Jeff Ruland

center · 1981-82 – 1992-93 · WSB, PHI, DET · 349 games

Every comparison Jeff Ruland leads among players since 1946-47: 35 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.

points + rebounds + assists

set it25 straight games with 30+ points + rebounds + assists in his first 200 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 87 careers, past 20 · held from game 165 to 220 · broken by Terry Cummings, 28, Feb 6, 1985 · said 1 other way25games

minutes · a season

set it11 games with 45+ minutes in WSB's first 44 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 60 player-seasons, past 3 · held from game 19 to 67 · broken by Chris Mullin 1990-91, 13, Feb 3, 199111games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it32 games with 10+ defensive rebounds in WSB's first 82 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 50 player-seasons, past 28 · held from game 40 to 82 (2 gaps) · broken by Larry Bird 1984-85, 33, Apr 14, 198532games

offensive rebounds · a season

set it4 games with 8+ offensive rebounds in WSB's first 70 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 52 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 63 to 79 (5 gaps) · broken by Larry Smith 1983-84, 5, Mar 23, 19844games

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.