 34 to 115 · broken by Manute Bol, 43, Dec 12, 1986 · said 3 other ways21games

steals + blocks

set it13 games with 6+ steals + blocks in his first 60 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 45 careers, past 10 · held from game 34 to 99 (1 gap) · broken by Manute Bol, 31, Mar 4, 1986 · said 1 other way13games

defensive rebounds

set it3 straight games with 10+ defensive rebounds in his first 110 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 2 · held from game 105 to 115 · broken by Karl Malone, 4, Dec 30, 1986 · said 1 other way3games

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.