Hakeem Olajuwon

center · 1984-85 – 2001-02 · HOU, TOR · 1,383 games

Every comparison Hakeem Olajuwon leads among players since 1946-47: 371 claims in 19 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

steals + blocks

leads78 games with 10+ steals + blocks in his first 800 games, playoffs included1st of 374 careers, next 39 · leads from game 415 to 138078games

blocks

leads82 games with 7+ blocks in his first 700 games1st of 444 careers, next 70 · leads from game 600 to 1230 · said 1 other way82games

5×5 games

leads6 games with a 5×5 game in his first 800 games1st of 316 careers, next 1 · leads from game 590 to 1230 · said 3 other ways6games

double-doubles

leads543 games with a double-double in his first 700 games1st of 482 careers, next 516 · leads from game 590 to 1200 · said 1 other way543games

offensive rebounds

leads29 games with 8+ offensive rebounds in his first 140 games1st of 1,634 careers, next 22 · leads from game 13 to 210 · said 1 other way29games

steals + blocks · a season

set it27 games with 8+ steals + blocks in HOU's first 70 games of 1989-90a record when he got there, 1st of 1,088 player-seasons, past 18 · held from game 51 to 77 · broken by David Robinson 1991-92, 28, Mar 27, 199227games

minutes

set it817 games with 30+ minutes in his first 900 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 693 · held from game 86 to 920 · broken by Karl Malone, 820, Nov 2, 1996 · said 8 other ways817games

offensive rebounds · a season

set it19 games with 8+ offensive rebounds in HOU's first 82 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 299 player-seasons, past 11 · held from game 15 to 82 · broken by Dennis Rodman 1991-92, 27, Apr 19, 199219games

defensive rebounds

set it29 games with 15+ defensive rebounds in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 18 careers, past 15 · held from game 410 to 1130 (3 gaps) · broken by Dennis Rodman, 62, Feb 19, 1994 · said 3 other ways29games

5×5 games · a season

leads2 5×5 games through HOU's first 82 games of 1993-94one of 2, of 8,883 player-seasons · leads from game 28 to 82 · said 1 other way25×5 games

points + rebounds + assists

set it24 games with 60+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 900 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 27 careers, past 14 · held from game 900 to 1190 · broken by Charles Barkley, 26, Nov 21, 199624games

blocks · a season

leads22 games with 4+ blocks in HOU's first 30 games of 1993-94one of 4, of 9,308 player-seasons · leads from game 28 to 3022games

rebounds

leads2 games with 25+ rebounds in his first 90 gamesone of 4, of 2,184 careers · leads from game 61 to 97 · said 1 other way2games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it28 games with 12+ defensive rebounds in HOU's first 82 games of 1989-90a record when he got there, 1st of 1,083 player-seasons, past 23 · held from game 38 to 82 · broken by Kevin Willis 1991-92, 31, Apr 19, 199228games

triple-doubles

set it14 games with a triple-double in his first 1,100 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 3 · held from game 1090 to 1190 · broken by Mark Jackson, 17, Nov 16, 2001 · said 1 other way14games

steals · a season

leads9 games with 3+ steals in HOU's first 10 games of 1988-89one of 2, of 9,527 player-seasons · leads from game 5 to 10 (1 gap)9games

steals

set it7 straight games with 3+ steals in his first 300 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 5 · held from game 185 to 395 · broken by Alvin Robertson, 11, Mar 5, 19887games

field goal attempts

set it162 games with 25+ field goal attempts in his first 1,110 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 15 careers, past 67 · held from game 1110 to 1280 · broken by Dominique Wilkins, 275, Mar 6, 1999162games

wins · a season

set it15 straight games with a win in HOU's first 15 games of 1993-94a record when he got there, 1st of 4,197 player-seasons, past 14 · held from game 15 to 16 · said 2 other ways15games

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.