Otis Birdsong

guard · 1977-78 – 1988-89 · KCK, NJN, BOS · 731 games

Every comparison Otis Birdsong leads among players since 1946-47: 5 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

steals · a season

set it2 games with 5+ steals in NJN's first 5 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 232 player-seasons, past 1 · at game 5 only · broken by Micheal Ray Richardson 1985-86, 4, Nov 1, 19852games

3-pointers made · a season

set it1 game with 3+ 3-pointers made in KCK's first 10 games of 1979-80a record when he got there, 1st of 97 player-seasons, past 0 · held from game 5 to 10 · broken by Darrell Griffith 1983-84, 2, Nov 16, 1983 · said 2 other ways1games

minutes · a season

set it1,326 minutes through NJN's first 40 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 12 player-seasons, past 1,314 minutes · held from game 40 to 41 · broken by Purvis Short 1983-84, 1,392 minutes, Jan 17, 19841,326minutes

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.