Alvan Adams

center · 1975-76 – 1987-88 · PHX · 1,066 games

Every comparison Alvan Adams leads among players since 1946-47: 27 claims in 7 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

triple-doubles

leads5 games with a triple-double in his first 50 gamesone of 2, of 2,499 careers · leads from game 39 to 53 · said 2 other ways5games

triple-doubles · a season

set it5 games with a triple-double in PHX's first 60 games of 1975-76a record when he got there, 1st of 65 player-seasons, past 3 · held from game 24 to 63 · broken by Magic Johnson 1981-82, 13, Mar 4, 1982 · said 1 other way5games

assists

set it10 straight games with 5+ assists in his first 15 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 13 careers, past 3 · held from the start to 24 · broken by Norm Nixon, 12, Nov 22, 1977 · said 2 other ways10games

points + rebounds + assists

set it9 games with 30+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 10 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 14 careers, past 7 · held from the start to 13 · said 1 other way9games

missed free throws · a season

set it26 games with no missed free throws in PHX's first 30 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 199 player-seasons, past 25 · held from game 22 to 31 (1 gap) · broken by Craig Hodges 1985-86, 27, Dec 20, 198526games

assists · a season

set it14 straight games with 5+ assists in PHX's first 82 games of 1975-76a record when he got there, 1st of 22 player-seasons, past 13 · held from game 80 to 82 · broken by Nate Archibald 1975-76, 15, Apr 11, 197614games

double-doubles

set it5 games with a double-double in his first 9 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 2 · held from the start to 9 · broken by George McGinnis, 7, Nov 15, 1975 · said 3 other ways5games

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.