Theo Ratliff

center · 1995-96 – 2010-11 · DET, PHI, ATL, POR, BOS, MIN, SAS, CHA, LAL · 854 games

Every comparison Theo Ratliff leads among players since 1946-47: 26 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

leads127 games with 5+ blocks in his first 500 starts1st of 203 careers, next 108 · leads from start 425 to 530127games

steals + blocks

leads8 straight games with 5+ steals + blocks in his first 400 startsone of 2, of 288 careers · leads from start 350 to 530 · said 1 other way8games

blocks · a season

leads5 games with 5+ blocks in ATL's first 7 games of 2003-04one of 4, of 9,521 player-seasons · leads from game 4 to 7 (1 gap)5games

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.