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Karl Malone
Every comparison Karl Malone leads among players since 1946-47: 149 claims in 15 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
points
leads675 straight games with 10+ points in his first 1,260 games, playoffs included1st of 70 careers, next 653 · leads from game 1260 to 1560675games
points + rebounds + assists · a season
leads60 straight games with 30+ points + rebounds + assists in UTA's first 60 games of 1997-98one of 2, of 9,945 player-seasons · leads from game 49 to 68 · said 1 other way60games
free throws made
leads300 games with 10+ free throws made in his first 1,350 games1st of 15 careers, next 181 · leads from game 1270 to 1410300games
points + rebounds + assists
leads7 straight games with 50+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 250 games1st of 1,385 careers, next 5 · leads from game 245 to 335 · said 1 other way7games
minutes
set it906 games with 30+ minutes in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 781 · held from game 670 to 1070 · broken by Michael Jordan, 926, Nov 16, 2002 · said 1 other way906games
double-doubles
set it630 games with a double-double in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 18 careers, past 584 · held from game 930 to 1120 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon, 712, Feb 24, 1998 · said 1 other way630games
free throw attempts
leads567 games with 10+ free throw attempts in his first 1,300 games1st of 25 careers, next 524 · leads from game 1210 to 1410567games
defensive rebounds
leads5 straight games with 12+ defensive rebounds in his first 300 gamesone of 3, of 1,126 careers · leads from game 220 to 300 · said 1 other way5games
minutes · a season
leads77 games with 36+ minutes in UTA's first 82 games of 1990-91one of 3, of 8,885 player-seasons · leads from game 81 to 8277games
field goal attempts
set it460 games with 20+ field goal attempts in his first 1,100 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 282 · held from game 1050 to 1120 · broken by Kobe Bryant, 531, Apr 8, 2011460games
blocks
set it65 games with 3+ blocks in his first 1,050 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 10 careers, past 60 · held from game 1020 to 1070 · broken by Hakeem Olajuwon, 621, Mar 20, 199965games
offensive rebounds
leads2 straight games with 8+ offensive rebounds in his first 1,300 gamesone of 3, of 20 careers · leads from game 1290 to 13902games
steals
leads2 straight games with 6+ steals in his first 1,520 games, playoffs includedone of 4, of 14 careers · leads from game 1520 to 15402games
defensive rebounds · a season
set it5 straight games with 12+ defensive rebounds in UTA's first 70 games of 1987-88a record when he got there, 1st of 702 player-seasons, past 4 · held from game 63 to 77 (2 gaps) · broken by Benoit Benjamin 1990-91, 6, Mar 25, 19915games
free throws made · a season
set it4 straight games with 10+ free throws made in UTA's first 9 games of 1988-89a record when he got there, 1st of 3,359 player-seasons, past 3 · held from game 8 to 9 · broken by Kobe Bryant 2004-05, 7, Nov 17, 20044games
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.