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Elgin Baylor
Every comparison Elgin Baylor leads among players since 1946-47: 106 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.
points
set it48 games with 40+ points in his first 260 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 129 careers, past 21 · held from game 150 to 700 (1 gap) · broken by Wilt Chamberlain, 154, Dec 18, 196248games
field goals made
set it69 games with 15+ field goals made in his first 300 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 113 careers, past 28 · held from game 150 to 880 · broken by Wilt Chamberlain, 199, Jan 17, 196369games
free throws made
leads26 games with 15+ free throws made in his first 300 games, playoffs included1st of 1,761 careers, next 22 · leads from game 275 to 39026games
free throw attempts
leads8 straight games with 15+ free throw attempts in his first 400 gamesone of 2, of 1,389 careers · leads from game 160 to 840 · said 1 other way8games
free throws made · a season
set it1 game with 20+ free throws made in LAL's first 53 games of 1962-63a record when he got there, 1st of 63 player-seasons, past 0 · held from game 51 to 54 · broken by Oscar Robertson 1964-65, 2, Jan 31, 1965 · said 1 other way1games
points · a season
set it7 games with 25+ points in MNL's first 11 games of 1958-59a record when he got there, 1st of 39 player-seasons, past 6 · at game 11 only · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1959-60, 10, Nov 20, 1959 · said 1 other way7games
field goals made · a season
set it5 games with 10+ field goals made in MNL's first 10 games of 1958-59a record when he got there, 1st of 39 player-seasons, past 4 · at game 10 only · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1959-60, 10, Nov 15, 1959 · said 1 other way5games
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.