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Bob Pettit
Every comparison Bob Pettit leads among players since 1946-47: 69 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 it29 games with 40+ points in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 5 · held from game 440 to 710 · broken by Elgin Baylor, 76, Oct 30, 196529games
free throws made
set it21 games with 15+ free throws made in his first 460 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 39 careers, past 12 · held from game 440 to 710 · broken by Elgin Baylor, 27, Jan 17, 196521games
free throw attempts
set it19 games with 20+ free throw attempts in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 8 · held from game 440 to 630 · broken by Wilt Chamberlain, 75, Feb 5, 1967 · said 1 other way19games
field goals made
set it34 games with 15+ field goals made in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 34 careers, past 10 · held from game 440 to 710 · broken by Elgin Baylor, 91, Oct 30, 196534games
points · a season
set it70 straight games with 10+ points in STL's first 70 games of 1960-61a record when he got there, 1st of 33 player-seasons, past 62 · held from game 63 to 73 · said 2 other ways70games
free throws made · a season
set it8 games with 15+ free throws made in STL's first 80 games of 1961-62a record when he got there, 1st of 42 player-seasons, past 6 · at game 80 only · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1961-62, 15, Mar 14, 19628games
field goals made · a season
set it3 games with 10+ field goals made in STL's first 5 games of 1955-56a record when he got there, 1st of 42 player-seasons, past 1 · at game 5 only · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1959-60, 5, Nov 8, 1959 · said 2 other ways3games
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.