Happy Hairston

forward · 1964-65 – 1974-75 · CIN, DET, LAL · 845 games

Every comparison Happy Hairston leads among players since 1946-47: 4 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.

wins

leads33 straight games with a win in his first 600 gamesone of 2, of 889 careers · leads from game 560 to 770 · said 1 other way33games

wins · a season

leads33 straight games with a win in LAL's first 82 games of 1971-72one of 4, of 11,026 player-seasons · leads from game 64 to 8233games

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.