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George Mikan
Every comparison George Mikan leads among players since 1946-47: 131 claims in 5 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.
points
set it33 games with 30+ points in his first 80 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 74 careers, past 13 · held from the start to 370 · broken by Wilt Chamberlain, 65, Nov 10, 1960 · said 2 other ways33games
free throws made
set it31 games with 10+ free throws made in his first 70 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 85 careers, past 16 · held from game 55 to 370 (2 gaps) · broken by Oscar Robertson, 32, Mar 11, 1961 · said 1 other way31games
field goals made
set it20 games with 15+ field goals made in his first 200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 30 careers, past 6 · held from game 47 to 370 · broken by Elgin Baylor, 29, Feb 13, 1961 · said 7 other ways20games
free throw attempts
set it33 games with 10+ free throw attempts in his first 50 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 15 · held from game 27 to 61 (3 gaps) · broken by Wilt Chamberlain, 44, Jan 31, 1960 · said 1 other way33games
wins
set it208 wins through his first 300 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 182 wins · held from game 105 to 350 (2 gaps) · broken by Tom Heinsohn, 211 wins, Feb 14, 1960 · said 1 other way208wins
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.