Wayne Cooper

center · 1978-79 – 1991-92 · GSW, UTA, DAL, POR, DEN · 1,058 games

Every comparison Wayne Cooper leads among players since 1946-47: 3 claims in 2 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

steals + blocks · a season

set it110 steals + blocks through DEN's first 25 games of 1985-86a record when he got there, 1st of 421 player-seasons, past 109 steals + blocks · held from game 25 to 27 (1 gap) · broken by Mark Eaton 1986-87, 129 steals + blocks, Dec 22, 1986110steals + blocks

turnovers · a season

set it15 games with no turnovers in POR's first 60 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 14 player-seasons, past 14 · held from game 58 to 63 (2 gaps) · broken by Bill Hanzlik 1983-84, 16, Feb 28, 198415games

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.