James Donaldson

center · 1980-81 – 1994-95 · SEA, SDC, LAC, DAL, NYK, UTA · 1,008 games

Every comparison James Donaldson leads among players since 1946-47: 8 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 · a season

set it3 straight games with 45+ minutes in LAC's first 82 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 279 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 49 to 82 (2 gaps) · broken by Karl Malone 1987-88, 4, Apr 23, 19883games

blocks · a season

set it21 games with 3+ blocks in SDC's first 80 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 30 player-seasons, past 12 · held from game 80 to 81 · broken by Larry Nance 1983-84, 30, Apr 10, 198421games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it5 games with 15+ defensive rebounds in DAL's first 65 games of 1986-87a record when he got there, 1st of 554 player-seasons, past 4 · held from game 64 to 65 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon 1989-90, 6, Mar 18, 19905games

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.