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John Long
Every comparison John Long leads among players since 1946-47: 1 claim in 1 family, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
missed free throws · a season
set it19 straight games with no missed free throws in DET's first 82 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 31 player-seasons, past 18 · held from game 78 to 82 · broken by Trent Tucker 1984-85, 27, Apr 13, 198519games
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.