Ben Wallace

forward · 1996-97 – 2011-12 · WSB, WAS, ORL, DET, CHI, CLE · 1,218 games

Every comparison Ben Wallace leads among players since 1946-47: 132 claims in 8 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

leads54 games with 8+ steals + blocks in his first 500 starts, playoffs included1st of 221 careers, next 44 · leads from start 375 to 102054games

rebounds

set it33 games with 20+ rebounds in his first 350 startsa record when he got there, 1st of 42 careers, past 10 · held from start 130 to 910 · broken by Andre Drummond, 36, Nov 17, 2017 · said 2 other ways33games

blocks

leads99 games with 5+ blocks in his first 800 starts1st of 62 careers, next 94 · leads from start 790 to 91099games

defensive rebounds

set it31 games with 15+ defensive rebounds in his first 500 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 274 careers, past 24 · held from game 460 to 590 · broken by Dwight Howard, 40, Feb 19, 201031games

offensive rebounds

leads57 games with 8+ offensive rebounds in his first 900 starts1st of 40 careers, next 40 · leads from start 690 to 91057games

turnovers

leads318 games with no turnovers in his first 900 starts, playoffs included1st of 57 careers, next 276 · leads from start 870 to 1020318games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it18 games with 10+ defensive rebounds in DET's first 25 games of 2002-03a record when he got there, 1st of 3,941 player-seasons, past 16 · held from game 21 to 27 (1 gap) · broken by Dwight Howard 2007-08, 22, Dec 15, 200718games

offensive rebounds · a season

leads2 straight games with 10+ offensive rebounds in DET's first 30 games of 2009-10one of 3, of 9,281 player-seasons · leads from game 17 to 342games

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.