Artis Gilmore

center · 1976-77 – 1987-88 · CHI, SAS, BOS · 951 games

Every comparison Artis Gilmore leads among players since 1946-47: 57 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.

blocks · a season

set it10 games with 4+ blocks in SAS's first 45 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 19 player-seasons, past 4 · held from game 41 to 53 (3 gaps) · broken by Tree Rollins 1983-84, 22, Jan 31, 198410games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it3 games with 15+ defensive rebounds in SAS's first 30 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 188 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 5 to 33 · broken by Kevin Willis 1991-92, 5, Jan 4, 1992 · said 1 other way3games

steals + blocks · a season

set it47 steals + blocks through SAS's first 12 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 30 player-seasons, past 39 steals + blocks · held from game 6 to 15 · broken by Moses Malone 1983-84, 52 steals + blocks, Nov 22, 198347steals + blocks

offensive rebounds · a season

set it15 games with 5+ offensive rebounds in SAS's first 67 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 35 player-seasons, past 14 · held from game 66 to 72 · broken by Mychal Thompson 1983-84, 17, Mar 16, 198415games

minutes · a season

set it13 straight games with 30+ minutes in SAS's first 50 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 12 player-seasons, past 12 · held from game 50 to 53 (1 gap) · broken by George Gervin 1983-84, 17, Feb 8, 198413games

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.