Phil Ford

guard · 1978-79 – 1984-85 · KCK, NJN, MIL, HOU · 497 games

Every comparison Phil Ford leads among players since 1946-47: 27 claims in 4 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

assists

leads19 straight games with 5+ assists in his first 20 games1st of 3,046 careers, next 15 · leads from game 13 to 30 · said 1 other way19games

assists · a season

set it2 games with 20+ assists in KCK's first 80 games of 1978-79a record when he got there, 1st of 334 player-seasons, past 0 · held from game 61 to 80 · broken by Kevin Porter 1978-79, 9, Apr 5, 19792games

missed free throws · a season

set it40 games with no missed free throws in HOU's first 50 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 60 player-seasons, past 39 · held from game 38 to 53 · broken by Jerry Sichting 1983-84, 42, Feb 15, 198440games

turnovers · a season

set it7 games with no turnovers in HOU's first 11 games of 1984-85a record when he got there, 1st of 250 player-seasons, past 6 · at game 11 only · broken by Peter Verhoeven 1985-86, 8, Nov 14, 19857games

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.