Walter Davis

guard · 1977-78 – 1991-92 · PHX, DEN, POR · 1,111 games

Every comparison Walter Davis leads among players since 1946-47: 5 claims in 4 families, 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 it22 straight games with no missed free throws in DEN's first 40 games of 1990-91a record when he got there, 1st of 1,347 player-seasons, past 19 · held from game 29 to 45 · broken by Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 1993-94, 23, Jan 27, 199422games

field goal attempts

set it12,987 field goal attempts through his first 800 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 12,485 field goal attempts · held from game 800 to 820 · broken by Larry Bird, 15,703 field goal attempts, Nov 16, 199012,987field goal attempts

minutes · a season

set it8 games with 40+ minutes in PHX's first 38 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 20 player-seasons, past 6 · held from game 37 to 38 · broken by Mike Mitchell 1983-84, 11, Jan 13, 19848games

steals · a season

set it90 steals through PHX's first 71 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 10 player-seasons, past 70 steals · held from game 71 to 72 · broken by Marques Johnson 1983-84, 91 steals, Mar 21, 198490steals

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.